xiaoman vs NextDNS Remote
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
xiaoman
This DNS client tool allows developers to customize and manage DNS functionalities. It supports multiple transmission protocols, a hosts whitelist, and manual DNS server settings. The app also includes DNS request caching for faster access and IPv6 support.
- Multiple transmission protocols (TCP, UDP, TLS, HTTP)
- Hosts whitelist support
- Manual DNS server settings
- DNS request caching
- IPv6 DNS protocol support
- List of common DNS servers
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The Xiaoman app is a DNS client tool designed to help developers customize and manage DNS functionalities. It supports multiple transmission protocols to implement DNS functionality Supports users in setting a hosts whitelist (iOS does not natively support direct modification of the hosts file, but this can be achieved through the app). Provides a DNS client supporting four transmission protocols: TCP, UDP, TLS, and HTTP ( HTTP requires DNS server support). Allows users to manually set their own DNS servers. Supports caching of DNS requests to accelerate local DNS access. Supports IPv6 DNS protocol. Offers a list of commonly used DNS servers for easy modification of the phoneʼs default DNS settings.
NextDNS Remote
Manage your NextDNS configuration remotely. Monitor analytics, review query logs, and adjust blocking settings and lists. Supports multiple accounts and profiles for comprehensive control.
- View analytics and statistics
- Explore query logs
- Edit blocklists and allowlists
- Change security and privacy settings
- Manage multiple NextDNS accounts
- Create new profiles
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NextDNS Remote is a third party app for controlling your NextDNS setup. You can view statistics and logs, as well as change blocking settings and lists. *Analytics* See the number of (blocked) queries and a chart of your recent activity, grouped by profile. Furthermore, you can see different analytics about domains, devices, security, and more. The timespan of the charts & statistics is configurable. *Query Log* Explore what requests your devices make (including a 'live updating' feature), as well as see details about the query and device. For blocked queries you can find out why they're blocked. *Blocking* Edit your blocklist, deny & allowlist, native tracking protection, and more. Quickly toggle blocking for services and categories. *Settings* You have the ability to change all security, privacy, and parental control settings. *Multiple accounts* There's support for multiple NextDNS accounts and you can switch between them seamlessly. Multiple profiles are supported too: you can even create new profiles right from the app. A NextDNS+ purchase or subscription is required to use more than one account, the ability to do mutable actions (like changing settings or creating a profile), access the Live Log, remove limits, and more. You can get NextDNS+ with a one-time purchase or optional subscription. == Note: You need a NextDNS account for this app to function. NextDNS Remote is a third party app which uses the NextDNS API and is in no way affiliated with NextDNS. Find out more about NextDNS at https://nextdns.io/. This app offers a "NextDNS+" version with additional features, in the form of a lifetime purchase, a monthly subscription, or a yearly subscription. Subscriptions will automatically renew unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period and will be charged to your iTunes account. You can turn off auto-renew/manage subscriptions in your iTunes Account Settings after purchase. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: NextDNS Remote at 4.6 against xiaoman's 1.0. NextDNS Remote also leads on ratings volume (41 vs 1). xiaoman's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. xiaoman sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and NextDNS Remote sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
NextDNS Remote holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: NextDNS Remote has 41 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
xiaoman ships an update every 3 weeks, NextDNS Remote fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | xiaoman | NextDNS Remote |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) | 4.6 (41 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 88.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 41 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 34 MB | 23 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | DE EASTRISE BPO SDN. BHD. | RocketScience IT |
Customer experience
xiaoman
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In-app purchases
xiaoman
- com.id3.month_price$5.99
- com.id4.month_price$7.99
- com.id2.quarter_price$9.99
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- com.id3.quarter_price$12.99
- id4quarter_price$14.99
- com.id2.half_year_price$19.99
- com.id2.year_price$29.99
- com.id4.half_year_price$29.99
- com.id3.year_price$39.99
- com.id4.year_price$44.99
NextDNS Remote
- NextDNS+ Monthly$0.991 Month
- NextDNS+ Yearly$3.991 Year
- NextDNS+ Lifetime$8.99








