Comparison

Secure Gate VPN Shield vs HeyShield

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Secure Gate VPN Shield

This app provides a fast and reliable encrypted connection to protect your online data and hide your IP address. It ensures privacy while browsing, streaming, or using public Wi-Fi, offering a secure and unrestricted internet experience.

Highlights
  • Strong data encryption
  • Private IP address
  • Fast VPN servers
  • Secure public Wi-Fi
  • One-tap connection
  • No activity logs
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Secure Gate VPN Shield is your simple, fast and reliable way to stay private online. With one tap, you get a secure encrypted connection that protects your data, hides your IP address and keeps you safe on any Wi-Fi network. Whether you’re browsing, streaming, shopping or using public hotspots — Secure Gate ensures that no one can track your activity or access your personal information. Why Secure Gate VPN Shield? – Strong encryption to protect your data – Private, hidden IP for anonymous browsing – Fast and stable VPN servers for smooth streaming – Secure public Wi-Fi on any network – One-tap connection — easy for everyone No logs — your activity stays your own Stay Private. Stay Secure. Secure Gate VPN Shield gives you full digital freedom with maximum protection. Take control of your online privacy and enjoy a fast, safe and unrestricted internet anywhere you go. Terms of Use: https://securegatevpn.com/terms-of-use.html Privacy Policy: https://securegatevpn.com/privacy-policy.html

About

HeyShield

Features
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HeyValue Shield is an enterprise-grade DNS security solution designed for telecommunications providers, internet service providers, government agencies, educational institutions and businesses. It enables organizations to enforce network policies, protect users from online threats and ensure compliance with regulatory requirements. Whether you are a telco protecting subscribers, an ISP offering value-added security services, a government agency safeguarding public networks, a school protecting students or an enterprise securing employee devices, HeyValue Shield provides centralized, policy-driven internet protection at scale. Who uses HeyValue Shield • Telecommunications providers: offer subscribers built-in protection against malware, phishing and inappropriate content as a premium service. • Internet service providers: differentiate your offering with DNS-based security that protects households and businesses. • Government agencies: enforce acceptable use policies and protect public networks, libraries and community access points. • Educational institutions: create safe learning environments by filtering harmful and distracting content on school-managed devices. • Enterprises: protect corporate devices and enforce internet usage policies across your workforce. Key features • Policy-driven protection: configure filtering rules centrally and deploy across thousands of devices. • Threat prevention: block malware, phishing, botnets and other security threats at the DNS layer. • Content filtering: enforce acceptable use policies by category (e.g. adult content, gambling, social media, streaming). • Device-wide coverage: protection applies across all apps and browsers, not just a single application. • Lightweight and efficient: DNS-based filtering with minimal impact on device performance and battery life. • MDM compatible: deploy via enterprise mobility management solutions for seamless rollout. How HeyValue Shield works When a device looks up a website (a DNS query), HeyValue Shield checks the domain against your organization's security policies. Blocked domains are stopped before a connection is made, preventing threats and policy violations at the network layer. HeyValue Shield operates at the DNS level and does not inspect the content of web pages, messages or files. It controls which domains can be reached, providing a balance between security, privacy and performance. Use of VPN / Network Extension (required disclosure) HeyValue Shield uses Apple’s Network Extension framework to provide system-wide DNS filtering on iOS: • HeyValue Shield can create an on-device “VPN-like” configuration (e.g., DNS Proxy or Packet Tunnel Provider) to securely handle DNS queries from all apps and browsers. • Only DNS queries are processed for filtering and policy enforcement. Other internet traffic continues to use the normal network connection unless your deployment explicitly routes traffic through a tunnel. • HeyValue Shield is not a general-purpose VPN. It does not change the device’s public IP address, hide location, bypass geo-restrictions or provide anonymous browsing. • Network Extension permissions are required to apply DNS-based filtering consistently across the entire device. • DNS requests are encrypted between the device and the filtering service (where supported by your configuration), helping protect integrity and privacy. HeyValue Shield uses Network Extension solely as a technical mechanism to enable DNS-based security and policy enforcement across all applications.

Screenshots

Secure Gate VPN Shield4 screens
HeyShield3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: HeyShield at none against Secure Gate VPN Shield's 3. HeyShield also leads on ads (none vs shown). Secure Gate VPN Shield's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price and device support 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Secure Gate VPN Shield sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per 7 days. HeyShield asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Secure Gate VPN Shield versus HeyShield: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSecure Gate VPN ShieldHeyShield
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (28 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings28 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 9 days—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size48 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSecure gate, TOOKonibit

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Secure Gate VPN Shield

Subscriptions3
  • 1 Week Subscription$9.997 Days
  • 1 Week Subscription3 Days trial$9.997 Days
  • 1 Year Subscription$69.991 Year
None

HeyShield

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Secure Gate VPN Shield free?
Secure Gate VPN Shield is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is HeyShield free?
HeyShield is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Secure Gate VPN Shield or HeyShield have ads?
Secure Gate VPN Shield shows ads; HeyShield does not.

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