Web Shield vs DNS Quick
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Web Shield
This utility app uses DNS filtering to block unwanted connections, including ads, trackers, phishing, and malicious domains. It enhances privacy by preventing data collection and offers custom blocking options for a secure browsing experience.
- DNS-based filtering
- Ad blocking
- Tracker blocking
- Phishing & scam domain blocking
- Malicious domain blocking
- Custom block list
- Allow list
- Protection activity log
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Stay Secure & Private Ad Block is a DNS filtering and privacy utility designed to help reduce unwanted connections while you browse and use apps. The app works at the DNS level to block requests to known advertising, tracking, phishing, scam, and malicious domains based on the protection categories you enable. KEY FEATURES DNS Protection Use DNS-based filtering to block selected categories of unwanted or potentially harmful domains before they connect. Ad Blocking Reduce connections to known advertising domains across supported apps and websites. Tracker Blocking Help limit connections to known tracking and analytics domains. Phishing & Scam Domain Blocking Block access to domains included in known phishing and scam protection lists. Malicious Domain Blocking Prevent connections to domains associated with known malicious activity based on the app’s filtering rules. Custom Block List Add domains manually to create your own personalized blocking rules. Allow List Allow specific domains when you do not want them to be filtered. Protection Activity View DNS requests blocked by the app and understand which protection categories are being triggered. Focus Mode Create a more focused browsing environment by allowing selected websites and blocking other domain requests. PRIVACY FIRST • No account required • No browsing history collected by us • No personal profile required • DNS filtering is designed around privacy-focused protection • Your protection settings remain under your control HOW IT WORKS Stay Secure & Private Ad Block uses DNS filtering. When your device requests access to a domain, the app checks that request against the enabled filtering rules. If the domain matches a blocked category, the connection is prevented. The app does not scan files, applications, photos, messages, or the iOS operating system for viruses or malware. It is not a traditional antivirus scanner. Its protection features are based on DNS filtering and domain blocking. Stay Secure & Private Ad Block gives you a simple way to control unwanted domain connections, reduce tracking, block ads, and strengthen your browsing privacy. Some websites and services may require specific domains to function correctly. You can adjust your protection settings, Allow List, and Custom Block List at any time. Privacy Policy: https://www.emzirmetakibi.com/phonesecurity/privacy.html Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/itunes/appstore/dev/stdeula/
DNS Quick
Easily manage your device's DNS settings with curated presets and custom configurations. Test response times and ensure your chosen DNS is active. Supports IPv4, IPv6, DoH, and DoT.
- Curated DNS resolver presets
- DNS response-time and failure checks
- Custom DNS configuration management
- IPv4, IPv6, DoH, and DoT support
- macOS menu bar controls
- In-app language switching
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DNS Quick is a DNS settings manager for iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Choose from public DNS presets, compare response times from your current network, and save the DNS configuration you want to use. You can also add custom DNS settings and keep them on this device. Features: - Curated DNS resolver presets - DNS response-time and failure checks - Custom DNS configuration management - IPv4, IPv6, DoH, and DoT setup support - Saved and enabled status checks - macOS menu bar controls for saved DNS configurations - In-app language switching from settings DNS Quick uses the system DNS settings supported by Apple platforms. iOS, iPadOS, or macOS may require you to approve or enable the saved configuration in Settings or System Settings. DNS Quick is not a VPN, does not proxy or inspect traffic, and does not change DNS without user approval. No account is required. DNS Quick includes no usage analytics, no advertising SDKs, and no persistent DNS query logging. Crash reports are sent through Firebase Crashlytics to fix bugs, and you can turn this off in Settings. DNS requests may be handled by the DNS provider you choose.
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Verdict
Web Shield and DNS Quick both sit at 4.9 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of DNS Quick's written reviews are positive against 0% of Web Shield's. DNS Quick also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 3 weeks). Web Shield's advantage is ratings volume (8 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, rating, 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. Web Shield sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month and DNS Quick sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Web Shield against 5.0 for DNS Quick. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Web Shield has 8 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 0% of Web Shield's written reviews are positive against 100% of DNS Quick's.
Web Shield ships an update every 3 weeks, DNS Quick every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Web Shield | DNS Quick |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (8 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 8 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 37 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ZENBYTE DIJITAL TEKNOLOJILER LIMITED SIRKETI | Roku Incorporated |
Customer experience
Web Shield
DNS Quick
In-app purchases
Web Shield
- Premium Monthly$7.991 Month
- Premium Yearly$59.991 Year
DNS Quick
- DNS Quick Plus$5.99








