Comparison

Cast Volume vs NoirShield

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

Head to head
About

Cast Volume

Control the volume of your Chromecast and Google TV devices quickly and reliably. Create homescreen widgets for seamless adjustments, mute playback, and fine-tune volume precisely without jumping. This app offers a volume-first design, prioritizing ease of use for all casting devices.

Highlights
  • Homescreen widgets for volume control
  • Control multiple devices
  • Instant volume adjustment
  • Precise volume fine-tuning
  • Mute playback
  • Volume-first design
Features
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CastVolume — Fast volume control for Chromecast & Google TV enabled devices. Ever tried to adjust the volume while casting… and your iPhone buttons do nothing? Or you end up opening Google Home, clicking through multiple screens hunting for the right slider? CastVolume is built for one thing: quick, reliable volume control for your Chromecast or Google TV enabled devices. What you can do: Change the volume from Control Center, the Action Button or the Lock Screen (no app launch) Create homescreen widgets for seamless volume control Control multiple devices regardless of playback source (spotify, apple music, radio, etc) Adjust volume instantly Fine-tune volume precisely (no “jumping”) Mute playback Quick access: open the app, pick your device, turn the knob Works great for families (mute / turn down fast when needed) Why CastVolume: Volume-first design (not a bloated “universal remote”) Works for free and simple one-time purchase for premium features Privacy-friendly (no ads, no account)

About

NoirShield

Features
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NoirShield is a network tool that runs entirely on your device. It encrypts your DNS lookups and can match them against blocklists stored on the device. Your traffic is never routed through a server of ours: there is nothing to relay it through, and your IP address does not change. ENCRYPTED DNS Resolve names over DNS-over-HTTPS or DNS-over-TLS. Choose from built-in encrypted resolvers or enter your own custom endpoint. Measure them on the network you are on and switch to the fastest. ON-DEVICE FILTERING Optional lists for ads and trackers, malware, phishing and crypto mining — 470,943 domains, matched on the device. Every list is off until you turn it on. You can import your own list and add your own allow and block rules, which take priority. DIAGNOSTICS Fourteen checks: reachability, IPv4 and IPv6, captive portals, latency, DNS resolution, DNS interception, DoH, DoT, HTTPS, TLS, QUIC, WebSocket and UDP. AUTOFIX Measures the network, applies a compatibility profile, verifies the result and remembers what worked for that network. NO ACCOUNT No sign-up, no sign-in, no subscription. Nothing about your lookups is uploaded. The activity log stays in memory and is gone when the app closes, unless you switch on "Keep activity after restart" in Settings. The app reaches our server for two things only: signed blocklist updates, and the connection tests while you are running diagnostics. NoirShield is not a country-switching VPN. It has no relay or proxy server, does not change your IP address and never decrypts HTTPS. On iPhone and iPad, iOS shows its own VPN badge whenever an on-device tunnel is running; NoirShield uses that tunnel only to hand DNS queries to the resolver on your device.

Screenshots

Cast Volume4 screens
NoirShield4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: NoirShield at none against Cast Volume's 1. NoirShield also leads on iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.6). On price, ads 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. Cast Volume sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. NoirShield asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Cast Volume versus NoirShield: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCast VolumeNoirShield
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.616.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB29 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperSøren Thorup7Stockapp OU

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Cast Volume

One-time1
  • Premium Unlock$2.99
None

NoirShield

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Cast Volume free?
Cast Volume is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is NoirShield free?
NoirShield is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Cast Volume or NoirShield have ads?
Neither Cast Volume nor NoirShield shows ads.

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