DNS Benchmark+ vs Sotto

DNS Benchmark+ finds the DNS resolver that genuinely performs best for you — on your current Wi-Fi, cellular, or VPN connection — by measuring what users actually experience, not just DNS reply speed. **What makes DNS Benchmark+ different** Most DNS tools only measure how fast a resolver replies to a DNS query. DNS Benchmark+ goes further: it measures the real endpoints those replies point to. If a fast resolver sends you to a distant CDN node, it's not actually fast for you. DNS Benchmark+ measures both, then ranks resolvers by what matters. **Comprehensive testing** • UDP, DNS-over-TLS (DoT), DNS-over-HTTPS (DoH), and DNSCrypt resolvers — all supported • Real CDN endpoint probing: TCP and TLS latency to actual IPs returned • Globally-representative CDN test domains • DNS latency, jitter, and P99 — not just averages • Concurrent testing of many resolvers simultaneously • Per-run history with iCloud sync across all your devices **Security & privacy diagnostics** • DNSSEC validation — confirms resolver validates signatures and blocks spoofed records • NXDOMAIN hijack detection — identifies resolvers that redirect failed lookups to ad pages • ECS detection — checks if resolver sends client hints for optimal CDN routing • Bogus record blocking — confirms resolver rejects invalid DNSSEC responses • Resolver identity via CHAOS and NSID queries **Configurable scoring** DNS Benchmark+ uses a weighted scoring system you can tune: • Endpoint speed (TCP/TLS latency to real IPs) • DNS speed (raw query latency) • Reliability (success rate, rcode quality) • Stability (jitter and P99 consistency) • Locality (geographic proximity of returned endpoints) Adjust weights in Settings → Score Weights and save custom presets. **Powerful and configurable** • Add any resolver: IPv4/IPv6, tls://, https://, sdns:// DNSCrypt stamps • Configure test domains, concurrency, timeouts, and probe depth • Per-category iCloud sync — control what syncs between your devices • Run history with export and iCloud sync • Share results as formatted text **Privacy** All DNS benchmarking runs on your device. DNS queries go directly to each resolver under test. Approximate geolocation uses ipinfo.io. Run history is stored locally and optionally in your private iCloud account.

Control your Denon® or Marantz® AV receiver from your iPhone. Sotto is calm and instant: every tap responds the moment you touch it, and the app is built around scenes instead of receiver menus. WORKS WITH Network Denon and Marantz receivers that accept the manufacturers' IP control protocol, roughly 2013 and newer: Denon AVR-X, AVR-S, AVC and DRA models; Marantz SR, NR, CINEMA and AV models. 22 models are Verified from a snapshot of that exact receiver, so zones, volume ceiling and room correction come from the hardware rather than a generic default: Denon AVR-E400, AVR-A1H, AVR-X6800H, AVR-X6500H, AVR-X4800H, AVR-X4400H, AVR-X3800H, AVC-X3700H, AVR-X3600H, AVR-X2800H, AVR-X1600H, AVR-X1000, AVR-S760H, AVR-S750H, AVC-S660H, AVR-S700W, DRA-800H; Marantz CINEMA 50, AV8805A, SR8015, SR7015, SR6011 (AVR and AVC versions share a profile). Other network models run in experimental mode; available controls depend on the receiver. CEOL and M-CR network CD receivers remain experimental, with model-dependent power, source control and volume ranges; the dB display is AV-specific. Not sure? Try the built-in demo receiver first; no hardware needed. EVERY DAY • Power, volume and mute at a glance, with a half-step precise dial or fader • Inputs, shown with the names you set on the receiver itself • Sound modes grouped the way you think: Movie, Music, Game, Pure, Auto • Scenes: one tap sets input, volume and sound mode, and can switch Zone 2 on or off, from the app or a Home Screen widget • Zone 2 and Zone 3 power, input and volume • HEOS now playing with album art and play, pause and skip, on HEOS models • Sleep timer with a Lock Screen countdown SOUND • The Audyssey playback chain: MultEQ, Dynamic EQ, Dynamic Volume, LFC and channel trims • Dirac Live slot switching on models that have it • Tone EQ, sound favorites, and a command console for power users EVERYWHERE ON iOS • Siri and Shortcuts: "Mute Sotto", "Turn off Sotto", "Set the volume with Sotto", plus Shortcuts actions for power, mute, exact volume, input by name, scenes and the sleep timer • Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets, including a scene grid • Control Center, Lock Screen and Action Button controls • A volume ceiling and an optional Night Mode, applied to the app's controls, scenes, Siri and widgets SETUP Same Wi-Fi as the receiver, Network Control on. Sotto finds receivers on your network, or takes an IP address by hand, and tests the connection before you finish. If discovery fails, allow Local Network access for Sotto in iOS Settings. FREE, ALL OF IT Every feature, every receiver. No subscription, no ads, no account, no tracking. Your settings stay on your device, and Sotto controls the receiver over your local network only. The one thing that can leave it is album art, which HEOS serves from the streaming service when that is what is playing. If Sotto makes your evenings calmer, there is an optional tip jar in Settings. That is the whole business model. Sotto controls the receiver. It does not set up HEOS speakers or browse HEOS music sources; keep the HEOS app for those. This app is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Denon, Marantz, or Sound United. "Denon" and "Marantz" are trademarks of their respective owners and are used here only to describe compatibility.