Comparison

Helm vs NoirShield

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

Head to head
About

Helm

Features
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Turn your iPhone into a powerful remote control for your Mac. Helm connects over SSH on your local network โ€” no cloud, no third-party servers, just direct control. WHAT YOU CAN DO FOR FREE: โ€ข Trackpad โ€” Move your cursor with smooth gestures, tap to click, scroll naturally โ€ข Keyboard โ€” Quick clipboard shortcuts: copy, paste, cut, select all โ€ข Audio โ€” Adjust volume, mute/unmute, quick presets โ€ข Power โ€” Sleep, lock, restart, or shut down your Mac remotely UNLOCK HELM PRO: โ€ข Media Control โ€” Now playing info, playback controls, seek, shuffle & repeat for Music and Spotify โ€ข Brightness โ€” Adjust display brightness with a simple slider โ€ข Appearance โ€” Toggle dark mode and change your Mac's accent color โ€ข Bluetooth โ€” View connected devices with battery levels, connect and disconnect โ€ข Apps โ€” See running apps, quit or force quit with one tap โ€ข Browser Tabs โ€” Manage Safari and Chrome tabs remotely โ€ข Screenshot โ€” Capture your Mac's screen and save to your iPhone โ€ข Storage โ€” Monitor disk usage, view volumes, eject external drives HOW IT WORKS: 1. Enable Remote Login (SSH) on your Mac 2. Connect Helm on the same Wi-Fi network 3. Start controlling โ€” that's it WHY HELM? โ€ข Privacy First โ€” All data stays on your local network. No cloud. No tracking. โ€ข Auto-Discovery โ€” Finds your Mac automatically via Bonjour โ€ข Multiple Devices โ€” Save and switch between multiple Macs โ€ข Secure โ€” Passwords stored in iOS Keychain with SSH host key verification โ€ข Beautiful Design โ€” Premium dark interface with smooth animations and haptic feedback Perfect for developers, power users, and anyone who wants to control their Mac from the couch. Download Helm and take control today. Privacy Policy: https://cappsule.com.tr/helm/privacy-policy.html Terms of Use: https://cappsule.com.tr/helm/terms-of-service.html

About

NoirShield

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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 โ€” 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

Helm4 screens
NoirShield4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: NoirShield at none against Helm's 1. On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Helm sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. NoirShield asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference ยท 5 level
Helm versus NoirShield: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHelmNoirShield
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsโ€”
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo โ€” better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad โ€” better
Requires iOS1716.0 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size28 MB29 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperCappsule Teknoloji7Stockapp OU

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Helm

One-time1
  • Helm Pro$4.99
None

NoirShield

No in-app purchases

Questions

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

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