Comparison

SecureDNS Agent 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

SecureDNS Agent

Features
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SecureDNS Agent protects your device by encrypting all DNS queries through your organization's Secutec-managed secure DNS infrastructure. Once registered with your company key, every DNS lookup on your device is routed through an encrypted DNS-over-HTTPS (DoH) tunnel preventing interception, manipulation, or surveillance of your browsing activity. FEATURES โ€ข DNS-over-HTTPS enforcement โ€” All DNS traffic is encrypted in transit, preventing network-level eavesdropping โ€ข Policy-based filtering โ€” Malicious domains, phishing sites, and unwanted content are blocked according to your organization's policy โ€ข DNS query log โ€” See every DNS query made on your device, with filtering status (Resolved, Blocked, Filtered) โ€ข Automatic failover โ€” Built-in fallback resolver chain keeps you protected even if the primary server is unavailable โ€ข Protection dashboard โ€” At-a-glance status: Protected, Connecting, Passthrough, or Disconnected โ€ข MDM-managed deployment โ€” IT administrators can deploy and configure via Mobile Device Management without user interaction โ€ข Passthrough mode โ€” Automatically handles captive portals (hotel/airport Wi-Fi) without blocking connectivity โ€ข Dark & Light mode โ€” Follows system appearance settings โ€ข Multi-language support

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 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

SecureDNS Agent3 screens
NoirShield4 screens

Verdict

The call

SecureDNS Agent and NoirShield are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters โ€” price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them โ€” neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
SecureDNS Agent versus NoirShield: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSecureDNS AgentNoirShield
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksโ€”
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod โ€” betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 โ€” better16.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size25 MB29 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperSecutec7Stockapp OU

In-app purchases

None

SecureDNS Agent

No in-app purchases

None

NoirShield

No in-app purchases

Questions

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

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