Comparison

DNS Speed Tester vs Resolver Race

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

Head to head
About

DNS Speed Tester

This utility tool analyzes and compares the speed, latency, and reliability of various DNS servers in real-time. It helps users identify the fastest and most dependable DNS provider for their network to improve internet performance.

Highlights
  • Real-Time Performance Dashboard
  • Multiple Testing Protocols (UDP, TCP, DoH, DoT, ICMP)
  • Built-In and Custom DNS Provider Benchmarking
  • System DNS Detection
  • Advanced Benchmark Controls
  • Import and Export Settings
Features
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DNS Speed Tester — Find the Fastest DNS for Your Network Slow websites, high latency, or unreliable connections? Your DNS provider could be the bottleneck. DNS Speed Tester is a powerful DNS benchmark tool that measures and compares the speed, latency, and reliability of DNS servers in real time, directly from your iPhone or iPad. Every website, app, game, and online service depends on DNS. If your ISP's default DNS is slow or overloaded, your internet experience can feel sluggish. DNS Speed Tester helps you benchmark popular DNS providers against your current configuration so you can find the fastest and most reliable DNS server for your network. Features • Real-Time Performance Dashboard View live graphs showing DNS response times and latency across multiple providers. • Multiple Testing Protocols Benchmark DNS performance using UDP, TCP, DNS-over-HTTPS (DoH), DNS-over-TLS (DoT), and ICMP Ping. • Built-In DNS Providers Compare Google Public DNS, Cloudflare, Quad9, and curated Privacy, Security, Family, and Ad-Blocking DNS categories. • System DNS Detection Automatically detects and benchmarks your current device and network DNS configuration. • Advanced Benchmark Controls Customize test domains, concurrency levels, timeout limits, cache-busting, and latency calculation methods. • Custom DNS Providers Add, edit, and benchmark your own DNS servers. • Import and Export Settings Save, share, and restore DNS configurations using JSON. • Designed for iPhone and iPad Fast, lightweight, and optimized for iOS and iPadOS with automatic Light and Dark Mode support. Perfect For • Gamers looking for lower latency • Privacy-focused users comparing DoH and DoT providers • Home users optimizing browsing performance • Network administrators troubleshooting DNS issues • IT professionals validating DNS performance DNS Speed Tester provides accurate DNS benchmarking and performance analysis, helping you choose the best DNS service for speed, reliability, privacy, and security. Free. No account required. No telemetry. Just fast, accurate DNS benchmarking.

About

Resolver Race

Features
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Your DNS resolver decides how fast every web page starts loading - and the one your network handed you may not be the quickest, or the most honest. Resolver Race finds out in a couple of minutes. It benchmarks dozens of public DNS resolvers from your iPhone, on the network you're actually using, and ranks them by real measured speed. RACES EVERY KIND OF DNS - Classic DNS over IPv4 and IPv6 - DNS-over-HTTPS (DoH) - DNS-over-TLS (DoT) - Your current DNS server, included automatically for comparison THREE REAL-WORLD TESTS - Cached: a name the resolver already knows, for pure round-trip speed - Uncached: a name it has never seen, so it must do the full lookup - New .com: a domain that doesn't exist, timing the .com path MORE THAN JUST SPEED - Finds which resolvers are actually reachable before timing anything - Detects when your router answers in a resolver's place instead of the real thing - Checks DNSSEC validation, and whether it is genuinely enforced - Flags resolvers that redirect domains that don't exist to ad pages - Shows what each resolver blocks: ads, adult content, malware - Measures how close the content servers each resolver hands you really are BUILT TO BE TRUSTED Everything runs on your device. No accounts, no analytics, no servers of ours - results never leave your phone unless you export them yourself. FREE, WITH A ONE-TIME UPGRADE Free includes five resolvers, six queries per test and one run per race - enough to see whether your current DNS is holding you back. Resolver Race Pro is a single purchase, yours for life with no subscription: the full resolver catalogue, up to 60 queries per test, repeat runs up to 100 times for rock-solid averages, and all the trust, filtering and content-speed checks. Inspired by the classic desktop DNS benchmarks, rebuilt for iPhone.

Screenshots

DNS Speed Tester3 screens
Resolver Race4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Resolver Race at daily against DNS Speed Tester's every 10 days. DNS Speed Tester's advantage is device support (4 vs 2) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 18.0). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

DNS Speed Tester ships an update every 10 days, Resolver Race daily. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
DNS Speed Tester versus Resolver Race: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDNS Speed TesterResolver Race
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 10 daysDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS14.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVishnu Nampoothiri UKSaed Zakari

In-app purchases

None

DNS Speed Tester

No in-app purchases

None

Resolver Race

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is DNS Speed Tester free?
DNS Speed Tester is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Resolver Race free?
Resolver Race is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do DNS Speed Tester or Resolver Race have ads?
Neither DNS Speed Tester nor Resolver Race shows ads.
Which is updated more often, DNS Speed Tester or Resolver Race?
DNS Speed Tester ships an update every 10 days, and Resolver Race daily. Most recently, DNS Speed Tester was updated on October 25, 2026 and Resolver Race on October 24, 2026.

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