Comparison

ClearWay vs DNS Speed Test

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

Head to head
About

ClearWay

Features
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ClearWay points your iPhone at an encrypted DNS resolver of your choosing. Ad and tracker domains stop resolving, so a large share of the ads inside games and free apps never load in the first place. No VPN tunnel. No proxy. No account. iOS applies the setting system-wide and ClearWay gets out of the way. TEST BEFORE YOU TRUST Every resolver in the list can be measured from inside the app. ClearWay sends real DNS queries, reports round-trip latency, and checks how many known ad domains each resolver actually blocks. You see the numbers before you switch, not after. CHOOSE YOUR RESOLVER Ad-blocking, family, security and unfiltered resolvers are included, each with its transport, region and logging policy stated plainly. Add your own DoH or DoT endpoint if you run one, or paste a NextDNS configuration ID to use your own blocklists. BLOCK ADULT CONTENT Family resolvers filter adult sites, and the filter covers every app and browser on the device at once, with nothing to install app by app โ€” a fast way to set up a child's iPhone or iPad. AdGuard's family option is the one that blocks advertising as well and enforces safe search; the Cloudflare and Yandex family options filter adult content and malware but leave ads alone. Each row says which does what, and the built-in tester lets you confirm it rather than take our word for it. ENCRYPTED BY DEFAULT iOS only accepts DNS over HTTPS and DNS over TLS for system-wide DNS, so every option here is encrypted. Your queries are not readable by the network you are on. SHORTCUTS Turn protection on or off from Shortcuts, Spotlight or the Action button. WHAT DNS BLOCKING CANNOT DO Honest limits, up front. Ads served from the same domain as an app's own API cannot be separated out by DNS. Rewarded video ads are blocked too, which can stall games that require watching one to continue โ€” switch to an unfiltered resolver when that happens. This is a filter, not a guarantee. ClearWay is not affiliated with any of the DNS providers it can connect to.

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DNS Speed Test

Features
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Find the Fastest DNS Server for Your Network DNS Speed Test shows which DNS provider is fastest on your home, office or mobile network, with side-by-side speed comparisons. Why change your DNS server? Your DNS server is involved in every website you open. A better provider can give you: - Faster page loads: lower DNS lookup times on all your devices - More privacy: encrypted DNS and providers that do not track or sell your data - More security: providers that block malware and phishing sites - Ad blocking: DNS-level filtering from providers like AdGuard Test every major protocol - UDP (traditional DNS) - DNS over HTTPS (DoH) - DNS over TLS (DoT) - DNS over QUIC (DoQ) - PING Key features - Compare popular DNS providers at once - Add, edit, import and export your own servers - See your current system DNS and compare it with the rest - Optional cache bypass to measure real server speed - Live charts and results sorted by response time - Details for every query: response codes, TTLs and resolved IPs - Export results as CSV, JSON or PDF - Light and dark theme Pre-loaded providers Google DNS, Cloudflare, Quad9, AdGuard and more.

Screenshots

ClearWay4 screens
DNS Speed Test4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: DNS Speed Test at none against ClearWay's 1. ClearWay's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, 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. ClearWay sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. DNS Speed Test asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences ยท 4 level
ClearWay versus DNS Speed Test: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterClearWayDNS Speed Test
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyโ€”Every 3 days
AdsNo โ€” betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo โ€” better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size3 MB40 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAzizbek MizamovNiklas Tecklenborg

In-app purchases

1 purchases

ClearWay

One-time1
  • ClearWay Pro$4.99
None

DNS Speed Test

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ClearWay free?
ClearWay is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is DNS Speed Test free?
DNS Speed Test is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do ClearWay or DNS Speed Test have ads?
DNS Speed Test shows ads; ClearWay does not.

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