Comparison

DNS Button vs Pastely

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

Head to head
About

DNS Button

Easily switch your device's DNS settings with a single tap. Choose from a variety of popular providers or add your own custom servers. Supports Wi-Fi and cellular connections, with options for encrypted DNS and Siri integration.

Highlights
  • One-tap DNS switching
  • Built-in DNS providers
  • Custom DNS server support
  • Encrypted DNS (DoH/DoT)
  • Siri and Shortcuts integration
  • DNS leak and filter testing
Features
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DNS Button switches the DNS on your iPhone and iPad. Pick a provider, turn it on, and approve it once in Settings. It covers Wi-Fi and cellular, and always shows the resolver in use. BUILT-IN PROVIDERS AdGuard, Canadian Shield, CleanBrowsing, Cloudflare, Control D, DNS4EU, Google, NextDNS, OpenDNS and Quad9, with the filtering options each one offers for malware, ads and families. RESPONSE TIMES See how fast every provider answers from where you are, measured on your device. ENCRYPTED DNS DNS over HTTPS or TLS, wherever the provider offers it. SHORTCUTS AND SIRI Switch providers or turn DNS Button on and off from Shortcuts, Spotlight or Siri. DNS BUTTON PRO • Custom DNS: add any DNS server, or set up NextDNS, Control D, AdGuard DNS, Cloudflare Zero Trust, CleanBrowsing, Pi-hole or AdGuard Home from an ID or address. • iCloud sync: your custom DNS servers on all your devices. • DNS leak test: see which resolver answers your lookups. • Filter check: make sure your filter blocks what it should. • Trusted Networks: turn DNS Button off on the Wi-Fi networks you name. • Focus filters: DNS that changes with your Focus, and changes back. One subscription covers your whole family with Family Sharing. The providers and their response times stay free. PRIVACY No analytics, no tracking and no account. Your DNS lookups go straight to the provider you choose. DNS Button Pro is an auto-renewable yearly subscription, with a one-week free trial for new subscribers. Payment is charged to your Apple Account when the trial ends, or when you confirm the purchase if you have had a trial or subscribed before. It renews automatically unless you cancel at least 24 hours before the end of the trial or the current period, and you can manage or cancel it in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://dnsbutton.dev/privacy

About

Pastely

Features
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The messages you retype every day — an address, a payment detail, an order update — live on your keyboard instead, one tap from wherever you are. WHAT IT DOES • Your snippets sit on a keyboard you can use in any app. No switching out, no copy-paste. • Fill-in templates: write a message once and leave blanks in it. The keyboard fills them in when you use it, then pastes the finished sentence. • Blanks the keyboard answers with buttons — a number pad for amounts, a wheel for dates and times, one button per option for a choice. Nothing to type. • A blank that needs words hands you the cursor instead, right where the words go, so you finish the message in the field you were already typing in. • Pin what you reach for most, sort snippets into lists, and search them in the app. • Save what you just copied without leaving the keyboard. FREE, AND IT STAYS FREE Five snippets, two lists and one fill-in template. The free plan does not expire, it has no ads, and it never locks what you already saved — your text stays readable, pasteable and exportable whether or not you ever pay. PRO Unlimited snippets, lists and templates, plus iCloud sync across your devices. Yearly with a free trial, or buy it once and keep it. PRIVACY Your snippets are stored on your device, and in your own iCloud if you turn sync on. Nothing goes anywhere else. The keyboard asks for Full Access only so it can read what you saved — there is no analytics, no account, and no way for it to send your text on. Export everything to CSV from Settings at any time. Export is never behind Pro: your own words are yours to take with you. Pastely Pro Yearly is an auto-renewable subscription. It renews unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the period ends; manage or cancel it in your Apple Account settings. Pastely Pro Lifetime is a one-time purchase and does not renew. Terms of use: https://pastely-app.web.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://pastely-app.web.app/privacy

Screenshots

DNS Button4 screens
Pastely4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: DNS Button at 3 against Pastely's 1. Pastely's advantage is iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.0). 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. DNS Button sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $9.99 per year and Pastely sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
DNS Button versus Pastely: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDNS ButtonPastely
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone
Requires iOS26.018.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB11 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSR WORKS LLCNghia Dinh

In-app purchases

1 purchases

DNS Button

Subscriptions1
  • DNS Button Pro7 Days trial$9.991 Year
2 purchases

Pastely

Subscriptions1
  • Pastely Pro Yearly3 Days trial$4.991 Year
One-time1
  • Pastely Pro Lifetime$9.99

Questions

Is DNS Button free?
DNS Button is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pastely free?
Pastely is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do DNS Button or Pastely have ads?
Neither DNS Button nor Pastely shows ads.

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