This is a secure dns and adblocker that has evolved into a great privacy app. Yesterday i noticed it has added support for Wireguard and TOR as well as proxy. The app comes with a customizable firewall. It means you can have secure dns combined with vpn/proxy and firewall in one app.

P.S: I’m not the developer.

  • rozlav@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
    41·
    1 year ago

    If we want to have the bigger picture we’ll also need to read this about rethinkDns :

    Is this a free service?

On-device firewall is free. The in-the-cloud Rethink DNS content-blocking resolver has both free (public beta) and paid tiers (private beta). Currently, pricing isn't implemented and so the private beta is essentially also free till then.

    From faq : https://rethinkdns.com/faq Not here about arguing, people need to eat and live under a roof ofc, even in foss communities, but I think people need to know about it before installing & be dependant to its (for the moment free) features.

    • XpeeN@sopuli.xyzEnglish
      5·
      1 year ago

      I’m using the in device DNA filtering for a long time since I’m using non rethinkDNS DNS (DNSCRYPT), and it works great, and completely free forever.

  • candyman337@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    8·
    1 year ago

    I’ve been running with just an optional dns adguard url in my settings, this app is exactly what I’ve been looking for. So tired of having to go into my settings and pause the adguard just to click on a link that happens to be an ad that I’m actually interested in.

  • 3FingersOfMilk@lemm.eeEnglish
    2·
    1 year ago

    Anyone here switch to RethinkDNS from Blokada? Currently using Blokada and thinking about switching to RethinkDNS

    • XpeeN@sopuli.xyzEnglish
      1·
      1 year ago

      Note that blokada used to generate unique IDs for users, and honestly it lacks lots of features that in rethinkDNS. Custom DNS (dnscrypt+option to use custom servers and relays), filter lists (on device or built in into rethinkDNS DNS service), wiregaurd proxy for specific apps of choice and much more. Give it a try.

    • BlueFire@lemdro.idEnglish
      11·
      1 year ago

      I switched, it’s definitely more complicated but it got much more options. Blokada has much more simple UI.

  • rdri@lemmy.worldEnglish
    2·
    1 year ago

    Another app I use sometimes (Time Squared) got a similar UI update recently and I hate it. Used to be a simple app that just worked. Now it takes about 5 seconds just to load, switching to another menu takes about a second. These fancy web frameworks need to get some rest.

  • Bappity@lemmy.worldEnglish
    1·
    1 year ago

    I have been looking for an alternative to blokada! it was slowly getting worse over years

  • ashtrix@lemmy.caEnglish
    1·
    1 year ago

    I’ve been using this for many months and it’s very good. Does exactly what it advertises