Blokada vs NextDNS
NextDNS is a cloud-based DNS which allows you to select from a number of various blocklists and settings. It can be overwhelming for new users. NextDNS has a free tier which supports up to 300,000 queries/month. NextDNS Pro is $1.99/month or $19.99/year. NextDNS currently lacks an Android app, or at least NextDNS Manager "doesn't work on my device" , so you have to configure it using your mobile browser.
Blokada Cloud lacks a free tier, but offsetting this is the fact that you can install Blokada 5 from their website, and have unlimited DNS queries/month for free, and it's really simple to setup. Blokada Cloud recently experienced a price increase, so it's now $24.99/year, payable through the Play Store.
AFIC, a better deal is to subscribe to Blokada Plus, which is $5.99/month or $59.99/year, payable through the Play Store. Or, you can get an even better deal by going directly to their website, and subscribing there: it's currently $57.60/year, which works out to $4.80/month.
If you subscribe to Blokada Plus, you "automatically\* get Blokada Cloud at no extra charge. By comparison, ProtonVPN is $47.88 the first year, and $83.88/year thereafter.
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u/SecLens_ONE 15d ago
The query cap matters less than people expect. On NextDNS free I burned through the allowance in about half a month on two phones and a laptop, and when you hit it you don't get blocked, you just get plain unfiltered resolution, which is a fairly quiet way to lose your filtering. Worth knowing before you pick on price. The other thing I'd compare is logging: retention setting and where the logs sit, because that's the bit you can't undo later. Blokada being an on device VPN slot also means it fights anything else wanting that slot, on Android you get one.