Intra
An Android app from Jigsaw that encrypts DNS lookups to get around DNS manipulation and blocking.
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About Intra
Intra sends your phone's DNS queries over an encrypted connection so that they cannot be altered to block or redirect sites. This helps reach news sites, social media and messaging apps blocked through DNS manipulation, and protects against redirects to fake phishing or malware sites.
Once switched on it runs in the background with no data limit. You can use a popular resolver such as Cloudflare or Google or enter your own server. The developer says it does not track the apps you use or sites you visit.
Strengths
- Encrypts DNS to bypass DNS-based censorship
- Choice of resolver, including your own server
- Simple on and off operation with no data limit
Limitations
- Android only
- Does not block ads or trackers on its own
- Does not help against censorship that works beyond DNS
Details
- Pricing
- FreeFree on Google Play, with source code published on GitHub.
- License
- Open source, license not stated
- Developer
- Jigsaw
- Platforms
- Android
- How it runs
- Downloadable app
- Account
- Not required
- Works offline
- No
- Best suited for
- Android users facing DNS-based censorship or interference
- Categories
- DNS filtering, Privacy tools
- Last verified
- Added
- Provenance
- Facts checked against the developer's own pages and store listings, 1 sources on file.
Alternatives to Intra
Compare allSoftware that can replace Intra for an important use case, and what changes if you switch.
Rethink DNS
Android firewall and encrypted DNS client with per-app rules.
Rethink DNS adds a firewall, blocklists and WireGuard support to encrypted DNS on Android, with more configuration than Intra's simple on and off switch.
personalDNSfilter
Lightweight Java DNS filter proxy that blocks ad and malware domains on Android and desktops.
personalDNSfilter supports DNS over HTTPS and TLS on Android and desktops, and also blocks ad and malware domains with or without the VPN slot.
AdGuard Ad Blocker
System-wide ad and tracker blocker apps for Windows, macOS, Android and iOS with DNS filtering.
AdGuard Ad Blocker is a freemium, closed source app on Android and other systems that combines DNS filtering with ad and tracker blocking.
Rethink DNS + Firewall
Control Android network connections with Rethink's local firewall.
Rethink DNS + Firewall combines DNS filtering, connection monitoring and WireGuard support on Android, using the VPN mechanism like Intra.
Similar software
Related functionality, not necessarily a direct replacement.
AdGuard DNS
Public filtering DNS resolver with encrypted transports.
Cloudflare 1.1.1.1
Fast public DNS resolver with a filtered option for families.
Quad9
Free public DNS resolver that blocks known malicious domains.
NextDNS
Cloud DNS filtering with per-device profiles and detailed logs.
DNSNet
An Android app that filters DNS requests through a local VPN to block ad and tracker domains.
Blokada
Mobile ad blocker with a local filter and an optional VPN tier.
