Application shielding · October 2026 Edition
AppSealing vs DoveRunner AppSealing
Zero of fourteen models named AppSealing first on the direct prompt; one named DoveRunner AppSealing. AppSealing was named by eight of the fourteen models and DoveRunner AppSealing by eight and both carry 10 labels, so the shares below are directly comparable.
Named in one category this edition.
Named in one category this edition.
First-choice share4%4%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate10%10%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#4#5A position in a field of 7; printed, not drawn.
Labels1010Equal, which is what makes the shares comparable.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, AppSealing reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.Appdome was named alongside these two in twelve of the fourteen direct answers. Appdome vs AppSealing · Appdome vs DoveRunner AppSealing · Guardsquare DexGuard / iXGuard vs AppSealing
Share is the count of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts over all fourteen models, for a mid-market B2B company; rank is within the category; every quote names the model and the prompt it came from. Both figures come from the application shielding page.
By framing
How many of the fourteen models made each the first choice, per way of asking, and how many argued against it.
AppSealingFirst choices, of fourteen modelsDoveRunner AppSealing
Direct01
Paraphrase00
Comparative00
Budget-constrained211 against DoveRunner AppSealing
Scale-constrained00
Negative001 against AppSealing
Bars are first choices, 0 to 14 each sideModels that argued againstA model can name both, so the two sides of a row do not sum to fourteen.
Every model, every framing
The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where AppSealing and DoveRunner AppSealing stood in it.
| Model | Direct | Paraphrase | Comparative | Budget-constrained | Scale-constrained | Negative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | | | ||||
| GPT-5.4 mini | ||||||
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | | |||||
| Perplexity Sonar | | |||||
| Grok 4.1 Fast | | | ||||
| Mistral Small | | | ||||
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | | | ||||
| Llama 4 Maverick | ||||||
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | ||||||
| Kimi K2 | | |||||
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | | |||||
| MiniMax M2.5 | | |||||
| GPT-6 Luna | ||||||
| Muse Glimmer 30B | |
AppSealing DoveRunner AppSealing first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, AppSealing on the left and DoveRunner AppSealing on the right.The direct prompt
The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where AppSealing and DoveRunner AppSealing stood in it.
DoveRunner AppSealing first, AppSealing not the choice
1 of 14 modelsAppSealing was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Mistral SmallDigital.ai Application Protection, DoveRunner AppSealing alternatives: Seclron Mobile Security Suite, Skyhigh Security Service Edge
Neither was the first choice, one was named
1 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.Claude Haiku 4.5DoveRunner Mobile App Shielding alternatives: AppSealing, Appdome, Zimperium MAPS
Neither was named
12 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.GPT-5.4 miniAppdome alternatives: Approov, Guardsquare DexGuard / iXGuard, Zimperium MAPS
Gemini 3.5 FlashApproov alternatives: Appdome, Guardsquare DexGuard / iXGuard, Talsec
Perplexity SonarZimperium MAPS alternatives: Appdome, ByteHide Shield, DexGuard, LIAPP
Grok 4.1 FastAppdome alternatives: DexGuard, Zimperium zShield / MAPS
DeepSeek V4 FlashAppdome alternatives: AppTego, LIAPP
Llama 4 Maverickno first choice
Qwen 3.7 FlashAppknox alternatives: Appdome, Jscrambler
Kimi K2Appdome alternatives: DoveRunner Mobile App Shielding, Guardsquare DexGuard / iXGuard, Promon SHIELD
GLM 4.7 FlashXGuardsquare DexGuard / iXGuard alternatives: Appdome, Jscrambler
MiniMax M2.5Appdome alternatives: Guardsquare DexGuard / iXGuard, Promon SHIELD, Zimperium
GPT-6 LunaAppdome alternatives: Guardsquare DexGuard / iXGuard, Promon SHIELD
Muse Glimmer 30BDoveRunner Mobile App Shielding, formerly AppSealing alternatives: Appdome, Verimatrix Application Shielding
Bold names in an answer are the products the judge labeled a first choice; a model naming several gives each of them that label. The full answer text for every row is in the record.
By buyer segment
The same question asked on behalf of a different buyer. Each standing is computed within its segment and they are never added together. The figures above are the mid-market standing, which is the one the category orders by.
Small business
Level: the same share of first choices.
AppSealing8%#4 of 11DoveRunner AppSealing8%#3 of 11Mid-marketThe figures above
Level: the same share of first choices.
AppSealing4%#4 of 7DoveRunner AppSealing4%#5 of 7Enterprise
DoveRunner AppSealing leads by two points.
DoveRunner AppSealing2%#6 of 8AppSealing0%#– of 8What the models said about AppSealing
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Four of five in this category shown.
“Public bypass tutorials and reversal research available (GitHub: "Appsealing-Reversal")” Kimi K2 · negative prompt · hard negative
“Go with AppSealing (DoveRunner) — it offers a 30-day free trial, requires no coding ... comprehensive RASP + obfuscation features at a flat, predictable price point.” DeepSeek V4 Flash · budget prompt · first choice
“subscribe to AppSealing ($129/mo) to quickly wrap your app with robust runtime protections” Gemini 3.5 Flash · budget prompt · first choice
“AppSealing is also a strong candidate because it uses pay-as-you-grow pricing and requires no code changes” Perplexity Sonar · budget prompt · alternative
What the models said about DoveRunner AppSealing
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Four of five in this category shown.
“Most enterprise tools (like DashO or DoveRunner) charge thousands per year.” GLM 4.7 FlashX · budget prompt · soft negative
“Digital.ai Application Protection and DoveRunner are top choices” Mistral Small · direct prompt · first choice
“for comprehensive shielding, DoveRunner offers the best value” Grok 4.1 Fast · budget prompt · first choice
“Another strong contender is DoveRunner (formerly AppSealing)” Mistral Small · budget prompt · alternative
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Comparisons are drawn for the top eight products in each category, each against each. The output is the models' output; nothing here is a recommendation by the index.