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Application shielding · October 2026 Edition

Guardsquare DexGuard / iXGuard vs AppSealing

One of fourteen models named Guardsquare DexGuard / iXGuard first on the direct prompt; zero named AppSealing. Guardsquare DexGuard / iXGuard was named by thirteen of the fourteen models and AppSealing by eight and Guardsquare DexGuard / iXGuard carries 36 labels and AppSealing 10, so the shares are not directly comparable.

Named in one category this edition.

AppSealing

accepted challenger

Named in one category this edition.

First-choice share6%4%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate14%10%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#2#4A position in a field of 7; printed, not drawn.
Labels3610A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, Guardsquare DexGuard / iXGuard 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 Guardsquare DexGuard / iXGuard · Appdome vs AppSealing · Guardsquare DexGuard / iXGuard vs LIAPP

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.
Guardsquare DexGuard / iXGuardFirst choices, of fourteen modelsAppSealing
Direct102 against Guardsquare DexGuard / iXGuard
Paraphrase20
Comparative80
Budget-constrained023 against Guardsquare DexGuard / iXGuard
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.

Across every category in the October 2026 Edition, Guardsquare DexGuard / iXGuard and AppSealing were named in the same answer fourteen times, of the 107 answers naming Guardsquare DexGuard / iXGuard and the 27 naming AppSealing. In those answers AppSealing took the first choice four times and Guardsquare DexGuard / iXGuard four.

Every model, every framing

The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where Guardsquare DexGuard / iXGuard and AppSealing stood in it.
ModelDirectParaphraseComparativeBudget-constrainedScale-constrainedNegative
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
Guardsquare DexGuard / iXGuard AppSealing first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Guardsquare DexGuard / iXGuard on the left and AppSealing on the right.

The direct prompt

The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where Guardsquare DexGuard / iXGuard and AppSealing stood in it.

Guardsquare DexGuard / iXGuard first, AppSealing not the choice

1 of 14 modelsAppSealing was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.
GLM 4.7 FlashXGuardsquare DexGuard / iXGuard alternatives: Appdome, Jscrambler

Neither was the first choice, one was named

6 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
GPT-5.4 miniAppdome alternatives: Approov, Guardsquare DexGuard / iXGuard, Zimperium MAPS
Gemini 3.5 FlashApproov alternatives: Appdome, Guardsquare DexGuard / iXGuard, Talsec
Kimi K2Appdome alternatives: DoveRunner Mobile App Shielding, Guardsquare DexGuard / iXGuard, Promon SHIELD
MiniMax M2.5Appdome alternatives: Guardsquare DexGuard / iXGuard, Promon SHIELD, Zimperium
GPT-6 LunaAppdome alternatives: Guardsquare DexGuard / iXGuard, Promon SHIELD

Neither was named

7 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.
Perplexity SonarZimperium MAPS alternatives: Appdome, ByteHide Shield, DexGuard, LIAPP
Grok 4.1 FastAppdome alternatives: DexGuard, Zimperium zShield / MAPS
Mistral SmallDigital.ai Application Protection, DoveRunner AppSealing alternatives: Seclron Mobile Security Suite, Skyhigh Security Service Edge
DeepSeek V4 FlashAppdome alternatives: AppTego, LIAPP
Llama 4 Maverickno first choice
Qwen 3.7 FlashAppknox alternatives: Appdome, Jscrambler
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
AppSealing leads by eight points.
AppSealing8%#4 of 11
Guardsquare DexGuard / iXGuard0%#9 of 11
The full small business standing →
Mid-marketThe figures above
The order flips: Guardsquare DexGuard / iXGuard leads at mid-market.
Guardsquare DexGuard / iXGuard6%#2 of 7
AppSealing4%#4 of 7
The full mid-market standing →
Enterprise
Guardsquare DexGuard / iXGuard leads by twelve points.
Guardsquare DexGuard / iXGuard12%#2 of 8
AppSealing0%#– of 8
The full enterprise standing →

What the models said about Guardsquare DexGuard / iXGuard

Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of eight in this category shown.

“What to Avoid on a Tight Budget - Guardsquare DexGuard/iXGuard ... typically very expensive” Kimi K2 · budget prompt · hard negative
“you do not need to purchase expensive, five-figure enterprise contracts (like those from Guardsquare/DexGuard, Promon, or Arxan)” Gemini 3.5 Flash · budget prompt · soft negative
“Guardsquare is another established vendor in mobile app security, though pricing details typically need a sales quote.” GPT-5.4 mini · budget prompt · soft negative
“Guardsquare = deep polymorphic obfuscation + RASP; ... IP-heavy gaming/fintech with Android prefer DexGuard for deep obfuscation.” Muse Glimmer 30B · comparative prompt · first choice
“For most mid-market B2B companies, Guardsquare offers the best balance of protection, features, and proven reliability” GLM 4.7 FlashX · direct prompt · first choice
“If your top priority is hard core code protection / reverse engineering resistance, start with Guardsquare.” GPT-5.4 mini · comparative prompt · first choice

What 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
Also compared

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.