Guardsquare DexGuard / iXGuard vs DoveRunner AppSealing
One of fourteen models named Guardsquare DexGuard / iXGuard first on the direct prompt; one named DoveRunner AppSealing. Guardsquare DexGuard / iXGuard was named by thirteen of the fourteen models and DoveRunner AppSealing by eight and Guardsquare DexGuard / iXGuard carries 36 labels and DoveRunner AppSealing 10, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in one category this edition.
Named in one category this edition.
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
Guardsquare DexGuard / iXGuardFirst choices, of fourteen modelsDoveRunner AppSealing
Across every category in the October 2026 Edition, Guardsquare DexGuard / iXGuard and DoveRunner AppSealing were named in the same answer twenty-three times, of the 107 answers naming Guardsquare DexGuard / iXGuard and the 46 naming DoveRunner AppSealing. In those answers DoveRunner AppSealing took the first choice eight times and Guardsquare DexGuard / iXGuard two.
Every model, every framing
| 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 | | | |
Guardsquare DexGuard / iXGuard DoveRunner AppSealing first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Guardsquare DexGuard / iXGuard on the left and DoveRunner AppSealing on the right.The direct prompt
Guardsquare DexGuard / iXGuard first, DoveRunner AppSealing not the choice
1 of 14 modelsDoveRunner AppSealing was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.DoveRunner AppSealing first, Guardsquare DexGuard / iXGuard not the choice
1 of 14 modelsGuardsquare DexGuard / iXGuard was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Neither was the first choice, one was named
5 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.Neither was named
7 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.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
DoveRunner AppSealing8%#3 of 11Guardsquare DexGuard / iXGuard0%#9 of 11Guardsquare DexGuard / iXGuard6%#2 of 7DoveRunner AppSealing4%#5 of 7Guardsquare DexGuard / iXGuard12%#2 of 8DoveRunner AppSealing2%#6 of 8What 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 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
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.