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Application shielding · October 2026 Edition

LIAPP vs AppSealing

Zero of fourteen models named LIAPP first on the direct prompt; zero named AppSealing. LIAPP was named by seven of the fourteen models and AppSealing by eight and both carry 10 labels, so the shares below are directly comparable.

LIAPP

accepted challenger

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 rate0%10%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#3#4A 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, LIAPP 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 LIAPP · 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.
LIAPPFirst choices, of fourteen modelsAppSealing
Direct00
Paraphrase00
Comparative00
Budget-constrained32
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, LIAPP and AppSealing were named in the same answer three times, of the 22 answers naming LIAPP and the 27 naming AppSealing. In those answers AppSealing took the first choice one time and LIAPP one.

Every model, every framing

The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where LIAPP and AppSealing stood in it.
ModelDirectLIParaphraseLIComparativeLIBudget-constrainedLIScale-constrainedLINegativeLI
Claude Haiku 4.5LI
GPT-5.4 mini
Gemini 3.5 FlashLI
Perplexity SonarLI
Grok 4.1 Fast
Mistral Small
DeepSeek V4 FlashLILI
Llama 4 Maverick
Qwen 3.7 Flash
Kimi K2LI
GLM 4.7 FlashX
MiniMax M2.5LI
GPT-6 Luna
Muse Glimmer 30BLI
LI LIAPP AppSealingLI first choiceLI named as an alternativeLI argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, LIAPP on the left and AppSealing on the right.

The direct prompt

The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where LIAPP and AppSealing stood in it.

Neither was the first choice, one was named

3 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
Perplexity SonarZimperium MAPS alternatives: Appdome, ByteHide Shield, DexGuard, LIAPP
DeepSeek V4 FlashAppdome alternatives: AppTego, LIAPP

Neither was named

11 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
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
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
AppSealing leads by four points.
AppSealing8%#4 of 11
LIAPP4%#6 of 11
The full small business standing →
Mid-marketThe figures above
The order flips: LIAPP leads at mid-market.
LIAPP6%#3 of 7
AppSealing4%#4 of 7
The full mid-market standing →
Enterprise
Level: the same share of first choices.
LIAPP0%#– of 8
AppSealing0%#– of 8
The full enterprise standing →

What the models said about LIAPP

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

“LIAPP at $39.99 (one-time payment) appears to be the most affordable option that still provides comprehensive protection” MiniMax M2.5 · budget prompt · first choice
“If you have ~$40 one-time: Go with LIAPP — it's the cheapest commercial option and covers the essentials.” DeepSeek V4 Flash · budget prompt · first choice
“For the tightest budget, LIAPP offers the best value with its one-time $39.99 payment.” Claude Haiku 4.5 · budget 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.