Virtual Host vs Wiki Fronted
Side-by-side comparison of two open source alternatives
Virtual Host
Virtual Hosts app helping developers customized hosts(/system/etc/hosts) File on android devices(no root). support wildcard DNS records.For example: 127.0.0.1 a.com | 127.0.0.1 m.a.com | => 127.0.0.1 .a.com 127.0.0.1 w.m.a.com | Video Demo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pHnsboAnm-A
Wiki Fronted
Patched Wikipedia app with: * Built-in DNS over HTTPS on Wikimedia DNS. * Domain fronting: HTTPS Server Name Indication manipulation for bypassing DPI. * The default IP addresses blocked by CNCERT/CC replaced. See https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T327286 for more information. Note that this circumvention does not utilize any cloud provider. Anti-Features from original Wikipedia: * TetheredNet: Depends on wikipedia.org which is free and open source, but is not changeable by a user. * Tracking: Analytics can't be disabled, see https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T356260.
| Feature | Virtual Host | Wiki Fronted |
|---|---|---|
| License | GPL-3.0-only | Apache-2.0 |
| Install sources | F-DroidGitHub | F-Droid |
| Categories | ProductivityFirewallMessagingBrowser | NotesProductivityMessagingBrowser |
| Features | Ad-FreeOpen SourceNo Tracking | Ad-FreeOpen SourceNo Tracking |
| Platforms | Android | Android |
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