ISC Dig vs LocalSites
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ISC Dig
Perform DNS lookups on your iOS device. This utility allows you to enter a domain name and retrieve its DNS records, supporting many options from the command-line version.
- Perform DNS lookups
- Retrieve DNS records
- Supports command-line options
- iOS port of 'dig' command
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This is ISC's classic "dig" command for performing DNS lookups, ported to iOS. Just type in a domain name, and "dig" will lookup the DNS records for that domain. This version supports most of the options available in the BIND 9.14.2 command line version of "dig". Please send comments and questions to bind-users@lists.isc.org
LocalSites
Discover and access websites hosted on your local network. This utility helps you quickly find configuration pages for devices like printers and IoT gadgets, opening them directly in your browser.
- Discover local network websites
- Uses Bonjour (DNS-SD) protocol
- Open URLs in Safari
- Access device configuration pages
- Open source on GitHub
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This app shows all websites in the local network which advertise themselves using the "bonjour" (DNS-SD) protocol. Clicking on an entry passes the URL to Safari for displaying the website. Note that the only purpose of this app is to quickly access configuration websites for example of local printers or IoT gadgets. The app does not list services other than http, and is not meant to be a full featured network services browser (there are already good apps for that). The app is in the AppStore for your convenience and as a way to support its development a bit, but it is open sourced on github, so you're welcome to get it from there and also to contribute enhancements!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: ISC Dig at 3.2 against LocalSites's 1.0. ISC Dig also leads on update cadence (every 10 months vs every 23 months) and ratings volume (6 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
ISC Dig holds the better App Store score, 3.2 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ISC Dig has 6 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
ISC Dig ships an update every 10 months, LocalSites every 23 months. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ISC Dig | LocalSites |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.2 (6 ratings) — better | 1.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 55.6% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 6 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 10 months — better | Every 23 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 9.3 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 26 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Internet Systems Consortium, Inc. | Lukas Zeller |
Customer experience
ISC Dig
LocalSites
In-app purchases
ISC Dig
No in-app purchases
LocalSites
No in-app purchases
