ISC Dig vs xiaoman
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
xiaoman
This DNS client tool allows developers to customize and manage DNS functionalities. It supports multiple transmission protocols, a hosts whitelist, and manual DNS server settings. The app also includes DNS request caching for faster access and IPv6 support.
- Multiple transmission protocols (TCP, UDP, TLS, HTTP)
- Hosts whitelist support
- Manual DNS server settings
- DNS request caching
- IPv6 DNS protocol support
- List of common DNS servers
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The Xiaoman app is a DNS client tool designed to help developers customize and manage DNS functionalities. It supports multiple transmission protocols to implement DNS functionality Supports users in setting a hosts whitelist (iOS does not natively support direct modification of the hosts file, but this can be achieved through the app). Provides a DNS client supporting four transmission protocols: TCP, UDP, TLS, and HTTP ( HTTP requires DNS server support). Allows users to manually set their own DNS servers. Supports caching of DNS requests to accelerate local DNS access. Supports IPv6 DNS protocol. Offers a list of commonly used DNS servers for easy modification of the phoneʼs default DNS settings.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: ISC Dig at 3.2 against xiaoman's 1.0. ISC Dig also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 10) and ratings volume (6 vs 1). xiaoman's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 10 months). On price, ads and device support 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. xiaoman sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. ISC Dig asks for nothing beyond the download.
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, xiaoman every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ISC Dig | xiaoman |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 26 MB | 34 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Internet Systems Consortium, Inc. | DE EASTRISE BPO SDN. BHD. |
Customer experience
ISC Dig
xiaoman
In-app purchases
ISC Dig
No in-app purchases
xiaoman
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