Comparison

Deep Dig vs Advanced Search Smart Options

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Deep Dig

This advanced utility allows users to perform DNS lookups with support for various record types and custom server options, similar to the command-line dig tool. It also offers automatic reverse DNS and GeoIP country lookups for IP addresses and domain names.

Highlights
  • Supports A, AAAA, ANY, CNAME, PTR, NS, MX, SOA, SRV records
  • Customizable DNS server and port options
  • Includes +trace and +all query options
  • Automatic reverse DNS (PTR) lookup
  • Automatic GeoIP country lookup
  • Supports Bonjour/mDNS and LLMNR servers
Features
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Deep Dig is an advanced DNS lookup utility with DNS trace support and history. With it you can quickly lookup DNS records by simply specifying record types, custom servers, ports, and other options right in the query, like you do in the dig command line utility. For example, if you need to lookup domain name server records for paully.com domain from authoritative servers, then you can simply type in the following query: paully.com ns +trace FEATURES · support for A, AAAA, ANY, CNAME, PTR, NS, MX, SOA, SRV records · support for "-t type" option or just add record type into query · support for "+trace" and "+all" options typed in query/hostname field · support for custom DNS server and port via "-h host" and "-p port" options · support for custom DNS server "@server:port" option typed in query · support for DNS queries to local multicast IP addresses (automatically) · support for querying Bonjour/mDNS servers · support for querying LLMNR servers · automatic reverse DNS (PTR) record lookup when you type in IPv4/IPv6 address · automatic Geo IP country lookup on resolving an IP or domain name MORE GREAT APPS · Spyglass - augmented reality & GPS navigator · Scany - Wi-Fi/LAN network scanner

About

Advanced Search Smart Options

Simplify complex web searches by inputting keywords. This tool automatically generates advanced search queries with operators for precise results. Explore options like exact matches, date ranges, and specific file types.

Highlights
  • Keyword-based advanced search
  • Automatic search operator generation
  • AND, OR, and exclusion searches
  • Numerical and date range filtering
  • Specify site, domain, and file type
  • Search scope selection (title, content, URL)
Features
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This app allows you to perform advanced web searches with just inputting keywords. Web searches can be conducted using search operators, enabling various search options. However, using search operators often requires combining alphabets and symbols with spaces, which can become cumbersome. For instance, When you want to search for "Apple Inc." articles within Wikipedia's page content, you would need to input the following: allintext: apple -fruit site:wikipedia.org The app automatically generates such commands, enabling you to perform advanced searches by just inputting keywords. The search engine used is Google. Available Search Criteria ・AND search, including all keywords ・Exact match search for keywords ・OR search, including any of the keywords ・Exclusion search, excluding certain keywords from results ・Numerical ranges (e.g., from $1,000 to $5,000, from 3kg to 10kg) ・Range of update dates ・Language ・Region ・Specific sites or domains ・Related sites ・File formats (pdf, doc, xls, ppt, etc.) ・Search scope (page title only, page content only, page URL only, etc.)

Screenshots

Deep Dig4 screens
Advanced Search Smart Options4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Advanced Search Smart Options at 67% against Deep Dig's 31%. Advanced Search Smart Options also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 24 months) and rating (4.3 vs 3.9). Deep Dig's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On price, ratings volume 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Advanced Search Smart Options sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Deep Dig asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Advanced Search Smart Options holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 23 and 30 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 31% of Deep Dig's written reviews are positive against 67% of Advanced Search Smart Options's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Deep Dig ships an update every 24 months, Advanced Search Smart Options every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on August 13, 2026 and August 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Deep Dig versus Advanced Search Smart Options: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDeep DigAdvanced Search Smart Options
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.9 (23 ratings)4.3 (30 ratings) — better
Positive reviews30.8% of reviews66.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings2330 — better
Update frequencyEvery 24 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.4 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size19 MB7 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperPavel Ahafonaumanabu ueda

Customer experience

Deep Dig

All ratings23 ratings
Positive65.2%
Neutral13.0%
Negative21.7%
Written reviews13 reviews
Positive30.8%
Neutral23.1%
Negative46.2%

Advanced Search Smart Options

All ratings30 ratings
Positive83.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative16.7%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

In-app purchases

None

Deep Dig

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Advanced Search Smart Options

One-time1
  • Ad-Free Plan$3.99

Questions

Is Deep Dig free?
Deep Dig is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Advanced Search Smart Options free?
Advanced Search Smart Options is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Deep Dig or Advanced Search Smart Options?
Advanced Search Smart Options is rated higher. Deep Dig averages 3.9 out of 5 from 23 ratings, while Advanced Search Smart Options averages 4.3 from 30 ratings.
Do Deep Dig or Advanced Search Smart Options have ads?
Advanced Search Smart Options shows ads; Deep Dig does not.
Which is updated more often, Deep Dig or Advanced Search Smart Options?
Deep Dig ships an update every 24 months, and Advanced Search Smart Options every 2 months. Most recently, Deep Dig was updated on August 13, 2026 and Advanced Search Smart Options on August 29, 2026.

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