DNS Client vs Xnettool
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
DNS Client
Debug Domain Name Servers with this networking tool. Create human-readable requests and interpret responses. Supports all known DNS query types and multiple protocols including DNS over UDP, HTTPs, and TLS.
- Debug Domain Name Servers
- Create human-readable requests
- Interpret DNS responses
- Supports all DNS query types
- DNS over UDP
- DNS over HTTPs
- DNS over TLS
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DNS Client is a fast, native way to run DNS lookups and debug Domain Name System queries — without the Terminal. Type a domain, pick a record type, and read a clean, human-readable response. It works like dig or nslookup, but with a proper interface. QUERY ANYTHING • All standard DNS record types (A, AAAA, MX, TXT, CNAME, NS, PTR, and more) • Reverse DNS lookups • Recursive queries, with full control over the request ANY RESOLVER, ANY PROTOCOL • DNS over UDP, DNS over HTTPS (DoH), and DNS over TLS (DoT) • Query public resolvers (Google, Cloudflare, Quad9, OpenDNS…) or your own • Compare answers across resolvers to spot propagation differences Built for developers and network engineers who need answers fast.
Xnettool
This app offers a comprehensive suite of network diagnostic and testing tools. It includes features for SSL server analysis, DNS configuration, performance testing, and network path tracing. Ideal for developers and IT professionals needing to troubleshoot and understand network behavior.
- SSL Server Test
- DoH Configurator
- iPerf3 performance testing
- Ping and Traceroute
- Routing Table viewer
- Subnet calculator
- Whois lookup
- Port Scanner
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Network tools - SSL Server Test - DoH Configor - iPerf3 - Ping/Ping6 - Traceroute/Traceroute6 - Routing Table - Subnet - Whois - PortScan - Tcp Client - DNS Loopup
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: DNS Client at $0.99 against Xnettool's $9.99. DNS Client also leads on rating (4.6 vs 4.0) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 5 months). Xnettool's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 64%). On ads, in-app purchases and chart position 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
DNS Client costs $0.99 and Xnettool $9.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
DNS Client holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: DNS Client has 145 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 64% of DNS Client's written reviews are positive against 100% of Xnettool's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
DNS Client ships an update every 3 weeks, Xnettool every 5 months. Both last shipped on November 7, 2026.
| Parameter | DNS Client | Xnettool |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 — better | $9.99 |
| Rating | 4.6 (145 ratings) — better | 4.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 63.6% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 145 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Best chart rank | #78 — better | #181 |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Sergii Kryvoblotskyi | Lampman Yao |
Customer experience
DNS Client
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In-app purchases
DNS Client
No in-app purchases
Xnettool
No in-app purchases
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