Comparison

Deep Whois vs SMS Joke

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

Head to head
About

Deep Whois

This app provides comprehensive WHOIS lookups for domains, IP addresses, and network ranges. It offers advanced features like historical data, change tracking, and notifications for domain expirations. Explore all domain zones and IP versions with seamless RDAP support.

Highlights
  • WHOIS lookup for domains, IPs, ASNs, and ENS
  • WHOIS history and change tracking
  • Domain expiration tracking with notifications
  • Supports all domain zones and IP versions (IPv4/IPv6)
  • Seamless RDAP support
  • Automatic WHOIS server selection
Features
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Deep Whois is the most complete and advanced Whois app with whois history, change and expiration tracking, notifications, color themes, RDAP and ENS. The tool lets you lookup info in ALL Whois databases for ALL hostnames, domains, TLDs, web sites, IDNs, IP addresses (both IPv4 and IPv6), IP network ranges, autonomous systems (ASNs, ISP IDs), and Ethereum Name Service (ENS) domains. Deep Whois works out of the box and finds ownership, country and more info about everything with no need to mess with complex options and server selection. FEATURES - Whois domains, IP addresses, ranges, IDNs and ASNs - Supports ALL domain zones, TLDs, IDNs known to date - Supports IPv4 and IPv6 addresses and networks - Support ARIN, RIPE, APNIC, LACNIC, AFRINIC and referral servers - Seamless RDAP support for domains where Whois is no longer available - Automatic selection of Whois servers - Trace across a chain of Whois servers (add "+trace" into query) - Digging Whois records from referrals - Result history for all lookups - Group results into multiple histories - E-mail Whois results PRO FEATURES - Whois history - Whois change and expiration tracking (for any domain) - Notifications - Color themes for Whois display - ENS: Lookup and track Ethereum Name Service domains/address If you love Deep Whois, try Deep Whois Pro for 7 days free! Go back in time with historical whois, track domain expiration, whois data changes with notifications, and do more with Deep Whois Pro. At confirmation of the Deep Whois Pro purchase, payment will be charged to your iTunes account, and it will be charged for renewal within 24-hours before the end of the current period. Automatic renewal can be turned off at any time in your Account Settings after purchase. After the cancellation of the renewal, Deep Whois Pro will expire at the end of the current period. DEMO VIDEOS http://j.mp/deepwhois_vids If you have any questions or comments, feel free to contact us at https://happymagenta.com/deepwhois/support.html Privacy Policy: https://www.unblip.com/tmp/privacy_and_terms/privacy.html Terms of Use: https://www.unblip.com/tmp/privacy_and_terms/terms.html

About

SMS Joke

Send humorous text messages to friends. Features include flash text for full-screen delivery and scheduled sending. Your verified number is displayed on all messages.

Highlights
  • Send joke text messages
  • Flash text for full-screen display
  • Schedule SMS delivery
  • Number verification for abuse prevention
  • In-app purchase of sending codes
Features
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Send joke text messages To prevent abuse you have to verify your real number. This number will always displayed at the end of the message. To send joke text message you have to buy "Codes". You can buy these "Codes" easily via InApp. Each "Code" is for one joke SMS. We offer the option of sending joke SMS. Sender and Recipient Sender and Recipient shouldn't be the same. This can lead to problems with the delivery of a joke SMS. Spam Avoid same texts to the same recipient in a short time. These will be marked as spam and may not be delivered. Recipient Please double check the recipients number. Joke text messages can only be delivered on real existing numbers. Also pay attention to set the right country. Can I receive the answer from a joke text? Sorry, this is not possible Flash Text Flash text allows you (in most cases) to send full screen real text messages (SMS). A good way to have amazing fun with your contacts. Flash text messages are handled differently regarding recipient operator and smartphone. So in most cases a Flash-Text will be: - Delivered directly on full screen - Not stored in the history - Only with a "Dismiss" Button In the worst case, flash texts will be handled as a regular text messages. Set Time Optional, set date and time when your joke SMS should arrive the recipient. You multiple the fun when you sit next to your friends and your joke SMS pop's up.

Screenshots

Deep Whois4 screens
SMS Joke2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Deep Whois at 85% against SMS Joke's 0%. Deep Whois also leads on rating (4.5 vs 1.3) and ratings volume (172 vs 49). SMS Joke's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (9.3 vs 13.4). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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. Deep Whois sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days and SMS Joke sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Deep Whois holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 1.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 172 and 49 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 85% of Deep Whois's written reviews are positive against 0% of SMS Joke's.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Deep Whois versus SMS Joke: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDeep WhoisSMS Joke
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (172 ratings) — better1.3 (49 ratings)
Positive reviews85.4% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings172 — better49
Update frequencyEvery 4 months—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.49.3 — better
Further details — not scored
Size46 MB19 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPavel AhafonauBlacktelio OÜ

Customer experience

Deep Whois

All ratings172 ratings
Positive86.6%
Neutral4.1%
Negative9.3%
Written reviews247 reviews
Positive85.4%
Neutral2.4%
Negative12.1%

SMS Joke

All ratings49 ratings
Positive8.2%
Neutral2.0%
Negative89.8%
Written reviews34 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Bugs and requests

Deep Whois

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Incorrect location/ISP information for some IP addresses
  • Compatibility issues with newer iOS versions
  • Unreliable performance on older devices

Requested features

4 requests
  • Expand search capabilities (e.g., reverse IP lookup, domain history)
  • Add support for more domain registrars and TLDs
  • Implement dark mode and customization options
  • Improve integration with other network/security tools

SMS Joke

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Deep Whois

Subscriptions3
  • Deep Whois Pro (1 Week)$1.997 Days
  • Deep Whois Pro (1 Month)3 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • Deep Whois Pro (1 Year)7 Days trial$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • Deep Whois Plus (Lifetime)$0.99
5 purchases

SMS Joke

One-time5
  • 5 Joke SMS$5.99
  • 10 Joke SMS$9.99
  • 25 Joke SMS$18.99
Show 2 more
  • 60 Joke SMS$36.99
  • 200 Joke SMS$94.99

Questions

Is Deep Whois free?
Deep Whois is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is SMS Joke free?
SMS Joke is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Deep Whois or SMS Joke?
Deep Whois is rated higher. Deep Whois averages 4.5 out of 5 from 172 ratings, while SMS Joke averages 1.3 from 49 ratings.
Do Deep Whois or SMS Joke have ads?
Deep Whois shows ads; SMS Joke does not.

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