Comparison

Deep Whois vs Website Scanner

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

Website Scanner

Instantly scan printed website addresses using your iPhone's camera. The app automatically detects and opens URLs from printed materials, streamlining web access.

Highlights
  • Camera-based URL scanning
  • Automatic URL detection
  • Direct web page loading
  • Subscription for bundled apps
  • Free trial period
Features
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Quickly scan printed website addresses (URLs) with your iPhone. Simply hold your camera over a printed URL and the app will automatically detect and load the webpage. ---------------------------------------- TAPMEDIA PRO SUBSCRIPTION - You will receive access to the apps in the TapMedia PRO bundle for the duration of the subscription. - Subscription length: Monthly (includes one week free trial). - Subscriptions with a free trial period will automatically renew to a paid subscription. - Payments will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. - Your account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period and identify the cost of the renewal. - Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase. - All prices are subject to change without notification. We occasionally run promotion prices as incentives or limited time opportunities for qualifying purchases made during the promotional time period. Due to the time sensitive and promotional nature of these events, we are unable to offer price protection or retroactive discounts or refunds for previous purchases in the event of a price reduction or promotional offering. - Any unused portion of a free trial period will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription - You may cancel a subscription during its free period via the subscription setting through your iTunes Account. This must be done 24 hours before the end of the subscription period to avoid being charged. Please visit http://support.apple.com/kb/ht4098 Privacy Policy: http://tapmedia.co.uk/privacy.htm Terms of Use: http://tapmedia.co.uk/terms.htm

Screenshots

Deep Whois4 screens
Website Scanner4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Deep Whois at 85% against Website Scanner's 33%. Deep Whois also leads on rating (4.5 vs 4.1). Website Scanner's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 13.4). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and in-app purchases 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 Website Scanner sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $4.99 per month. 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 4.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 172 and 69 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 85% of Deep Whois's written reviews are positive against 33% of Website Scanner's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Deep Whois ships an update every 4 months, Website Scanner every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on September 28, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Deep Whois versus Website Scanner: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDeep WhoisWebsite Scanner
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (172 ratings) — better4.1 (69 ratings)
Positive reviews85.4% of reviews — better33.3% of reviews
Number of ratings172 — better69
Update frequencyEvery 4 months — betterEvery 6 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS13.49.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size46 MB78 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperPavel AhafonauTapMedia Ltd

Customer experience

Deep Whois

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

Website Scanner

All ratings69 ratings
Positive75.4%
Neutral7.2%
Negative17.4%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral11.1%
Negative55.6%

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

Website Scanner

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
1 purchases

Website Scanner

Subscriptions1
  • TapMedia PRO - 1 Month3 Days trial$4.991 Month

Questions

Is Deep Whois free?
Deep Whois is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Website Scanner free?
Website Scanner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Deep Whois or Website Scanner?
Deep Whois is rated higher. Deep Whois averages 4.5 out of 5 from 172 ratings, while Website Scanner averages 4.1 from 69 ratings.
Do Deep Whois or Website Scanner have ads?
Deep Whois shows ads; Website Scanner does not.
Which is updated more often, Deep Whois or Website Scanner?
Deep Whois ships an update every 4 months, and Website Scanner every 6 months. Most recently, Deep Whois was updated on September 28, 2026 and Website Scanner on September 21, 2026.

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