Comparison

Deep Whois vs Hidden Message Dot App

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

Hidden Message Dot App

Send secret messages that appear normal to others but reveal a hidden part only to your intended recipient. Protect your conversations with an optional passcode for enhanced privacy. Supports numerous messaging platforms and email.

Highlights
  • Hidden message functionality
  • Passcode protection
  • Supports iMessage, WhatsApp, Telegram, and more
  • Works with emails and websites
  • No server or internet usage
  • Data privacy focused
Features
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While looking just like an ordinary message for an outsider, a message created with "Hidden Message" has a hidden part that is visible only to you and your friend. This hidden message is shown neither in the message history nor on the lock screen. To keep it even more private, you can set a passcode to access your private messages. This app is useful for maintaining your everyday privacy as well as for protecting your business correspondence. "Hidden Message" supports all popular IM services: iMessage, LinkedIn, WhatsApp, Viber, Facebook Messenger, VK, Hangouts, WeChat, Talk, Telegram, Line and others, it even support emails, websites, any place you can put text message in it. "Hidden Message" respects privacy, we don't use servers or internet, your message is really hidden, we don't use any third party code or collect any data. Remember to use this for private use and not to misuse.

Screenshots

Deep Whois4 screens
Hidden Message Dot App4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Hidden Message Dot App at none against Deep Whois's shown. Hidden Message Dot App also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 4 months). Deep Whois's advantage is review sentiment (85% vs 77%). On price, rating, ratings volume 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 Hidden Message Dot App sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for Deep Whois against 4.5 for Hidden Message Dot App. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 172 and 429 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 85% of Deep Whois's written reviews are positive against 77% of Hidden Message Dot App's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Deep Whois ships an update every 4 months, Hidden Message Dot App every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on September 28, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Deep Whois versus Hidden Message Dot App: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDeep WhoisHidden Message Dot App
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (172 ratings)4.5 (429 ratings)
Positive reviews85.4% of reviews — better76.7% of reviews
Number of ratings172429 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 5 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.4 — better14.1
Further details — not scored
Size46 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPavel Ahafonaui4islam

Customer experience

Deep Whois

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

Hidden Message Dot App

All ratings429 ratings
Positive87.2%
Neutral4.4%
Negative8.4%
Written reviews30 reviews
Positive76.7%
Neutral6.7%
Negative16.7%

User reviews

Deep Whois

From 172 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Fast and efficient
  • 👍 Simple and intuitive interface
  • 🔒 Provides detailed domain/IP information
  • 💡 Useful for troubleshooting network issues
  • 👍 Convenient for on-the-go use

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Occasional bugs and crashes
  • 🔍 Limited functionality compared to desktop tools
  • 💰 Paid version required for full features
  • 🔑 Privacy concerns with some user data

Hidden Message Dot App

From 429 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 💡 Innovative concept for secret messaging
  • 👍 Easy to use once understood
  • ✨ Cool and hidden messaging alternative
  • ✍️ Good for writing private letters
  • 🤫 Effective for hiding messages

Room to improve

  • ❌ App is completely useless
  • 🐛 Jank and defective
  • 🐛 Lags a lot
  • 🐛 Not compatible with VoiceOver
  • 🐛 Paid feature not working

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

Hidden Message Dot App

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Paid passcode feature does not work
  • Messages lead to 'no server found' error
  • App is not compatible with VoiceOver
  • App lags significantly

Requested features

3 requests
  • Add support for older devices (iPhone 6, iOS 12)
  • Add password protection between parties
  • Consider encryption through steganography (hidden messages in pictures with password protection)

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

Hidden Message Dot App

One-time1
  • Lock Feature$1.99

Questions

Is Deep Whois free?
Deep Whois is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Hidden Message Dot App free?
Hidden Message Dot App is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Deep Whois or Hidden Message Dot App?
Deep Whois and Hidden Message Dot App are both rated 4.5 out of 5 on the App Store, from 172 and 429 ratings respectively.
Do Deep Whois or Hidden Message Dot App have ads?
Deep Whois shows ads; Hidden Message Dot App does not.
Which is updated more often, Deep Whois or Hidden Message Dot App?
Deep Whois ships an update every 4 months, and Hidden Message Dot App every 5 days. Most recently, Deep Whois was updated on September 28, 2026 and Hidden Message Dot App on October 4, 2026.

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