Comparison

Deep Whois vs URL Reader

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

URL Reader

Instantly scan and read URLs from physical sources like paper or business cards in real time. It also features a QR code scanner for quick access to information. Simply point your device to capture.

Highlights
  • Real-time URL scanning
  • QR code reading
  • Scan from paper and business cards
  • Simple operation
  • Instant information access
Features
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No more manually typing in URLs by hand! With this app, you can read URLs written on paper, business cards, memos, packages, etc. in real time. It also has a function to read QR codes. It's easy to use, just start the app and hold it over the URL written on the paper, etc.! You can quickly read the URL with a simple operation.

Screenshots

Deep Whois4 screens
URL Reader3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: URL Reader at none against Deep Whois's 4. URL Reader also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 4 months). Deep Whois's advantage is review sentiment (85% vs 54%) and rating (4.5 vs 4.1). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. URL Reader asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Deep Whois holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Deep Whois has 172 ratings behind it against 19, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 85% of Deep Whois's written reviews are positive against 54% of URL Reader's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Deep Whois ships an update every 4 months, URL Reader every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Deep Whois versus URL Reader: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDeep WhoisURL Reader
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (172 ratings) — better4.1 (19 ratings)
Positive reviews85.4% of reviews — better53.8% of reviews
Number of ratings172 — better19
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 2 days — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.413.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size46 MB7 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperPavel Ahafonauyu sakamoto

Customer experience

Deep Whois

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

URL Reader

All ratings19 ratings
Positive68.4%
Neutral10.5%
Negative21.1%
Written reviews13 reviews
Positive53.8%
Neutral7.7%
Negative38.5%

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

URL Reader

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
None

URL Reader

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Deep Whois free?
Deep Whois is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is URL Reader free?
URL Reader is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Deep Whois or URL Reader?
Deep Whois is rated higher. Deep Whois averages 4.5 out of 5 from 172 ratings, while URL Reader averages 4.1 from 19 ratings.
Do Deep Whois or URL Reader have ads?
Both Deep Whois and URL Reader show ads.
Which is updated more often, Deep Whois or URL Reader?
Deep Whois ships an update every 4 months, and URL Reader every 2 days. Most recently, Deep Whois was updated on October 31, 2026 and URL Reader on November 3, 2026.

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