Comparison

DNS Inspector vs Afghan Calendar

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

Head to head
About

DNS Inspector

Perform advanced DNS queries on the go with support for various secure protocols like DoT, DoH, and DoQ. Get detailed, clutter-free results with DNSSEC and WHOIS support. This free, open-source tool is designed for power users needing comprehensive domain information.

Highlights
  • Advanced DNS queries
  • Support for DoT, DoH, DoQ
  • DNSSEC message authentication
  • WHOIS lookup
  • Remembered queries and servers
  • Ad-free and privacy-focused
Features
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With DNS Inspector you can perform advanced DNS queries anytime and anywhere. • Input & Inspect. It's really that simple. Input a query and server address and get results in seconds. DNS Inspector will remember your recent queries and last used DNS server to save you time. Plus, you can save a list of DNS servers for quick access. • Wide DNS Server Support. We've got you covered. DNS Inspector supports traditional DNS on both UDP and TCP, and secure DNS servers with DNS over TLS (DoT), DNS over HTTPS (DoH), and DNS over QUIC (DoQ). • Trustworthy Data Starts Here With full support for DNSSEC message authentication and zone trust verification. • Power Users, Welcome Home DNS Inspector will be your one-stop-shop for all your DNS and domain information needs, with WHOIS and DNSSEC support built right in. • No Nonsense Results. "At a glance" has never been easier. DNS Inspector will show you all information relating to your query and the results all without clutter. • Free now, free forever. No annoying ads, no privacy-invading tracking, no rent-seeking subscriptions. DNS Inspector is free & libre open source software (FLOSS) with publicly available source code.

About

Afghan Calendar

This app provides a comprehensive Afghan calendar (Jalali) with support for multiple date systems, event listings, and date conversion. It offers multi-language options and customizable themes for a personalized user experience.

Highlights
  • Afghan Jalali calendar
  • Multi-calendar support (Islamic, Georgian)
  • Event and holiday listings
  • Date converter (Hijri Shamsi, Gregorian, Islamic)
  • Multi-language support (Pashto, Dari, Farsi, English)
  • Customizable themes
Features
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Afghan Calendar shows today's date in the Afghan (Solar Hijri) calendar, alongside the Gregorian and Islamic dates, in Dari, Pashto or English. TODAY AT A GLANCE • Today's Afghan, Gregorian and Islamic dates on one screen • Upcoming holidays and your events, with the days remaining HOME-SCREEN WIDGET • See today's Afghan, Gregorian and Islamic dates without opening the app • Shows today's holiday or the next one coming up • Small and medium sizes on iPhone and iPad • Follows your language and theme colour, and changes at midnight THREE CALENDARS • Afghan calendar with Dari and Pashto month names • Gregorian and Islamic (Umm al-Qura) calendars • Islamic dates kept in line with Afghanistan's moon-sighting announcements, plus your own adjustment if dates differ where you live • Month view with holidays, weekends and today clearly marked • Choose your weekend (Friday, or Saturday and Sunday) and the first day of the week • Optional second-calendar day numbers on every day • Jump to any date from 1900 to 2150 DATE CONVERTER • Convert any date between the Afghan, Gregorian and Islamic calendars • Checks each calendar's real month lengths and leap years • Copy or share the result AFGHAN HOLIDAYS • National and religious holidays for any year, updated without an app update • Islamic holidays are marked as tentative, because their dates can change with moon sighting • Add any holiday to your phone's calendar EVENTS AND REMINDERS • Add birthdays, anniversaries and appointments • Repeat every year on an Afghan or Islamic date, for example every 15 Hamal or every 1 Ramadan • Reminders on the day or the day before, plus optional holiday reminders • Add events to your phone's calendar too SEARCH AND SHARING • Search holidays, events and dates such as "Nowruz", "1405" or "12 Mizan" • Share any date as text or as an image card YOUR LANGUAGE, YOUR STYLE • Dari, Pashto and English, with right-to-left layout for Dari and Pashto • Persian or Latin digits • 16 themes, including a new Afghan theme and a Dark theme that can follow your device's dark mode PRIVATE AND OFFLINE • Works offline; when you're online it downloads holiday and Islamic date updates, sending no personal information • No account needed: your events and settings stay on your device • Nothing is added to your phone's calendar unless you choose to, and the app never reads your calendar Afghan Calendar is free and supported by ads. Suggestions or corrections? Email us at info@sunzala.com.

Screenshots

DNS Inspector4 screens
Afghan Calendar4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: DNS Inspector at none against Afghan Calendar's shown. DNS Inspector also leads on update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 15 months) and ratings volume (20 vs 1). On price, rating, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for DNS Inspector against 5.0 for Afghan Calendar. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: DNS Inspector has 20 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

DNS Inspector ships an update every 6 weeks, Afghan Calendar every 15 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
DNS Inspector versus Afghan Calendar: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDNS InspectorAfghan Calendar
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (20 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings20 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks — betterEvery 15 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterAd-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperIan SpenceRevit Technologies

Customer experience

DNS Inspector

All ratings20 ratings
Positive95.0%
Neutral5.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Afghan Calendar

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

DNS Inspector

No in-app purchases

None

Afghan Calendar

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is DNS Inspector free?
DNS Inspector is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Afghan Calendar free?
Afghan Calendar is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, DNS Inspector or Afghan Calendar?
Afghan Calendar is rated higher. DNS Inspector averages 4.9 out of 5 from 20 ratings, while Afghan Calendar averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do DNS Inspector or Afghan Calendar have ads?
Afghan Calendar shows ads; DNS Inspector does not.
Which is updated more often, DNS Inspector or Afghan Calendar?
DNS Inspector ships an update every 6 weeks, and Afghan Calendar every 15 months. Most recently, DNS Inspector was updated on October 24, 2026 and Afghan Calendar on October 19, 2026.

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