Comparison

DNS Toolkit vs MeadReader

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

Head to head
About

DNS Toolkit

This app offers a suite of DNS diagnostic tools for IT professionals and network administrators. It includes features for performing various DNS lookups, generating and checking SPF, DKIM, DMARC, and CAA records to enhance email security and domain validation.

Highlights
  • DIG command for versatile DNS lookups
  • Reverse DNS lookups
  • SPF record generator and checker
  • DKIM record generator and checker
  • DMARC record generator and checker
  • CAA record generator and checker
Features
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Unlock the full potential of DNS management with DNS Toolkit, a collection of DNS tools for IT professionals, network administrators, and enthusiasts. Whether you're troubleshooting DNS issues, validating configurations, or managing DNS records, DNS Toolkit provides all the essential features you need in one powerful app. Features: DIG Command: - Perform versatile DNS lookups for any record type (A, MX, TXT, etc.). - Retrieve detailed information about a domain's DNS configuration. Customize queries with various options and flags for in-depth analysis. Reverse Lookup: - Perform reverse DNS lookups to find the domain name associated with an IP address. SPF Generator and Checker: - Generate SPF (Sender Policy Framework) records to protect your domain from email spoofing. - Check existing SPF records to ensure they are correctly configured and meet best practices. DKIM Generator and Checker: - Create DKIM (DomainKeys Identified Mail) records to enhance your email security. - Validate existing DKIM records to ensure they are correctly implemented. DMARC Generator and Checker: - Generate DMARC (Domain-based Message Authentication, Reporting, and Conformance) records to improve your domain's email authentication. - Verify DMARC records to ensure compliance with email authentication standards. CAA Generator and Checker: - Generate CAA records for your favorite Certificate Authority - Check CAA records for given DNS names

About

MeadReader

A fast and focused markdown reader for Mac, iPhone, and iPad. It offers a clean reading experience with customizable themes and syntax-highlighted code blocks. Built-in SSH support allows seamless access to markdown files on remote servers.

Highlights
  • Clean typography and four themes
  • Syntax-highlighted code blocks
  • SSH/SFTP for remote file access
  • Local folder browsing
  • QuickLook extension for macOS
  • Localized in 11 languages
Features
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MeadReader is a fast, focused markdown reader for Mac, iPhone, and iPad. Open any folder of .md files and read them with clean typography, syntax-highlighted code blocks, and your choice of four themes. What makes MeadReader different is built-in SSH support. Connect to your dev server, NAS, or any remote machine over SFTP and browse markdown files as if they were local. Save connections for one-tap access. READING EXPERIENCE — Four themes: System, Light, Sepia, and Dark — Adjustable font size — GitHub Flavored Markdown: tables, task lists, footnotes, strikethrough — Syntax-highlighted code blocks in 190+ languages LOCAL FILES — Open any folder and browse .md files instantly — Remembers your last folder across launches — Filter files by name with ⌘F REMOTE FILES (SSH/SFTP) — Connect to any SSH server with password or key authentication — Browse directories and read markdown over SFTP — Save multiple server connections MAC FEATURES — Full keyboard navigation: arrow keys, ⌘1/⌘2 pane switching — QuickLook extension for previewing .md files in Finder — Native macOS experience with sidebar and toolbar LOCALIZED IN 11 LANGUAGES English, 简体中文, 繁體中文, 日本語, 한국어, Français, Deutsch, Español, Português, Русский, Italiano. Switch languages from within the app. MeadReader has no accounts, no cloud sync, no tracking. It reads your files and gets out of the way.

Screenshots

DNS Toolkit3 screens
MeadReader4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: DNS Toolkit at 100% against MeadReader's 0%. DNS Toolkit also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.0). MeadReader's advantage is price ($0.99 vs $1.99). On ads, 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

DNS Toolkit costs $1.99 and MeadReader $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
DNS Toolkit versus MeadReader: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDNS ToolkitMeadReader
Price$1.99$0.99 — better
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequency—Every 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS12.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size38 MB12 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDaniel LinsenmeierSHIH-HUNG MICHAEL CHEN

Customer experience

DNS Toolkit

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

MeadReader

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

None

DNS Toolkit

No in-app purchases

None

MeadReader

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is DNS Toolkit free?
DNS Toolkit costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is MeadReader free?
MeadReader costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do DNS Toolkit or MeadReader have ads?
Neither DNS Toolkit nor MeadReader shows ads.

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