Comparison

DNS Toolkit vs Hard Refresh

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

Hard Refresh

Features
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Hard Refresh gives you full control over your browsing data with one tap. A regular reload doesn't always cut it. Cached files, stale cookies, and lingering service workers can cause websites to behave incorrectly. Hard Refresh lets you clear it all and force a clean reload — no need to dig through settings. FEATURES • Full Refresh — Clear all site data (cache, cookies, storage, service workers) and reload the page in one tap • Service Workers — Unregister and clear service workers for the current site • Local Storage — Clear localStorage and sessionStorage data • Cookies — Delete all cookies for the current site PERFECT FOR • Web developers testing changes on real devices • Troubleshooting broken or outdated websites • Clearing stuck login sessions • Fixing sites that won't show the latest content PRIVACY FIRST Hard Refresh works entirely on-device. No data is collected, stored, or transmitted. No analytics, no tracking, no third-party services.

Screenshots

DNS Toolkit3 screens
Hard Refresh4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is chart position: Hard Refresh at #55 against DNS Toolkit's unranked. DNS Toolkit's advantage is device support (4 vs 2) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.0). On price, ads 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

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

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
DNS Toolkit versus Hard Refresh: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDNS ToolkitHard Refresh
Price$1.99$1.99
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
Best chart rank—#55 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size38 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDaniel LinsenmeierAlbuquerque de Matos, Unipessoal, LDA

In-app purchases

None

DNS Toolkit

No in-app purchases

None

Hard Refresh

No in-app purchases

Questions

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

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