ToolNest vs Resolver Race
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ToolNest
A privacy-focused utility suite offering encryption, password generation, data conversions, and time tools. It provides developers and security professionals with powerful cryptographic functions and everyday utilities in an intuitive, offline-capable interface with no advertisements.
- Hash generation and verification
- End-to-end encrypted messaging
- Strong password generation
- TOTP two-factor authentication code generation
- Multiple data converters (Base64, URL, HTML, number systems)
- JSON/CSV formatting and validation
- Timestamp and date calculations
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ToolNest brings text, security and conversion utilities into one app, with no account or subscription required. HASH AND ENCRYPT TEXT Generate and compare hashes, use HMAC options, and encrypt or decrypt text locally with Crypt Text. Copy results to use elsewhere. Crypt Text does not provide a chat service or deliver messages. PASSWORDS AND AUTHENTICATOR CODES Generate passwords with configurable character options. Generate time-based one-time passwords from a secret you supply and inspect the available code details. CONVERT AND FORMAT Work with Base64, URLs, HTML entities, number bases, colors and measurements. Format JSON, work with CSV and strings, and test regular expressions. DATES AND TIMES Convert timestamps, calculate date differences and work with world clocks and time zones. These tools process input on your device. Protect your encryption keys, passwords and authenticator secrets, and check output before relying on it for important work. Terms of Use: https://toolnestapp.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://toolnestapp.com/privacy-policy
Resolver Race
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Your DNS resolver decides how fast every web page starts loading - and the one your network handed you may not be the quickest, or the most honest. Resolver Race finds out in a couple of minutes. It benchmarks dozens of public DNS resolvers from your iPhone, on the network you're actually using, and ranks them by real measured speed. RACES EVERY KIND OF DNS - Classic DNS over IPv4 and IPv6 - DNS-over-HTTPS (DoH) - DNS-over-TLS (DoT) - Your current DNS server, included automatically for comparison THREE REAL-WORLD TESTS - Cached: a name the resolver already knows, for pure round-trip speed - Uncached: a name it has never seen, so it must do the full lookup - New .com: a domain that doesn't exist, timing the .com path MORE THAN JUST SPEED - Finds which resolvers are actually reachable before timing anything - Detects when your router answers in a resolver's place instead of the real thing - Checks DNSSEC validation, and whether it is genuinely enforced - Flags resolvers that redirect domains that don't exist to ad pages - Shows what each resolver blocks: ads, adult content, malware - Measures how close the content servers each resolver hands you really are BUILT TO BE TRUSTED Everything runs on your device. No accounts, no analytics, no servers of ours - results never leave your phone unless you export them yourself. FREE, WITH A ONE-TIME UPGRADE Free includes five resolvers, six queries per test and one run per race - enough to see whether your current DNS is holding you back. Resolver Race Pro is a single purchase, yours for life with no subscription: the full resolver catalogue, up to 60 queries per test, repeat runs up to 100 times for rock-solid averages, and all the trust, filtering and content-speed checks. Inspired by the classic desktop DNS benchmarks, rebuilt for iPhone.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Resolver Race at daily against ToolNest's every 18 months. ToolNest's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). On price, ads, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
ToolNest ships an update every 18 months, Resolver Race daily. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ToolNest | Resolver Race |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 18 months | Daily — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 21 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Arla Services | Saed Zakari |
In-app purchases
ToolNest
No in-app purchases
Resolver Race
No in-app purchases









