Comparison

PocketSpec vs deepdig.dev

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

Head to head
About

PocketSpec

Features
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PocketSpec is a read-only viewer for comfortably reading the Markdown specifications inside your GitHub repositories, right on your iPhone and iPad. Check the design docs and specs stored in your project's docs/ folder anytime, anywhere. It isn't tied to a single repository — register multiple projects as a "spec bookshelf" and switch between them to read. ■ Key features • GitHub integration (read-only) Sign in with GitHub and securely fetch only the contents of the repository, branch, and documentation folder you specify. It never edits or commits files. • Clean Markdown rendering Supports headings, lists, code blocks, tables, images, and links. Optimized so even long specifications are comfortable to read. • Mermaid diagram rendering Renders Mermaid code such as flowcharts and sequence diagrams as real diagrams. Tap to zoom to full screen. • Manage multiple projects Set a repository, branch, and display folder per project. The last opened project and document are restored on launch. • Offline support Once fetched, content is cached on device, so you can read your most recently synced specs even with no connection. • Secure by design Limits the visible content to the folder you specify; it never reads source code or configuration files. Access tokens are stored only in the device Keychain and are never sent to any external server. ■ Who it's for • Engineers who want to quickly check their project's specs on the move or before a meeting • Anyone who wants to read documentation from multiple development repositories in one place • Anyone who wants to safely view private-repository design docs from their iPhone ■ Before you start Using this app requires a GitHub account and read access to the target repositories. To read private repositories, install the dedicated GitHub App on the target repository (the only permission required is Contents: read-only).

About

deepdig.dev

Features
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deepdig is a free toolbox of network diagnostics built for sysadmins, DevOps engineers and hosting operators — the checks you run every day, faster and more detailed, with no account and no ads. Enter a domain, IP or paste raw data. Checks run in parallel on our servers and results stream in live, each finding graded by severity with a plain-English explanation of why it matters. TOOLS • DNS diagnostics — records, delegation and glue consistency, full DNSSEC chain validation from the root, propagation across 18 public resolvers, and a hop-by-hop recursion trace • SSL/TLS — certificate chain, expiry, hostname match, trust, protocol versions, HSTS • WHOIS — registrar, dates, EPP status codes for domains; RIR allocation, ASN and abuse contacts for IPs • Mail tester — SPF, DKIM, DMARC, MTA-STS, TLS-RPT, BIMI, MX reachability and STARTTLS • Email header analyzer — paste a raw email, get the Received chain as a timed hop-by-hop trace with SPF/DKIM/DMARC verdicts • DNSBL / blacklists — check IPs and domains against major blocklists, Spamhaus included • HTTP headers — security headers, redirect chain, cookie flags, server fingerprint • HTTP/3 — ALPN negotiation, Alt-Svc advertisement and CDN detection • IP info — ASN, announced prefix, rDNS, country and hosting classification • Certificate Transparency log search • Subnet/CIDR calculator and a password generator WATCHES — GET NOTIFIED WHEN THINGS CHANGE Put a domain or IP on watch and deepdig re-checks it for you. You get a push notification only when something actually changes: a certificate crossing 14, 7 or 1 day to expiry (and a recovery notice when it renews), a new blacklist listing or a delisting, or a changed DNS record set. No noise, no daily digests — alerts only on real transitions. BUILT THE WAY YOU'D WANT IT • Results stream in as each check completes — no spinners • Every run is saved as a shareable permalink snapshot • History and side-by-side comparison for any target • Share a URL or domain from any app to open the right tool prefilled • Dark mode that follows your system • No account, no ads, no tracking, no analytics. Free. deepdig is the mobile companion to deepdig.dev — same engine, same results, in your pocket.

Screenshots

PocketSpec4 screens
deepdig.dev4 screens

Verdict

The call

PocketSpec and deepdig.dev are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
PocketSpec versus deepdig.dev: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPocketSpecdeepdig.dev
PriceFreeFree
Update frequency—Every 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB7 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperShun KiyouraSOFTPLEXITY S.R.L.

In-app purchases

None

PocketSpec

No in-app purchases

None

deepdig.dev

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PocketSpec free?
PocketSpec is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is deepdig.dev free?
deepdig.dev is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do PocketSpec or deepdig.dev have ads?
Neither PocketSpec nor deepdig.dev shows ads.

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