Flag Day vs SimpleNet Tools
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Flag Day
Receive timely alerts for U.S. flag status changes, including half-staff and full-staff days. Learn about flag etiquette, history, and proper folding techniques. Always fly the American flag correctly with this informative utility.
- Half & full staff flag alerts
- Flag day calendar
- Historical facts and videos
- Flag code instructions
- Flag folding guide
- Sunrise and sunset times
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Timely alerts to always fly your American flag the right way! With the Flag Day app, you will receive: - Alerts for unscheduled half-staff days as soon as published by the US President - Alerts for scheduled half & full staff days a day before Note: The app does not cover US States notifications for half-staff days at this point. Only notifications coming from the White House. See below the other app's features WHAT USERS SAY ABOUT THE FLAG DAY APP: ------------------------------------- "GREAT APP" "If you fly the flag, this app is a god send! When the status changes, you get an alert to change the position. That way you do not wonder why the flag is at half-staff!" "SIMPLE AND RELIABLE" "It does more than you'd expect. I've learned a lot about why we observe the days we do." "GREAT APP" "I love this app! I have learned so much about the symbol of patriotism of the United States flag and I use it to display my flag properly. It is a great app and I highly recommend it." APP OVERVIEW: ----------------- Receive alerts to remind you to raise the flag for all American National Flag Days. Alerts are sent the day before the half-staff or full-staff day. Use the flag day calendar to quickly glance over all the coming flag days. App displays the sunrise and sunset times at your location. The application is constantly maintained up to date. New flag days declared by the US President are added to our server and synchronized with the application when you start it. Flying the American flag per the flag code is important and a patriotic thing to do. To help you fly the US flag the proper way, the application references the flag code as well as a detailed step by step process on how to correctly fold the flag. The Flag Day application was built by our company Bonsaisoft which is based in California, USA. APP FEATURES: ---------------- - Notifications are sent a day before half-staff & full-staff days. - Calendar with all coming flag days. Full staff days are in blue. Half staff days are in red. - Each day has historical facts and videos to learn about the day in history. Once published, the Presidential Proclamation is added to the app. - Instructions on how to properly handle the flag based on the flag code - Instructions on how to fold the flag with step by step graphics and visual animation. - Instructions on how to salute the flag - Pledge of allegiance's text PRICING --------- The Flag Day app can be downloaded for free on the app store. To unlock it, a yearly or monthly subscription is required. - The yearly membership subscription is US$7.99/year after a 1 week free trial period. - The monthly membership subscription is US$1.99/month after a 3 day free trial period. LEGAL --------- The price of the subscription will be charged to your iTunes account at confirmation of purchase. Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal. Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase. Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable. Our full terms and conditions and privacy policy are at: Terms of Use: https://www.bonsaisoft.com/flag-day-terms Privacy Policy: https://www.bonsaisoft.com/flag-day-privacy
SimpleNet Tools
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SimpleNet Tools is a focused network toolkit for IT folks who need basic checks from a phone — without ads getting in the way. Run common diagnostics on the go: ping a host, look up DNS records, check a TCP port, follow a traceroute, probe TLS and certificates, look up whois/RDAP registration, and estimate IP city/ISP/ASN. Native ICMP and TCP run on iOS production builds so results reflect real network behavior from your device. TOOLS • Ping — ICMP echo with latency, loss, and jitter • DNS — A, AAAA, CNAME, MX, TXT, and NS via the resolver you choose (device DNS where available, or Cloudflare) • Port — TCP connect check: open, closed, or filtered • Trace — ICMP traceroute with hop-by-hop TTL probes • TLS — HTTPS reachability, security headers, and certificate transparency lookup • Location — IP city, ISP, and ASN (including this device’s public IP) • Whois — RDAP registration for a domain or IP: owner, registrar, dates, nameservers EXTRA • Saved addresses — keep frequent hosts on-device for quick re-use • About — version, release notes, Terms, and Privacy No account. No ads. No in-app purchases. You choose the host or address to test; checks run from your device. Made by anollopa for people who just need simple network commands on mobile.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: SimpleNet Tools at none against Flag Day's 6. SimpleNet Tools also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Flag Day sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. SimpleNet Tools asks for nothing beyond the download.
Flag Day ships an update every 2 months, SimpleNet Tools every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Flag Day | SimpleNet Tools |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (3.7K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 75.9% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3.7K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 46 MB | 38 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Bonsaisoft LLC | Todd Dresser |
Bugs and requests
Flag Day
Reported bugs
2 issues- Incorrect flag status displayed during special events
- Subscription issues leading to loss of access
Requested features
4 requests- Sync flag status to device calendar
- Customizable notification settings
- Integration with weather data for flag lowering
- State-level flag status updates
SimpleNet Tools
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Flag Day
- Flag Day Monthly Subscription3 Days trial2 variants$1.991 Month
- Flag Day Yearly Subscription7 Days trial$4.991 Year
- Flag Day Yearly Subscription7 Days trial$7.991 Year
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- Flag Day Yearly Subscription7 Days trial2 variants$11.991 Year
SimpleNet Tools
No in-app purchases









