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I don't get it. Who would know about this site, be interested in buying domain names and not have a smartphone at the same time?

you're absolutely right - but a lot of whois services have captchas, are hard to read, and give you a lot of extraneous info.

WhoSMS cuts to the chase, telling you if the domain is available or taken - and if possible, includes a referral link to buy it.