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Updated September 2026

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3.5😐(23 ratings)
Free
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Manage your GL.iNet router remotely, from basic setup and security to advanced mesh networking and VPN configuration. Monitor your network's performance in real-time and control router functions like WiFi, firmware updates, and LED lights.

What We Love

  • πŸ‘ Remote router management
  • πŸ‘ Dark mode available
  • πŸ‘ Controls multiple routers
  • πŸ‘ Works well for basic setup
  • πŸ‘ Easy initial setup
  • πŸ‘ Solid app for GL-Inet routers
  • πŸ‘ Fast and easy configuration
  • πŸ‘ Links devices to cloud
  • πŸ‘ Remote administration enabled
  • πŸ‘ Good UI and functionality
  • πŸ‘ Manages Slate router
  • πŸ‘ Does the job
  • πŸ‘ Works well with AXT1800
  • πŸ‘ Nice app
  • πŸ‘ Dark theme appreciated
  • πŸ‘ Manages Slate ATX1800 locally
  • πŸ‘ Great router and decent app
  • πŸ‘ Nice controller app
  • πŸ‘ Refined and capable app

Room to Improve

  • πŸ› Frequent 429 errors
  • πŸ› Buggy GUI
  • πŸ› Confusing settings
  • πŸ› Cannot sign back in
  • πŸ› App behaves like first-time setup after sign-out
  • πŸ› Needs improvement for adding environments
  • πŸ› No instructions provided
  • πŸ› App won't find router
  • πŸ› Router keeps dropping WiFi
  • πŸ› App appears useless after web UI config
  • πŸ› Unintuitive interface
  • πŸ› Difficult to find settings
  • πŸ› Never worked
  • πŸ› VPN menu missing in Chinese language
  • πŸ› Collects user data and reports to China
  • πŸ› Horrible software, poor error codes
  • πŸ› Often doesn't work
  • πŸ› Router keeps disconnecting
  • πŸ› No admin web access
  • πŸ› Cannot see router
  • πŸ› Eventually stopped working
  • πŸ› White screen on app open
  • πŸ› Limited administrative access
  • πŸ› Couldn't set up router
  • πŸ› Missing important travel feature (captive portals)
  • πŸ› App missing most admin console features
  • πŸ› Became useless recently
  • πŸ› Last update made app useless
  • πŸ› Cannot log in with PIA VPN
  • πŸ› HTTPS error with Surfshark
  • πŸ› Firmware upgrade error
  • πŸ› Wireguard configuration error
  • πŸ› Cannot sign into North VPN
  • πŸ› Non-standard app UI
  • πŸ› Accessibility issues
  • πŸ› Old app was better for local management
  • πŸ› New app useless for traveling router
  • πŸ› App can never connect to devices
  • πŸ› Rubbish app
  • πŸ› Won't reliably repeat iPad hotspot
  • πŸ› App does not help connect router
  • πŸ› Option to manage local device is gone
  • πŸ› Can't login locally
  • πŸ› App does not list VPN servers
  • πŸ› Forced upgrade issues
  • πŸ› App not showing tethering activity
  • πŸ› Demands location access
  • πŸ› Cannot add preconfigured router
  • πŸ› Forced upgrade bricks router
  • πŸ› Router refuses encrypted connections
  • πŸ› App has trust issues with password syncing
  • πŸ› Not designed for iPad, no landscape
  • πŸ› Garbage from totalitarians
  • πŸ› Will not allow adding a network
  • πŸ› App doesn't find router within seconds
  • πŸ› Old app used for Beryl due to firmware bugs

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