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SimplePi for Raspberry Pi

SimplePi for Raspberry Pi

Monitor, Control & Manage rPi

125 ratings
35 reviews
🔧 Utilities
📊 Productivity
Free
In-App Purchases

Details

  • Released
  • Updated
  • July 31, 2020
  • September 24, 2025

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Developer

Benedikt Hirmer
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Manage your Raspberry Pi from your iPhone or iPad. Monitor system activity with graphs, run custom commands, and access a terminal shell. Includes widgets, file browsing, and support for multiple Pis.

✓Monitor CPU, Memory, Temperature, Disk Usage
✓Run custom commands with one tap
✓Full terminal shell access
✓Home screen widgets for monitoring and control
✓File browser with export options
✓Manage multiple Raspberry Pi devices
✓Public key authentication
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What users say

Summarized from real user reviews of SimplePi for Raspberry Pi. Based on 125 reviews and a 3.9/5 average, it highlights the 9 positives and 20 negatives reviewers mention most about this Utilities app.

Positive things

  • 👍Useful tool, does what it says
  • 🚀Fantastic app, great CLI access
  • 💡Full Bash and Python support
  • 📈Provides CPU, GPU, RAM stats
  • 💰Low annual cost (£4.99/year)
  • 👍Easy and useful connection
  • 👍Supports remote management
  • 👍Superb design and functionality
  • 👍Responsive support

Negative things

  • ❌Subscription required to function
  • ❌Frequent connection issues
  • ❌Paywall limits functionality
  • ❌App crashes frequently
  • ❌Fails to display stats
  • ❌Cannot navigate raspi-config
  • ❌Expensive for features offered
  • ❌Unclear functionality beyond SSH
  • ❌Tracking included in the app
  • ❌Subscription model is disliked
  • ❌Unannounced subscription needed
  • ❌Rejects valid credentials
  • ❌Greedy author, overpriced
  • ❌False free trial information
  • ❌Doesn't stay connected
  • ❌Command output not visible
  • ❌Continuously running commands abort
  • ❌Does not work on older iOS
  • ❌Limited use before paywall
  • ❌No free basic features
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What's New in SimplePi for Raspberry Pi

4.0.1

September 24, 2025

Ready for iOS 26! SimplePi’s new design makes it easier than ever to access the critical info you need—faster, clearer, smarter. New! - Support for tailscale - All stats are visible on the screen at once - Improved visual cues for stats

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User reviews

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No good

You can’t even connect to verify that it works without buying a subscription. Not with a password and not with ssh. So I don’t know if it works, and I’m not willing to gamble $4.99 to find out. Only because I’ve been burned so many times by iPhone apps.
GnarlodiousGnarlodious

Frequent issues

This app does more wrong then it does good.
I tried it on my pi, and it’s alright, limited literally all the good functionality behind a paywall.

But when I close the app, it refuses to connect the next time I open it, If i press the connection button it OPENS THE PAYWALL. This put me off even buying the app at all. The only way to temporarily get it back is to remove the host, force close the app and open it again, set it up and you get it back until it closes. WASTE OF TIME
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Jens.Tech_Jens.Tech_

Doesn’t do anything

I connected to my Pi, but I can’t get it do anything. I’ve just paid the subscription and got nothing.
YharooerYharooer

Fantastic app

This is a fantastic app. Gives you a cli to your Raspberry Pi. This is the best way to use all the power of Linux cli from your iPhone via a Raspberry Pi. Full Bash and Python. And as an extra bonus it gives you stats on cpu, gpu and ram usage. And all for £4.99 per year. Can’t recommend this nearly enough - download now if you haven’t already :)
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JoffJoff

Terrible

I got the app just to mess with my raspberry pi and it worked one day and then the next it would not let me do anything without paying so terrible app
Noan n.Noan n.

Response from developer

Hi! Thanks for giving the app a try — I’m an indie dev 🙂. There’s a free trial to explore everything first, then continued access helps support ongoing development. If it suddenly stopped working, that may be a bug — feel free to reach out through the app and I’ll help!

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Reported Bugs

13 issues

App refuses to connect after closing

Bug

Opening app redirects to paywall

Bug

Temporary fix for connection issues: remove host, force close, re-add

Bug

App crashes several times

Bug

Fails 50% of the time to display GPU, CPU, and temp settings

Bug

Screen disappears when trying to navigate raspi-config

Bug

Cannot view output of continuously running commands

Bug

Continuously running commands abort when phone screen locks

Bug

App rejects credentials that other apps accept

Bug

Monitoring features do not work

Bug

App shows one-week free trial but requires subscription immediately

Bug

App doesn't stay connected, screens close and pop around

Bug

App rejects identical credentials that other PI apps accept

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Requested Features

5 requests

Allow commands to keep running when phone screen locks

Feature

Ability to view results log for commands

Feature

Option to remove added commands

Feature

Improve navigation for raspi-config

Feature

Store SSH private keys securely using iOS Keychain

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FAQ

What does SimplePi do?

SimplePi is a utility app designed to monitor, control, and manage your Raspberry Pi devices directly from your iPhone or iPad. It provides detailed system statistics, allows you to run custom commands, and offers a full terminal shell experience.

What are the key features of SimplePi?

Key features include real-time monitoring of CPU, memory, and temperature, the ability to run custom commands with widgets, a terminal shell with keyboard support, a file browser, and management of multiple Raspberry Pi devices with secure key authentication.

Is SimplePi free to use?

The app is free to download and offers in-app purchases. This means you can get started with basic functionality for free, with options to unlock additional features or capabilities through purchases within the app.

What devices is SimplePi compatible with?

SimplePi works on all Raspberry Pi models and has been tested with various Raspberry Pi OS distributions. It requires an iPhone or iPad and SSH to be enabled on your Raspberry Pi. It also supports Siri Shortcuts and Home Screen Widgets on iOS 14 and later.

What are common use cases for SimplePi?

Common use cases include remotely monitoring the health and performance of your Raspberry Pi, executing commands to manage projects or services, accessing the Pi's terminal for advanced configuration, and automating tasks using Siri Shortcuts or widgets.