Comtel vs Pi
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Comtel
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Comtel GSM Remote Control Application has been designed to provide communication and remote control to a CS Siren or a Group of Sirens using GSM network. The application can send SMS, DTMF packets and can also perform Live Audio announcements via phone calls using GSM Network. Features: • Store Siren or Group IDs. • Store up to 16 different warning signals. • Store up to 239 different digital messages. • Live Audio calls (Public Address only by decoding DTMF packets). • Silent test and receive reports via SMS Attention This application requires GSM Siren Remote Controller to be installed to your Siren network.
Pi
Control your Pi-hole network ad blocker remotely. Quickly disable blocking, block specific services, and view real-time network statistics. Manage adlists, update gravity, and configure DNS/DHCP settings with ease.
- Disable/enable Pi-hole blocking
- Block specific services
- View real-time query logs
- Add domains to whitelist/blacklist
- Update gravity
- Manage adlists
- Configure DNS & DHCP settings
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Take full control of your Pi-hole from your iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, and Apple TV. Monitor your network, inspect DNS queries, manage blocking and lists, and control multiple Pi-hole instances from anywhere in the Apple ecosystem. *Disable Blocking* Quickly disable blocking from the app, interactive Home Screen widgets, your Apple Watch, or Siri. You'll see a Live Activity for the duration to remind you blocking is disabled! *Statistics & Queries* Look up what domains are queried most on your network, as well as clients that send out the most requests. View your Query Log as well as a 'Live Log' which shows queries on your network in real time. *Blocked Services* Want to quickly restrict access to Facebook, TikTok, Snapchat, Roblox, and more? Block all kinds of services effortlessly with just one tap. *Manage Your Pi-hole* Manage Clients & Groups, Domains & Adlists, and change all kinds of Pi-hole settings such as DNS/DHCP settings. *Interactive Widgets & Live Activity* Choose from a wide range of Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets that show your Pi-hole status or statistics. There are also interactive widgets to disable blocking without opening the app! When you disable blocking, you will even see a Live Activity on your Lock Screen, Dynamic Island, and Smart Stack. *Controls* Quickly toggle blocking right from your Lock Screen, Control Center, or Action Button. *Made for the Apple Ecosystem* Use Pi-hole Remote across iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, and Apple TV. Your instances and preferences stay available across your devices through iCloud. Purchase Pi-hole Remote+ once and unlock it on every supported platform. == iPhone, iPad, and Mac features: - Enable or temporarily disable Pi-hole blocking - View detailed statistics and combined data from multiple instances - Search and filter your Query Log or watch queries appear in real time - Add domains to your allowlist or denylist, individually or in bulk - Block entire services such as social networks, streaming platforms, and games - Manage clients, groups, domains, adlists, DNS, and DHCP settings - Update Gravity and manage your Pi-hole configuration - Add and control an unlimited number of Pi-hole instances - Choose where each instance appears based on your Wi-Fi network - Connect securely using HTTPS, reverse proxies, custom paths, and custom headers - Use interactive widgets, Live Activities, and Lock Screen or Control Center controls - Control Pi-hole with Siri, App Shortcuts, Spotlight, and the Action Button - Sync settings and selected Pi-hole data between instances - Personalize the app with custom colors and alternative icons - Enjoy dedicated layouts for iPhone, iPad, and Mac - Full VoiceOver and Dark Mode support Apple Watch features: - View status and statistics, control one or all instances, access Blocked Services, and use complications and Live Activities Apple TV features: - View statistics and queries, control blocking and services, and switch between or combine instances on the big screen == Note: You need at least one working Pi-hole instance running on another device for this app to function and you must use Pi-hole Version 6.0 or up. Pi-hole Remote is a third-party app which uses the Pi-hole API and is in no way affiliated with Pi-hole. Find out more about Pi-hole at https://pi-hole.net/. This app offers a "Pi-hole Remote+" version with additional features, in the form of a lifetime purchase, a monthly subscription, or a yearly subscription. Subscriptions will automatically renew unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period and will be charged to your App Store account. You can turn off auto-renew or manage subscriptions in your App Store account settings after purchase. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Comtel at none against Pi's 7. Comtel also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). Pi's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 3 months) and device support (5 vs 3). On price and ads 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. Pi sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Comtel asks for nothing beyond the download.
Comtel ships an update every 3 months, Pi every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Comtel | Pi |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 4.8 (1.2K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 88.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 1.2K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 36 MB | 84 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ProgressNet | RocketScience IT |
Bugs and requests
Comtel
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Pi
Reported bugs
7 issues- Crashes when pressing certain options
- Unable to reach Pi Hole after configuration
- Statistics screen crashes the app
- Widgets not working
- Live Logs not working properly
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- Login screen freezes
- Incompatible with older devices
Requested features
13 requests- Add and remove adlists from the internet
- DHCP management, like assign static IPs, change host names of devices
- Change other pihole settings, like upstream DNS servers
- A command line interface
- Group management, I.e. the ability to whitelist or blacklist certain domains only for certain groups of devices, and to be able to create new groups and edit which devices are in each group
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- Option to style query bar graph as stacked bar graph colored by client
- Notification to update pihole
- Ability to update the OS and pihole from the app
- Wildcard support for the whitelist
- View DHCP Leases or add reservations
- Query Log
- Dark mode option
- Advanced analytics dashboard
In-app purchases
Comtel
No in-app purchases
Pi
- Monthly PHR+$0.991 Month
- PHR+ Yearly$4.991 Year
- Small Tip$0.99
- Medium Tip$3.99
- Large Tip$6.99
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- PHR+ Lifetime$11.99
- Huge Tip$17.99









