Nokl vs Firewalla
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Nokl
Access and manage files and folders on your computers directly from your iOS device. View documents and photos with thumbnail previews for easy navigation. Seamlessly browse your computer's content remotely.
- Browse computer files and folders
- View documents with thumbnails
- Access photos remotely
- Manage files on iOS device
- Remote computer access
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Browse and view files and folders of all your computers where NOKL is installed on the iOS device. Photo/Documents folders are listable with thumbnails for all documents.
Firewalla
Secure your home or small business network and IoT devices from cyber threats. Detect vulnerable devices, scan for infections, and block suspicious activity. Manage your network security with this powerful tool.
- Network security
- IoT device management
- Vulnerability detection
- Mirai virus scanning
- Port scanning
- Network control
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Firewalla is a vital security addition to every home and small business with network and IoT devices. Imagine yourself settling in for a nice, quiet evening. You go to check on the sleeping baby and out of the corner of your eye you catch the baby camera turn towards you...somebody else is watching. Hackers are like a burglar constantly checking all your doors and windows looking for a way to sneak in. Firewalla can help you to secure and manage your personal network, discover vulnerable IoT devices. Firewalla has the ability to discover devices that are open and can be infected (or already) by the Mirai virus. Security Scanning 1. Inside scan, find all the devices that may be infected with Mirai virus or can be infected with it. 2. Outside scan, search for ports that are open from the Internet side. This app will also control the Firewalla Box.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Nokl at 5.0 against Firewalla's 4.5. Firewalla's advantage is ratings volume (736 vs 2). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Nokl holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Firewalla has 736 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Nokl ships an update every 2 months, Firewalla every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 7, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Nokl | Firewalla |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | 4.5 (736 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 80.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 736 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 61 MB | 110 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | NOKL LLC | Rottiesoft LLC |
Customer experience
Nokl
Firewalla
Bugs and requests
Nokl
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Firewalla
Reported bugs
4 issues- App crashes after updates
- Connectivity issues with certain routers
- Inconsistent device detection
- Firmware update problems
Requested features
5 requests- Landscape mode support for iPad
- Web-based management interface
- Improved setup process
- Faster response times
- More detailed network monitoring
In-app purchases
Nokl
No in-app purchases
Firewalla
No in-app purchases
