Command Line Program vs Homelab Rack Planner
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Command Line Program
Access a variety of useful tools and information through a command-line interface on your iOS device. Perform tasks like checking weather, location, network status, converting formats, and retrieving data from various sources.
- Time and timezone checks
- Network and location information
- Weather forecasts
- ASCII code lookup
- RSS feed reader
- Proverb and quote collection
- Password generation
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Command Line Program is a command line program for iOS. It is not a shell, but a collection of various commands using the greatest UI of all time: the command-line interface. Use cases to use commands of Command Line Program come from the need that is right now. For example: - Check time and timezones of the world. - Ping a given host or IP address. - Get local weather. - Check latest tweets using "tweet" command and tweet latest Astronomy Picture of the Day. - What is my latitude and longitude right now: use "location" command and there it is. - Are there cafes nearby: use command "location nearby cafe". - What is my device's IP address: use "network" command. - What is the ASCII code of '+': use "ascii" command. - What was the Astronomy Picture of the Day of Christmas Eve 2012: use "apod" command. - View latest RSS items of your favourite feeds. - Get inspiration for the moment from proverbs all over the world. - And so on and so forth... Depending on new needs, user wishes or some other trigger, new commands will be implemented. Over a dozen commands are implemented, including: - apod, Astronomy Picture of the Day by NASA. - wttr weather info from wttr.in. - quakes, list latest earthquakes - ascii, ASCII and extended ASCII, chars 0 - 255. - copy, Copy output of command to clipboard. - cowsay, Cow says. - curl, Get URL content (text/plain & application/json). - httpheaders, Retrieve and list HTTP headers. - location, Current location. - network, Device network info. - quakes, Show latest earthquakes. - proverb, Collection of proverbs around the globe (over 40,000). - pwd, Generate random passwords. - quote, Collection of various quotes (over 150,000). - roman, Roman numeral converter and calculator. - rot13, cipher/decipher text using ROT-13. - rss, Read RSS feeds. - sun, Sunrise/sunset time in current location. - time, Info about time and timezones. - tweet, Send and search tweets. - uname, Generate random usernames. Some features require purchase of Premium features. Premium features are purchase using command "Premium purchase". Command "Premium info" gives more information about Premium features.
Homelab Rack Planner
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Plan your homelab rack before you spend a single euro on new gear. Homelab Rack Planner lets you drag real NAS boxes, switches, mini PCs and more — in their actual U height — onto a virtual 19" rack, just like the real thing. Rearrange your layout, try out a new piece of gear before you buy it, and see instantly whether your circuit and your rack's rated load can actually handle it. WHY THIS APP Most rack planning happens in a spreadsheet, on paper, or in a browser tab built for data-center professionals. Homelab Rack Planner is built specifically for the homelab and self-hosting community — a curated catalog of the gear people actually run at home, not generic 1U placeholders. FEATURES • Drag-and-drop rack-mount gear onto a U-snapped column — no gaps, no overlaps • Live power budget: see exactly how much of your circuit/UPS capacity you're using • Live weight budget: track total load against your rack's rated capacity • Off-rack gear list for desktop NAS boxes and mini PCs that need a shelf, not rack ears • A curated catalog of well-known homelab gear from major manufacturers, with real U height, power draw and weight • Can't find something? Add your own in seconds • Multiple racks, so you can plan your current setup and your next upgrade side by side • Export your rack layout as an image to share or save PRO Unlock unlimited racks and clean, watermark-free exports with a single one-time purchase — no subscription, ever. Whether you're planning your very first 6U closet rack or figuring out if that new NAS will fit (and fit your power budget) in a rack that's already full, Homelab Rack Planner takes the guesswork out of growing your homelab.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Homelab Rack Planner at 16.4 against Command Line Program's 18.0. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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. Command Line Program sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Homelab Rack Planner sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
| Parameter | Command Line Program | Homelab Rack Planner |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.1 (8 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 16.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 8 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 16.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 56 MB | 63 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Sami Salkosuo | Alexander Hammer |
In-app purchases
Command Line Program
- Premium Features$1.99
Homelab Rack Planner
- Homelab Rack Planner Pro$6.99
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