Comparison

Ceiling Fan Balancer vs Pi

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Ceiling Fan Balancer

Eliminate ceiling fan wobble with this app. It uses your phone's camera to measure wobble strength and guide you in placing weights for a balanced fan. Fix wobbles quickly and easily without guesswork.

Highlights
  • Dynamic wobble balancing
  • Phone camera wobble detection
  • Weight placement calculation
  • Blade-specific wobble recording
  • Real-time wobble strength
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No guessing. No trial and error. Fix the wobble quickly and easily! Dynamically balance your ceiling fan using your phone. This app determines which blades and where to place weights to offset the wobble. Preparation: •Clean fan. •Tighten all screws. Instructions: •Draw a dot on masking tape and place it on the fan. •Number the blades. •Hold phone under the fan and record the wobble. Check Wobble: •Simply point the camera at the dot to get the wobble strength in realtime. Balance Fan: •Place a clip on each blade. Record the wobble of each blade. The best position to place counterweights is calculated.

About

Pi

Manage your Pi-hole network ad blocker from any Apple device. Monitor DNS queries, control blocking, and manage lists and settings. Offers interactive widgets and Siri integration for quick access.

Highlights
  • Remote Pi-hole management
  • DNS query monitoring
  • Ad blocking control
  • List and domain management
  • Interactive widgets
  • Siri integration
  • Multi-device support
Features
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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/

Screenshots

Ceiling Fan Balancer4 screens
Pi4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Pi at Free against Ceiling Fan Balancer's $2.99. Pi also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.2) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 8 months). Ceiling Fan Balancer's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 7). On review sentiment, ads and iOS requirement 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Pi is free to download; Ceiling Fan Balancer costs $2.99 up front. Pi sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Ceiling Fan Balancer asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Pi holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pi has 1.3K ratings behind it against 128, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 81% of Ceiling Fan Balancer's written reviews are positive against 88% of Pi's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Ceiling Fan Balancer ships an update every 8 months, Pi every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Ceiling Fan Balancer versus Pi: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCeiling Fan BalancerPi
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating4.2 (128 ratings)4.8 (1.3K ratings) — better
Positive reviews81.3% of reviews88.1% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1281.3K — better
Update frequencyEvery 8 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS17.517.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB85 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerpseudomath LLCRocketScience IT

Customer experience

Ceiling Fan Balancer

All ratings121 ratings
Positive81.0%
Neutral1.7%
Negative17.4%
Written reviews107 reviews
Positive81.3%
Neutral1.9%
Negative16.8%

Pi

All ratings1,257 ratings
Positive94.9%
Neutral1.4%
Negative3.7%
Written reviews412 reviews
Positive88.1%
Neutral4.4%
Negative7.5%

User reviews

Ceiling Fan Balancer

From 128 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🎯 Precisely identifies weight placement locations
  • ⚡ Saves significant time vs manual balancing
  • 🔬 Objective wobble measurement eliminates guesswork
  • 💰 Extremely affordable price point
  • 📱 Simple, easy-to-follow instructions

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Camera detection issues with certain fan types
  • 📹 Lighting conditions significantly affect performance
  • 🎨 Struggles with low-contrast or dark-colored blades
  • ⚙️ Confusing user interface navigation
  • 📏 Inconsistent distance measurement interpretation

Pi

From 1.3K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Amazing app!!
  • 🚀 Excellent app
  • 🚀 Perfect for managing Pi-hole
  • 🚀 Brilliant
  • 🚀 Great app to keep an eye on things

Room to improve

  • 🔍 Disappointing
  • 🔍 Pulled a bait-and-switch with paid features
  • 🔍 Widget unreliable
  • 🔍 Replaced block percentage with clients
  • 🔍 Unusable if not upgraded to pihole v6

Bugs and requests

Ceiling Fan Balancer

Reported bugs

10 issues
  • App fails to detect blade movement on vaulted ceilings
  • Camera dot recognition fails with certain tape colors
  • App freezes on blade measurement stage
  • Incompatible with iPhone 14 and iPad 10.6
  • Front camera not activating on some devices
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  • App crashes or doesn't progress past first blade
  • Inconsistent wobble readings between runs
  • Blade numbering direction confusion causes incorrect results
  • Weight placement recommendations fall on motor housing instead of blade
  • App unable to recognize fan on iPad devices

Requested features

10 requests
  • Support for 2-blade and 10+ blade fans
  • Clarification on distance measurements (center vs blade tip)
  • Follow-up adjustment recommendations without full restart
  • Zoom functionality for camera view
  • Auto-advance between blade measurements
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  • Support for fans with rotating housing
  • Better UX flow between weight placement steps
  • Logging feature to track weight positions and wobble scores
  • Optional single-clip/weight balancing mode
  • Improved English translation in app text

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

None

Ceiling Fan Balancer

No in-app purchases

7 purchases

Pi

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly PHR+$0.991 Month
  • PHR+ Yearly$4.991 Year
One-time5
  • Small Tip$0.99
  • Medium Tip$3.99
  • Large Tip$6.99
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  • PHR+ Lifetime$11.99
  • Huge Tip$17.99

Questions

Is Ceiling Fan Balancer free?
Ceiling Fan Balancer costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Pi free?
Pi is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Ceiling Fan Balancer or Pi?
Pi is rated higher. Ceiling Fan Balancer averages 4.2 out of 5 from 128 ratings, while Pi averages 4.8 from 1.3K ratings.
Do Ceiling Fan Balancer or Pi have ads?
Neither Ceiling Fan Balancer nor Pi shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Ceiling Fan Balancer or Pi?
Ceiling Fan Balancer ships an update every 8 months, and Pi every 2 weeks. Most recently, Ceiling Fan Balancer was updated on November 6, 2026 and Pi on November 7, 2026.

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