Comparison

Raspberry Pi. vs Pi

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

Head to head
About

Raspberry Pi.

Manage and monitor your Raspberry Pi devices remotely from your iPhone or iPad. This app simplifies setup, network discovery, system monitoring, and task management for both beginners and experts.

Highlights
  • System setup and OS installation
  • Network discovery and connection
  • Real-time system monitoring
  • Remote desktop access
  • Task scheduling and management
  • GPIO pin control
  • Built-in SSH terminal
Features
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Do you own a RaspberryPi or are you considering one? The RaspberryPi App is your perfect assistant to keep control of your system right from your iPhone or iPad. From beginner to expert, the RaspberryPi App assists you in setting up your pi, finding it in the network, monitoring your system and performing a wide range of actions without even touching a SSH terminal or anything else. RasberryPi App can even handle multiple systems at once! Your "Getting started" functions at a glance: • Assists you in choosing the right products around the Pi • Set up the Pi and its operating system • Find your Pi in your network • Connect to it with a single touch Monitoring and connectivity • Monitor system parameter (General health, CPU, memory, disk space, temperature, etc.) • Keep track of your network (internal IP, external IP, MAC address, subnet, etc.) • Easy Remote Desktop connection to your Pi (from your Mac, PC or phone) • Setup Wifi on your Pi • Scan Bluetooth devices and control the Pis BT visibility • Monitor all services • See connected screen properties (HDMI) • Check your ethernet connection Tasks and manager • Shutdown and reboot • Easily setup scheduled tasks with a few clicks (CronJobs) • Keep you Pi updated with the Update Center • User Management • Switch and monitor your GPIO pins For experts • Control your pi with a build in SSH Terminal (no need to use it at all but customers asked for it • Create custom commands to quickly execute it with a single button push

About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
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

Raspberry Pi.4 screens
Pi4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Pi at 89% against Raspberry Pi.'s 21%. Pi also leads on price (Free vs $2.99) and rating (4.8 vs 2.3). Raspberry Pi.'s advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 7) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 17.0). On update cadence 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Pi holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 2.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pi has 1.2K ratings behind it against 27, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 21% of Raspberry Pi.'s written reviews are positive against 89% of Pi's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Raspberry Pi. ships an update every 9 days, Pi every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Raspberry Pi. versus Pi: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRaspberry Pi.Pi
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating2.3 (27 ratings)4.8 (1.2K ratings) — better
Positive reviews21.1% of reviews88.5% of reviews — better
Number of ratings271.2K — better
Update frequencyEvery 9 days — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS11.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size36 MB84 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNiklas von WeiheRocketScience IT

Customer experience

Raspberry Pi.

All ratings27 ratings
Positive25.9%
Neutral11.1%
Negative63.0%
Written reviews38 reviews
Positive21.1%
Neutral5.3%
Negative73.7%

Pi

All ratings1,237 ratings
Positive95.1%
Neutral1.3%
Negative3.6%
Written reviews393 reviews
Positive88.5%
Neutral4.3%
Negative7.1%

Bugs and requests

Raspberry Pi.

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

None

Raspberry Pi.

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 Raspberry Pi. free?
Raspberry Pi. 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, Raspberry Pi. or Pi?
Pi is rated higher. Raspberry Pi. averages 2.3 out of 5 from 27 ratings, while Pi averages 4.8 from 1.2K ratings.
Do Raspberry Pi. or Pi have ads?
Neither Raspberry Pi. nor Pi shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Raspberry Pi. or Pi?
Raspberry Pi. ships an update every 9 days, and Pi every 2 weeks. Most recently, Raspberry Pi. was updated on September 29, 2026 and Pi on October 1, 2026.

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