Comparison

Raspberry Pi. vs Pi SSH

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 SSH

Control your Raspberry Pi remotely with an interactive SSH terminal, file manager, and system monitoring tools. Manage Docker, systemd, and GPIO pins directly from your iPhone or iPad over your local network.

Highlights
  • Interactive SSH terminal
  • SFTP file manager
  • Live system monitoring
  • Docker and systemd control
  • GPIO pinout grid
  • Network tools
  • Command snippets and macros
Features
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Pi SSH is the Raspberry Pi control app with a real interactive SSH terminal — plus SFTP files, live monitoring, GPIO, Docker, and systemd. Connect over direct LAN SSH (no cloud relay) from iPhone or iPad. SSH TERMINAL (NEW IN 2.0) Open a full VT100/xterm SSH terminal to your Raspberry Pi or Linux box. Colors, interactive tools (htop, nano, vim), password or Ed25519 keys, optional jump/bastion host, on-screen shortcuts (Tab, Ctrl+C, arrows), and reconnect when the shell ends. The terminal uses its own session so live metrics keep updating. CONNECT WITH CONFIDENCE Clearer connection help when SSH fails, plus Scan network from the error screen. Bonjour discovery and Wi‑Fi subnet scanning find Pis on your local network. SFTP FILE MANAGER Browse folders, upload and download files, edit text configs, rename, copy, move, and delete — plus upload from the iOS share sheet. DOCKER & SYSTEMD Start, stop, and restart containers and services. View Docker and journal logs with live follow. GPIO CONTROL 40-pin pinout grid with per-pin input/output, PWM, custom labels, and bus-pin safety prompts. SYSTEM MONITORING CPU, memory, temperature, disk, and network — with charts and history. Home Screen widgets show the latest metrics after you capture them in the app. SYSTEM ADMINISTRATION Docker containers & images • systemd units • apt upgradable packages • journal/syslog viewer • edit boot or SSH config files. NETWORK TOOLS Local-network SSH discovery (Bonjour + subnet scan), Wake-on-LAN, TCP port checks, plus ping/traceroute run on the Pi. SNIPPETS & MACROS Save commands and run them with one tap; chain steps into macros. PRIVACY-FIRST Secrets stay in Keychain. Works over LAN/VPN — your credentials never pass through our servers. Supports Raspberry Pi OS and other Debian/Ubuntu-style Linux installs.

Screenshots

Raspberry Pi.4 screens
Pi SSH4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Pi SSH at Free against Raspberry Pi.'s $2.99. Pi SSH also leads on rating (5.0 vs 2.3) and update cadence (every 3 days vs every 9 days). Raspberry Pi.'s advantage is ratings volume (27 vs 5) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 17.0). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Pi SSH is free to download; Raspberry Pi. costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Pi SSH holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Raspberry Pi. has 27 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Raspberry Pi. ships an update every 9 days, Pi SSH every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Raspberry Pi. versus Pi SSH: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRaspberry Pi.Pi SSH
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating2.3 (27 ratings)5.0 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews21.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings27 — better5
Update frequencyEvery 9 daysEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS11.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size36 MB21 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNiklas von WeihePankaj Gaikar

Customer experience

Raspberry Pi.

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

Pi SSH

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Raspberry Pi.

No in-app purchases

None

Pi SSH

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Raspberry Pi. free?
Raspberry Pi. costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Pi SSH free?
Pi SSH is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Raspberry Pi. or Pi SSH?
Pi SSH is rated higher. Raspberry Pi. averages 2.3 out of 5 from 27 ratings, while Pi SSH averages 5.0 from 5 ratings.
Do Raspberry Pi. or Pi SSH have ads?
Neither Raspberry Pi. nor Pi SSH shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Raspberry Pi. or Pi SSH?
Raspberry Pi. ships an update every 9 days, and Pi SSH every 3 days. Most recently, Raspberry Pi. was updated on September 29, 2026 and Pi SSH on September 22, 2026.

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