Comparison

PiHelper vs TCI Bitacora

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

Head to head
About

PiHelper

Easily connect to and manage your Raspberry Pi or Linux machine remotely. Monitor system resources, control GPIO pins, and access an SSH terminal. Browse and manage files with SFTP and perform server actions like rebooting.

Highlights
  • Real-time system monitoring (CPU, memory, disk, temp)
  • Interactive GPIO control
  • Full SSH terminal experience
  • SFTP file browser with upload/download
  • Remote reboot and halt server
  • Custom command execution
Features
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Get started with PiHelper: https://medium.com/swlh/using-pihelper-to-monitor-and-manage-raspberry-pis-9a24065febed PiHelper lets you connect and manage your Raspberry Pi or Linux machine easily. - Monitor CPU, memory, disk usage, processes and/or temperature statics in realtime. - GPIO Colorful pinout. Tap to change GPIO mode and output. - SSH Terminal Realtime shell with full xterm experience. - SFTP / File browser Browse files and directories. Easy upload, download, rename and delete. - Single tap to reboot / halt server. Custom commands are also supported. - Multi-language support: -- English -- 中文 -- 日本語 -- Русский (Thanks to Sergey Britov) -- Deutsche (Thanks to Daniel Wolf) -- Français (Thanks to Dorian Eydoux) -- Lietuvis (Thanks to Ernestas Kardzys) Report issue: - Email: pihelper@outlook.com - Twitter: @shaqian629 Notes: - Public/Private key authentication only supports RSA keys. - To use the GPIO tool with RPi 4, please upgrade wiringPi to 2.52+: cd /tmp wget https://project-down­load­s.­dro­gon.net/wiring­pi-lat­est.deb sudo dpkg -i wiring­pi-lat­est.deb Reference: http://wiring­pi.­com/wiring­pi-up­dat­ed-to-2-52-for-the-rasp­ber­ry-pi-4b/

About

TCI Bitacora

Features
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INTERFAZ AMIGABLE Esta aplicación permite reportar tus actividades durante el transcurso del día mediante una sencilla e intuitiva interfaz (UI) REPORTE SUS ACTIVIDADES Permite consultar las actividades que diste de alta en la plataforma y estas serán guardadas en tu agenda para posteriormente registrar tus reportes de cada una de ellas, ademas podrás incluir una fotografía en tus reportes. La aplicación esta diseñada para poder realizar reportes sin conexión a Internet, estos se almacenan en el dispositivo de manera temporal y una ves que se cuenta con conexión, se reportan las incidencias.

Screenshots

PiHelper4 screens
TCI Bitacora4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: TCI Bitacora at none against PiHelper's 1. TCI Bitacora also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 5 months). PiHelper's advantage is iOS requirement (8.0 vs 11.0). On price, ads 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

Both are free to download. PiHelper sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. TCI Bitacora asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PiHelper ships an update every 5 months, TCI Bitacora fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 2, 2026 and September 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
PiHelper versus TCI Bitacora: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPiHelperTCI Bitacora
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (247 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews64.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings247 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better11.0
Further details — not scored
Size24 MB45 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer茜 沙Armando Montellano

Bugs and requests

PiHelper

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Inability to connect to Raspberry Pis
  • Clipboard data being accessed
  • Terminal crashes and text wrapping issues
  • Inaccurate CPU and GPU usage reporting
  • Incompatibility with newer SSH ciphers

Requested features

5 requests
  • Support for Raspberry Pi 5
  • Temperature monitoring in Fahrenheit
  • Ability to clear RSA keys
  • Network and disk usage monitoring
  • Offline notification alerts

TCI Bitacora

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

PiHelper

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$0.99
None

TCI Bitacora

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PiHelper free?
PiHelper is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is TCI Bitacora free?
TCI Bitacora is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do PiHelper or TCI Bitacora have ads?
Neither PiHelper nor TCI Bitacora shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PiHelper or TCI Bitacora?
PiHelper ships an update every 5 months, and TCI Bitacora fortnightly. Most recently, PiHelper was updated on September 2, 2026 and TCI Bitacora on September 16, 2026.

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