Admin By Request vs Mocha X11 Lite
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Admin By Request
This app provides systems administrators with a solution for managing local administrative rights on Windows, macOS, and Linux systems. It allows users to view data and approve administrative access requests remotely.
- Local admin lock-down solution
- Supports Windows, macOS, and Linux
- View system data
- Approve admin access
- Remote management
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Admin By Request is a local admin lock-down solution to Windows, macOS and Linux for systems administrators. The Admin By Request app helps you view data and approve admin access
Mocha X11 Lite
Connect to X11 Window applications on UNIX and Linux servers from your iPhone or iPad. View remote application output directly on your device. This version includes a 5-minute session limit.
- X11R7.7 implementation
- Telnet and SSH clients
- Local window manager on device
- Hardware mouse support
- Bluetooth trackpad support
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Mocha X11 lets you connect easily to X11 Window applications running on UNIX and Linux platforms. The UNIX application run on the remote server, but the application output appears on the iPhone/iPad. Mocha X11 includes clients which can be configured to start the remote application. In many cases a VNC solution would be better. Please try both. The lite version has a 5 minutes session limit. - Implementation of X11R7.7 - Includes a Telnet and a SSH client. - Runs a local window manager on the iPhone/iPad. - Support for Swiftpoint GT hardware mouse - Support for Mouse Easy. Use an extra iPhone as a bluetooth trackpad.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Admin By Request at 3.8 against Mocha X11 Lite's 2.6. Admin By Request also leads on update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 9 months). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Admin By Request holds the better App Store score, 3.8 against 2.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 9 and 13 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 40% of Admin By Request's written reviews are positive against 42% of Mocha X11 Lite's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Admin By Request ships an update every 6 weeks, Mocha X11 Lite every 9 months. The most recent releases landed on August 14, 2026 and September 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Admin By Request | Mocha X11 Lite |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.8 (9 ratings) — better | 2.6 (13 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 40.0% of reviews | 42.1% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 9 | 13 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks — better | Every 9 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 12 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Admin By Request ApS | MochaSoft |
Customer experience
Admin By Request
Mocha X11 Lite
In-app purchases
Admin By Request
No in-app purchases
Mocha X11 Lite
No in-app purchases
Questions
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