Comparison

Mocha X11 Lite vs VMware vSAN Live

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • X11R7.7 implementation
  • Telnet and SSH clients
  • Local window manager on device
  • Hardware mouse support
  • Bluetooth trackpad support
Features
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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.

About

VMware vSAN Live

Monitor your hyperconverged infrastructure from your mobile device. Get instant insights into vSAN clusters, perform health checks, and troubleshoot issues quickly while on the go.

Highlights
  • Overview dashboard
  • Health Checks
  • Cluster inventory
  • Switch between vCenter Servers
  • Performance monitoring
  • Capacity monitoring
  • Alarms monitoring
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VMware vSAN Live provides vSAN users instant insights into their hyperconverged infrastructure environments from their mobile devices. Instead of stopping, signing into a laptop and then logging in remotely to view their vSAN environments, users can monitor their HCI clusters while on the go, troubleshooting in just a few clicks. What’s included in this release? • Overview dashboard of vSAN clusters • Full-featured Health Checks • Cluster inventory view including Fault domain and host status. • Easily switch between different vCenter Servers • Cluster configuration view including vSAN settings and service status. • Full-featured Performance monitoring for VMs and Cluster • Full-featured Capacity monitoring • Full-featured Alarms monitoring VMware vSAN powers VMware’s hyperconverged infrastructure solution, which combines compute virtualization, storage virtualization and storage networking with unified management into a single system running on industry-standard x86 servers. VMware vSAN, primes businesses for growth through seamless evolution, industry-leading deployment flexibility and hybrid-cloud capabilities. vSAN is native to the market-leading hypervisor, vSphere, simplifying HCI adoption by leveraging existing tools and skillsets. vSAN provides customers industry-leading deployment flexibility with over 500+ ReadyNodes, or jointly-certified x86 servers, a turn-key appliance, Dell EMC VxRail, and native services with all of the top public cloud providers: Amazon, Microsoft, Google, Alibaba, IBM, and Oracle. vSAN supports the most hybrid cloud uses cases and provides enterprise-grade, general-purpose infrastructure for VM and container-based applications.

Screenshots

Mocha X11 Lite4 screens
VMware vSAN Live4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: VMware vSAN Live at 5.0 against Mocha X11 Lite's 2.6. VMware vSAN Live also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.6). Mocha X11 Lite's advantage is ratings volume (13 vs 1). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

VMware vSAN Live holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Mocha X11 Lite has 13 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Mocha X11 Lite ships an update every 9 months, VMware vSAN Live every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on September 12, 2026 and June 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Mocha X11 Lite versus VMware vSAN Live: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMocha X11 LiteVMware vSAN Live
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.6 (13 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews42.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings13 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 9 monthsEvery 8 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.611.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB29 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMochaSoftVMware, Inc.

Customer experience

Mocha X11 Lite

All ratings13 ratings
Positive38.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative61.5%
Written reviews19 reviews
Positive42.1%
Neutral0.0%
Negative57.9%

VMware vSAN Live

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Mocha X11 Lite

No in-app purchases

None

VMware vSAN Live

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Mocha X11 Lite free?
Mocha X11 Lite is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is VMware vSAN Live free?
VMware vSAN Live is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Mocha X11 Lite or VMware vSAN Live?
VMware vSAN Live is rated higher. Mocha X11 Lite averages 2.6 out of 5 from 13 ratings, while VMware vSAN Live averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Mocha X11 Lite or VMware vSAN Live have ads?
Neither Mocha X11 Lite nor VMware vSAN Live shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Mocha X11 Lite or VMware vSAN Live?
Mocha X11 Lite ships an update every 9 months, and VMware vSAN Live every 8 months. Most recently, Mocha X11 Lite was updated on September 12, 2026 and VMware vSAN Live on June 24, 2026.

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