# Pi vs Pi

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Pi at none against Pi's 7. Pi also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.8) and iOS requirement (12.2 vs 17.0). Pi's advantage is ratings volume (1.3K vs 1) and device support (5 vs 3). On price and ads there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. Pi sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Pi asks for nothing beyond the download.

Pi holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pi has 1.3K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

## The numbers

| Metric | Pi | Pi |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | **[5.0 (1 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/pi-home/id1480979529/reviews)** | [4.8 (1.3K ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/pi-hole-remote/id1515445551/reviews) |
| Number of ratings | 1 | **1.3K** |
| Positive reviews | — | 88.1% of reviews |
| In-app purchases | **No** | Yes |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | — | Every 2 weeks |
| Monetization | **Free** | Free with in-app purchases |
| Size | 12 MB | 85 MB |
| Requires iOS | **12.2** | 17.0 |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | **iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, Apple Watch** |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Axel Esselmann](https://appshunter.io/developer/960915897) | [RocketScience IT](https://appshunter.io/developer/1502999561) |

## What reviewers say

### Pi

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/pi-home/id1480979529)

Control your Raspberry Pi-connected devices remotely. Open gates, garage doors, or capture images from connected cameras. Requires a compatible backend installation on your Raspberry Pi.

**Highlights:** Connect to Raspberry Pi, Control gate doors, Control garage doors, Capture images from cameras, Customizable backend API

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases:** none


### Pi

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/pi-hole-remote/id1515445551)

Manage your Pi-hole network ad blocker from any Apple device. Monitor DNS queries, control blocking, and manage lists and settings. Offers interactive widgets and Siri integration for quick access.

**Highlights:** Remote Pi-hole management, DNS query monitoring, Ad blocking control, List and domain management, Interactive widgets, Siri integration, Multi-device support

**Features:** Family Sharing, Apple Watch app, Vision Pro support, iPhone Duo support

**In-app purchases (7)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Monthly PHR+ | $0.99 | per month |
| PHR+ Yearly | $4.99 | per year |
| Small Tip | $0.99 | one-time |
| Medium Tip | $3.99 | one-time |
| Large Tip | $6.99 | one-time |
| PHR+ Lifetime | $11.99 | one-time |
| Huge Tip | $17.99 | one-time |

**What reviewers like**

- 🚀 Amazing app!!
- 🚀 Excellent app
- 🚀 Perfect for managing Pi-hole
- 🚀 Brilliant
- 🚀 Great app to keep an eye on things

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🔍 Disappointing
- 🔍 Pulled a bait-and-switch with paid features
- 🔍 Widget unreliable
- 🔍 Replaced block percentage with clients
- 🔍 Unusable if not upgraded to pihole v6

**Reported bugs**

- 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

**Requested features**

- 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


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Pi free?

Pi is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

### Is Pi free?

Pi is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Which has better reviews, Pi or Pi?

Pi is rated higher. Pi averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Pi averages 4.8 from 1.3K ratings.

### Do Pi or Pi have ads?

Neither Pi nor Pi shows ads.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*