# Pi vs Pi Stats Mobile

The clearest difference is price: Pi at Free against Pi Stats Mobile's $1.99. Pi also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.2) and ratings volume (1.3K vs 13). Pi Stats Mobile's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 7). On review sentiment, update cadence and ads there is nothing between them.

Pi is free to download; Pi Stats Mobile costs $1.99 up front. Pi sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Pi Stats Mobile asks for nothing beyond the download.

Pi holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pi has 1.3K ratings behind it against 13, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 88% of Pi's written reviews are positive against 83% of Pi Stats Mobile's.

Pi ships an update every 2 weeks, Pi Stats Mobile every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Pi | Pi Stats Mobile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | **Free** | $1.99 |
| Rating | **[4.8 (1.3K ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/pi-hole-remote/id1515445551/reviews)** | [4.2 (13 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/pi-stats-mobile/id1523024268/reviews) |
| Number of ratings | **1.3K** | 13 |
| Positive reviews | **88.1% of reviews** | 83.3% of reviews |
| In-app purchases | Yes | **No** |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | **Every 2 weeks** | Every 3 weeks |
| Monetization | **Free with in-app purchases** | Paid |
| Size | 85 MB | 8 MB |
| Requires iOS | **17.0** | 26.0 |
| Devices | **iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, Apple Watch** | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [RocketScience IT](https://appshunter.io/developer/1502999561) | [Fernando Bunn](https://appshunter.io/developer/1514075261) |

## What reviewers say

### 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


### Pi Stats Mobile

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/pi-stats-mobile/id1523024268)

Monitor and control your Pi-hole network ad blocker remotely from your iPhone. View detailed statistics and manage your Pi-hole status, with an optional service for even deeper system insights.

**Highlights:** View Pi-hole statistics, Enable/disable Pi-holes, Pi Monitor for detailed data, Import Pi-holes via QR code, Open source application

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Apple Watch app, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases:** none


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Pi free?

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

### Is Pi Stats Mobile free?

Pi Stats Mobile costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.

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

Pi is rated higher. Pi averages 4.8 out of 5 from 1.3K ratings, while Pi Stats Mobile averages 4.2 from 13 ratings.

### Do Pi or Pi Stats Mobile have ads?

Neither Pi nor Pi Stats Mobile shows ads.

### Which is updated more often, Pi or Pi Stats Mobile?

Pi ships an update every 2 weeks, and Pi Stats Mobile every 3 weeks. Most recently, Pi was updated on November 10, 2026 and Pi Stats Mobile on November 3, 2026.

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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.*