# Pi vs Spot

The clearest difference is price: Pi at Free against Spot's $2.99. Pi also leads on device support (5 vs 2). Spot's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 7). On ads and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Pi is free to download; Spot costs $2.99 up front. Pi sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Spot asks for nothing beyond the download.

## The numbers

| Metric | Pi | Spot |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | **Free** | $2.99 |
| Rating | **[4.8 (1.3K ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/pi-hole-remote/id1515445551/reviews)** | — |
| Number of ratings | **1.3K** | — |
| Positive reviews | 88.1% of reviews | — |
| In-app purchases | Yes | **No** |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | — |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Size | 85 MB | 3 MB |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Devices | **iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, Apple Watch** | iPhone, iPad |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [RocketScience IT](https://appshunter.io/developer/1502999561) | [JOHN ANDREW LUND](https://appshunter.io/developer/6775193943) |

## 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


### Spot

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/spot-find-your-things/id6776282813)

**In-app purchases:** none


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Pi free?

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

### Is Spot free?

Spot costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.

### Do Pi or Spot have ads?

Neither Pi nor Spot 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.*