Comparison

Pi Stats Mobile vs glinet

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

Head to head
About

Pi Stats Mobile

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
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Pi Stats puts your entire Pi-hole network in your pocket. Monitor, manage, and fine-tune your ad blocking from your iPhone and iPad with a beautifully redesigned interface. Keep an eye on every Pi-hole at a glance, then tap in for the full picture. • See how your Pi-holes are doing and enable or disable blocking in a tap. • Manage multiple Pi-holes from one place. • Detailed stats: a 24-hour query history chart, query types, upstream destinations, and your top domains and clients. • Health monitoring: check your core, web, and FTL versions, see when an update is available, and review or clear diagnostic messages. • Query Log: browse and search your most recent DNS queries. • Powerful list management: allow or block domains (regex supported), block entire services, and update your blocklists and Gravity right from the app. • Pause from anywhere: disable and re-enable blocking from Control Center, with a Live Activity countdown. • Home Screen and Control Center widgets to keep your stats close. • Pi Monitor* support for deeper insight into your Raspberry Pi: temperature, memory usage, uptime, and load average. • Quick setup: import your Pi-holes from Pi Stats for macOS by scanning a QR code. PRIVATE & OPEN SOURCE Pi Stats doesn't track anything you do. It's 100% open source, so you can check out the code via the Support URL. * Pi Monitor is an additional service that needs to be installed on your Raspberry Pi.

About

glinet

Manage your GL.iNet router remotely, from basic setup and security to advanced mesh networking and VPN configuration. Monitor your network's performance in real-time and control router functions like WiFi, firmware updates, and LED lights.

Highlights
  • Basic router setup and password changes
  • Mesh network creation and management
  • OpenVPN and WireGuard VPN configuration
  • Real-time router performance monitoring
  • WiFi control, firmware updates, LED management
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Setup GL.iNet routers with version 3.201 and above. The GL.iNet Mobile app gives you convenient access to your router’s features anywhere and anytime: Basic Setup: Setup and change the password of your devices. Discover the real-time traffic in both mesh & guest network. Block unwanted users that share your WiFi network. Mesh Network: Build up your home mesh network. Step-by-step guidelines for setting up sub-nodes within your house. VPN Setup: Easily configure selected OpenVPN and WireGuard VPN for your private home network. Live Router Status: Real-time performance checklist of your devices, including memory storage and CPU load data. Easily pause WiFi, update firmware, turn off LED lights on the router, and more! Compatible GL.iNet Devices (Model No.): GL-B2200 / Velica GL-AR750S / Slate GL-MT1300 / Beryl GL-MT300N-V2 / Mango GL-AR150 / White GL-AR300M / Shadow GL-AR750 / Creta GL-E750 / Mudi GL-MiFi GL-USB150 / Microuter GL-X300B / Collie GL-X750 / Spitz GL-XE300 / Puli GL-MV1000W / Brume-W microuter-N300 GL-AX1800/Flint GL-SF1200 GL-SFT1200/Opal GL-AXT1800/Slate AX GL-A1300/Slate Plus GL-MT3000/Beryl AX GL-MT2500/Brume 2 GL-X3000/Spitz AX GL-XE3000/Puli AX GL-MT6000/Flint 2 GL-B3000/Marble GL-BE3600/Slate 7 GL-BE9300/Flint 3 GL-BE6500/Flint 3e GL-MT3600BE/Beryl 7 GL-MT5000/Brume 3 GL-E5800/Mudi 7 GL-BE10000/Slate 7 Pro GL-BE14000/Flint 4 GL-MG1300/Mango 2

Screenshots

Pi Stats Mobile4 screens
glinet4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Pi Stats Mobile at 83% against glinet's 38%. Pi Stats Mobile also leads on rating (4.2 vs 3.5). glinet's advantage is price (Free vs $1.99) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 26.0). On ratings volume, 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

glinet is free to download; Pi Stats Mobile costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Pi Stats Mobile holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 3.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 13 and 23 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 83% of Pi Stats Mobile's written reviews are positive against 38% of glinet's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pi Stats Mobile ships an update every 3 weeks, glinet every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Pi Stats Mobile versus glinet: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPi Stats Mobileglinet
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating4.2 (13 ratings) — better3.5 (23 ratings)
Positive reviews83.3% of reviews — better37.6% of reviews
Number of ratings1323 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 5 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS26.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB119 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFernando BunnGL Technologies (HK) Limited

Customer experience

Pi Stats Mobile

All ratings13 ratings
Positive84.6%
Neutral0.0%
Negative15.4%
Written reviews12 reviews
Positive83.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative16.7%

glinet

All ratings23 ratings
Positive60.9%
Neutral4.3%
Negative34.8%
Written reviews101 reviews
Positive37.6%
Neutral10.9%
Negative51.5%

Bugs and requests

Pi Stats Mobile

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

glinet

Reported bugs

52 issues
  • 429 errors during VPN setup
  • GUI is buggy
  • Cannot sign back in after sign out
  • App behaves as if setting up for the first time after sign out
  • No instructions provided
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  • App won't find router
  • Router dropping WiFi connection
  • App thinks initial config is still needed after web UI setup
  • Difficult to find DHCP settings
  • App never worked
  • VPN menu does not appear when app is set to Chinese
  • App collects user data and reports to China
  • Poor error codes, doesn't indicate why it fails
  • App says not connected to network while connected
  • Router keeps disconnecting from home network
  • No way to reset router and reach admin page
  • Cannot see router
  • App eventually stopped working
  • White screen when opening app
  • Limited administrative access, no main dashboard
  • Couldn't set up router
  • App won't go past 'Power up the router' page in Sub Router Mode
  • App doesn't ask for manual IP or allow entry
  • Cannot figure out how to access 'network storage'
  • App is very limited
  • No option to go back to main dashboard
  • Couldn't set up AXT 1800 router
  • App missing important travel feature (captive portals)
  • App is missing most of the Admin console features
  • Cellular settings show a white screen on Mudi devices
  • Last update made app useless for iOS
  • Cannot log in with PIA VPN
  • Connection error when logging in with PIA VPN
  • HTTPS error when trying to surfshark
  • Unknown error during firmware upgrade
  • 44 key error when uploading Wireguard configuration
  • Cannot sign into North VPN due to character limit
  • Settings link in AdGuard plug-ins doesn't work on iPhone
  • Toggle switches don't obey 'On/Off Labels' preference
  • Old app allowed local device management, new one doesn't
  • New app useless for traveling router
  • App can never connect to or find devices
  • App doesn't show tethering activity
  • App demands location access
  • Cannot add preconfigured router, must blank it
  • Forced upgrade bricks router
  • Router refuses encrypted connections after forced upgrade
  • App has trust issues with password syncing
  • Not designed for iPad, no landscape orientation
  • App doesn't find router within seconds, needs manual IP option
  • App doesn't list VPN servers
  • App doesn't work with older firmware

Requested features

14 requests
  • Add USB print server function
  • More versatile functionalities (repeater, astrowarp)
  • Automate captive portal workflow for travel
  • Import MAC address for captive portals
  • Include all web admin console features in the app
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  • Make network storage feature more obvious
  • iPad app support
  • Manual IP definition for connection
  • Widget for home screen showing network/VPN status
  • Red dot indicator for firmware updates
  • Web link to LuCI interface
  • More screenshots in App Store
  • Support for landscape orientation on iPad
  • Option to store manually defined IPs

In-app purchases

None

Pi Stats Mobile

No in-app purchases

None

glinet

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Pi Stats Mobile free?
Pi Stats Mobile costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is glinet free?
glinet is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Pi Stats Mobile or glinet?
Pi Stats Mobile is rated higher. Pi Stats Mobile averages 4.2 out of 5 from 13 ratings, while glinet averages 3.5 from 23 ratings.
Do Pi Stats Mobile or glinet have ads?
Neither Pi Stats Mobile nor glinet shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Pi Stats Mobile or glinet?
Pi Stats Mobile ships an update every 3 weeks, and glinet every 5 weeks. Most recently, Pi Stats Mobile was updated on October 27, 2026 and glinet on October 25, 2026.

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