Comparison

Pi Stats Mobile vs SimplePi for Raspberry Pi

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

SimplePi for Raspberry Pi

Manage your Raspberry Pi from your iPhone or iPad. Monitor system activity with graphs, run custom commands, and access a terminal shell. Includes widgets, file browsing, and support for multiple Pis.

Highlights
  • Monitor CPU, Memory, Temperature, Disk Usage
  • Run custom commands with one tap
  • Full terminal shell access
  • Home screen widgets for monitoring and control
  • File browser with export options
  • Manage multiple Raspberry Pi devices
  • Public key authentication
Features
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SimplePi is the Swiss army knife utility app for monitoring, controlling, and managing your Raspberry Pi using your iPhone and iPad. MONITOR ACTIVITY See what is going on with your Raspberry Pi. CPU, Memory, Temperature, Disk Usage, and Clock activity are shown in beautiful and easily understandable graphs. CONTROL Run commands on your Pi with a single tap. Want to have your own commands? No problem. SimplePi lets you add as many commands as you wish. Additionally, you can manage your commands in groups. TERMINAL SHELL Access your Pi from a shell terminal with colored output and hardware keyboard support. The on-screen keyboard comes with fast access to commonly used special keys like ctrl and arrow keys. WIDGETS Monitor your Pi and run commands right from the Home Screen with various widgets. VIEW COMMAND RESULTS View and export command results and logs automatically. The results history allows you to view the results of previous commands. DETAILED STATS Detailed Stats for CPU and Memory give you an insight on which processes are running, how much memory is active, and much more. FILE BROWSER Browse Files and Folders in a file browser-like experience. View and export files of various formats. MANAGE MULTIPLE PI SimplePi can manage multiple Raspberry Pi. Configure each Raspberry Pi and connect to them simultaneously. KEY AUTHENTICATION Public Key authentication gives you the flexibility to authenticate in your preferred way. Key files can be imported via iTunes or from other apps. ICLOUD SYNC Sync Commands, Hosts, Keys over iCloud APP LOCK Lock the app using FaceID, TouchID, or a custom passcode HOME SCREEN WIDGETS Run commands directly from your Home Screen on iOS 14 Siri Shortcuts Integrate commands into automated worflows using the Shortcuts app (requires iOS14 or later) NOTE: SSH needs to be enabled on your Raspberry Pi for SimplePi to work correctly. SimplePi has been tested with the latest releases of * Raspberry Pi OS (formerly Raspbian) * Raspbmc * OpenElec * Xbian * Pidora * Arch Linux SimplePi works on all Raspberry Pi models. NOTE (only for Xbian users): Automatic start of xbian-config needs to be disabled. You can do this when connecting via SSH and selecting Config > Settings > Xbian Config > NO. There are many different configurations out there. If you encounter problems with one of the distributions above or want to have your distribution support, please contact us.

Screenshots

Pi Stats Mobile4 screens
SimplePi for Raspberry Pi4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Pi Stats Mobile at 83% against SimplePi for Raspberry Pi's 26%. Pi Stats Mobile also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and rating (4.2 vs 3.9). SimplePi for Raspberry Pi's advantage is price (Free vs $1.99) and update cadence (every 8 days vs every 3 weeks). On ads and device support 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

SimplePi for Raspberry Pi is free to download; Pi Stats Mobile costs $1.99 up front. SimplePi for Raspberry Pi sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $4.99 per year. Pi Stats Mobile asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Pi Stats Mobile holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SimplePi for Raspberry Pi has 124 ratings behind it against 13, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 83% of Pi Stats Mobile's written reviews are positive against 26% of SimplePi for Raspberry Pi's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pi Stats Mobile ships an update every 3 weeks, SimplePi for Raspberry Pi every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and August 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Pi Stats Mobile versus SimplePi for Raspberry Pi: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPi Stats MobileSimplePi for Raspberry Pi
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating4.2 (13 ratings) — better3.9 (124 ratings)
Positive reviews83.3% of reviews — better25.7% of reviews
Number of ratings13124 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 8 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB23 MB
Age rating4++4
DeveloperFernando BunnBenedikt Hirmer

Customer experience

Pi Stats Mobile

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

SimplePi for Raspberry Pi

All ratings124 ratings
Positive71.0%
Neutral2.4%
Negative26.6%
Written reviews35 reviews
Positive25.7%
Neutral2.9%
Negative71.4%

In-app purchases

None

Pi Stats Mobile

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

SimplePi for Raspberry Pi

Subscriptions1
  • Full Access (12 months)7 Days trial$4.991 Year

Questions

Is Pi Stats Mobile free?
Pi Stats Mobile costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is SimplePi for Raspberry Pi free?
SimplePi for Raspberry Pi is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Pi Stats Mobile or SimplePi for Raspberry Pi?
Pi Stats Mobile is rated higher. Pi Stats Mobile averages 4.2 out of 5 from 13 ratings, while SimplePi for Raspberry Pi averages 3.9 from 124 ratings.
Do Pi Stats Mobile or SimplePi for Raspberry Pi have ads?
Neither Pi Stats Mobile nor SimplePi for Raspberry Pi shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Pi Stats Mobile or SimplePi for Raspberry Pi?
Pi Stats Mobile ships an update every 3 weeks, and SimplePi for Raspberry Pi every 8 days. Most recently, Pi Stats Mobile was updated on September 21, 2026 and SimplePi for Raspberry Pi on August 23, 2026.

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