Comparison

Pi Stats Mobile vs Open Port Scanner

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

Open Port Scanner

This tool allows network engineers and security professionals to check the port status of IP addresses or hosts directly from their Apple devices. It enables on-the-go network analysis and security assessments without needing a laptop.

Highlights
  • Check port status of IP addresses
  • Check port status of hosts
  • Perform scans from iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
  • No laptop required for scans
  • On-the-go network analysis
  • Security assessments
Features
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Open Port Scanner is an easy to use tool designed for network engineers and application security professionals to efficiently check the port status of an IP address or host directly from their iPhone, iPad or Apple Watch. With this app, users can easily perform port scans without the need for a laptop, making it convenient and accessible for on-the-go network analysis and security assessments.

Screenshots

Pi Stats Mobile4 screens
Open Port Scanner2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Open Port Scanner at 5.0 against Pi Stats Mobile's 4.2. Open Port Scanner also leads on price ($0.99 vs $1.99) and iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). Pi Stats Mobile's advantage is ratings volume (13 vs 1). On update cadence, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

Pi Stats Mobile costs $1.99 and Open Port Scanner $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Open Port Scanner holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pi Stats Mobile has 13 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Pi Stats Mobile versus Open Port Scanner: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPi Stats MobileOpen Port Scanner
Price$1.99$0.99 — better
Rating4.2 (13 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews83.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings13 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS26.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFernando BunnDavid Lent

Customer experience

Pi Stats Mobile

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

Open Port Scanner

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Pi Stats Mobile

No in-app purchases

None

Open Port Scanner

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Pi Stats Mobile free?
Pi Stats Mobile costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Open Port Scanner free?
Open Port Scanner costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Pi Stats Mobile or Open Port Scanner?
Open Port Scanner is rated higher. Pi Stats Mobile averages 4.2 out of 5 from 13 ratings, while Open Port Scanner averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Pi Stats Mobile or Open Port Scanner have ads?
Neither Pi Stats Mobile nor Open Port Scanner shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Pi Stats Mobile or Open Port Scanner?
Pi Stats Mobile ships an update every 3 weeks, and Open Port Scanner every 3 weeks. Most recently, Pi Stats Mobile was updated on November 3, 2026 and Open Port Scanner on November 4, 2026.

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