SimplePi for Raspberry Pi vs AdGuard Home Remote
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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.
AdGuard Home Remote
Easily manage your AdGuard Home instance from your mobile device. Control filtering, view detailed statistics, and manage clients, filters, and DNS settings. Offers Live Activity and widgets for quick access.
- Control filtering and safe browsing
- View statistics and query logs
- Manage clients and filters
- Live Activity and widgets
- Manage DHCP and DNS settings
- Siri Shortcuts and iCloud sync
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Monitor and manage your AdGuard Home from your iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, and Apple TV. Check protection, understand your network activity, and control filtering in seconds. *Everything at a Glance* See protection status, statistics, top clients, and top domains on a clear dashboard. Quickly control Protection, Rule Filtering, Safe Browsing, Parental Filtering, and Safe Search. *Understand Your DNS Activity* Explore detailed charts and inspect requests in the searchable, filterable Query Log. Review clients, domains, response details, filtering status, and DNSSEC information—or jump directly from a chart to matching requests. *Control It Your Way* Use Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets, Live Activities, Controls, and Siri Shortcuts to check and control AdGuard Home without digging through menus. *Made for Every Apple Device* Enjoy a native experience designed specifically for iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, and Apple TV, with iCloud sync keeping your instances available across devices. == Features: - Clear dashboard with server status and quick protection controls - Control Protection, Rule Filtering, Safe Browsing, Parental Filtering, and Safe Search - Detailed statistics with interactive charts, top clients, and top domains - Searchable and filterable Query Log with request, response, filtering, and DNSSEC details - Jump from Dashboard charts directly to matching Query Log requests - Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets, Live Activities, Controls, and Siri Shortcuts - See available AdGuard Home updates and start updates from the app - Share your AdGuard Home statistics as a graphic - Sync instances between iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch using iCloud - Native support for iOS, iPadOS, macOS, watchOS, and tvOS - Clean, modern interface built entirely with SwiftUI With AdGuard Home Remote Pro: - Add unlimited AdGuard Home instances - Remove Statistics and Query Log limits - Follow queries in real time with Live Log - Create custom presets for temporarily changing protection - Manage clients, including filtering settings, blocked services, and tags - Manage filters, blocklists, allowlists, and custom filtering rules - Manage DHCP and DNS settings, including static leases and DNS rewrites - Control AdGuard Home using interactive widgets - Configure an Away Connection for access outside your home network - Control where instances appear with Instance Visibility - Receive notifications and alarms - Send URLs to AdGuard Home using the Share Extension - Unlock the full Apple TV experience - Quickly extend temporary protection changes with 'Add 5 min' - Customize the app tint and choose alternative app icons - Request access to Pro TestFlight beta releases Pro is available as a one-time purchase, supports Family Sharing, and includes future Pro features. Your purchase also supports the app's continued development. == Note: AdGuard Home Remote is an independent third-party app and is not affiliated with AdGuard. For more information about AdGuard Home, visit https://adguard.com/adguard-home/overview.html.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: AdGuard Home Remote at 79% against SimplePi for Raspberry Pi's 26%. AdGuard Home Remote also leads on rating (4.7 vs 3.9) and device support (5 vs 2). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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
Both are free to download. SimplePi for Raspberry Pi sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $4.99 per year and AdGuard Home Remote sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
AdGuard Home Remote holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 125 and 300 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 26% of SimplePi for Raspberry Pi's written reviews are positive against 79% of AdGuard Home Remote's.
SimplePi for Raspberry Pi ships an update every 8 days, AdGuard Home Remote every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SimplePi for Raspberry Pi | AdGuard Home Remote |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.9 (125 ratings) | 4.7 (300 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 25.7% of reviews | 78.6% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 125 | 300 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 8 days — better | Every 9 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 23 MB | 65 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Benedikt Hirmer | RocketScience IT |
Customer experience
SimplePi for Raspberry Pi
AdGuard Home Remote
User reviews
SimplePi for Raspberry Pi
From 125 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Useful tool, does what it says
- 🚀 Fantastic app, great CLI access
- 💡 Full Bash and Python support
- 📈 Provides CPU, GPU, RAM stats
- 💰 Low annual cost (£4.99/year)
Room to improve
- ❌ Subscription required to function
- ❌ Frequent connection issues
- ❌ Paywall limits functionality
- ❌ App crashes frequently
- ❌ Fails to display stats
AdGuard Home Remote
From 300 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Clean, intuitive, and user-friendly interface
- 🚀 Fast and responsive app performance
- 💼 Comprehensive feature parity with web interface
- 📱 Excellent multi-instance management
- 💰 Fair one-time purchase pricing model
Room to improve
- 🐛 Instance configuration frequently lost/forgotten
- 🐛 App crashes and freezes on tab switching
- ❌ Missing blocklist management features from web portal
- ❌ Cannot click log entries to view query details
- ❌ Limited customization for dashboard refresh rates
Bugs and requests
SimplePi for Raspberry Pi
Reported bugs
13 issues- App refuses to connect after closing
- Opening app redirects to paywall
- Temporary fix for connection issues: remove host, force close, re-add
- App crashes several times
- Fails 50% of the time to display GPU, CPU, and temp settings
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- Screen disappears when trying to navigate raspi-config
- Cannot view output of continuously running commands
- Continuously running commands abort when phone screen locks
- App rejects credentials that other apps accept
- Monitoring features do not work
- App shows one-week free trial but requires subscription immediately
- App doesn't stay connected, screens close and pop around
- App rejects identical credentials that other PI apps accept
Requested features
5 requests- Allow commands to keep running when phone screen locks
- Ability to view results log for commands
- Option to remove added commands
- Improve navigation for raspi-config
- Store SSH private keys securely using iOS Keychain
AdGuard Home Remote
Reported bugs
14 issues- Instance configuration lost after app restart or updates
- Tab switching causes app freezes and lag
- Live Log entries flash briefly then return to list
- Top clients entries display briefly then close
- URL window opens and closes immediately
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- App cannot reach instance despite successful connection test
- Pause schedules deleted when modifying blocklists
- In-app purchase not initiating for pro version
- App crashes on iOS 16+ without local network permission prompt
- iCloud sync causing session persistence issues
- GL-inet device login failure with static URL configuration
- watchOS error 'watchos_no_instancea_headline'
- Custom filter rules editing still broken
- Use private reverse DNS resolvers toggle not syncing with web UI
Requested features
19 requests- Blocklist management from available web portal lists
- Click-to-view query details in Live Log
- Average processing time metric on dashboard
- Processing time widget support
- Device blocking and parental control features
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- Client grouping and rule assignment
- Customizable dashboard refresh intervals
- Backup/restore configuration functionality
- Device rename functionality
- Upstream server performance metrics
- Custom headers support for advanced users
- Siri Shortcuts integration
- macOS configuration backup/download
- Vietnamese language support
- Technitium DNS app equivalent
- Apple TV app version
- Hostname-based client reporting
- Server selection per settings page
- Hide inaccessible servers option
In-app purchases
SimplePi for Raspberry Pi
- Full Access (12 months)7 Days trial$4.991 Year
AdGuard Home Remote
- Small Tip$1.99
- Medium Tip$3.99
- Large Tip$7.99
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- AdGuard Home Remote Pro$11.99
- Huge Tip$17.99
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