WiFi X vs Pocket Pickens
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
WiFi X
Easily manage your home Wi-Fi network, including guest access and parental controls. Monitor connected devices and control your network settings remotely.
- Guest Wi-Fi setup
- Parental controls
- Remote network management
- View connected devices
- SSID management
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WiFi X is a mobile application that allows you to easily enable Wi-Fi for your guests and set parental controls. Control your network from anywhere with device management, viewing connected devices, and SSID management.
Pocket Pickens
Stay informed about your city with real-time alerts for road closures, weather, and local events. Access essential city resources quickly and easily.
- Real-time alerts
- Road closure notifications
- Weather alerts
- Event listings
- Access to city resources
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Wondering how to quickly and easily find out what's going on around City of Pickens? Look no further than Pocket Pickens to receive the latest alerts on road closures, weather alerts, events and so much more! In addition to notifications, you'll have easy access to commonly used resources from the City!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: WiFi X at 240 against Pocket Pickens's 1. Pocket Pickens's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.8). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Pocket Pickens holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: WiFi X has 240 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | WiFi X | Pocket Pickens |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (240 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 46.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 240 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 130 MB | 133 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | West Carolina Rural Telephone Cooperative, Inc. | GOGov, Inc. |
Customer experience
WiFi X
Pocket Pickens
Bugs and requests
WiFi X
Reported bugs
8 issues- Cannot unpause internet after pausing
- Delayed error messages
- App freezes
- App crashes
- Shows disconnected when connected
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- Shows connected when disconnected
- False new device alerts
- Cannot connect after app reinstall
Requested features
2 requests- Delete unused devices from list
- Fix bugs causing freezing and errors
Pocket Pickens
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
WiFi X
No in-app purchases
Pocket Pickens
No in-app purchases
