AdGuard Home Remote vs ESP BOX
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
ESP BOX
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ESP-BOX is a voice assistance management APP released by Espressif Systems, combined with Espressif’s AIoT development boards ESP32-S3-BOX and ESP32-S3-BOX-Lite, user can define preferred voice commands and GPIO pins in parallel with using offline speech recognition. ESP-BOX APP is based on the public Rainmaker deployment server.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: ESP BOX at none against AdGuard Home Remote's 5. ESP BOX also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). AdGuard Home Remote's advantage is update cadence (every 9 days vs every 16 months) and device support (5 vs 2). On price 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. AdGuard Home Remote sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. ESP BOX asks for nothing beyond the download.
AdGuard Home Remote ships an update every 9 days, ESP BOX every 16 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | AdGuard Home Remote | ESP BOX |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (298 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 78.6% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 298 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days — better | Every 16 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Freemium | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 65 MB | 31 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | RocketScience IT | ESPRESSIF SYSTEMS (SHANGHAI) CO., LTD. |
Bugs and requests
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
ESP BOX
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
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
ESP BOX
No in-app purchases









