Comparison

AdGuard Home Remote vs NextHub Remote

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

About

NextHub Remote

Manage all your NextDNS accounts from a single dashboard on your device. Monitor connection status, view analytics, filter logs, and even control NextDNS settings. Enjoy a private and feature-rich experience with optional tipping.

Highlights
  • Manage multiple NextDNS accounts
  • Check NextDNS connection status
  • View analytics and query logs
  • Live stream query logs
  • Control NextDNS settings
  • Home screen widgets
  • Private and secure
Features
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NextHub is a dashboard for all your NextDNS accounts right on your device. - Add and manage multiple configurations from multiple NextDNS accounts. - Check NextDNS connection status on your device. - View rich analytics. - Filter and search your query logs. - Live Stream your query logs. - Enable or Disable NextDNS from NextHub using Shortcuts. - Widgets: See quick statistics right on your home page. - Manage your configuration’s settings right from NextHub. - Add a note with allow or deny list entries for reference. - See historical ping to NextDNS servers logged right on your device. - Authenticate access to NextHub with a passphrase, Face ID, or Touch ID. - Light and Dark mode support. - Shortcuts to jump right into Configuration Management and Logs from the main view! - 100% Private. Your data does not leave your device. Nobody but you can see it. All features of the app are free to use, and will always be. Tipping is optional and can be done right on NextHub. Tipping does not unlock any additional features.

Screenshots

AdGuard Home Remote4 screens
NextHub Remote4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: AdGuard Home Remote at every 9 days against NextHub Remote's every 6 weeks. AdGuard Home Remote also leads on device support (5 vs 3). NextHub Remote's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 79%) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). On price, ratings volume, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. AdGuard Home Remote sells 5 one-off in-app purchases and NextHub Remote sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

NextHub Remote holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 301 and 114 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 79% of AdGuard Home Remote's written reviews are positive against 100% of NextHub Remote's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

AdGuard Home Remote ships an update every 9 days, NextHub Remote every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
AdGuard Home Remote versus NextHub Remote: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAdGuard Home RemoteNextHub Remote
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (301 ratings)5.0 (114 ratings) — better
Positive reviews78.6% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings301 — better114
Update frequencyEvery 9 days — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size65 MB10 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRocketScience ITVishal Vijayashekkar

Customer experience

AdGuard Home Remote

All ratings298 ratings
Positive93.3%
Neutral2.3%
Negative4.4%
Written reviews145 reviews
Positive78.6%
Neutral6.2%
Negative15.2%

NextHub Remote

All ratings106 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews41 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

User reviews

AdGuard Home Remote

From 301 App Store ratings

What 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

NextHub Remote

From 114 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Excellent alternative to official app
  • 🚀 Fast and efficient management
  • 👍 User-friendly interface
  • 💡 Brings admin site features to mobile
  • 👍 Simplifies NextDNS management

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Live logs sometimes don't work
  • 🐛 Shortcuts to disable/enable NextDNS not showing
  • 🐛 App icon not compatible with iOS 18 Dark Mode

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

NextHub Remote

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Shortcuts to disable/enable NextDNS not showing
  • Live logs sometimes don't work
  • App icon remains white in iOS 18 Dark Mode
  • Losing search results from logs when closing app
  • Small glitches in new iOS

Requested features

6 requests
  • Parental controls feature
  • App icon compatible with iOS 18 Dark Mode
  • iMac support
  • Paid features for further development
  • Filter out unwanted domains (e.g., Apple/iCloud)
Show 1 more
  • Update for new iOS with glitch fixes

In-app purchases

5 purchases

AdGuard Home Remote

One-time5
  • 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
3 purchases

NextHub Remote

One-time3
  • Small Tip (Coffee)$1.99
  • Medium Tip (Lunch)$4.99
  • Large Tip (Device Upgrade)$9.99

Questions

Is AdGuard Home Remote free?
AdGuard Home Remote is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is NextHub Remote free?
NextHub Remote is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, AdGuard Home Remote or NextHub Remote?
NextHub Remote is rated higher. AdGuard Home Remote averages 4.7 out of 5 from 301 ratings, while NextHub Remote averages 5.0 from 114 ratings.
Do AdGuard Home Remote or NextHub Remote have ads?
Neither AdGuard Home Remote nor NextHub Remote shows ads.
Which is updated more often, AdGuard Home Remote or NextHub Remote?
AdGuard Home Remote ships an update every 9 days, and NextHub Remote every 6 weeks. Most recently, AdGuard Home Remote was updated on November 7, 2026 and NextHub Remote on November 3, 2026.

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