Comparison

AdGuard Home Remote vs ProxMate Pro

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

Monitor and manage your AdGuard Home network from all your Apple devices. View protection status, network activity, and control filtering with ease. Offers detailed insights into DNS requests and convenient widget support.

Highlights
  • Clear dashboard with server status
  • Control protection and filtering settings
  • Detailed statistics and query log
  • Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets
  • Native support for all Apple devices
  • iCloud sync across devices
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

ProxMate Pro

This application provides a streamlined interface for managing Proxmox virtual machines and containers. It offers remote control, monitoring, and access to server terminals and consoles.

Highlights
  • Proxmox cluster overview
  • VM/LXC start, stop, restart
  • noVNC console access
  • Node Terminal
  • Resource utilization monitoring
  • Backup management
Features
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→ This App is identical to the "Pro Lifetime" purchase features of "ProxMate" With ProxMate you get a quick and easy overview of your Proxmox cluster, servers and guests. • TOTP Support • Start, stop, restart, and reset VMs/LXCs • Connect to guests through the noVNC-console • Node Terminal • Node Actions: start/stop all guests, reboot, shutdown • Monitor the utilization and details of the Proxmox cluster or server, as well as the VMs/LXCs • View disks, LVM, directories, and ZFS • List tasks and task-details • Show backup-details, start backups • Connect to Cluster/Node via reverse proxy • Custom HTTP headers Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://proxmate-app.de/norobots/en/website-privacy-policy.html

Screenshots

AdGuard Home Remote4 screens
ProxMate Pro4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: AdGuard Home Remote at Free against ProxMate Pro's $12.99. AdGuard Home Remote also leads on ratings volume (301 vs 2) and device support (5 vs 2). ProxMate Pro's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 5) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). On update cadence, ads and iOS requirement 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

AdGuard Home Remote is free to download; ProxMate Pro costs $12.99 up front. AdGuard Home Remote sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. ProxMate Pro asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

ProxMate Pro holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: AdGuard Home Remote has 301 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 79% of AdGuard Home Remote's written reviews are positive against 92% of ProxMate Pro's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

AdGuard Home Remote ships an update every 10 days, ProxMate Pro every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on November 11, 2026.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
AdGuard Home Remote versus ProxMate Pro: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAdGuard Home RemoteProxMate Pro
PriceFree — better$12.99
Rating4.7 (301 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews79.1% of reviews91.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings301 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 10 days — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size65 MB49 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRocketScience ITLars Herres

Customer experience

AdGuard Home Remote

All ratings301 ratings
Positive93.4%
Neutral2.3%
Negative4.3%
Written reviews148 reviews
Positive79.1%
Neutral6.1%
Negative14.9%

ProxMate Pro

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews12 reviews
Positive91.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative8.3%

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
Show 9 more
  • 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
Show 14 more
  • 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

ProxMate Pro

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

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
None

ProxMate Pro

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is AdGuard Home Remote free?
AdGuard Home Remote is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ProxMate Pro free?
ProxMate Pro costs $12.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, AdGuard Home Remote or ProxMate Pro?
ProxMate Pro is rated higher. AdGuard Home Remote averages 4.7 out of 5 from 301 ratings, while ProxMate Pro averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do AdGuard Home Remote or ProxMate Pro have ads?
Neither AdGuard Home Remote nor ProxMate Pro shows ads.
Which is updated more often, AdGuard Home Remote or ProxMate Pro?
AdGuard Home Remote ships an update every 10 days, and ProxMate Pro every 2 weeks. Most recently, AdGuard Home Remote was updated on November 11, 2026 and ProxMate Pro on November 11, 2026.

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