WinPulse vs QELM
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
WinPulse
Manage Windows servers remotely from your mobile device. Access processes, services, event logs, and perform system administration tasks without a full RDP session. Ideal for IT professionals needing quick access to server information and controls.
- Real-time server monitoring
- Process and service management
- Event log browsing
- System information and configuration
- Network diagnostics
- File management
- Windows Update control
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## WinPulse — Windows Server management from your iPhone ## Monitor, troubleshoot, and control Windows servers from anywhere — no RDP, no agents, no exposed ports. WinPulse brings processes, services, event logs, diagnostics, and reporting to your iPhone or iPad so you can triage, investigate, and act in seconds. ## How it works ## WinPulse connects to your Windows Gateway server over SSH (port 22). The Gateway communicates with all your target servers using WinRM, WMI, and CIM — native Windows protocols that are already in your environment. No separate agent product. No new attack surface. WinPulse connects your phone to a Windows Gateway over SSH. The Gateway communicates with all target servers using native Windows protocols — no agents required. ## Gateway setup ## Connect your Gateway server in minutes. Full setup documentation at signifium.com/winpulse. On Windows Server 2025, enabling SSH is as simple as ticking a checkbox in Server Manager — just like enabling RDP. No PowerShell required. For Windows Server 2022, 2019, 2016, and 2012 R2, a one-step PowerShell command handles the install. Step-by-step instructions at signifium.com/winpulse. Supported: Windows Server 2025, 2022, 2019, 2016, 2012 R2, and Server Core. ## Built for the moments between full sessions ## Full-screen RDP from a phone is clunky for quick checks. WinPulse surfaces the information you need in seconds — whether you are troubleshooting an outage, reviewing logs before a meeting, or responding to an alert at 2am. ## Complete server management ## Real-time monitoring • Activity dashboard with CPU, memory, and system vitals • Process monitor with resource usage, module details, and process control • Service status with start/stop/restart controls • Event log browser with advanced filtering (ID, level, timeframe, message search) System administration • System information, BIOS details, installed roles, and OS configuration • Network interfaces with IP configuration and adapter management • Disk management with capacity, health, and usage metrics • Local users and groups with membership details • Installed applications and Windows Updates (view and install) • Active RDP sessions and connection monitoring Operations & control • Power management (restart, shutdown, with optional delay) • Windows Update deployment and scheduling • Group Policy refresh and verification • Time synchronisation diagnostics and repair • Remote Desktop enable/disable • User session management and logoff • Recycle bin management Network diagnostics Run connectivity tests from your target servers: • Ping and traceroute • DNS resolution and lookup • Port connectivity checks • HTTP/HTTPS endpoint testing • Active Directory and Kerberos authentication verification File management & reporting • Browse, search, and manage remote files and folders • Security reports: RDP access history, privilege escalation tracking, account lockouts and password changes, failed login analysis • System health reports: uptime, performance baseline, scheduled tasks, Windows Updates • Backup status monitoring with VSS and restore points • Export reports to text/CSV for compliance and analysis ## Multi-target management ## Switch between servers quickly. Save connection profiles for one-tap access across environments — production, staging, DR. One Gateway login, many targets. ## Pricing ## Try free for up to 14 days with full access. After that, manage up to 3 servers forever at no charge. Subscribe when you need more than three targets. All features included — no tiered feature gates. Cancel anytime in your Apple account settings. ## Support ## Documentation: signifium.com/winpulse Direct support: support@signifium.com Privacy Policy: signifium.com/privacy Terms of Service: signifium.com/termsofuse
QELM
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QELM is the time clock your crew actually uses. One tap to start the day, one to end it, and the hours land straight on the timesheet your office sees. CLOCK IN AGAINST THE JOB Pick the job, tap once, and you are on the clock. The app remembers the last job you worked, so most mornings it is one tap and nothing else. Every punch says back the job and the time it booked, so you know it went through before the phone goes in your pocket. Working somewhere the office has not set up yet? Type the address and punch against that instead. START THE DAY WITHOUT OPENING THE APP On iOS 18 and later, clock in and out from Control Center or the Lock Screen. One press, no unlocking, no hunting for the app. Once you are on the clock the running time sits on your Lock Screen, in the Dynamic Island, and on a Home Screen widget, so you can check the shift without opening anything. WORKS WITH NO SIGNAL Basements, new builds, the far end of a site. Punches taken with no bars are held on the phone and sent the moment signal comes back, and they book the time you actually took them, not the time they arrived. Your pay does not move because the site had no service. SEE YOUR WEEK BEFORE PAYDAY Every shift in the week, grouped by day, with the punch times and the hours behind each one. The week's total sits at the top. No surprises on payday. ASK FOR A CORRECTION Forgot to clock out? Tap the shift, put in the times you actually worked, say what happened. It goes to your manager as a request. Nobody edits their own hours, which is what keeps the timesheet worth trusting. If the office changes one of your shifts, the timesheet shows that it was changed, who changed it, and when. PHOTOGRAPH A RECEIPT Buy materials, photograph the receipt, and the app reads the vendor, the total and the date off the paper for you. Check it, pick the job, done. The receipt is filed against that job for the office. SIGN IN WITHOUT A PASSWORD We email you a link. Tap it once and you are in. After that it is Face ID. There is no password to forget on a job site and none to write inside a hard hat. EN ESPAÑOL The whole app is in Spanish as well as English, and follows whatever your phone is set to. WHAT YOU NEED QELM is used by construction and trade companies. Your employer sets up your account and adds you to the workspace; you cannot sign yourself up. If your company does not use QELM yet, ask your office about it. ABOUT LOCATION The app records where you were at the moment you punch, so your employer can verify the hours they are paying for. That is the only time it reads location. There is no geofence, nothing is recorded between punches, and nothing is recorded while the app is closed.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: QELM at none against WinPulse's 11. QELM also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 3 months). WinPulse's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). 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. WinPulse sells 11 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 6 months. QELM asks for nothing beyond the download.
WinPulse ships an update every 3 months, QELM every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | WinPulse | QELM |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 119 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Signifium LLC | Christopher Hudson |
In-app purchases
WinPulse
- 1 Target (6 months)7 Days trial$0.996 Months
- Starter Monthly7 Days trial$0.991 Month
- 5 targets (1 month)7 Days trial$1.991 Month
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- Growth Monthly7 Days trial$2.991 Month
- 5 Targets (6 months)7 Days trial$4.996 Months
- Business Monthly7 Days trial$4.991 Month
- 10 Targets (6 months)7 Days trial$9.996 Months
- Starter Annual14 Days trial$9.991 Year
- 20 Targets (6 months)7 Days trial$19.996 Months
- Growth Annual14 Days trial$19.991 Year
- Business Annual14 Days trial$39.991 Year
QELM
No in-app purchases
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