Comparison

aaPanel vs 1Panel

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

Head to head
About

aaPanel

A powerful yet simple web-based control panel for managing Linux servers. It simplifies server administration with one-click installations, visual monitoring, and easy management of websites, databases, and software.

Highlights
  • One-click LNMP/LAMP environment installation
  • Visual file and software manager
  • CPU, memory, and network monitoring
  • Scheduled task management
  • Website and database backup
  • SSL deployment
Features
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aaPanel is the International version for aaPanel (www.aapanel.com) There have millions servers had installed BAOTA panel since 2014 in China. aaPanel, a simple but powerful control panel, can manage the web server through web-based GUI(Graphical User Interface). aaPanel provides the one-click function such as one-click install LNMP/LAMP developing environment and software. Our main goal is helping users to save the time of deploying, thus users just focus on their own project that is fine.What can it do:aaPanel is a server management software that supports the Linux system.It can easily manage the server through the Web terminal, improving the operation and maintenance efficiency.For example:create and manage websites, FTP, and databases, with visual file manager, visual software manager, visual CPU, memory, flow monitoring chart, scheduled tasks and other functions.aaPanel has extremely fast and convenient one-key configuration and management, one-click configuration of server environment (LAMP / LNMP / Tomcat / Node.js /OpenLiteSpeed), one-click deployment of SSL, remote backup;provide SSH open and close services, SSH port changes, ping prohibited , Firewall port release and operation log viewing; CPU, memory, disk IO, network IO data monitoring, you can set the number of days to record and save and view the data of a certain day;scheduled tasks can be added and executed periodically, support SHELL script, provide website, database backup And log cutting, and support one-click backup to another cloud storage space, or other cloud storage space; through the web interface, you can easily manage the server software used for installation, as well as practical extension plug-ins;convenient and efficient file manager integration , Support uploading, downloading, packaging, decompression and file editing and viewing.

About

1Panel

Easily manage your 1Panel server operation and maintenance panel from your mobile device. Monitor server status, control applications and websites, and stay informed about your server's performance anytime, anywhere.

Highlights
  • Server status monitoring
  • Application management
  • Website management
  • Remote server access
  • Real-time performance tracking
Features
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1Panel App is a mobile application designed specifically for managing the 1Panel server operation and maintenance panel. Through this application, you can easily monitor server status, manage server applications and websites on your mobile phone, and keep track of the server's operation anytime and anywhere.

Screenshots

aaPanel2 screens
1Panel4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: 1Panel at monthly against aaPanel's every 3 months. 1Panel also leads on ratings volume (20 vs 2) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.0). On price, rating, review sentiment 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for aaPanel against 5.0 for 1Panel. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: 1Panel has 20 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

aaPanel ships an update every 3 months, 1Panel monthly. The most recent releases landed on June 22, 2026 and August 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
aaPanel versus 1Panel: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteraaPanel1Panel
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (20 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings220 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS17.015.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size78 MB83 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGuangdong Baota Safety Technology Co., Ltd.Lingxia (Shenzhen) Software Co., Ltd.

Customer experience

aaPanel

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

1Panel

All ratings20 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews26 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

aaPanel

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

1Panel

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Intermittent app crashes
  • Difficulties with IP whitelisting

Requested features

4 requests
  • Multilingual support
  • Advanced monitoring and alerting capabilities
  • Expanded WAF rule management
  • Lightweight agent for managing multiple servers

In-app purchases

None

aaPanel

No in-app purchases

None

1Panel

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is aaPanel free?
aaPanel is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is 1Panel free?
1Panel is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, aaPanel or 1Panel?
aaPanel and 1Panel are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 2 and 20 ratings respectively.
Do aaPanel or 1Panel have ads?
Neither aaPanel nor 1Panel shows ads.
Which is updated more often, aaPanel or 1Panel?
aaPanel ships an update every 3 months, and 1Panel monthly. Most recently, aaPanel was updated on June 22, 2026 and 1Panel on August 27, 2026.

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