Comparison

aaPanel vs Cloudflare Remote

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

Cloudflare Remote

Manage your Cloudflare DNS and domains from your iPhone. Control DNS records, firewall rules, SSL settings, and monitor traffic with a secure and intuitive interface. Offers real-time analytics and advanced security features for professionals.

Highlights
  • Manage unlimited DNS records
  • Real-time traffic analytics
  • Create and manage Firewall Rules
  • SSL/TLS management
  • Cache purge functionality
  • Multi-account support
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Cloudflare Remote is a mobile control room for your Cloudflare account, built for people who need to fix things without waiting until they are back at a laptop. Manage DNS, firewall rules, cache behaviour, tunnels, Workers, SSL and analytics from your iPhone, in a fast native interface. DNS & DOMAINS • Manage records of every common type (A, AAAA, CNAME, MX, TXT, NS, SRV, PTR) • Create, edit and delete records instantly, with the proxy toggle on each one • Export a whole zone as a BIND file, or import one • DNSSEC status and configuration • Multi-account support with fast switching ANALYTICS • Requests, bandwidth, unique visitors and threats • Cache hit ratio, cached against uncached traffic • HTTP status distribution and top countries • 24 hours, 7 days or 30 days SECURITY • Firewall rules with Cloudflare's own expression language • WAF managed rulesets • IP access rules by IP, CIDR, country or ASN • Rate limiting rules • Live security events, with the rule that caught each request • Security level, up to Under Attack mode • SSL/TLS mode, certificates and minimum TLS version PERFORMANCE & RULES • Cache rules and transform rules • Page rules and redirect rules • Cache purge, everything or by URL • Development mode • Browser cache TTL, Brotli, HTTP/2, HTTP/3, IPv6, WebSockets, Always Online TUNNELS & ZERO TRUST • Cloudflare Tunnel health, active connections and their locations • Public hostnames you can add and edit in place • Protect any hostname with Zero Trust Access, and decide who may reach it DEVELOPERS • Workers & Pages deployments, with one-tap rollback and retry • Workers scripts and the routes bound to each domain • R2 buckets AVAILABILITY • Load balancers with their origin pools • Health checks EMAIL ROUTING • Forward addresses on your domain to a personal inbox • Manage routing rules and destinations AUDIT • See who changed what on the account, and when PRIVACY & SECURITY • Your API key or token is kept in the device Keychain, pinned to that device, so it is excluded from iCloud and iTunes backups • It is sent to nobody but Cloudflare's own API. There is no server behind this app to send it to • Optional Face ID, Touch ID or passcode lock in front of the app • Sign in with a scoped API Token and grant only the permissions you choose • No analytics SDK, no advertising SDK, no tracking, no usage data collected SUBSCRIPTIONS Premium unlocks every domain on your account, plus tunnels, Access, Workers & Pages, R2, cache rules, transform rules and load balancers. Available monthly, yearly, or as a one-time lifetime purchase. A multi-account add-on is included with lifetime. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel them in your Apple Account settings. IMPORTANT Cloudflare Remote needs a Cloudflare account, which it manages but does not create. This is an independent third-party client built on the Cloudflare API and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Cloudflare, Inc. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://emrekeles.com/cloudflare-privacy.html

Screenshots

aaPanel2 screens
Cloudflare Remote4 screens

Verdict

The call

aaPanel and Cloudflare Remote both sit at 5.0 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of aaPanel's written reviews are positive against 50% of Cloudflare Remote's. aaPanel also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 4) and device support (3 vs 1). Cloudflare Remote's advantage is ratings volume (81 vs 2) and update cadence (monthly vs every 3 months). On price, rating, 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

Both are free to download. Cloudflare Remote sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. aaPanel asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for aaPanel against 4.9 for Cloudflare Remote. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Cloudflare Remote has 81 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 100% of aaPanel's written reviews are positive against 50% of Cloudflare Remote's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

aaPanel ships an update every 3 months, Cloudflare Remote monthly. The most recent releases landed on June 22, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
aaPanel versus Cloudflare Remote: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteraaPanelCloudflare Remote
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better4.9 (81 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings281 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank—#24 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.016.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size78 MB12 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGuangdong Baota Safety Technology Co., Ltd.Emre Keles

Customer experience

aaPanel

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

Cloudflare Remote

All ratings81 ratings
Positive97.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative2.5%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

None

aaPanel

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

Cloudflare Remote

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Yearly$24.991 Year
One-time2
  • Multi-Account Add-on$4.99
  • Lifetime$34.99

Questions

Is aaPanel free?
aaPanel is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Cloudflare Remote free?
Cloudflare Remote is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, aaPanel or Cloudflare Remote?
aaPanel is rated higher. aaPanel averages 5.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Cloudflare Remote averages 4.9 from 81 ratings.
Do aaPanel or Cloudflare Remote have ads?
Neither aaPanel nor Cloudflare Remote shows ads.
Which is updated more often, aaPanel or Cloudflare Remote?
aaPanel ships an update every 3 months, and Cloudflare Remote monthly. Most recently, aaPanel was updated on June 22, 2026 and Cloudflare Remote on September 19, 2026.

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