Comparison

ServerBox vs FoldLight

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

Head to head
About

ServerBox

Manage your Linux servers remotely with SSH and SFTP. Control Docker containers and utilize experimental snippet features. Ping your servers to check connectivity.

Highlights
  • SSH client
  • SFTP client
  • Docker/Podman management
  • Snippet feature (experimental)
  • Ping utility
  • Open Source
Features
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This project is completely OPEN SOURCE. You can click the "App Support" button near the score below to download other system versions or compile them by yourself. Support for major Linux distributions. Support SSH, SFTP, docker/podman management, snippet.(experimental feature) Support Ping.

About

FoldLight

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FoldLight is a widget-first controller for the lights on your own Home Assistant server. Put your lights on the Home Screen, Lock Screen, and in Control Center — then toggle, dim, warm, or recolor them without ever opening an app. There's no FoldLight account, no cloud, and nothing to sign up for. Paste your Home Assistant address and access token once and you're set. FoldLight talks only to the server you already run. WIDGET-FIRST CONTROL Small and medium Home Screen widgets with a power toggle, brightness steps, and preset swatches — each one acts directly on your lights, no app launch required. KNOWS EACH LIGHT Every light shows exactly the controls it supports — on/off, dimming, color temperature, or full color — detected automatically from Home Assistant. PRESETS Save Warm, Focus, Movie, or your own scenes and apply them from a widget or from Control Center. CONTROL CENTER & LOCK SCREEN Toggle your main light or apply a preset straight from the iOS system controls. LAUNCHER TILES, SIRI & SHORTCUTS One-tap tiles to Home Assistant or any page you use, plus App Intents for every action so you can automate them or ask Siri. TRY IT WITHOUT A SERVER Demo mode is on by default and works with sample lights, so you can explore everything before connecting. PRIVATE BY DESIGN FoldLight collects nothing. Your server address and token stay in your device's Keychain and traffic goes straight to your machine — over your LAN or securely over Tailscale. Home Assistant is a trademark of the Open Home Foundation. FoldLight is an independent client and is not affiliated with, or endorsed by, the Home Assistant project.

Screenshots

ServerBox4 screens
FoldLight3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: ServerBox at 5 against FoldLight's 3. ServerBox also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
ServerBox versus FoldLight: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterServerBoxFoldLight
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (91 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews91.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings91 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size102 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer吐司工作室Anmol Saxena

In-app purchases

None

ServerBox

No in-app purchases

None

FoldLight

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ServerBox free?
ServerBox is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is FoldLight free?
FoldLight is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do ServerBox or FoldLight have ads?
Neither ServerBox nor FoldLight shows ads.

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