Comparison

Pulseway vs NinjaOne Mobile

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

Head to head
About

Pulseway

Securely monitor and manage your IT systems from any mobile device. Get real-time status updates, receive instant alerts for issues, and resolve problems remotely. Supports Windows, Linux, and Mac, offering comprehensive control over your infrastructure.

Highlights
  • Remote system monitoring
  • Real-time status alerts
  • System management and control
  • Cross-platform support (Windows, Linux, Mac)
  • Process and service management
  • Event log analysis
  • Active Directory management
Features
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Remotely monitor and manage your IT systems securely from any smartphone or tablet. Pulseway gives you complete control of your computers and applications from anywhere, at any time. You can monitor and control Windows, Linux and Mac Operating Systems as well as any application using the monitoring API. Pulseway dramatically reduces the level of manual checks for support engineers and provides them with a real time status of their monitored systems. You are the first to know about any potential issues affecting your systems and can resolve those issues immediately. *** IMPORTANT *** • To monitor a computer, download and install the agent software from our website; • The communication between this application and the monitored computers is always encrypted. MONITOR: • The status and uptime of all systems • CPU usage and usage history chart • Current available memory and usage history chart • External IP address and the location on the map using GeoIP • Ping round trip response time and response time chart • Status of local hard disks • Services status • Network interfaces status and traffic chart • Running processes • Event logs • Scheduled tasks status • Ports status • Logged in users • Hardware details • Status of web sites and application pools in Internet Information Server • User accounts status in Active Directory including locked user accounts • View and manage Windows updates • Performance counters • ... and more MANAGE: • Start, pause, continue and stop a service • Kill a process • Start and stop a scheduled task • Log off any logged in user • Send a message to the logged in users • Command prompt and PowerShell support • Restart, wake up (Wake on WAN over Internet supported), shutdown, power off, suspend or send the computer into hibernation • Send commands to multiple systems in the same group • Start/stop/restart Internet Information Server web sites • Start/stop/recycle Internet Information Server application pools • Mobile device authorization for system commands - only selected authorized devices on your account can be allowed to send system commands • Enable, disable, unlock and reset password for user accounts in Active Directory • Add and remove groups for a user account in Active Directory • Hyper-V and VMware support, start and stop virtual machines • Run SQL Server queries • ... and more GET NOTIFIED: • When a system goes offline, starts up, shuts down, suspends and resumes • When a monitored service stopped unexpectedly • When the free memory is below a specified percentage • When the processor usage is above or below a specified percentage for a specified period of time • When the free space of a hard disk drive is below a specified percentage • When a user logs in or logs out • When ping round trip time is above a specified value for a specified period of time • When a monitored port is closed • When an event log entry is generated and it matches a specified filter (Windows only) • When the CPU, system or HDD temperature exceeds a specified threshold • When a web site or app pool stopped on Internet Information Server • ... and more The application will work even if the system cannot be directly accessed from the Internet (i.e. does not have a routable IP address or sits behind a firewall). Operating Systems supported: • Server: Windows 2003 or higher • Desktop: Windows XP or higher • Linux: All major distributions • Mac: OS X 10.8+

About

NinjaOne Mobile

Manage IT infrastructure and support end-users remotely with a unified platform. This solution centralizes IT management workflows into a single, accessible interface for a streamlined experience.

Highlights
  • Unified IT management
  • Remote end-user support
  • Centralized workflows
  • Single pane of glass interface
  • Manage from anywhere
Features
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NinjaOne is the industry’s only unified IT management solution the centralizes and consolidates your IT management workflows into a single pane of glass. The NinjaOne app gives you the power to manage IT and support end-users from anywhere, providing a better IT experience for everyone.

Screenshots

Pulseway4 screens
NinjaOne Mobile4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Pulseway at 81% against NinjaOne Mobile's 22%. Pulseway also leads on rating (4.6 vs 2.6) and ratings volume (614 vs 73). NinjaOne Mobile's advantage is monetization model (free vs freemium). On price, update cadence, 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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Pulseway holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 2.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pulseway has 614 ratings behind it against 73, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 81% of Pulseway's written reviews are positive against 22% of NinjaOne Mobile's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pulseway ships an update every 6 weeks, NinjaOne Mobile every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Pulseway versus NinjaOne Mobile: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPulsewayNinjaOne Mobile
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (614 ratings) — better2.6 (73 ratings)
Positive reviews80.9% of reviews — better21.9% of reviews
Number of ratings614 — better73
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size98 MB38 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMMSOFT Design Ltd.NinjaRMM LLC

Customer experience

Pulseway

All ratings614 ratings
Positive89.4%
Neutral3.9%
Negative6.7%
Written reviews257 reviews
Positive80.9%
Neutral4.3%
Negative14.8%

NinjaOne Mobile

All ratings73 ratings
Positive32.9%
Neutral8.2%
Negative58.9%
Written reviews73 reviews
Positive21.9%
Neutral9.6%
Negative68.5%

User reviews

Pulseway

From 614 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Powerful remote monitoring and management capabilities
  • 🔒 Secure remote access and control
  • 👍 Comprehensive system information and diagnostics
  • 👍 Useful for both home and enterprise use
  • 👍 Intuitive and user-friendly interface

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Occasional crashes or stability issues
  • 🔋 High resource usage on some systems
  • ⚠️ Subscription model required for more than 3 devices
  • ⚠️ Limited functionality on macOS/Linux
  • ⚠️ Inconsistent remote desktop/screen sharing experience

NinjaOne Mobile

From 73 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Great core product (RMM)
  • 👍 Handy for on-the-go monitoring
  • 👍 Basic functionality works (reboot, remote into device)
  • 👍 Integrations work (Splashtop, Cloud RDP)
  • 👍 Quick and responsive (for some users)

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Login issues (frequent, broken SSO, MFA problems)
  • 🐛 App is unusable for many users
  • 🐛 Lack of features compared to web version
  • 🐛 Notifications never work (for some)
  • 🐛 UI is abysmal (for some)

Bugs and requests

Pulseway

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Compatibility issues with newer iOS/macOS versions
  • Login/authentication problems for some users
  • Inconsistent behavior when switching between devices

Requested features

5 requests
  • Remote desktop/screen sharing functionality
  • Improved multi-account/multi-device management
  • Expanded support for macOS and Linux systems
  • Enhanced notification and alerting options
  • Ability to view and manage GPU/hardware details

NinjaOne Mobile

Reported bugs

36 issues
  • Login loop with SSO/Entra ID
  • MFA not working or broken
  • Authenticator never calls back
  • App continually signs out
  • Notifications never work
Show 31 more
  • Keyboard pops up and obstructs navigation
  • Action and function key bar disappeared
  • SSO login screen won't allow changing accounts
  • Have to log in every 20 seconds
  • Login fails after updates
  • Cannot log in with MFA codes, only SMS
  • Action button for remote in is gone
  • False data in threat counts and group filters
  • Scripts do not work
  • Redirects to external browser that won't accept input
  • Crashing on launch (iOS 18)
  • SSO broken, loops between screens
  • Login loop prevents sign-in
  • App launches Safari and then endless pop-ups
  • Cannot sign in with SSO
  • Biometric login not possible, always asks for 2FA
  • Infinite sign-in loop with Azure AD
  • Last update broke SSO logins with Entra SSO
  • No login over SSO since last update
  • Persistent issue with staying signed in
  • Resetting user password is spotty or shows nothing
  • Cannot unlock user account from app
  • MFA setup required, but no way to submit verification
  • Cannot run scripts as credential selection field is broken
  • Push notifications stopped working
  • List of scripts is empty (only shows categories)
  • Task manager functionality not working
  • Cannot log back in with correct credentials after first day
  • App does not work
  • Approval bug is reversed (approve rejects, reject approves)
  • New UI limits information and can't run scripts

Requested features

18 requests
  • Add facial recognition for login
  • Add ability to access device terminal/cmd/powershell
  • Add ability to search devices by logged in user
  • Add storage drive capacity/utilization
  • Add Windows version (e.g., 22H2)
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  • Add processor make/model
  • Add graphics card make/model
  • Sort scripts alphabetically
  • Add dark mode option
  • Add advanced analytics dashboard
  • Add option for alert sound with push notifications
  • Add ability to change alert sound
  • Add full access to event viewer
  • Add hard drive monitoring
  • Add ability to run scheduled scripts/policies
  • Add command line access
  • Add ability to scan and deploy patches from app
  • Add more options to do things as in web interface

In-app purchases

None

Pulseway

No in-app purchases

None

NinjaOne Mobile

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Pulseway free?
Pulseway is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is NinjaOne Mobile free?
NinjaOne Mobile is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Pulseway or NinjaOne Mobile?
Pulseway is rated higher. Pulseway averages 4.6 out of 5 from 614 ratings, while NinjaOne Mobile averages 2.6 from 73 ratings.
Do Pulseway or NinjaOne Mobile have ads?
Neither Pulseway nor NinjaOne Mobile shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Pulseway or NinjaOne Mobile?
Pulseway ships an update every 6 weeks, and NinjaOne Mobile every 2 months. Most recently, Pulseway was updated on September 22, 2026 and NinjaOne Mobile on September 18, 2026.

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