Comparison

Pulseway vs RecToGo

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

RecToGo

Features
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RecToGo is a voice recording app that makes it easy to save your recordings to the cloud. Upload to Google Drive or iCloud with one tap to keep your important audio safe. Record meetings, lectures, and voice memos, and back them up instantly. 【Key Features】 ■ One-Tap Cloud Backup - One-tap upload to Google Drive (choose your destination folder) - One-tap upload to iCloud Drive - Back up to the cloud right after recording - Your audio is saved only to your own account, kept safe ■ Powerful Recording Management - Real-time waveform display while you record - Markers to flag important moments and jump back to them later - Easily play, delete, and rename your recordings - Auto-rename after recording for tidy file organization - Recording timeout to stop automatically after a set duration - Multiple formats supported (M4A, WAV, MP3, and more) - Share recordings to other apps ■ Simple & Easy to Use - One tap to start recording - Clean, intuitive interface - Background recording, so you can keep recording while you work - Check and control recording from the Lock Screen and Dynamic Island (iPhone 14 Pro and later) - Quick access from the Home Screen widget - Available in English and Japanese 【Free to Use & RecToGo Pro】 RecToGo is free to use. Free plan - Up to 5 cloud uploads per week - One marker per recording - Fixed recording timeout duration RecToGo Pro (one-time purchase) - Unlimited cloud uploads - Add multiple markers to a single recording - Set your own recording timeout duration - Get more out of every recording with Pro RecToGo Pro is a one-time purchase (not a subscription). The price is billed to your Apple ID at confirmation, and Restore Purchases is supported. 【Perfect For】 - Meeting and business discussion minutes - University lectures and seminars - Quick voice memos for ideas - Interviews and podcast recording - Language learning: pronunciation and shadowing practice - Logging your music practice sessions 【Privacy & Security】 - Recording data is never sent to the developer's servers - Uploads go only to your own Google Drive or iCloud account - Only the minimum permissions are requested (microphone, cloud storage) - A detailed privacy policy is published Record your important audio easily and securely with RecToGo.

Screenshots

Pulseway4 screens
RecToGo4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Pulseway at none against RecToGo's 1. Pulseway also leads on ads (none vs shown) and device support (3 vs 1). On price and update cadence 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. RecToGo sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Pulseway asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pulseway ships an update every 6 weeks, RecToGo monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Pulseway versus RecToGo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPulsewayRecToGo
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (614 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews86.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings614 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksMonthly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS13.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size98 MB7 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperMMSOFT Design Ltd.SHOHEI MORIYA

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

RecToGo

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Pulseway

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

RecToGo

One-time1
  • RecToGo Pro$4.99

Questions

Is Pulseway free?
Pulseway is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is RecToGo free?
RecToGo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Pulseway or RecToGo have ads?
RecToGo shows ads; Pulseway does not.
Which is updated more often, Pulseway or RecToGo?
Pulseway ships an update every 6 weeks, and RecToGo monthly. Most recently, Pulseway was updated on October 9, 2026 and RecToGo on October 15, 2026.

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