Comparison

Pulseway vs System Status Lite

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

System Status Lite

Monitor your iPhone or iPad's real-time system performance, including memory, CPU, network, battery, and disk usage. View detailed information and track changes over time with interactive charts. Supports various iOS devices and multitasking features.

Highlights
  • Real-time monitoring of memory, CPU, battery, disk, and network
  • Detailed system and device information
  • Performance graphs and charts
  • Supports Split View and Slide Over on iPad
  • Background monitoring (3 minutes)
  • Export data via email, AirPrint, and AirDrop
Features
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System Status Lite is the most powerful real time monitoring tool for your iPhone and iPad performance. You can watch the usage current as of the memory, CPU, network, battery and disk at the same time. and check the change device performance from charts. Further, detail information on network connection and operating system indicates it, and it's possible to save it and print. iPhone user can see wide screen view because it corresponds to a horizontal screen of the iPhone. In addition, iPad Air2, iPad mini 4, and iPad Pro can Split View and Slide Over. Features GENERAL : Rial time monitoring of memory, CPU, battery, disk usage and network connect - Memory : Fee space ratio wired, active, inactive and free memory usage - CPU : Usage and idle state - Network : Wi-Fi, 3G or LTE connection state, sent and received data since system boot time - Battery : Charge level and state (Full, Unplugged or Charging) - Disk : Used, free and total space - Information : Summary device information OVERVIEW : Graph - Line chart of memory, CPU, battery and disk usage OVERVIEW DETAILS : CPU, battery etc, list - CPU Status : CPU usage - Battery Status : battery charged and battery status - Disk usage : Disk free space and total disk space - System uptime : system boot time and uptime - Connection : default getaway address and dns server address - WiFi : Connect IP address, subnet mask, SSID, BSSID, received & sent data since system boot - Cellular : Connect IP address, network type(LTE / 3G) and received & sent data since system boot MEMORY : Graph - Stacked line chart of wired, active, inactive, other memory usage MEMORY DETAILS : Memory details list - Memory Usage : wired, active, inactive, other, free, total memory and page size usage - Page IN/OUT : page ins and page outs - Page fault : faults and COW faults - Page lookup : lookups and hits - Page purge : purgeable count and purges - Other Page : zero Filled, reactivated and speculative read CPU : Graph - Stacked line chart of CPU usage NETWORK : Graph (iOS 8,9) - Line chart of wi-fi received and sent, cellular received and sent data CONNECTIONS - Connections local ip, remote ip tx and rx list BATTERY : Graph - Stacked line chart of battery charged level DISK : Graph - Stacked line chart of disk used space INFORMATION - Operating System : system, system build number, Kernel, system boot, uptime etc - Device Information : device name, id, device model etc - CPU Information : CPU model, GPU model, CPU frequency etc - Hardware Features : display resolution, pixel density, etc Function of then Graph general - AirPrint, save image, AirDrop, export email and more - Background monitoring(3 minutes) - Display the maximum value or the average value Supports Non retina and Retina display on iPhone,iPad. iPhone 4 to 8 Plus, iPhone SE, iPhone X, iPad 2 to iPad Pro and iPad mini to iPad mini 4. iPhone, iPad both vertical and horizontal screen display. Supported by "Split View" and "Slide Over" of the iPad.

Screenshots

Pulseway4 screens
System Status Lite4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Pulseway at 4.6 against System Status Lite's 3.5. Pulseway also leads on review sentiment (87% vs 66%) and ratings volume (614 vs 21). System Status Lite's advantage is monetization model (free vs freemium) and iOS requirement (8.1 vs 13.0). 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 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pulseway has 614 ratings behind it against 21, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 87% of Pulseway's written reviews are positive against 66% of System Status Lite's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pulseway ships an update every 6 weeks, System Status Lite monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Pulseway versus System Status Lite: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPulsewaySystem Status Lite
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (614 ratings) — better3.5 (21 ratings)
Positive reviews86.5% of reviews — better66.4% of reviews
Number of ratings614 — better21
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.08.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size98 MB11 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMMSOFT Design Ltd.Kenichi Yoshikawa

Customer experience

Pulseway

All ratings614 ratings
Positive89.4%
Neutral3.9%
Negative6.7%
Written reviews697 reviews
Positive86.5%
Neutral3.6%
Negative9.9%

System Status Lite

All ratings21 ratings
Positive52.4%
Neutral14.3%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews125 reviews
Positive66.4%
Neutral10.4%
Negative23.2%

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

System Status Lite

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Pulseway

No in-app purchases

None

System Status Lite

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Pulseway free?
Pulseway is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is System Status Lite free?
System Status Lite is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Pulseway or System Status Lite?
Pulseway is rated higher. Pulseway averages 4.6 out of 5 from 614 ratings, while System Status Lite averages 3.5 from 21 ratings.
Do Pulseway or System Status Lite have ads?
Neither Pulseway nor System Status Lite shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Pulseway or System Status Lite?
Pulseway ships an update every 6 weeks, and System Status Lite monthly. Most recently, Pulseway was updated on September 26, 2026 and System Status Lite on September 20, 2026.

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