Control Panel Pro vs NetCommander
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Control Panel Pro
Easily manage your web hosting account and files directly from your mobile device. This app provides a robust file manager, email account management, FTP account control, and domain configuration, offering more functionality than the standard web interface.
- Multi-profile management for multiple websites
- Comprehensive file manager with FTP client
- Email account and forwarder management
- FTP account creation and modification
- Domain and subdomain management
- DNS record management
- MySQL database and user management
- Backup scheduling and management
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If you have a web site with a hosting provider who uses cPanel® as their hosting control panel, then you can use this App to easily manage your account, files, features, etc. This application has a built-in FTP client that allows you to manage files and folders, much better than the original CPanel on web. You can remove unwanted files, even if your account is over quota. ●●● NOTE ●●● This application connects directly to your own hosting server. No proxy or 3rd-party connection or service provider involved. Your login information will be transmitted to your own hosting server. It will not go through us. Some features of this application are: ● Multi Profile You can save access information of multiple sites and login with just one tap. ● View Account Information All information regarding your account and the hosting server. Including disk usage, bandwidth usage, IP address, server name, PHP version etc. ● Main tasks ○ Change Password ○ Update Contact Information ○ Contact your hosting provider ● Email ○ Manage mail boxes (create, delete, change password and quota) ○ Manage Forwarders (create and delete both email forwarders and domain forwarders) ○ Manage Default (catch-all) address on all main, sub, park and addon domains ○ Manage auto responders (create, delete and modify) ● FTP Accounts ○ Manage existing FTP accounts or create new ones. Also you can change password and quota of an FTP account. ● File Manager A full FTP client with PASV option and ability to: ○ Create new files and folders ○ Change permission of files and folders ○ Delete files and empty folders ○ Password Protect folders ○ Rename/Move files and folders ○ View files as text ○ View a file in browser ○ Edit file as text ○ View Images ● Backup Manager ○ Schedule new full backups to Home, FTP, SFTP or SCP ○ List of current full backups on server ○ Delete unwanted backups ● Domains ○ Manage Sub Domains ○ Manage Park Domains ○ Manage Addon Domains ○ Manage Domain Redirects ● DNS ○ Manage DNS record (A, MX, CNAME, TXT) ○ Add new DNS records ○ Modify current DNS records ● MySQL Databases ○ Manage Databases ○ Manage MySQL users ○ Assign users to databases or change their permissions ○ Manage remotely accessed hosts ○ phpMyAdmin ● Stats and Logs ○ AWStats ○ Webalizer ○ Latest Visitors ● Other features ○ IP Deny Manager, Allows you to block one or a range of IP addresses. ○ Manage Cron Jobs, tasks that will be run at a certain time or specific interval. ◄ FeedBack ► If you need a specific feature to be added, please write us a few lines using Feedback form in application or post comment at http://www.cpios.com cPanel® is a registered trademark of cPanel® Inc. This application has been developed by a third party developer and is not endorsed, tested, associated or affiliated with cPanel® Inc.
NetCommander
Manage files on FTP/SFTP servers directly from your device's default Files app. Upload, download, preview, and delete files, and integrate with other apps to load and save projects and documents.
- FTP/SFTP server management
- Integration with Files app
- Download, upload, preview files
- Load/save projects in other apps
- Supports SFTP, FTP, FTPS, FTPES
- iCloud sync for connections
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This app allows you to manage files on FTP/SFTP servers from the default Files app that you already have on your iPhone and iPad. That includes downloading, uploading, previewing, deleting, and other file management functions. You can also load your projects from FTP/SFTP and save them there in apps that allow for accessing files. This function includes: * adding and storing attachments in Mail * exporting photos from Photos, and Camera * loading and saving documents in Numbers, Pages, and Keynote * loading and saving songs in GarageBand * saving web pages as PDF or Web Archive in Safari * importing and exporting projects in iMovie * saving recordings in Voice Memos * and more! The NetCommander consists of two parts: * the NetCommander app - allows you to manage FTP/SFTP connections - create, edit, delete and organize them in folders * the NetCommander File Provider for the operating system - integrates with the operating system of your device - iOS or iPadOS - adding the ability to access FTP/SFTP servers to it The following file servers are supported: * SFTP * FTP * FTPS - implicit FTP over SSL/TLS * FTPES - explicit FTP over SSL/TLS Today, most Linux systems support SFTP or FTPES (also called 'explicit FTPS'). Publicly available file archives that do not need additional security use FTP. SFTP connections can use a password or key authentication. If you have multiple mobile devices, your connections will be synchronized between them using iCloud - it may be turned off in the app settings. More information you can find on the app website.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: NetCommander at 100% against Control Panel Pro's 64%. NetCommander also leads on price ($1.99 vs $3.99). Control Panel Pro's advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 vs 13.5). On update cadence, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
Control Panel Pro costs $3.99 and NetCommander $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Control Panel Pro | NetCommander |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $3.99 | $1.99 — better |
| Rating | 4.2 (6 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 64.4% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 6 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 13.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 35 MB | 11 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Dayana Networks Ltd | Marcin Labenski |
Customer experience
Control Panel Pro
NetCommander
Bugs and requests
Control Panel Pro
Reported bugs
3 issues- Corrupts files when editing in the app
- Login screen issues and access denied errors
- Crashes when trying to access certain features
Requested features
4 requests- Add support for reseller/WHM accounts
- Improve file management capabilities
- Integrate phpMyAdmin or database management tools
- Implement a more user-friendly interface
NetCommander
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Control Panel Pro
No in-app purchases
NetCommander
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Control Panel Pro free?
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Do Control Panel Pro or NetCommander have ads?
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