Comparison

Control Panel Pro vs Metainfo

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

About

Metainfo

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Metainfo is a metadata viewer and it helps you to extract EXIF information from photo files, such as GPS location, camera settings, copyright settings, time and date and so on. Additionally it can open media files to view album cover, ID3 tags if any and shortly about used bitrate and codecs. Features: - Support a wide range of media formats, including but not limited to ARW, JP2, PSD, CRW, CR2, CR3, DNG, SR2, RW2, NEF, JPG, TIFF, GIF, PNG, BMP, HEIC, AVI, MP3, OGG, OPUS, M4A, PUBLIC3GPP, ASF, F4V, M2TS, M2V, M4V, MOV, MP4, MPG, MXF, OGV, RM, TS, VOB, WEBM, WMV, WTV, MKV, FLAC, AAC, AC3, AIFF, AU, CAF, APE, DTS, M4R, MP2, OGA, RA, TTA, VOC, WMA, WV, WAV - Ability to export metadata and artwork - Support dark mode Limitations - Metainfo can operate with files opened via Files app. It can't open Galleries and Photoalbums. - Metainfo is a viewer only, you are not able to edit or remove any metadata.

Screenshots

Control Panel Pro4 screens
Metainfo3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Metainfo at every 3 weeks against Control Panel Pro's every 2 months. Control Panel Pro's advantage is price ($3.99 vs $6.99) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 17.0). On ads, in-app purchases and device support 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

Control Panel Pro costs $3.99 and Metainfo $6.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Control Panel Pro ships an update every 2 months, Metainfo every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Control Panel Pro versus Metainfo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterControl Panel ProMetainfo
Price$3.99 — better$6.99
Rating4.2 (6 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews64.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings6 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS9.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size35 MB15 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDayana Networks LtdViktor Goltvyanytsya

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

Metainfo

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Control Panel Pro

No in-app purchases

None

Metainfo

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Control Panel Pro free?
Control Panel Pro costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Metainfo free?
Metainfo costs $6.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Control Panel Pro or Metainfo have ads?
Neither Control Panel Pro nor Metainfo shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Control Panel Pro or Metainfo?
Control Panel Pro ships an update every 2 months, and Metainfo every 3 weeks. Most recently, Control Panel Pro was updated on October 12, 2026 and Metainfo on October 10, 2026.

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