Qmanager vs ASUS Extender
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Qmanager
Monitor and manage your QNAP Turbo NAS remotely from your iOS device. Check system status, control applications, manage downloads and backups, and even locate your NAS.
- Monitor system information (CPU, memory, events)
- Manage download and backup tasks
- Control application services
- Check connection status and online users
- Remote restart/shutdown of NAS
- Find My NAS with beep sound
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Ever wanted to monitor and manage your QNAP Turbo NAS with your iOS mobile device? The free Qmanager app is the perfect answer. Prerequisites: - iOS 16 or later - QNAP NAS running firmware V4.0 or later Major features of Qmanager: - Monitor your system information, such as CPU usage, memory usage, system event info, online user… - Check your download station, backup task info. You also can manage the download task or backup task remotely. You can pause or run the task. - Turn on/off application services via Qmanager with one simple click. - Check connection status or the current online users to prevent invasion. - Restart or shutdown the Turbo NAS remotely. - Use “Find My NAS” to let your NAS turn on the “Beep” sound.
ASUS Extender
Easily manage and set up your ASUS Wi-Fi Range Extender or Powerline Extender. This app helps you optimize your Wi-Fi coverage and find the ideal placement for your extender to ensure the best internet experience.
- Manage existing extenders
- Set up new extenders
- Placement guidance
- Optimize Wi-Fi coverage
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ASUS Extender app is a revolution of an app for iOS, to manage, setup your Wi-Fi Range Extender (Repeater), and Wi-Fi Powerline Extender (PLC). We are aiming to provide best Wi-Fi, and internet surfing experience and solution to your life, and help you find the best place for your ASUS Wi-Fi Range Extender (Repeater) in your home. *Before using this app, please download the latest firmware (firmware version should be later than 3.0.0.4.382) from our official site and manually update for your ASUS Extender. Features: 1. Manage your ASUS Extender in your current home network 2. Setup a new ASUS Extender into your current home network 3. Guide to find the best place for your ASUS Extender
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Qmanager at 2.9 against ASUS Extender's 1.7. Qmanager also leads on review sentiment (41% vs 5%) and update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 6 months). ASUS Extender's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.0). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Qmanager holds the better App Store score, 2.9 against 1.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Qmanager has 67 ratings behind it against 13, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 41% of Qmanager's written reviews are positive against 5% of ASUS Extender's.
Qmanager ships an update every 6 weeks, ASUS Extender every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Qmanager | ASUS Extender |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.9 (67 ratings) — better | 1.7 (13 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 41.3% of reviews — better | 5.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 67 — better | 13 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks — better | Every 6 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 60 MB | 52 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | QNAP Systems, Inc. | ASUS |
Customer experience
Qmanager
ASUS Extender
Bugs and requests
Qmanager
Reported bugs
19 issues- App crashes on login or NAS selection
- 2FA keyboard obscures login button
- Dark mode setting removed with no way to restore
- Download station loses connection when switching apps
- Notifications not received after iOS 18.2 update
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- WOL (Wake-on-LAN) broken after iOS 17 update
- Container Station shows no running containers
- Disk space reporting incorrect
- App won't connect via LTE (only WiFi)
- CPU and memory usage not displaying
- NAS model icons displaying incorrectly
- Services reverting to on after being disabled
- App crashes when checking firmware
- Crashes on iPad after login
- Cannot unlock encrypted volumes
- BT search not working
- Bandwidth reporting inaccurate
- Installation hangs indefinitely
- iOS compatibility issues across versions
Requested features
16 requests- Dark mode toggle option
- Wake-on-LAN functionality
- Ability to add new download tasks
- iPad-optimized universal app
- Widget support for Mac and iPad
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- Apple Shortcuts integration
- Cloud backup job status visibility
- Backup station management
- Power schedule modification
- Encryption volume unlock capability
- Process monitor column sorting
- Direct local-only access without cloud requirement
- Better 2FA keyboard handling
- Launch apps (not just stop/start)
- Manage user privileges
- Block list IP management
ASUS Extender
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Qmanager
No in-app purchases
ASUS Extender
No in-app purchases
