Qmanager vs ASUS AiCloud
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 AiCloud
This app unifies public and private cloud services with home networking. It allows access to files and media from USB storage connected to a compatible router, remote access to PCs, and real-time synchronization of content across devices and online storage.
- Cloud Disk for USB storage access
- Smart Access for remote PC control
- Smart Sync for real-time content updates
- Media streaming to mobile devices
- Personalized web links for sharing
- Cross-platform file access (Windows, Mac, Linux)
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All you need to get into the cloud world with AiCloud is a compatible ASUS router, and up you go. Please goto http://www.asus.com/Networks/ to find the latest version of ASUSWRT which supports ASUS AiCloud. ASUS AiCloud is a revolutionary app that combines all the power of public and private cloud platforms together with home networking into a single space. Enjoy diverse cloud services at home or your office, with cloud storage expansion available on demand at no additional charge! Take a look at what AiCloud has to offer: Cloud Disk Your always-on data and media library Connect USB storage to your compatible ASUS router to access content and files and stream media straight to your AiCloud app on mobile devices or from a unique web link via your browser Smart Access All your devices in tune Whether you’re using Windows, Mac OS, or even Linux PCs, ASUS AiCloud lets you access, stream, and share content from your home network or online storage through a personalized web link. For greater convenience, download the ASUS AiCloud app to your iOS smartphone and get everything on the go. Smart Access even lets you wake up sleeping PCs in your network for remote access. Smart Sync Always up to date Keeps all media, data, and other content you want to share from online storage services like ASUS WebStorage*, your home network, and even other AiCloud-enabled networks** up to date in real time to easily share and access the same file version wherever you are. *AiCloud currently supports ASUS WebStorage. Support for other public cloud services to be added at a later time. **Pending feature to be added via future updates.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Qmanager at 2.9 against ASUS AiCloud's 2.4. Qmanager also leads on review sentiment (41% vs 20%) and update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 4 months). ASUS AiCloud's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.0). On price, ratings volume, 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
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 2.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 67 and 55 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 41% of Qmanager's written reviews are positive against 20% of ASUS AiCloud's.
Qmanager ships an update every 6 weeks, ASUS AiCloud every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Qmanager | ASUS AiCloud |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.9 (67 ratings) — better | 2.4 (55 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 41.3% of reviews — better | 20.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 67 — better | 55 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks — better | Every 4 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 | 126 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | QNAP Systems, Inc. | ASUS |
Customer experience
Qmanager
ASUS AiCloud
User reviews
Qmanager
From 67 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 📊 Comprehensive NAS monitoring and status overview
- 🔔 Push notifications for NAS alerts and updates
- 🎛️ Remote management of services and applications
- 📱 Convenient mobile access to NAS features
- 🔧 Firmware update capability from app
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent crashes and instability
- ⏱️ Slow startup and connection times
- 🔐 Two-factor authentication UI issues (keyboard blocking buttons)
- 🌙 Dark mode removed in recent update
- ⚠️ Limited management capabilities (mostly read-only)
ASUS AiCloud
From 55 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Streaming media from router
- 👍 Able to access files remotely
- 🔒 Secure access with password
- 💡 Wake on LAN feature
Room to improve
- 🐛 Crashes when trying to access files
- 🐛 Unable to connect to router
- 🐛 Playback issues with certain file formats
- 🐛 Unreliable performance
- 🐛 Frequent app crashes
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 AiCloud
Reported bugs
4 issues- Cannot access USB drive connected to router
- App freezes when switching between folders
- Fails to upload/download files consistently
- Loses connection when switching networks
Requested features
5 requests- Add support for more video/audio codecs
- Improve file management capabilities
- Integrate with cloud storage services
- Optimize for larger iPhone screens
- Provide better documentation and troubleshooting guides
In-app purchases
Qmanager
No in-app purchases
ASUS AiCloud
No in-app purchases
