Comparison

NetSupport Manager Control vs Control Panel Plus

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

Head to head
About

NetSupport Manager Control

Access and manage remote computers from your iOS device. View, chat, and control PCs with full remote capabilities, including hardware inventory and secure encryption. Ideal for IT professionals needing on-the-go support.

Highlights
  • Remote control (view, share, control)
  • Text chat and messaging
  • Thumbnail view of connected clients
  • Hardware inventory reports
  • PIN Connect for instant user location
  • Secure encryption options
  • Multi-monitor support
Features
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The NetSupport Manager Control for iOS provides mobile remote control for existing NetSupport Manager remote control users remotely from any iPad, iPhone or iPod. The mobile Control allows a user to quickly search and connect to both local computers by either IP address or PC name, or to browse, connect and view remote computers utilizing the free NetSupport Manager Internet Gateway component. The NetSupport Manager Control provides full remote control, chat and message capabilities of any remote PC running an existing NetSupport Manager Client (version 11.04 or later). KEY FEATURES: Browse your local network or an established NetSupport Internet Gateway to find remote NetSupport Manager Clients. PIN Connect feature allows a technician to instantly locate a user anywhere across the enterprise simply by both parties entering a unique PIN code. Thumbnail view of each connected Client device. See a list of previously connected Clients for instant ongoing connectivity. ‘Recently Connected’ list provides quick access to the most recently viewed Clients. Remote Control – Watch (view only), Share (both parties can view and interact) or Control (remote screen and keyboard are locked) any NetSupport Manager-enabled remote PC. View the remote PC using pinch, pan and zoom to highlight key screen information. Toggle between ‘touch’ and ‘cursor/mouse pointer’ mode if more accuracy is required when controlling a remote Client machine. Adjust color depth during remote control sessions from full color, to 256, 16 or just 2 colors when reading remote documents. Conduct a text chat session with the remote user. Send a message to the remote user with an optional time-out facility. Ideal for alerting your users of impending server or email maintenance. Generate a full hardware inventory report for a remote device on demand. Includes powerful compression to minimize data usage. Use 64, 128 or 256-bit encryption for each session. Multi-monitor support. Utilize unique security keys to ensure your copy of NetSupport Manager is only accessible to your users. One-click send Ctrl+Alt+Delete for remote login or PC management. GETTING STARTED 1) Install this free NetSupport Manager Control app on your Apple iOS device. 2) If you are new to NetSupport Manager, you will need to download and install the NetSupport Manager Client software on each of the computers that you want to remote control. Visit the NetSupport Manager website for download instructions. 3) Wirelessly connect your device to the same network as the client computers (or for anywhere access, install the free NetSupport Gateway, designed to support this scenario. Refer to the NetSupport Manager website for help configuring the Gateway). 4) From the NetSupport Manager Control browse and find your Clients. 5) Select a Client and choose to View, Chat or send a Message.

About

Control Panel Plus

Manage your web hosting server directly from your mobile device. Access account details, manage files, emails, databases, domains, and more with a full suite of control panel tools.

Highlights
  • Multi-profile support
  • Account information viewing
  • Email management
  • FTP account management
  • File manager
  • Backup scheduling
  • Domain management
  • DNS record management
Features
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●●● 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.

Screenshots

NetSupport Manager Control4 screens
Control Panel Plus4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: NetSupport Manager Control at 74% against Control Panel Plus's 33%. NetSupport Manager Control also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1). Control Panel Plus's advantage is rating (3.7 vs 3.5) and ratings volume (9 vs 2). On price, update cadence, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Control Panel Plus sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. NetSupport Manager Control asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Control Panel Plus holds the better App Store score, 3.7 against 3.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 9 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 74% of NetSupport Manager Control's written reviews are positive against 33% of Control Panel Plus's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

NetSupport Manager Control ships an update every 2 months, Control Panel Plus every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 28, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
NetSupport Manager Control versus Control Panel Plus: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNetSupport Manager ControlControl Panel Plus
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.5 (2 ratings)3.7 (9 ratings) — better
Positive reviews73.7% of reviews — better33.3% of reviews
Number of ratings29 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 6 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.39.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size15 MB35 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNetSupport LtdDayana Networks Ltd

Customer experience

NetSupport Manager Control

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews38 reviews
Positive73.7%
Neutral2.6%
Negative23.7%

Control Panel Plus

All ratings9 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%

In-app purchases

None

NetSupport Manager Control

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Control Panel Plus

One-time1
  • Upgrade to NoAd$3.99

Questions

Is NetSupport Manager Control free?
NetSupport Manager Control is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Control Panel Plus free?
Control Panel Plus is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, NetSupport Manager Control or Control Panel Plus?
Control Panel Plus is rated higher. NetSupport Manager Control averages 3.5 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Control Panel Plus averages 3.7 from 9 ratings.
Do NetSupport Manager Control or Control Panel Plus have ads?
Neither NetSupport Manager Control nor Control Panel Plus shows ads.
Which is updated more often, NetSupport Manager Control or Control Panel Plus?
NetSupport Manager Control ships an update every 2 months, and Control Panel Plus every 6 weeks. Most recently, NetSupport Manager Control was updated on September 28, 2026 and Control Panel Plus on September 29, 2026.

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