# Geofency vs Pi

The clearest difference is price: Pi at Free against Geofency's $4.99. Geofency's advantage is chart position (#170 vs unranked). On rating, review sentiment, ratings volume and update cadence there is nothing between them.

Pi is free to download; Geofency costs $4.99 up front. Geofency sells 6 one-off in-app purchases and Pi sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Geofency against 4.8 for Pi. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 628 and 1.3K respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 89% and 88% positive.

Geofency ships an update every 10 days, Pi every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Geofency | Pi |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | $4.99 | **Free** |
| Rating | [4.7 (628 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/geofency-time-tracking/id615538630/reviews) | **[4.8 (1.3K ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/pi-hole-remote/id1515445551/reviews)** |
| Number of ratings | 628 | **1.3K** |
| Positive reviews | **88.8% of reviews** | 88.1% of reviews |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | **Every 10 days** | Every 2 weeks |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | **#170** | — |
| Size | 32 MB | 85 MB |
| Requires iOS | 18.4 | **17.0** |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch | **iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, Apple Watch** |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Karl Heinz Herbel](https://appshunter.io/developer/891641490) | [RocketScience IT](https://appshunter.io/developer/1502999561) |

## What reviewers say

### Geofency

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/geofency-time-tracking/id615538630)

**Currently charting:** #170 Top Paid · Utilities (US App Store)

Automatically track your time based on your location. This app records arrival and departure times as you enter or leave designated places, eliminating manual clock-in and clock-out. It offers detailed statistics, calendar export, and even integrates with home automation systems.

**Highlights:** Automatic location-based time tracking, Graphical visualization of dwell times, Rich statistics and summaries, Webhook for home automation, Calendar export (iCloud, CalDAV, Exchange), Apple Watch app, Export data to Excel-friendly format

**Features:** Apple Watch app, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (6)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Small Coffee Tip | $1.99 | one-time |
| Medium Coffee Tip | $3.99 | one-time |
| Large Coffee Tip | $5.99 | one-time |
| Generous Tip | $7.99 | one-time |
| Enormous Tip | $12.99 | one-time |
| 1 kg Coffee Tip | $22.99 | one-time |

**What reviewers like**

- 🚀 Effective location tracking
- 🕰️ Accurate time logging
- 📊 Detailed statistics and reports
- 🔌 Low battery impact
- 🔍 Helpful for billing and invoicing

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🔍 Limited location customization options
- 🕰️ Occasional inaccuracies in time tracking
- 🤖 Inconsistent integration with iBeacons
- 🔍 Difficulty merging or editing location data
- 🔍 Lack of advanced filtering and sorting options

**Reported bugs**

- Occasional crashes or freezes
- Inconsistent background tracking on newer iOS versions
- Unreliable webhook integration for home automation

**Requested features**

- Add ability to manually add/edit locations
- Improve iBeacon integration and reliability
- Implement more advanced filtering and reporting options
- Add support for exporting data to other formats
- Introduce a dark mode option


### Pi

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/pi-hole-remote/id1515445551)

Manage your Pi-hole network ad blocker from any Apple device. Monitor DNS queries, control blocking, and manage lists and settings. Offers interactive widgets and Siri integration for quick access.

**Highlights:** Remote Pi-hole management, DNS query monitoring, Ad blocking control, List and domain management, Interactive widgets, Siri integration, Multi-device support

**Features:** Family Sharing, Apple Watch app, Vision Pro support, iPhone Duo support

**In-app purchases (7)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Monthly PHR+ | $0.99 | per month |
| PHR+ Yearly | $4.99 | per year |
| Small Tip | $0.99 | one-time |
| Medium Tip | $3.99 | one-time |
| Large Tip | $6.99 | one-time |
| PHR+ Lifetime | $11.99 | one-time |
| Huge Tip | $17.99 | one-time |

**What reviewers like**

- 🚀 Amazing app!!
- 🚀 Excellent app
- 🚀 Perfect for managing Pi-hole
- 🚀 Brilliant
- 🚀 Great app to keep an eye on things

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🔍 Disappointing
- 🔍 Pulled a bait-and-switch with paid features
- 🔍 Widget unreliable
- 🔍 Replaced block percentage with clients
- 🔍 Unusable if not upgraded to pihole v6

**Reported bugs**

- Crashes when pressing certain options
- Unable to reach Pi Hole after configuration
- Statistics screen crashes the app
- Widgets not working
- Live Logs not working properly

**Requested features**

- Add and remove adlists from the internet
- DHCP management, like assign static IPs, change host names of devices
- Change other pihole settings, like upstream DNS servers
- A command line interface
- Group management, I.e. the ability to whitelist or blacklist certain domains only for certain groups of devices, and to be able to create new groups and edit which devices are in each group


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Geofency free?

Geofency costs $4.99, and also offers in-app purchases.

### Is Pi free?

Pi is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Which has better reviews, Geofency or Pi?

Pi is rated higher. Geofency averages 4.7 out of 5 from 628 ratings, while Pi averages 4.8 from 1.3K ratings.

### Do Geofency or Pi have ads?

Neither Geofency nor Pi shows ads.

### Which is updated more often, Geofency or Pi?

Geofency ships an update every 10 days, and Pi every 2 weeks. Most recently, Geofency was updated on November 1, 2026 and Pi on October 30, 2026.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*