Comparison

Home Server Control Center vs flo

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

Head to head
About

Home Server Control Center

Manage and control various home servers and smart devices from a single application. Stream music, play videos, monitor server status, and control smart lights and speakers.

Highlights
  • Control Proxmox, Portainer, OpenWrt servers
  • Manage TrueNAS/FreeNAS storage
  • Stream music from Subsonic/Emby/Jellyfin
  • Control LIFX lights and Bose speakers
  • Monitor network traffic and client IPs
  • Start/stop VMs and containers
Features
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Control all your home servers and devices in one App. Support servers: Proxmox, Portainer, Openwrt, pfSense, OPNSense, TrueNAS or FreeNAS, Subsonic / Airsonic / Navidrome, Emby and Jellyfin.  Support devices: LIFX smart light, Bose SoundTouch Speaker. * Base version includes Subsonic / Airsonic / Navidrome music play features. Subscription is required to use all features, subscribe once and used on Mac, iPhone, iPad and Apple TV. (Features are not exactly the same on different platform right now, please read App Description.)  Server support: Subsonic or Airsonic Advanced, Navidrome, Gonic music server: * Show playlists, albums, folders, artists, songs. * Play songs directly in this App. * Support random songs, similar songs with server support. * Download music file to local for offline usage. Emby or Jellyfin media server: * Connect server with API Token or username / password * Show video file as list or gallery view. * Play video / movie in this App * Support two different video player for max compatibility * Show latest video , movie, all media and resumable media. * Select audio channel, subtitle, two different player for max compatibility. * Download video file to local for offline watch, or use as Cache when network is slow Proxmox: * Show server and container status * Start / Stop LXC CT * Start / Stop QEMU VM Portainer: * Show Server and Docker status * Start / Stop docker container OpenWrt: * Show network interfaces * Run command on router * Show ip and MAC of clients * Show network traffic graph, include live, hour, day, month traffic graph. pfSense: * Show network interface and traffic graph OPNSense: * Show network interface and traffic graph TrueNAS or FreeNAS: * Show disk and pool storage status Device support: LIFX: * Turn on / off light * Change brightness and kelvin * Change color Bose SoundTouch Speaker: * Almost all features on your Remote Privacy Policy http://woiapp.com/pv.html Terms of Use https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

flo

Stream your music library from a Navidrome server with this client. Enjoy offline playback, gapless audio, and support for various formats. Browse your collection, shuffle, repeat, and more, all while saving battery and bandwidth.

Highlights
  • Offline playback
  • Gapless playback
  • Supports multiple audio formats
  • Browse music collection
  • Shuffle and repeat
  • Album cover art
  • Lock-screen integration
Features
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While it is still in early development, it provides all the essential features for streaming music from your Navidrome Music Server. It also supports offline playback to save battery and bandwidth especially if you travel a lot like me! WHY FLO FOR NAVIDROME CLIENT? • Plays most audio formats (FLAC, AAC, ALAC, MP3, MP4 and more) without transcoding • Gapless playback • Mini player • Track seeking • Streams over 3G/4G/5G/WiFi • Bluetooth Audio/AirPlay support • Remembers your playlist from the last session • Browse music collection • Shuffle and repeat • Album cover art • Lock-screen integration I will add more essential and 'nice-to-have' features as it progresses, as I use this app almost every day: every time I plug in AirPods! LOVE FLO? • Star us on GitHub: https://github.com/kepelet/flo • Follow us on GitHub: https://github.com/kepelet Requirements: • Note that for SSL support you must have a valid certificate. Invalid certificates will cause connection errors. • Important: flo is compatible with standalone Navidrome servers only. • Get Navidrome Music Server at: https://www.navidrome.org/

Screenshots

Home Server Control Center4 screens
flo4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: flo at 65% against Home Server Control Center's 0%. flo also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). Home Server Control Center's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 5 weeks). On price, 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

Both are free to download. Home Server Control Center sells 12 in-app purchases, starting at $29.99 per year and flo sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Home Server Control Center ships an update weekly, flo every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Home Server Control Center versus flo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHome Server Control Centerflo
PriceFreeFree
Rating—3.7 (27 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews65.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings—27 — better
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 5 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TViPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch
Requires iOS17.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size92 MB22 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer强 李Fariz Rizaldy

Customer experience

Home Server Control Center

Written reviews3 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

flo

All ratings27 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral11.1%
Negative22.2%
Written reviews49 reviews
Positive65.3%
Neutral10.2%
Negative24.5%

In-app purchases

12 purchases

Home Server Control Center

Subscriptions1
  • Unlock All Feature One Year$29.991 Year
One-time11
  • TrueNAS Monitor Features$4.99
  • Portainer Control Features$4.99
  • Proxmox Control Features$4.99
Show 8 more
  • Bose SoundTouch Control$4.99
  • Roku Control Features$4.99
  • Yamaha MusicCast Control$7.99
  • Onkyo Control Features$7.99
  • OpenWrt Monitor and Control$9.99
  • OPNSense Monitor Features$9.99
  • Video Play Features$9.99
  • pfSense Control Features$9.99
3 purchases

flo

One-time3
  • Coffee$1.99
  • Lunch$4.99
  • Dinner$9.99

Questions

Is Home Server Control Center free?
Home Server Control Center is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is flo free?
flo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Home Server Control Center or flo have ads?
Neither Home Server Control Center nor flo shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Home Server Control Center or flo?
Home Server Control Center ships an update weekly, and flo every 5 weeks. Most recently, Home Server Control Center was updated on October 10, 2026 and flo on October 25, 2026.

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