Comparison

Cron Guru vs ProxMate Backup

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

Head to head
About

Cron Guru

This app translates complex cron expressions into easy-to-understand English descriptions. It's designed for system administrators, web developers, or anyone looking to automate tasks by clarifying their scheduled expressions.

Highlights
  • Translate cron expressions to human-readable format
  • Supports all cron expression features
  • Simple and easy to use interface
  • Instant English description generation
Features
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Cron expressions are a powerful way to schedule tasks on your computer, but they can be difficult to understand even for experienced users. Cron Guru is a simple app that translates cron expressions into human-readable format. Just enter your cron expression into the app and it will instantly generate a plain English description of what the expression does. Cron Guru is perfect for anyone who wants to understand their cron expressions, whether you're a system administrator, a web developer, or just someone who wants to automate some tasks on your computer. Features: - Translate cron expressions into human-readable format - Simple and easy to use - Supports all cron expression features

About

ProxMate Backup

Monitor and manage your Proxmox Backup Servers with a comprehensive overview of resources, data stores, and tasks. View disk details, S.M.A.R.T. data, and manage snapshots. Supports TOTP for enhanced security.

Highlights
  • Proxmox Backup Server overview
  • Data store details
  • Disk and S.M.A.R.T. data
  • Task summary and syslog
  • Snapshot management
  • Server restart/shutdown
  • TOTP support
Features
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With ProxMate Backup you get a quick and easy overview of your Proxmox Backup Server • Monitor the resources and details of your Proxmox Backup Server • Get details about Data Stores • View disks, LVM, directories, and ZFS • Disk temperature and S.M.A.R.T. data • Convenient task summary for a quick overview • Detailed task information and syslog • Show details abound backed up content • Verify, delete and protect snapshots • Restart or Shutdown your PBS • TOTP Support Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://proxmate-app.de/norobots/en/website-privacy-policy.html

Screenshots

Cron Guru3 screens
ProxMate Backup4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: ProxMate Backup at 5.0 against Cron Guru's 1.0. ProxMate Backup also leads on ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (3 vs 1). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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. Cron Guru sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and ProxMate Backup sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

ProxMate Backup holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 3 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Cron Guru versus ProxMate Backup: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCron GuruProxMate Backup
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings13 — better
Update frequency—Every 9 days
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.1 — better16.6
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB58 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBarracudaByte UGLars Herres

Customer experience

Cron Guru

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

ProxMate Backup

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews12 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Cron Guru

One-time1
  • Full Version$0.99
2 purchases

ProxMate Backup

Subscriptions1
  • Pro Monthly3 Days trial$0.991 Month
One-time1
  • Pro Lifetime$9.99

Questions

Is Cron Guru free?
Cron Guru is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ProxMate Backup free?
ProxMate Backup is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Cron Guru or ProxMate Backup?
ProxMate Backup is rated higher. Cron Guru averages 1.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while ProxMate Backup averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do Cron Guru or ProxMate Backup have ads?
Cron Guru shows ads; ProxMate Backup does not.

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