Comparison

CareServer vs RelayPulse

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

Head to head
About

CareServer

Manage Linux servers and containers with SSH, SFTP, and terminal access. Monitor resource usage, network status, and processes. Offers robust file management and port forwarding capabilities.

Highlights
  • SSH, SFTP, and Terminal access
  • Linux server monitoring (CPU, memory, disk)
  • Container management (Docker, Podman)
  • Port forwarding
  • Proxy features
  • File management
  • Customizable interface
Features
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CareServer supports SSH, SFTP, Terminal, and Linux service status monitoring. Core Features: 1.Monitoring: Monitors the load, CPU usage, memory and swap memory utilization, and disk I/O performance of Linux servers. 2.Network and Processes: View network status and detailed process information. 3. Container Management: Seamless support for Podman and Docker containers, including viewing status, starting, stopping, pausing, and deleting operations. 4.Port Forwarding: Supports dynamic port forwarding, remote port forwarding, and local port forwarding. 5.Proxy Features: Built-in Socke Proxy and HTTP Proxy functions. 6.Custom Interface: Customize the application status style and system theme colors. 7. Group Management: Functionality for grouping machines and containers. 8. SFTP Features: Powerful file management capabilities, including uploading, downloading, renaming, deleting, copying, and moving files and folders, as well as viewing file permissions and sizes, and supports online viewing and editing of text files. Terms of Service https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy https://nicejwin.github.io/careserver_privacy_policy/

About

RelayPulse

Features
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RelayPulse puts your server fleet in your pocket. SEE EVERY SERVER AT A GLANCE One screen shows the whole fleet: online, warning, stale and offline counts, plus total bandwidth. Each card carries what matters - the service you watch, connections, download and upload, CPU, RAM and disk. KNOW WHEN SOMETHING IS WRONG, NOT ONLY WHEN IT IS DOWN A server can answer while the service that matters has stopped. RelayPulse checks the systemd service you choose - a web server, a database, containers, a relay, a node - and the ports it should listen on, so you find out while it is still fixable. FLEET HEALTH A dedicated view ranks what needs attention right now and lists the busiest servers, so a hundred machines stay readable. REAL TOOLS, NOT JUST CHARTS Read service logs, see the top processes and disk usage, check the agent endpoint - over SSH, straight from the phone. Nothing runs until you confirm it. NO AGENT REQUIRED Add a server with its address and your SSH key or the server's password, and RelayPulse reads it directly. Nothing is installed on the server. An optional open-source metrics agent gives faster readings for large fleets. YOUR KEYS STAY ON YOUR PHONE Log in with an SSH key or with the server's own password, such as the root password from your VPS provider - the same choices as RelayPulse on the Mac. Create a key on the device and install it with one tap, or paste your own. Keys and passwords stay in the iOS Keychain. No accounts, no server of ours, no analytics, no ads. OPTIONAL AI DIAGNOSIS Bring your own OpenAI or Anthropic key and let the app summarise what went wrong and suggest the fix. Off by default. The key is stored in the iOS Keychain and sent only to the provider you chose, together with the error and the log lines it needs. The app never runs a command on its own. FOR RELAY OPERATORS Running Anyone Protocol relays? RelayPulse recognises them and adds relay tools - Nyx and the relay configuration - to those servers only. TRY IT FIRST Tap "Try Demo Fleet" on the first screen to explore the app with a sample fleet before adding your own servers. It is labelled as demo on every screen, and no server is contacted while it is on. FREE FOR A SMALL FLEET Monitor up to 3 servers free, with no feature withheld and nothing that expires. One purchase lifts the limit for your whole fleet. WHAT IT WORKS WITH Linux servers you administer yourself, reachable over SSH, with python3 installed - standard on Ubuntu, Debian and most distributions. RelayPulse is an independent tool. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by or sponsored by the Anyone Protocol project.

Screenshots

CareServer4 screens
RelayPulse4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: RelayPulse at daily against CareServer's every 3 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. CareServer sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and RelayPulse sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

CareServer ships an update every 3 weeks, RelayPulse daily. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
CareServer versus RelayPulse: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCareServerRelayPulse
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (26 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews83.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings26 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPod, Mac
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size82 MB6 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperNanjing Jump Leyou Information Technology Co. LTDbaris adiyaman

In-app purchases

3 purchases

CareServer

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly subscription$1.991 Month
  • Annual Subscription14 Days trial$4.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime$17.99
1 purchases

RelayPulse

One-time1
  • RelayPulse$6.99

Questions

Is CareServer free?
CareServer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is RelayPulse free?
RelayPulse is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do CareServer or RelayPulse have ads?
Neither CareServer nor RelayPulse shows ads.
Which is updated more often, CareServer or RelayPulse?
CareServer ships an update every 3 weeks, and RelayPulse daily. Most recently, CareServer was updated on October 19, 2026 and RelayPulse on October 13, 2026.

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