Comparison

AiMaster vs Pi

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

Head to head
About

AiMaster

Manage your network-attached storage devices remotely from your mobile device. This app offers comprehensive control over NAS setup, services, settings, and system monitoring. It also provides features for backup management and device location.

Highlights
  • One-click NAS initialization
  • Remote control of multiple NAS devices
  • Manage services and apps
  • Monitor system resources
  • Real-time system notifications
  • Backup job management
  • Find and wake up NAS
Features
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AiMaster is ASUSTOR’s NAS management app for mobile devices that allows you to easily remote control all your NAS devices no matter if you are a home user or IT administrator. Key Features: - Initialize your NAS with one-click setup or a custom setup - Control multiple NAS devices from anywhere and at any time - Easily manage all services and apps in ADM - Easily change NAS and ADM Settings - Quickly review and monitor online users and system resources - Real-time control of system status - Receive real-time system event notifications - Manage all backup jobs and schedules - Helps you find your NAS (Find Me) - Supports One Touch Backup - Supports to wake up your NAS (WOL or WOW) Learn more: https://www.asustor.com/

About

Pi

Control your Pi-hole network ad blocker remotely. Quickly disable blocking, block specific services, and view real-time network statistics. Manage adlists, update gravity, and configure DNS/DHCP settings with ease.

Highlights
  • Disable/enable Pi-hole blocking
  • Block specific services
  • View real-time query logs
  • Add domains to whitelist/blacklist
  • Update gravity
  • Manage adlists
  • Configure DNS & DHCP settings
Features
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Take full control of your Pi-hole from your iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, and Apple TV. Monitor your network, inspect DNS queries, manage blocking and lists, and control multiple Pi-hole instances from anywhere in the Apple ecosystem. *Disable Blocking* Quickly disable blocking from the app, interactive Home Screen widgets, your Apple Watch, or Siri. You'll see a Live Activity for the duration to remind you blocking is disabled! *Statistics & Queries* Look up what domains are queried most on your network, as well as clients that send out the most requests. View your Query Log as well as a 'Live Log' which shows queries on your network in real time. *Blocked Services* Want to quickly restrict access to Facebook, TikTok, Snapchat, Roblox, and more? Block all kinds of services effortlessly with just one tap. *Manage Your Pi-hole* Manage Clients & Groups, Domains & Adlists, and change all kinds of Pi-hole settings such as DNS/DHCP settings. *Interactive Widgets & Live Activity* Choose from a wide range of Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets that show your Pi-hole status or statistics. There are also interactive widgets to disable blocking without opening the app! When you disable blocking, you will even see a Live Activity on your Lock Screen, Dynamic Island, and Smart Stack. *Controls* Quickly toggle blocking right from your Lock Screen, Control Center, or Action Button. *Made for the Apple Ecosystem* Use Pi-hole Remote across iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, and Apple TV. Your instances and preferences stay available across your devices through iCloud. Purchase Pi-hole Remote+ once and unlock it on every supported platform. == iPhone, iPad, and Mac features: - Enable or temporarily disable Pi-hole blocking - View detailed statistics and combined data from multiple instances - Search and filter your Query Log or watch queries appear in real time - Add domains to your allowlist or denylist, individually or in bulk - Block entire services such as social networks, streaming platforms, and games - Manage clients, groups, domains, adlists, DNS, and DHCP settings - Update Gravity and manage your Pi-hole configuration - Add and control an unlimited number of Pi-hole instances - Choose where each instance appears based on your Wi-Fi network - Connect securely using HTTPS, reverse proxies, custom paths, and custom headers - Use interactive widgets, Live Activities, and Lock Screen or Control Center controls - Control Pi-hole with Siri, App Shortcuts, Spotlight, and the Action Button - Sync settings and selected Pi-hole data between instances - Personalize the app with custom colors and alternative icons - Enjoy dedicated layouts for iPhone, iPad, and Mac - Full VoiceOver and Dark Mode support Apple Watch features: - View status and statistics, control one or all instances, access Blocked Services, and use complications and Live Activities Apple TV features: - View statistics and queries, control blocking and services, and switch between or combine instances on the big screen == Note: You need at least one working Pi-hole instance running on another device for this app to function and you must use Pi-hole Version 6.0 or up. Pi-hole Remote is a third-party app which uses the Pi-hole API and is in no way affiliated with Pi-hole. Find out more about Pi-hole at https://pi-hole.net/. This app offers a "Pi-hole Remote+" version with additional features, in the form of a lifetime purchase, a monthly subscription, or a yearly subscription. Subscriptions will automatically renew unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period and will be charged to your App Store account. You can turn off auto-renew or manage subscriptions in your App Store account settings after purchase. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

AiMaster4 screens
Pi4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Pi at 88% against AiMaster's 29%. Pi also leads on rating (4.8 vs 2.3) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months). AiMaster's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 7) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.0). On price and ads 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. Pi sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. AiMaster asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Pi holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 2.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pi has 1.2K ratings behind it against 32, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 29% of AiMaster's written reviews are positive against 88% of Pi's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

AiMaster ships an update every 2 months, Pi every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
AiMaster versus Pi: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAiMasterPi
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.3 (32 ratings)4.8 (1.2K ratings) — better
Positive reviews28.6% of reviews88.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings321.2K — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS15.6 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size33 MB84 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperASUSTOR Inc.RocketScience IT

Customer experience

AiMaster

All ratings32 ratings
Positive28.1%
Neutral6.3%
Negative65.6%
Written reviews91 reviews
Positive28.6%
Neutral13.2%
Negative58.2%

Pi

All ratings1,248 ratings
Positive94.9%
Neutral1.4%
Negative3.8%
Written reviews403 reviews
Positive88.3%
Neutral4.5%
Negative7.2%

Bugs and requests

AiMaster

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Pi

Reported bugs

7 issues
  • 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
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  • Login screen freezes
  • Incompatible with older devices

Requested features

13 requests
  • 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
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  • Option to style query bar graph as stacked bar graph colored by client
  • Notification to update pihole
  • Ability to update the OS and pihole from the app
  • Wildcard support for the whitelist
  • View DHCP Leases or add reservations
  • Query Log
  • Dark mode option
  • Advanced analytics dashboard

In-app purchases

None

AiMaster

No in-app purchases

7 purchases

Pi

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly PHR+$0.991 Month
  • PHR+ Yearly$4.991 Year
One-time5
  • Small Tip$0.99
  • Medium Tip$3.99
  • Large Tip$6.99
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  • PHR+ Lifetime$11.99
  • Huge Tip$17.99

Questions

Is AiMaster free?
AiMaster is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Pi free?
Pi is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, AiMaster or Pi?
Pi is rated higher. AiMaster averages 2.3 out of 5 from 32 ratings, while Pi averages 4.8 from 1.2K ratings.
Do AiMaster or Pi have ads?
Neither AiMaster nor Pi shows ads.
Which is updated more often, AiMaster or Pi?
AiMaster ships an update every 2 months, and Pi every 2 weeks. Most recently, AiMaster was updated on October 7, 2026 and Pi on October 15, 2026.

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