Comparison

Cloudflare Remote vs FlareBox

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

Head to head
About

Cloudflare Remote

Manage your Cloudflare DNS and domains from your iPhone. Control DNS records, firewall rules, SSL settings, and monitor traffic with a secure and intuitive interface. Offers real-time analytics and advanced security features for professionals.

Highlights
  • Manage unlimited DNS records
  • Real-time traffic analytics
  • Create and manage Firewall Rules
  • SSL/TLS management
  • Cache purge functionality
  • Multi-account support
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Cloudflare Remote is a mobile control room for your Cloudflare account, built for people who need to fix things without waiting until they are back at a laptop. Manage DNS, firewall rules, cache behaviour, tunnels, Workers, SSL and analytics from your iPhone, in a fast native interface. DNS & DOMAINS • Manage records of every common type (A, AAAA, CNAME, MX, TXT, NS, SRV, PTR) • Create, edit and delete records instantly, with the proxy toggle on each one • Export a whole zone as a BIND file, or import one • DNSSEC status and configuration • Multi-account support with fast switching ANALYTICS • Requests, bandwidth, unique visitors and threats • Cache hit ratio, cached against uncached traffic • HTTP status distribution and top countries • 24 hours, 7 days or 30 days SECURITY • Firewall rules with Cloudflare's own expression language • WAF managed rulesets • IP access rules by IP, CIDR, country or ASN • Rate limiting rules • Live security events, with the rule that caught each request • Security level, up to Under Attack mode • SSL/TLS mode, certificates and minimum TLS version PERFORMANCE & RULES • Cache rules and transform rules • Page rules and redirect rules • Cache purge, everything or by URL • Development mode • Browser cache TTL, Brotli, HTTP/2, HTTP/3, IPv6, WebSockets, Always Online TUNNELS & ZERO TRUST • Cloudflare Tunnel health, active connections and their locations • Public hostnames you can add and edit in place • Protect any hostname with Zero Trust Access, and decide who may reach it DEVELOPERS • Workers & Pages deployments, with one-tap rollback and retry • Workers scripts and the routes bound to each domain • R2 buckets AVAILABILITY • Load balancers with their origin pools • Health checks EMAIL ROUTING • Forward addresses on your domain to a personal inbox • Manage routing rules and destinations AUDIT • See who changed what on the account, and when PRIVACY & SECURITY • Your API key or token is kept in the device Keychain, pinned to that device, so it is excluded from iCloud and iTunes backups • It is sent to nobody but Cloudflare's own API. There is no server behind this app to send it to • Optional Face ID, Touch ID or passcode lock in front of the app • Sign in with a scoped API Token and grant only the permissions you choose • No analytics SDK, no advertising SDK, no tracking, no usage data collected SUBSCRIPTIONS Premium unlocks every domain on your account, plus tunnels, Access, Workers & Pages, R2, cache rules, transform rules and load balancers. Available monthly, yearly, or as a one-time lifetime purchase. A multi-account add-on is included with lifetime. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel them in your Apple Account settings. IMPORTANT Cloudflare Remote needs a Cloudflare account, which it manages but does not create. This is an independent third-party client built on the Cloudflare API and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Cloudflare, Inc. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://emrekeles.com/cloudflare-privacy.html

About

FlareBox

Features
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FlareBox turns your own Cloudflare account into simple, single-purpose tools. Authorize with OAuth — no API token to copy — and FlareBox deploys the small pieces it needs inside your account. You do not have to know Workers or KV. You just get the job done. YOUR DATA STAYS WITH YOU Monitoring targets, short links, burn shares, and personal pages live in your Cloudflare account. FlareBox is an independent third-party app. It is not affiliated with, and is not endorsed by, Cloudflare, Inc. WHAT YOU CAN DO • Website uptime monitoring — check sites on a schedule, see 24-hour history, and run an on-demand check • SSL certificate expiry — see remaining days and catch certificates before visitors do • Short links — memorable 4-digit codes on a domain you already have on Cloudflare • Burn shares — text that expires by time or view count • Personal page — a public profile with your links on your own subdomain • Email aliases — forward private addresses through Cloudflare Email Routing FREE TO START Download is free. The free plan includes 3 monitors, 3 SSL checks, 5 short links, 3 burn shares, 1 personal page, and 3 aliases. FlareBox Pro is a one-time purchase that unlocks those limits. There is no subscription and no auto-renewal. REQUIREMENTS You need a Cloudflare account. Short links and personal pages use a domain already on Cloudflare. iOS 17.4 or later. Privacy Policy: https://flarebox.fyi/privacy Terms of Use: https://flarebox.fyi/terms Support: https://flarebox.fyi/support

Screenshots

Cloudflare Remote4 screens
FlareBox4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: FlareBox at every 2 days against Cloudflare Remote's monthly. Cloudflare Remote's advantage is chart position (#111 vs unranked). 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. Cloudflare Remote sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and FlareBox sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Cloudflare Remote ships an update monthly, FlareBox every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on September 19, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 9 level
Cloudflare Remote versus FlareBox: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCloudflare RemoteFlareBox
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (81 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings81 — better—
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
Best chart rank#111 — better—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS16.6 — better17.4
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEmre Keles绍龙 朱

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Cloudflare Remote

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Yearly$24.991 Year
One-time2
  • Multi-Account Add-on$4.99
  • Lifetime$34.99
1 purchases

FlareBox

One-time1
  • FlareBox Pro$3.99

Questions

Is Cloudflare Remote free?
Cloudflare Remote is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is FlareBox free?
FlareBox is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Cloudflare Remote or FlareBox have ads?
Neither Cloudflare Remote nor FlareBox shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Cloudflare Remote or FlareBox?
Cloudflare Remote ships an update monthly, and FlareBox every 2 days. Most recently, Cloudflare Remote was updated on September 19, 2026 and FlareBox on September 21, 2026.

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