Comparison

Tracearr vs Pangolin Client

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

Head to head
About

Tracearr

Monitor your Plex, Jellyfin, and Emby media servers from a single dashboard. Track active streams in real-time, build custom automation rules, and manage user trust scores. Analyze session history and gain insights into library usage.

Highlights
  • Real-time streaming dashboard
  • Flexible rule builder with 20+ conditions
  • Customizable trust scores
  • Session history and analytics
  • User profiles with activity details
  • Push notifications for alerts
  • Multi-server support
Features
Currently charting
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Tracearr is a real-time monitoring platform for Plex, Jellyfin, and Emby. One dashboard for all your media servers, on mobile and web. REAL-TIME STREAMING DASHBOARD See who's watching, what they're playing, and where they're streaming from - the moment it happens. Active sessions show device, quality, location, and transcoding status, and you can end a stream right from the dashboard. Live CPU and memory for Plex, Jellyfin, and Emby, and a banner when a media server goes down. Plex streams update over Server-Sent Events; Jellyfin and Emby are polled, or push updates through the optional Tracearr plugin. A live stream map shows where your viewers are watching from. AUTOMATIONS Build automations in the Tracearr web dashboard from 30+ condition fields: • Session behavior - concurrent streams, travel speed, unique IPs/devices in a time window, account inactivity • Stream quality - resolution, transcoding, bitrate thresholds • User attributes - specific users, trust score, account age • Device & client - device type, platform, player app • Network & location - country, IP ranges, local vs remote • Scope - target specific servers or media types Match all or any conditions in a group, and stack groups for finer control. A policy automation records a violation with a severity level when it matches. Then it can run any of these actions: • Send notifications (push, Discord, email, webhooks, ntfy, Gotify, Pushover, and more) • Adjust, set, or reset trust scores • Terminate streams • Message the client directly (Jellyfin/Emby) Chain multiple actions, branch with if/otherwise, and set cooldowns to prevent spam. Ready-made templates for common patterns - impossible travel, simultaneous locations, device velocity, concurrent streams, geo restrictions - get you started in seconds. In the app, pause or resume any automation, see what ran and why, and acknowledge alerts one at a time or all at once. TRUST SCORES Users earn (or lose) trust based on their behavior. Automations can adjust scores when they trigger. See at a glance which accounts might need attention. SESSION HISTORY & ANALYTICS Browse complete session history with filters: date range, user, platform, country, media type, and transcode decision. Search across your entire watch history. See aggregated stats - total plays, watch time, unique viewers. The web dashboard adds library analytics: storage, quality, duplicates, and engagement. Link Seerr, Overseerr, or Jellyseerr to see who requested each title and whether they watched it. USER PROFILES Search and sort your users, then open anyone to see recent sessions, known devices, locations, trust score, and violations across every server they use. Adjust a trust score on the spot. PUSH NOTIFICATIONS Configure notifications for: • Violations (filter by severity) • Stream starts and stops • New device detection • Trust score changes • Server up/down status Set quiet hours to pause notifications overnight. High-severity violations and server-down alerts can break through quiet hours if you allow it. WIDGETS A Now Playing widget for the iPhone and iPad home screen and lock screen shows active streams and transcodes at a glance. It's new, and we'd like your feedback on GitHub or Discord. MULTI-SERVER SUPPORT Connect multiple Plex, Jellyfin, and Emby servers to a single Tracearr instance. Switch between servers or view combined stats. SELF-HOSTED & PRIVATE Tracearr runs on your hardware. Your watch history, user data, and analytics are stored on your server, and the mobile apps connect to it directly. Push notifications are delivered through Expo's push service. Import existing data from Tautulli or Jellystat so you don't start from zero. REQUIREMENTS You need a running Tracearr server to use this app. It's free, open source, and runs in Docker. Visit github.com/connorgallopo/tracearr for setup instructions. Questions or issues? Open an issue on GitHub or join the Discord community.

About

Pangolin Client

This open-source platform provides secure, encrypted access to private applications and infrastructure. It eliminates the need for traditional VPNs by implementing zero-trust principles, controlling access at the application level.

Highlights
  • Open-source
  • Zero-trust connectivity
  • Encrypted access
  • Least-privileged access
  • Identity-aware access control
  • Browser-based reverse proxy
  • Client for SSH, RDP, databases
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Pangolin is a fully open‑source, zero‑trust connectivity platform that provides encrypted, least‑privileged access to private applications and infrastructure without exposing public IP addresses or opening inbound ports. It works across on‑premise networks, cloud environments, and remote sites, eliminating the complexity and risk of traditional VPNs. Pangolin brings identity to the access layer, allowing you to control access to specific applications, services, or network ranges instead of entire networks. Users authenticate through trusted identity providers and can only reach the resources you explicitly allow, applying Zero Trust principles end‑to‑end. With lightweight site connectors, you can drop Pangolin into any network and instantly make hosts or entire network ranges securely accessible. Add as many networks as you need and connect to multiple sites at the same time, even behind restrictive firewalls or NAT. Pangolin’s internal DNS lets you assign friendly names to resources, so users never have to remember IP addresses. Users can access private web applications through browser‑based, identity‑aware reverse proxies with automatic SSL, routing, and health checks—no client required. For deeper access, Pangolin clients provide fast, reliable connections to SSH, databases, RDP, and private services. Pangolin can be fully self‑hosted for complete control, or you can use Pangolin Cloud for the quickest and easiest setup. With strong security, high performance, and minimal operational overhead, access is fully auditable, MFA can be enforced per resource, and applications require zero code or configuration changes.

Screenshots

Tracearr4 screens
Pangolin Client3 screens

Verdict

The call

Tracearr and Pangolin Client both sit at 3.9 stars, but that hides the real split: 75% of Tracearr's written reviews are positive against 0% of Pangolin Client's. Tracearr also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs fortnightly) and chart position (#173 vs unranked). Pangolin Client's advantage is price (Free vs $4.99). On rating, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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

Pangolin Client is free to download; Tracearr costs $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 3.9 for Tracearr against 4.0 for Pangolin Client. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 18 and 7 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 75% of Tracearr's written reviews are positive against 0% of Pangolin Client's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tracearr ships an update every 3 days, Pangolin Client fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Tracearr versus Pangolin Client: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTracearrPangolin Client
Price$4.99Free — better
Rating3.9 (18 ratings)4.0 (7 ratings) — better
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings18 — better7
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
Best chart rank#173 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size87 MB18 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperConnor GallopoFossorial, Inc.

Customer experience

Tracearr

All ratings18 ratings
Positive72.2%
Neutral5.6%
Negative22.2%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative0.0%

Pangolin Client

All ratings7 ratings
Positive71.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative28.6%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

None

Tracearr

No in-app purchases

None

Pangolin Client

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Tracearr free?
Tracearr costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Pangolin Client free?
Pangolin Client is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Tracearr or Pangolin Client?
Pangolin Client is rated higher. Tracearr averages 3.9 out of 5 from 18 ratings, while Pangolin Client averages 4.0 from 7 ratings.
Do Tracearr or Pangolin Client have ads?
Neither Tracearr nor Pangolin Client shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Tracearr or Pangolin Client?
Tracearr ships an update every 3 days, and Pangolin Client fortnightly. Most recently, Tracearr was updated on October 9, 2026 and Pangolin Client on October 4, 2026.

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