CHMOD Lab vs PowerLinux Pro
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
CHMOD Lab
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Stop guessing Linux file permissions. CHMOD Lab is the ultimate interactive sandbox and calculator for developers, SysAdmins, and students who want to master the command line. Whether you are configuring a web server, debugging a script, or studying for your Linux certification, CHMOD Lab bridges the gap between confusing octal numbers (755) and symbolic notation (rwxr-xr-x). FEATURES: • Interactive Calculator: Toggle permissions instantly. Tap "Read," "Write," or "Execute" and watch the Octal and Symbolic codes update in real-time. • Reverse Lookup: Type in a code like "644" and see exactly which permissions are granted. • Visual Sandbox: See permissions visualized to understand "who" can do "what" before you run the command. • Cheat Sheet: Built-in reference guides for common permission patterns. Master the command line. Download CHMOD Lab today.
PowerLinux Pro
Manage Linux servers with a pure SSH-driven architecture, offering a real-time dashboard, interactive terminal, Docker management, and SFTP workspace. It prioritizes zero-intrusion and absolute security, keeping your server environment untouched.
- Agentless SSH architecture
- Real-time performance dashboard
- Interactive geek terminal
- Pure Docker management
- High-speed SFTP workspace
- Smart environment compatibility
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PowerLinux Pro: The Next-Generation Server Control Panel for Geeks PowerLinux Pro is a top-tier Linux server management App built specifically for developers, system administrators, and tech enthusiasts. We have abandoned the traditional, bloated approach of "installing backend agents" on your server. Instead, we use an innovative, pure SSH-driven architecture (Agentless). As long as SSH is enabled on your server, you instantly get a highly elegant visual console. Core Philosophy: Zero-Intrusion, Absolute Security No redundant processes installed, no underlying system logic modified. All monitoring, fetching, and configuration commands are silently executed in the background via highly optimized, automated Shell scripts, and strictly converted to standard JSON for frontend rendering. Your server remains absolutely pure. Core Features Real-time Performance Dashboard: Establishes a persistent SSH channel to display CPU load, memory usage, disk I/O, and network speeds at millisecond latency with minimal network overhead. Interactive Geek Terminal: Built-in native-level PTY pseudo-terminal perfectly supports environment variable injection and standard Linux command-line interaction. Code anywhere, anytime. Pure Docker Management: Automatically detects the Docker daemon, providing container status overviews, image management, container start/stop, and streaming logs. High-Speed SFTP Workspace: Visual file manager supporting directory tree browsing, file upload/download, permission modification (chmod/chown), and built-in code editing. Smart Environment Compatibility (BT Panel Ready): Supports not only native Linux environments but also intelligently detects modified directories of "BT Panel," seamlessly taking over and reading your existing site configurations and data. Military-Grade Local Encryption: All server node info, private keys, and passwords are encrypted with high strength and stored only within your device's secure system sandbox. Privacy Promise: We Know Nothing PowerLinux Pro contains no third-party data collection SDKs, has no cloud sync, and collects no user behavior. Your code, logs, and server credentials are only ever transmitted end-to-end between your device and your server. Whether you are on a subway commute or in a late-night cafe, PowerLinux Pro allows you to control your digital territory with maximum elegance.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: CHMOD Lab at Free against PowerLinux Pro's $2.99. PowerLinux Pro's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.6). On 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
CHMOD Lab is free to download; PowerLinux Pro costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | CHMOD Lab | PowerLinux Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $2.99 |
| Rating | — | 4.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | — | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 31 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Guy Miller | 恩澄 许 |
In-app purchases
CHMOD Lab
No in-app purchases
PowerLinux Pro
No in-app purchases









