WhatChanged vs PowerLinux Pro
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
WhatChanged
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WhatChanged is a file and folder comparison app built to answer one practical question: what changed between these two copies? Compare two files or two folders on iPhone, iPad, and Mac and get a clear summary of added, removed, modified, renamed, and identical items. Use optional SHA-256 verification when metadata alone is not enough. On iPhone and iPad, start inside the app or send exactly two files from Files straight to WhatChanged. It is useful for backups, exports, cloud-drive copies, builds, and any “did this transfer match?” check. ◼ File and folder comparison • Compare two files or two folders as Left and Right • Review added, removed, modified, renamed, and identical items • Use smart ignore rules for hidden items, extensions, names, and patterns • Ignore line-ending or whitespace-only changes when appropriate • Preview supported files, keep recent comparisons, and export or share reports • Verify content with optional SHA-256 and cached re-checks • Use the app in 25 languages, with an optional in-app language override ◼ From the share sheet In Files, or another app that can share files, select exactly two files. Tap Share → WhatChanged. The comparison opens automatically. Tip: The extension is intended for file-to-file comparison. To compare folders, open the main app. ◼ Safe Merge Run a folder comparison, open Safe Merge, and choose a main rule: Newest, Oldest, Smallest (New), Smallest (Old), Biggest (New), or Biggest (Old). The Safe Merge Assistant shows selected items, recommendations, conflicts, blocking issues, output details, and safety checks before anything is copied. For individual output paths, you can keep the main Merge Rule or choose Left or Right. Recommended continues to show what the main rule would choose, while Selected shows what will actually be copied. The “+ Custom” indicator appears whenever exceptions are active. WhatChanged recalculates the plan and verifies it again before copying. Custom merges use a clearly named output folder, such as “Safe Merge by WhatChanged (Newest + Custom).” Successful merges include a generated README describing the compared folders, main rule, custom selections, copied items, output paths, counts, and safety notes. ◼ Quick text checks Use Direct Text Compare, supported text files, or folder-pair text results for convenient text checks. Copy a unified-diff-style result, search with Find in Diff, move between matches, highlight rows, and review Diff Summary counts. These text tools are included for quick comparison inside a file-and-folder utility. WhatChanged is not designed as a full drafting workspace. ◼ Looking for a dedicated text workspace? DiffDraft is designed specifically for comparing text versions and composing a clean final draft in a row-aware workspace. Source rows, draft rows, manual rows, and intentional gaps stay visually aligned, helping long reviews remain stable and trustworthy while you cherry-pick, edit, and continue later. View DiffDraft on the App Store: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/diffdraft/id6779625050 ◼ Safe by design WhatChanged does not modify or delete your originals. Comparisons are read-only. Safe Merge writes only to a new output folder after you confirm the merge and every required safety check passes. ◼ Official website Product information, support, privacy details, and terms are available here: https://hazybyte.studio/whatchanged/ Requires iOS 16.6 or later. Terms of Use: https://hazybyte.studio/whatchanged/terms-of-use/
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: PowerLinux Pro at $2.99 against WhatChanged's $9.99. PowerLinux Pro also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.6). On update cadence, 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
WhatChanged costs $9.99 and PowerLinux Pro $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
WhatChanged ships an update every 3 weeks, PowerLinux Pro every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and September 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | WhatChanged | PowerLinux Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $9.99 | $2.99 — better |
| Rating | — | 4.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 31 MB | 31 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Iri You | 恩澄 许 |
In-app purchases
WhatChanged
No in-app purchases
PowerLinux Pro
No in-app purchases
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