Comparison

Hosty vs Pulzor

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

Head to head
About

Hosty

Features
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โบ Turn your iPhone or iPad into a server. No cables. No extra apps. Hosty launches an HTTP server directly from your device. Any computer, tablet or phone on your Wi-Fi network can connect from a browser and access your files instantly. What can you do with it? - Transfer photos, videos and documents to your Mac or PC without cables or third-party accounts - Share an entire folder with your team in seconds - Serve a static website directly from your device - Manage your iCloud Drive files from any browser Full web-based file manager Upload, download, create folders and text files, rename, compress and decompress โ€” all from the web interface, with drag and drop support. No subscriptions. No external servers. Your files stay on your device.

About

Pulzor

Features
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Pulzor keeps your websites, servers and APIs in view from your iPhone. Get alerted when something fails, see what's happening and take action with the tools you need to keep your services running. No accounts, no external monitoring servers and no computer required. Your data stays on your device and in your personal iCloud. MONITOR WHAT MATTERS Watch websites, endpoints, TCP ports, services and databases. Check uptime and response times, validate content and follow each service over time. Smart retries and connectivity checks help reduce false alarms. For MySQL, MariaDB, PostgreSQL and Redis, go beyond an open port with protocol-aware checks. Group monitors by client or project, arrange your dashboard and explore metrics, history, activity heatmaps and website previews. UNDERSTAND WHAT'S HAPPENING Track uptime, latency, trends and infrastructure changes. Pulzor Score brings your service health into focus, while the planner helps you prioritize upcoming renewals and resource forecasts. Spot performance regressions after deployments, identify cold starts and forecast resource usage from your SSH tasks. Check provider status to help tell an upstream outage from a problem in your own services. TAKE ACTION FROM YOUR IPHONE Open an SSH session to inspect logs, run commands, restart services or manage your servers. Choose from 180 preset commands for 18 operating systems and 16 control panels, or write your own. Schedule tasks, watch cron jobs and set up Auto-Recovery with command sequences, retries and limits. Review execution history and export encrypted profiles. ALERTS THAT MATTER Set up downtime, degradation and recovery alerts. Acknowledge or mute incidents, configure escalation and follow the timeline as events unfold. Capture diagnostics when an incident starts, so you can review the evidence later. Send notifications through 17 webhook destinations and schedule maintenance windows to keep planned work quiet. Guard Mode, notification actions and Live Activities help you stay on top of your services without keeping the app open. Run an alert drill and catch up with a weekly digest. DNS, SSL AND DOMAINS UNDER CONTROL Check certificates and domains before they expire, inspect 10 DNS record types and track changes. Review SPF, DKIM and DMARC to understand your domain's email authentication setup. Sentinel watches your websites for changes to page structure, scripts, forms and third-party content, with visual comparisons to help you see what's different. REAL API MONITORING Configure HTTP methods, authentication, headers and request bodies. Validate responses, chain requests and check multistep journeys. With pulzorAlert, turn data from your API into alerts even when the service is still available. Templates cover everyday services and AI providers. BEYOND THE PUBLIC INTERNET Keep an eye on your homelab, internal networks and private servers. Discover local services and connect through the built-in VPN without exposing ports to the Internet. REPORTS YOU CAN SHARE Create PDF and CSV reports for a monitor, group or your entire portfolio. Add your branding, compare availability with SLA targets and document incidents. Import monitors from eight supported platforms and share configurations without credentials, ready for a colleague to use. ACROSS THE APPLE ECOSYSTEM iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, widgets, Live Activities and Siri Shortcuts. Check and control monitors from your wrist, work on iPad with keyboard shortcuts and an external display, and sync your data through iCloud. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No accounts. No tracking. No third-party SDKs. Credentials protected in Apple Keychain and encrypted backups. Start free with one monitor and manual checks. Automation, alerts and other features require the appropriate plan. iOS determines background check frequency based on system conditions, battery life and usage. Apple Standard Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Hosty4 screens
Pulzor4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is chart position: Pulzor at #199 against Hosty's unranked. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Hosty sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Pulzor sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard1 real difference ยท 6 level
Hosty versus Pulzor: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHostyPulzor
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyโ€”Every 6 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Best chart rankโ€”#199 โ€” better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch โ€” better
Requires iOS18.618.6
Further details โ€” not scored
Size9 MB57 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperIvan OrozcoAYALNET STUDIO S.L

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Hosty

One-time1
  • Hosty Pro$5.99
6 purchases

Pulzor

Subscriptions6
  • Pulzor+$3.991 Month
  • Pulzor+ Pro$8.991 Month
  • Pulzor+ Ultimate$12.991 Month
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  • Pulzor+$44.991 Year
  • Pulzor+ Pro$89.991 Year
  • Pulzor+ Ultimate$129.991 Year

Questions

Is Hosty free?
Hosty is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pulzor free?
Pulzor is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Hosty or Pulzor have ads?
Neither Hosty nor Pulzor shows ads.

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