Comparison

BulkHead vs DashFlare

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

Head to head
About

BulkHead

Access and manage files on remote servers directly from your device. This app supports SFTP, SMB, WebDAV, and S3 protocols, allowing you to browse, edit, and transfer files with built-in syntax highlighting and live Markdown previews. It prioritizes user privacy with zero telemetry.

Highlights
  • SFTP, SMB, WebDAV, S3 support
  • Remote code editing with syntax highlighting
  • Markdown editor with live preview
  • File browsing and previewing
  • SSH key management
  • Batch file operations
Features
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Your iPhone connects to everything — except your servers. BulkHead fixes that, and now it puts them right inside the Files app. One app for SFTP, SMB, WebDAV, and S3. Browse, edit, and transfer files across every protocol you actually use — from BulkHead or from anywhere in iOS. Zero telemetry. Free with up to 3 connections. — NOW IN THE FILES APP — Every connection shows up as a Location in the Files app. Open, save, download, upload, rename, move, and delete your remote files from any app that uses Files. SFTP, SMB, WebDAV, and S3 — all in one place. — A FINDER-QUALITY FILE MANAGER — On iPad and Mac, BulkHead feels like Finder: a source-list sidebar, column view with horizontal drill-down, a live preview pane, Quick Look, inline rename, full keyboard navigation, and spring-loaded folders. On iPhone, it's fast and one-handed. — CONNECT TO ANYTHING — SFTP, SMB, WebDAV, and S3-compatible services (Amazon S3, MinIO, Cloudflare R2, Backblaze B2). One-tap presets for Tailscale, R2, B2, MinIO, and Hetzner. Auto-discover servers on your local network with Bonjour. Credentials stored in the iOS Keychain with Face ID / Touch ID lock. — TRUST, VERIFIED — SSH host-key verification (TOFU) warns you if a server's key ever changes. Self-signed and internal-CA TLS certificates are supported with user-approved pinning. Your connection is yours. — EDIT CODE ON YOUR SERVER — Syntax highlighting for 50+ languages with 30 color themes. Auto-save as you type. Open, edit, and save files directly on remote servers. — MARKDOWN WITH LIVE PREVIEW — Split-pane editor with a formatting toolbar. Headers, bold, italic, lists, code blocks, links. Export to PDF or HTML. — BROWSE & PREVIEW — Breadcrumb navigation, list or grid view, sort by name, date, size, or type. Preview images (pinch-to-zoom), PDFs, video, audio, and text — all without downloading. — TRANSFER & BACK UP — Stream large files with real progress and reliable background transfers. Send files from any app with the Share extension. Batch move, copy, delete, and download with folder structure preserved (Pro). Automatically back up your camera roll to your own server (Pro). — SSH KEY MANAGEMENT — Generate Ed25519 keys, import existing keys, manage passphrases. Passwordless authentication. — PRICING — Free: Up to 3 connections with full features Pro: $6.99/year (1-week free trial) or $14.99 one-time lifetime purchase Pro unlocks: Unlimited connections, transfer queue, automatic photo backup, AES-256-GCM cache encryption, external display — PRIVACY — No analytics. No tracking. No data collection. Your device connects directly to your servers. Nothing passes through our infrastructure. Runs on iPhone, iPad, Mac (Apple Silicon), and Apple Vision Pro. Terms of Use (EULA) - https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

DashFlare

Features
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DashFlare is the Cloudflare client that actually works. Manage your domains, DNS records, and cache directly from your iPhone or iPad. No subscriptions to use the basics, no menu trees pretending to be a dashboard, no broken credential storage. Built by a developer with 40+ Cloudflare zones who was tired of the official app showing a menu and the competition crashing on launch. DashFlare gets out of your way. WHAT YOU GET FREE • Live dashboard with traffic, page views, threats, bandwidth, and cache hit rate • 24-hour and 7-day analytics across your top domains • Browse DNS records for any zone (read-only) • Cloudflare component status (so you know if it's them, not you) • Health checks — ping your own sites with one tap • Up to 3 domains visible at a time WHAT DASHFLARE PRO ADDS • Unlimited domains — see all of them at once • 14-day, 30-day, and custom date-range analytics • Favorites — pin the domains you actually care about • Quick actions — Purge cache, Under Attack Mode, Pause, Dev Mode • DNS write access — Create, edit, and delete records from the app • No upsells inside the app PRO PRICING • DashFlare Pro Monthly — $1.99 / month, auto-renewing subscription • DashFlare Pro Yearly — $19.99 / year, auto-renewing subscription • DashFlare Pro Lifetime — $34.99 one-time purchase, never billed again SUBSCRIPTION TERMS Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions automatically renew at the price stated above unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. Subscriptions can be managed and auto-renew turned off by going to your iOS Settings > [your Apple ID] > Subscriptions after purchase. No cancellation of the current subscription is allowed during the active subscription period. Lifetime is a one-time non-consumable purchase and is not a subscription. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://vikingnetllc.com/dashflare/privacy.html TECHNICAL HONESTY • Your Cloudflare API token is stored in the iOS Keychain on your device. We never see it. • No backend. The app talks directly to Cloudflare's API. We have no servers in between to collect anything. • No analytics SDK. No advertising SDK. No tracking. Check the privacy policy — you'll see "no data collected" because there genuinely isn't any. • Open standards: REST + GraphQL. Same APIs Cloudflare's own dashboard uses. DARK MODE BY DEFAULT Because you're a developer and your eyes deserve it. PRIVACY https://vikingnetllc.com/dashflare/privacy.html SUPPORT eric@vikingnetllc.com

Screenshots

BulkHead4 screens
DashFlare4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: DashFlare at 6 against BulkHead's 2. On price, update cadence, 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

Both are free to download. BulkHead sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per year and DashFlare sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

BulkHead ships an update every 4 days, DashFlare every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
BulkHead versus DashFlare: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBulkHeadDashFlare
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterEvery 5 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, Apple Watch, Vision Pro — better
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size47 MB19 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperODDINKS LLCViking Net LLC

In-app purchases

4 purchases

BulkHead

Subscriptions1
  • BulkHead Pro Annual7 Days trial$6.991 Year
One-time3
  • Small Tip$2.99
  • Generous Tip$9.99
  • BulkHead Pro Lifetime$14.99
3 purchases

DashFlare

Subscriptions2
  • DashFlare Pro Monthly$1.991 Month
  • DashFlare Pro Yearly$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • DashFlare Pro Lifetime$34.99

Questions

Is BulkHead free?
BulkHead is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is DashFlare free?
DashFlare is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do BulkHead or DashFlare have ads?
Neither BulkHead nor DashFlare shows ads.
Which is updated more often, BulkHead or DashFlare?
BulkHead ships an update every 4 days, and DashFlare every 5 days. Most recently, BulkHead was updated on October 8, 2026 and DashFlare on October 7, 2026.

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