Comparison

TrueNAS Pulse vs qBitRemote

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

Head to head
About

TrueNAS Pulse

Monitor and manage your TrueNAS servers remotely with this native iPhone app. It offers live system visibility, alert management, and essential operational controls. A free tier provides core monitoring, while a one-time purchase unlocks advanced features for fleet management and deeper reporting.

Highlights
  • Live system monitoring
  • Alert management
  • Remote actions for services and VMs
  • ZFS snapshot creation
  • File browser and audit log viewer
  • Home Screen widgets
  • Fleet visibility and comparison
Features
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Built for sysadmins, operators, and homelab users who want fast TrueNAS visibility and safer remote actions without opening the web UI. TrueNAS Pulse is a native third-party iPhone app for TrueNAS SCALE. Monitor health, alerts, storage, jobs, services, apps, VMs, and system activity from your phone. The free tier is useful forever: live monitoring, 1-hour history, alerts, storage health, jobs, one local monitor on the active server, widgets, and essential operational visibility. TrueNAS Pulse Pro is a one-time purchase that unlocks deeper reporting, unlimited monitors, fleet visibility, and the full guarded operator toolset. FREE - Live dashboard for CPU, memory, network, and storage status - 1-hour reporting history for CPU, memory, and network - ZFS pool health, disks, temperatures, datasets, and snapshots - Alerts, jobs, services, apps, and VM status for triage - Dismiss and acknowledge alerts to keep the signal clean - Create ZFS snapshots on demand - Start, stop, and force-stop TrueNAS 26 native containers - One local monitor on the active server - Network interface status and routing overview - Read-only file browser and audit log viewer - Up to 2 servers with fast server switching - Home Screen widget for glanceable server health TRUENAS PULSE PRO - Unlimited monitors across your servers - Historical reporting graphs with 6H, 24H, 7D, and 30D views - Storage runway with per-pool fill-rate trends and projected days remaining - Fleet view and server comparison - Configuration drift comparison - Live log streaming - Disk and VDEV management - Snapshot delete, clone, and rollback tools - Guarded service, app, and VM lifecycle controls - Network editing, share management, and service configuration tools - Data protection controls, batch actions, job abort, and system update installation - Reboot, shutdown, support bundle generation, config backup export, and config restore - Server Console access on supported TrueNAS SCALE releases - iCloud sync for your server list and monitor configurations - Up to 8 servers SECURITY - API tokens are stored in iOS Keychain and never synced to iCloud - Strict TLS validation with optional per-server self-signed certificate trust - No analytics, tracking, advertising SDKs, or external telemetry - Direct-to-server by default - Optional Cloud Push Relay is off by default and only used if enabled for background alert notifications - The app's saved server API token, passwords, and credentials are never sent to the relay. If Cloud Push is enabled, the app creates a dedicated relay API key for alert polling. IMPORTANT - Independent third-party app - Not affiliated with or endorsed by iXsystems, Inc. - Requires a self-hosted TrueNAS SCALE server with remote API access enabled Terms of Use: https://truenaspulse.com/eula Privacy Policy: https://truenaspulse.com/privacy

About

qBitRemote

Features
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qBitRemote — qBittorrent Remote Control Take full control of your qBittorrent client right from your iPhone or iPad. qBitRemote connects directly to your qBittorrent Web UI, giving you a native iOS experience to manage all your downloads without ever touching a browser. MANAGE YOUR DOWNLOADS • View all torrents with real-time status, progress, speed, and size • Auto-refreshes every 3 seconds so you always see the latest state • Filter by status: All, Downloading, Seeding, Paused • Pause, resume, or delete individual torrents with ease ADD TORRENTS ON THE GO • Add torrents by opening .torrent files from Files, Mail, or Safari — sent directly to your own server • Set save path, category, and tags when adding • Manage categories and tags to keep your library organized FULL TORRENT DETAILS • Inspect individual files inside each torrent • Set per-file download priorities • View detailed info: tracker status, ratio, ETA, and more SECURE & PRIVATE • Passwords stored in iOS Keychain — never exposed in plain text • Connects to your own self-hosted qBittorrent instance • No cloud, no accounts, no third-party servers — your data stays yours NATIVE iOS EXPERIENCE • Built entirely with SwiftUI for a smooth, modern interface • Optimized for both iPhone and iPad REQUIREMENTS • qBittorrent with Web UI enabled on your server or home network • Access to your qBittorrent host via local network qBitRemote is the simplest way to keep your downloads under control.

Screenshots

TrueNAS Pulse4 screens
qBitRemote4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: TrueNAS Pulse at Free against qBitRemote's $3.99. TrueNAS Pulse also leads on iOS requirement (17.6 vs 26.0). qBitRemote's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1). On update cadence, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

TrueNAS Pulse is free to download; qBitRemote costs $3.99 up front. TrueNAS Pulse sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. qBitRemote asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TrueNAS Pulse ships an update every 9 days, qBitRemote every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
TrueNAS Pulse versus qBitRemote: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTrueNAS PulseqBitRemote
PriceFree — better$3.99
Rating5.0 (8 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings8 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 9 days — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS17.6 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size29 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperChristophe CornelisMykola Kholtobin

In-app purchases

1 purchases

TrueNAS Pulse

One-time1
  • TrueNAS Pulse Pro$9.99
None

qBitRemote

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is TrueNAS Pulse free?
TrueNAS Pulse is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is qBitRemote free?
qBitRemote costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do TrueNAS Pulse or qBitRemote have ads?
Neither TrueNAS Pulse nor qBitRemote shows ads.
Which is updated more often, TrueNAS Pulse or qBitRemote?
TrueNAS Pulse ships an update every 9 days, and qBitRemote every 2 weeks. Most recently, TrueNAS Pulse was updated on October 4, 2026 and qBitRemote on October 17, 2026.

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