Orbit for Xen Orchestra vs FoxFeed
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Orbit for Xen Orchestra
Manage your entire virtualization infrastructure remotely. Monitor VM and host status, access consoles, and perform full management tasks like starting, stopping, and migrating VMs. Receive smart notifications for critical events and track backup jobs.
- Real-time dashboard with VM and host status
- Full VNC console access with credential management
- Comprehensive VM lifecycle management
- Host and storage oversight with maintenance mode
- User, group, and ACL role management
- Backup job status monitoring
- Smart background notifications for critical events
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Orbit is a companion app for Xen Orchestra that puts your entire virtualization infrastructure at your fingertips. Dashboard at a Glance See running VMs, host status, CPU, memory, and storage usage the moment you open the app. Live stats charts give you real-time visibility into performance. In-App VM & Host Consoles Open a full VNC console for any VM or host without leaving the app. Paste credentials directly from Apple Passwords, 1Password, or Bitwarden. Type in six keyboard layouts (US, UK, Swiss German, German, French, Spanish). Customize the quick-action shortcut bar above the keyboard with separate sets for hosts and VMs. Full VM Management Start, stop, reboot, suspend, snapshot, revert, and migrate virtual machines. Resize vCPUs, memory, and disks with live sliders. Move individual disks between storage repositories. View OS details, network interfaces, IP addresses, disk usage, and resource allocation. All in one place. Host & Storage Oversight Enter maintenance mode with automatic VM migration. Restart toolstacks, emergency-shutdown unresponsive hosts, or take them cleanly offline. Monitor host health, check for missing patches, and drill into any storage repository to see its usage and connected hosts. Users, Groups & ACL Roles Admins can create users, manage group memberships, and author ACL v2 roles with fine-grained privileges. Grant roles to individuals or whole groups at once. Review effective privileges and active tokens per user. Your Account in One Place A dedicated Account screen for your profile, SSH keys, active sessions per device, and your own effective privileges. Optional Gravatar avatar for a personal touch. Backup Monitoring Track backup job status across your environment. New job, run, and log detail screens break down every backup step by step, with warnings, errors, and one-tap copy for sharing with support. Get notified when a job fails or completes with warnings so you can act fast. Smart Notifications Background monitoring alerts you to failed tasks, offline hosts, stopped VMs, critical storage, and backup issues. Even when the app is closed. Alerts are deduplicated and summarized so you only hear about what matters. Fully customizable per category. Multi-Server Support Save multiple Xen Orchestra instances and switch between them instantly. Notifications stay scoped to your active server. Built for iPad & iPhone A native two-column layout on iPad and an optimized single-column experience on iPhone. Every screen rebuilt on a fresh design system with sharper typography, consistent cards, OS-aware VM icons, and alternate app icons. Secure by Design Credentials stored in the iOS Keychain and protected by Face ID. Sensitive content blurred in the app switcher. Self-signed certificate support with SHA-256 pinning. Resilient sign-in that holds up on flaky networks.
FoxFeed
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Information is scattered across websites, blogs, communities, and apps. You scroll through everything, yet remember nothing. Reading should not be endless switching back and forth, but a steady, focused rhythm. FoxFeed brings scattered information sources into one clean timeline, keeping every article exactly where it belongs. 「All Subscriptions in One Place」 Add a URL, scan a QR code, or import OPML for batch migration. Bring websites, blogs, media outlets, and update sources together in one place, so you no longer have to worry about finding the right entry point. Supports multiple formats, including RSS、Atom、JSON Feed、RDF, and more. 「Clean Timeline Reading」 The home page organizes the latest articles by date and supports filtering by all, unread, and individual subscription sources. Read what you want one by one, while read articles are automatically hidden, allowing reading to return to focus itself. 「Original · Readable · Web」 Article details support original content, readable mode, and web mode, while preserving the complete table of contents structure. Open articles in an external browser or share them with one tap whenever needed, for a smooth and seamless experience. 「Favorites、Tags & Search」 Save articles worth reading again, and organize them with tags. Find them quickly later through search, so inspiration is never lost. 「Translation」 Supports article translation, bilingual comparison, smart summaries, intelligent tag annotation, and text-to-speech. Grasp the key points of long articles in seconds, remove language barriers from foreign content, and greatly improve reading efficiency. 「Deep Customization」 Subscription groups, refresh frequency, retention period, themes, and icons can all be freely customized according to your habits. Helps you organize scattered information sources into a stable personal reading flow. 「Subscription Cancellation Instructions」 1. The subscription is an auto-renewing service. After purchase confirmation, the fee will be charged to the user’s iTunes account. 2. Within 24 hours before the membership period ends, the system will automatically charge the account and extend the membership service by 1 month. 3. To cancel the subscription, please manually turn off auto-renewal at least 24 hours before the current subscription period ends. 4. Cancellation path: Open iPhone「Settings」> go to「iTunes Store & App Store」> tap「Apple ID」> select「View Apple ID」> tap「Subscriptions」under「Account Settings」> find and cancel “Recurring Subscription”. 「Privacy Policy & Terms of Service」 * Privacy Policy: https://logspot.hocgin.top/Feed/?active=privacy-policy * Terms of Service: https://logspot.hocgin.top/Feed/?active=terms-of-service
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: FoxFeed at fortnightly against Orbit for Xen Orchestra's monthly. On price, 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
Both are free to download. Orbit for Xen Orchestra sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and FoxFeed sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Orbit for Xen Orchestra ships an update monthly, FoxFeed fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Orbit for Xen Orchestra | FoxFeed |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 21 MB | 106 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Simon Huber | 承金 洪 |
In-app purchases
Orbit for Xen Orchestra
- Orbit Pro$9.99
FoxFeed
- Weekly Plan$0.997 Days
- Monthly Plan7 Days trial$2.991 Month
- Annual Plan$12.991 Year
- Lifetime Plan$29.99
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