Comparison

Burrow Tunnel vs PlayStats

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

Head to head
About

Burrow Tunnel

Features
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Burrow is a frp client built for developers and homelab tinkerers. It lets you securely connect from your phone to your own Mac, Linux, NAS, or GPU machine at home, and keep doing the things you would normally do in front of a computer. [Why Burrow] The local AI agent era is here. You might be running Claude Code, Cursor agents, local LLMs, Stable Diffusion, or other self-hosted services on a workstation, Mac mini, or NAS at home. When you are out, you want to use your phone to check progress, tweak configs, transfer files, run maintenance scripts. Exposing ports directly to the public internet is dangerous. Commercial remote-desktop tools route your traffic through their servers. Burrow uses frp's stcp visitor mode: - End-to-end encrypted; the key stays only between you and your devices - No public ports exposed on your home machines - All traffic flows only through your own frps server, with no third-party relay - We cannot, and never will, see any of your data [Three access modes] 1. Shell (PTY terminal) A full SSH terminal with support for vim, htop, tmux, color output, and ANSI escapes. Password and public-key authentication. Built-in favorites and runbooks: pin commands like "restart service", "tail logs", or "kick off training run", and execute them in one tap. 2. SFTP (file browser) Browse the remote filesystem by directory. Upload, download, rename, delete. Useful for pulling trained model weights, generated images, or logs back to your phone. 3. HTTP (in-app browser) A built-in WebView for accessing intranet web services: Jupyter, Open WebUI, Home Assistant, Grafana, the frps dashboard, your router admin page, self-hosted photo libraries, and so on. Self-signed certificate trust supported. [Who Burrow is for] - People running AI agents, local LLMs, or self-hosted services at home who need safe remote access - Developers who want to do server ops, check logs, or run scripts from their phone - Homelab enthusiasts and self-hosters who already run their own frps and at least one Linux or macOS machine [Who it is not for] - Users who want zero-config, install-and-go (you need to understand frp configuration) - Anyone needing graphical remote desktop (Burrow only does command line, files, and web) - Anyone expecting the app to run continuously in the background (limited by iOS foreground model) [What you need before starting] 1. A frps server you have deployed (a VPS, or another machine on your network) 2. A frpc daemon already running on the home machine you want to reach, with an stcp-type proxy configured 3. The same sk (shared key) on both sides 4. SSH enabled on the remote if you want shell, or a web service running if you want HTTP The "User Guide" section inside the app has a full getting-started walkthrough with example configs. [Privacy] Burrow does not collect any user data. All connection configurations (addresses, passwords, keys) are stored only on your device, in the iOS Keychain. No accounts. No login. No analytics. No third-party SDKs. [Feedback] This is the work of a solo developer. There is a feedback channel at the bottom of the in-app User Guide. If something does not work for you, please tell me.

About

PlayStats

Track your PlayStation gaming history, including playtime, trophy progress, and spending. Organize your game library, view friend activity, and discover new releases. Share your gaming achievements with custom cards.

Highlights
  • Game library and playtime tracking
  • Trophy progress and collection
  • PSN spending records
  • Live activities and widgets
  • Shareable gaming history cards
  • Friend activity and comparison
  • Discover new PlayStation releases
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PlayStats is an independent companion app for PlayStation players. Bring your game library, playtime, trophy progress and PSN spending records together to browse, organise and share your gaming history. GAME STATS • Browse your library and recently played games. View total playtime, individual game stats and completion rates. • Explore PSN transaction details, annual spending and spending trends. TROPHY RECORDS • View trophy details, unlock progress and your platinum collection. • Look back at your trophy activity by date with the trophy calendar and activity grid. LIVE ACTIVITIES AND WIDGETS • See your current game, playtime and trophy progress on the Lock Screen and Dynamic Island. • Add recently played games, the trophy calendar, your platinum collection and profile stats to your Home Screen. SHARE CARDS • Create images of game details, recently played games, your full library, platinum collection and trophy activity to save or share. FRIEND ACTIVITY • See what your friends are playing and browse their recent activity. • Explore friends' games and trophy records, and compare trophy progress in games you both play. DISCOVER GAMES • Browse PS Plus Monthly Games, the Game Catalogue and upcoming PlayStation releases. • View your PSN wishlist, game prices, and Metacritic critic and user scores. CONSOLES AND SCREENSHOTS • View PlayStation console and storage information. • Browse your PS5 cloud screenshots to view and share game captures. PlayStats is a third-party app and is not officially affiliated with Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.

Screenshots

Burrow Tunnel4 screens
PlayStats4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Burrow Tunnel at Free against PlayStats's $6.99. Burrow Tunnel also leads on iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). PlayStats's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (weekly vs every 2 weeks). On 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

Burrow Tunnel is free to download; PlayStats costs $6.99 up front. Burrow Tunnel sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. PlayStats asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Burrow Tunnel ships an update every 2 weeks, PlayStats weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Burrow Tunnel versus PlayStats: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBurrow TunnelPlayStats
PriceFree — better$6.99
Rating—5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—4 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
Monetization—Paid
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size45 MB44 MB
Age rating9+4+
Developer鑫 姜崇远 叶

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Burrow Tunnel

One-time1
  • Burrow Pro$14.99
None

PlayStats

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Burrow Tunnel free?
Burrow Tunnel is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PlayStats free?
PlayStats costs $6.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Burrow Tunnel or PlayStats have ads?
Neither Burrow Tunnel nor PlayStats shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Burrow Tunnel or PlayStats?
Burrow Tunnel ships an update every 2 weeks, and PlayStats weekly. Most recently, Burrow Tunnel was updated on November 5, 2026 and PlayStats on November 8, 2026.

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