Comparison

Cannoli Shell vs Stolo Systems

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

Head to head
About

Cannoli Shell

A command reference and workflow tool for IT professionals. Quickly find and save commands for Cisco, Linux, Windows, cloud, and more. Build custom cheat sheets and access helpful network tables.

Highlights
  • IT command libraries
  • Cisco command references
  • Linux, Windows, cloud, container references
  • Save favorite commands
  • PDF export for cheat sheets
  • Network quick tables
  • Global variable sync
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Cannoli Shell: IT Pro Tools is a fast command reference and workflow companion for IT professionals, network admins, sysadmins, and homelab builders. Browse practical command libraries for Cisco, Linux, Windows, PowerShell, AWS CLI, Docker, Kubernetes, and more. Search commands quickly, copy what you need, save favorites, and build a personal cheat sheet for repeat tasks. Core features: • IT command libraries for common admin workflows • Cisco command references including IOS, IOS-XE, NX-OS, and SMB • Linux, Windows, PowerShell, cloud, container, and security references • Favorites for saving frequently used commands • PDF export for custom cheat sheets • Common ports reference • CIDR/subnet quick tables • Global variable sync for IPs, VLANs, and masks • Optional Cannoli Pro upgrade for premium libraries and advanced tools Cannoli Shell is designed for quick lookup during real work: troubleshooting, configuration, documentation, learning, and daily administration.

About

Stolo Systems

This app provides encrypted, off-grid messaging that functions without internet connectivity. It creates a peer-to-peer mesh network using Wi-Fi, cellular, or LoRa radio, enabling secure communication of messages, photos, voice notes, and GPS locations even when cell towers or servers are unavailable.

Highlights
  • Off-grid encrypted messaging
  • Peer-to-peer mesh network
  • Works without internet
  • End-to-end encryption
  • Offline world map
  • Emergency SOS beacon
Features
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Stolo is an encrypted messenger that built off of Reticulum and LXMF Out of the box it is a private, end-to-end encrypted messenger: no account, no phone number, no sign-up. Your identity and your history live only on your device, and Stolo's gateway relays your messages across the internet. When you need more, the same app becomes your own network. Create a network, share one invitation, and everyone who joins is in each other's contacts, trusted, automatically. Phones link directly over Wi-Fi and cellular, and optional long-range LoRa radios carry messages where there is no signal at all. Messages to someone out of range wait and are delivered when they come back. What you can send, on or off the grid: • Messages, photos, and voice notes, end-to-end encrypted. Only the people in the conversation can read them. Not us. • Live GPS positions on a built-in offline world map. See yourself and your team with zero connectivity. Under the hood, Stolo is built on Reticulum, the open cryptographic mesh stack, and sets up in a minute with no config files. Used for backcountry trips, maritime, job sites, disaster response, and everyday group chats that should stay between the people in them. Built on privacy. Works every day, everywhere, and keeps working when nothing else does.

Screenshots

Cannoli Shell4 screens
Stolo Systems4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Stolo Systems at none against Cannoli Shell's 1. Stolo Systems also leads on ratings volume (10 vs 1). Cannoli Shell's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.7). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Cannoli Shell sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Stolo Systems asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Cannoli Shell holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Stolo Systems has 10 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Cannoli Shell versus Stolo Systems: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCannoli ShellStolo Systems
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.7 (10 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings110 — better
Update frequency—Every 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.115.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size39 MB265 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAnthony RubinoStolo Systems Inc.

Customer experience

Cannoli Shell

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Stolo Systems

All ratings8 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Cannoli Shell

One-time1
  • Cannoli Pro Lifetime$4.99
None

Stolo Systems

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Cannoli Shell free?
Cannoli Shell is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Stolo Systems free?
Stolo Systems is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Cannoli Shell or Stolo Systems?
Cannoli Shell is rated higher. Cannoli Shell averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Stolo Systems averages 4.7 from 10 ratings.
Do Cannoli Shell or Stolo Systems have ads?
Neither Cannoli Shell nor Stolo Systems shows ads.

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