Comparison

Transmission Pocket vs DeviceBeat

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

Head to head
About

Transmission Pocket

Control your Transmission torrent server remotely from your iPhone or iPad. Monitor torrents, manage downloads and uploads, and fine-tune settings with a live dashboard and intuitive interface.

Highlights
  • Live torrent dashboard
  • Add torrents from links or files
  • Start, stop, and remove torrents
  • Inspect torrent details
  • Set per-torrent limits
  • Search, filter, and sort torrents
Features
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Transmission Pocket is a fast, remote control for your own Transmission torrent server. Connect to a Transmission server running on your home server, NAS, or Raspberry Pi and manage everything from your iPhone or iPad. FEATURES โ€ข Live dashboard โ€” see every torrent with real-time download and upload speeds, progress, ETA, and status at a glance. โ€ข Add from anywhere โ€” tap a magnet link in your browser, paste one from the clipboard, or open a .torrent file from Files or the web. Then pick the destination folder and add labels. โ€ข Full control โ€” start, stop, and remove torrents individually or in bulk. โ€ข Torrent details โ€” inspect files, trackers, and peers; set per-file priority and choose which files to download. โ€ข Fine-tune โ€” per-torrent speed and seed ratio/idle limits, plus move a torrent's download location. โ€ข Search, filter, and sort โ€” quickly find what you need and filter by downloading, seeding, stopped, completed, or active. Transmission Pocket is a remote control for a Transmission server that you own and operate. It does not download or share content on its own and includes no built-in content, search, or trackers.

About

DeviceBeat

Features
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DeviceBeat brings your device activity into one clear dashboard, with native layouts for iPhone and iPad. MONITOR YOUR DEVICE โ€ข CPU activity and processor information โ€ข Memory usage and available storage โ€ข Network traffic, connection details and optional latency checks โ€ข Battery level, charging state, thermal state and Low Power Mode โ€ข Local history, trends and configurable alerts KEEP KEY READINGS CLOSE Add small, medium or large Home Screen widgets. Customize a compact monitoring panel and use the floating window to follow device activity while working in another app. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account, advertising or analytics SDKs. Measurements and history stay on your device. The optional network latency probe is off by default; when enabled, it opens a TCP connection to captive.apple.com without uploading measurements. Available readings depend on the device and iOS permissions. Detailed process lists, battery health and cycle count, fan speeds and hardware temperature sensors are not exposed on iOS. Unavailable readings are explicitly marked. Widget refresh timing is controlled by iOS.

Screenshots

Transmission Pocket4 screens
DeviceBeat4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: DeviceBeat at Free against Transmission Pocket's $1.99. Transmission Pocket's advantage is chart position (#155 vs unranked). On ads, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

DeviceBeat is free to download; Transmission Pocket costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard2 real differences ยท 7 level
Transmission Pocket versus DeviceBeat: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTransmission PocketDeviceBeat
Price$1.99Free โ€” better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviewsโ€”
Update frequencyEvery 11 daysโ€”
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidโ€”
Best chart rank#155 โ€” betterโ€”
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS18.017.0 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size3 MB10 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVanmo IT AB็މ็ด ๅญ™

In-app purchases

None

Transmission Pocket

No in-app purchases

None

DeviceBeat

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Transmission Pocket free?
Transmission Pocket costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is DeviceBeat free?
DeviceBeat is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Transmission Pocket or DeviceBeat have ads?
Neither Transmission Pocket nor DeviceBeat shows ads.

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