PVE Admin vs Rackline
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PVE Admin
Manage your Proxmox VE cluster from your iPhone or iPad. Monitor nodes, VMs, and containers, access their consoles, and manage backups and storage. Receive push notifications for cluster events.
- Cluster dashboard
- VM/container management
- Integrated console
- Snapshot and backup management
- Storage browsing
- Task tracking
- Push notifications
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PVE Admin puts your Proxmox VE cluster in your pocket. Monitor and manage your nodes, virtual machines, and containers from iPhone and iPad — wherever you are. FEATURES • Dashboard — cluster health at a glance: nodes online, running guests, CPU and memory load. • Virtual machines & containers — start, stop, reboot, shut down, create, clone, migrate, and delete, with live CPU, memory, disk, and network charts. • In-app console — a real terminal to containers and nodes, a graphical console for VMs, no SSH client needed. • Snapshots & backups — create and roll back snapshots, run and schedule backups, and restore. • Live Activities — backup, restore, clone, migrate, and downloads with progress on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island. • Widget — nodes, running guests, and load on the Home Screen without opening the app. • Network configuration — edit bridges, VLAN tags, IP, gateway, and firewall per interface. • Node maintenance — check and install available package updates, services, disks with SMART data, and ZFS pools. • System log — follow a node's journal live. • Storage — browse storages, ISOs, templates, disks, and backups; download and clean up. • Tasks — follow cluster tasks with live, streaming logs. • Pending-reboot indicator — see exactly which config changes are waiting for a restart. • Access management — users, groups, roles, permissions, API tokens, realms, and two-factor. • Firewall, resource pools, high availability, and replication. • Push notifications — cluster events by severity, including finished backups and available updates. SECURITY & PRIVACY • Certificate pinning, API-token or ticket login, and TOTP two-factor authentication. • Face ID / Touch ID app lock. • Anonymous, opt-out usage analytics — no account, no tracking. PVE Admin is not affiliated with Proxmox Server Solutions GmbH.
Rackline
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Rackline is your Hetzner infrastructure command centre for iPhone and iPad. Monitor servers, investigate alerts, track infrastructure costs, follow live operations and securely administer Hetzner Cloud resources from anywhere. EXPLORE EVERYTHING IN DEMO MODE Try Rackline before connecting a real account. Demo Mode gives you a complete, realistic infrastructure environment with servers, networks, storage, monitoring, automation, alerts and cost data — no Hetzner credentials required. MONITOR YOUR INFRASTRUCTURE • View Cloud servers and dedicated infrastructure • Monitor CPU, disk and network metrics • Track uptime and active alerts • Follow Hetzner incidents and maintenance • View live and completed infrastructure operations • Monitor resource health across projects MANAGE HETZNER CLOUD Rackline brings essential Cloud infrastructure into one native interface: • Servers • Networks • Firewalls • Load balancers • Primary and floating IPs • Volumes • Snapshots and backups • DNS zones and records • SSH keys • Images and certificates • Placement groups AUTOMATE ROUTINE WORK Build and manage runbooks, schedules and reusable infrastructure recipes for common operational tasks. UNDERSTAND YOUR COSTS See estimated infrastructure costs, resource-level breakdowns and potential optimisation opportunities without converting your provider’s billing currency. SECURITY FIRST Rackline is designed around least-privileged access. Start with a read-only Hetzner Cloud token for monitoring. Add a separate Administration token only if you want to make changes. Credentials are stored in the Apple Keychain on your device. Rackline communicates directly with Hetzner by default — your Cloud API credentials are not sent to a Rackline server. Sensitive and destructive operations use additional safeguards including explicit confirmation and device-owner authentication. RACKLINE PRO Demo Mode remains available without connecting an account. Rackline Pro unlocks connections to your real Hetzner infrastructure and secure administration features. Rackline is an independent third-party app developed by WORK Digital Media and is not affiliated with or endorsed by Hetzner. Rackline is an independent third-party app developed by WORK Digital Media and is not affiliated with or endorsed by Hetzner. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: PVE Admin at none against Rackline's 2. Rackline's advantage is iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.0). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Rackline sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. PVE Admin asks for nothing beyond the download.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PVE Admin | Rackline |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 18.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 11 MB | 22 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | apply IT UG (haftungsbeschraenkt) | Wamil, Kendall |
In-app purchases
PVE Admin
No in-app purchases
Rackline
- Rackline Pro Monthly$5.991 Month
- Rackline Pro Annual3 Days trial$59.991 Year









