Comparison

BalauDeck vs RelayPulse

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

Head to head
About

BalauDeck

Manage your servers with this all-in-one client. It supports SSH, SFTP, tunnels, and MySQL/MariaDB databases, offering a real interactive shell and file browser. Features include split panes, resilient connections, and cross-device sync for seamless server management.

Highlights
  • SSH terminal with interactive shell
  • SFTP browser with file management
  • SSH tunnel port forwarding
  • MySQL/MariaDB client with SQL editor
  • Split panes and full-screen modes
  • Resilient connections with auto-reconnect
  • Cross-device sync for connections
Features
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BalauDeck is an all-in-one client for the servers you already run — SSH, SFTP, SSH tunnels, and MySQL/MariaDB — in one fast, native app for iPhone, iPad and Mac. • SSH terminal — a real interactive shell (xterm), password or key auth, host-key verification, and an on-screen key bar for the keys phones don't have. • SFTP browser — upload, download, rename, delete, mkdir, and change permissions (chmod), with an option to browse elevated. • SSH tunnels — forward a local port through a server to reach an internal service. • MySQL/MariaDB client — schema browser, SQL editor with highlighting, a results grid you can edit inline, table designer, and SQL import/export. • Split panes & full screen — arrange several sessions side by side, or maximize one to fill the display. • Resilient connections — keepalive detects drops, with reconnect and optional tmux session persistence so you pick up exactly where you left off. • Cross-device sync — export an encrypted, passphrase-protected bundle of your connections and import it on another device. Nothing is stored on our servers. Your connections and credentials stay on your device (passwords and keys live in the system keychain). BalauDeck has no account, no tracking, and no ads.

About

RelayPulse

Features
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RelayPulse puts your server fleet in your pocket. SEE EVERY SERVER AT A GLANCE One screen shows the whole fleet: online, warning, stale and offline counts, plus total bandwidth. Each card carries what matters - the service you watch, connections, download and upload, CPU, RAM and disk. KNOW WHEN SOMETHING IS WRONG, NOT ONLY WHEN IT IS DOWN A server can answer while the service that matters has stopped. RelayPulse checks the systemd service you choose - a web server, a database, containers, a relay, a node - and the ports it should listen on, so you find out while it is still fixable. FLEET HEALTH A dedicated view ranks what needs attention right now and lists the busiest servers, so a hundred machines stay readable. REAL TOOLS, NOT JUST CHARTS Read service logs, see the top processes and disk usage, check the agent endpoint - over SSH, straight from the phone. Nothing runs until you confirm it. NO AGENT REQUIRED Add a server with its address and your SSH key or the server's password, and RelayPulse reads it directly. Nothing is installed on the server. An optional open-source metrics agent gives faster readings for large fleets. YOUR KEYS STAY ON YOUR PHONE Log in with an SSH key or with the server's own password, such as the root password from your VPS provider - the same choices as RelayPulse on the Mac. Create a key on the device and install it with one tap, or paste your own. Keys and passwords stay in the iOS Keychain. No accounts, no server of ours, no analytics, no ads. OPTIONAL AI DIAGNOSIS Bring your own OpenAI or Anthropic key and let the app summarise what went wrong and suggest the fix. Off by default. The key is stored in the iOS Keychain and sent only to the provider you chose, together with the error and the log lines it needs. The app never runs a command on its own. FOR RELAY OPERATORS Running Anyone Protocol relays? RelayPulse recognises them and adds relay tools - Nyx and the relay configuration - to those servers only. TRY IT FIRST Tap "Try Demo Fleet" on the first screen to explore the app with a sample fleet before adding your own servers. It is labelled as demo on every screen, and no server is contacted while it is on. FREE FOR A SMALL FLEET Monitor up to 3 servers free, with no feature withheld and nothing that expires. One purchase lifts the limit for your whole fleet. WHAT IT WORKS WITH Linux servers you administer yourself, reachable over SSH, with python3 installed - standard on Ubuntu, Debian and most distributions. RelayPulse is an independent tool. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by or sponsored by the Anyone Protocol project.

Screenshots

BalauDeck3 screens
RelayPulse4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: BalauDeck at none against RelayPulse's 1. RelayPulse's advantage is update cadence (daily vs every 5 days). 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. RelayPulse sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. BalauDeck asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

BalauDeck ships an update every 5 days, RelayPulse daily. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
BalauDeck versus RelayPulse: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBalauDeckRelayPulse
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 daysDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPod, Mac
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size39 MB6 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperOKDII SOLUTIONSbaris adiyaman

In-app purchases

None

BalauDeck

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

RelayPulse

One-time1
  • RelayPulse$6.99

Questions

Is BalauDeck free?
BalauDeck is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is RelayPulse free?
RelayPulse is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do BalauDeck or RelayPulse have ads?
Neither BalauDeck nor RelayPulse shows ads.
Which is updated more often, BalauDeck or RelayPulse?
BalauDeck ships an update every 5 days, and RelayPulse daily. Most recently, BalauDeck was updated on October 31, 2026 and RelayPulse on November 10, 2026.

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