Simple CF vs HostBox
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β with what reviewers say about each.
Simple CF
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Simple CF is a fast, native iOS and iPadOS client for your Cloudflare account. Connect with a scoped API token you create yourself β no sign-up, no server in between. Your token stays in the device Keychain and is sent only to Cloudflare. FEATURES β’ DNS β browse your zones, then view, search, add, edit and delete records (A, AAAA, CNAME, TXT, MX), with the proxied (orange-cloud) toggle, TTL and MX priority. Destructive actions are always confirmed. β’ Workers & Pages β read-only list of your Workers scripts and Pages projects. β’ Analytics β per-zone traffic (requests, data served, cache ratio, threats) and account Web Analytics (page views and visits per site), with daily charts. β’ Private by design β your token is the only credential. No backend, no tracking. Optional Face ID / passcode lock. β’ Universal β iPhone and iPad, light and dark mode, English and Traditional Chinese. Simple CF is an unofficial, third-party app, not affiliated with or endorsed by Cloudflare, Inc. "Cloudflare" is a trademark of Cloudflare, Inc.
HostBox
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HostBox is the deploy-layer iOS app for My T (not a Docker terminal inside My T). SSH into your own VPS from iPhone and install My T Server: β’ TeslaMate + TeslaMateAPI β’ Optional My T Companion β’ Optional temporary public IP or Cloudflare Tunnel β’ Unified entry, step-by-step progress, and health checks β’ SSH command console and maintenance tools for your own server Temporary-IP mode publishes only the Bearer-protected My T API. TeslaMate web and Grafana remain private on the VPS, so first-time vehicle authorization and dashboards require an SSH tunnel from a computer. With Cloudflare Tunnel/domain mode, those pages can open directly in a phone browser. When finished, open My T from the completion screen. The URL contains no secret; a five-minute local connection package supplies the full setup. My T tests it and asks whether to overwrite an existing connection or save another name. Passwords, private keys, Tokens, and Cloudflare secrets stay in on-device Keychain. Optional iCloud backup contains non-secret connection metadata only and requires credentials and SSH host trust to be established again after restore. Remote commands run on your server. You need your own VPS and (optionally) a Cloudflare account. You still authorize the vehicle in the TeslaMate web UI.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: HostBox at every 2 days against Simple CF's monthly. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Simple CF ships an update monthly, HostBox every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Simple CF | HostBox |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 2 days β better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details β not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 12 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ZEYAN LIN | huajun xia |
In-app purchases
Simple CF
No in-app purchases
HostBox
No in-app purchases









