Comparison

PocketADM vs Pinrove Remote

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

Head to head
About

PocketADM

Manage your self-hosted Linux servers directly from your phone. Monitor live dashboards, access a full terminal, deploy apps with a one-tap store, and receive smart updates and health checks. An optional AI agent can even run commands and fix issues.

Highlights
  • Live server dashboard
  • Full terminal with copy/paste
  • AI agent for command execution
  • One-tap app deployment
  • Smart updates and health checks
  • Open source
Features
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PocketADM is a mobile-first command center for the servers you host yourself. Connect to your own Linux box and run the whole thing from your phone. • Live dashboard: CPU, memory, disk, uptime and network at a glance, with every container grouped and one tap from its logs. • A real terminal: a full terminal with a mobile key bar and copy & paste. Open a shell as your own host user, the app, or exec into any container. • Assistant: an optional AI agent that runs commands, reads and edits files and fixes things directly on your server. It streams live, asks before anything destructive, and you bring your own API key (or run a local model). • One-tap app store: deploy popular self-hosted apps as clean Docker/compose projects with friendly config forms. • Smart updates & health: spot outdated images, roll back safely, and get plain language security and health checks. PocketADM is open source (MIT). There is no account with us and no tracking. The app talks only to the servers you add, over a direct connection. You run the server software yourself with a single install command from pocketadm.com. Just looking? Add the demo server demo.pocketadm.com with username and password 'demo' to explore a read-only sandbox.

About

Pinrove Remote

Features
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Pinrove Remote is the iPhone companion to Pinrove for Mac. Pinrove sets your iPhone's location from your own Mac. With Pinrove Remote you choose that location from the phone itself: pick a place on the map and your Mac applies it — then restore your real location with one tap. Built for developers and testers of location-based apps who need to see how an app behaves in another city, without leaving the desk. FOR APP DEVELOPMENT AND TESTING ONLY Pinrove is intended solely for developing and testing iOS apps that use location. It must not be used for any other purpose, including misleading other people, apps or services about where you are. HOW IT WORKS • Put your iPhone and Mac on the same Wi-Fi. • In Pinrove for Mac, turn on Phone remote and note the 6-digit code. • Open Pinrove Remote, choose your Mac and enter the code. • Search a city or address, or tap the map, then tap Move here. PRIVATE BY DESIGN • No account, no analytics, no ads. • The app talks only to your own Mac on your local network — nothing passes through our servers. REQUIREMENTS • Pinrove for Mac (Apple silicon, macOS 14 or later), available at pinrove.xyz. • An iPhone with Developer Mode turned on. • iPhone and Mac on the same Wi-Fi.

Screenshots

PocketADM4 screens
Pinrove Remote4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Pinrove Remote at every 4 days against PocketADM's every 3 weeks. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

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

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PocketADM ships an update every 3 weeks, Pinrove Remote every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference Ā· 7 level
PocketADM versus Pinrove Remote: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPocketADMPinrove Remote
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB1 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperMaximilian Elias Paaschme more cool

In-app purchases

None

PocketADM

No in-app purchases

None

Pinrove Remote

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PocketADM free?
PocketADM is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Pinrove Remote free?
Pinrove Remote is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do PocketADM or Pinrove Remote have ads?
Neither PocketADM nor Pinrove Remote shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PocketADM or Pinrove Remote?
PocketADM ships an update every 3 weeks, and Pinrove Remote every 4 days. Most recently, PocketADM was updated on October 10, 2026 and Pinrove Remote on October 24, 2026.

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