PocketAdmin vs Color Signal
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PocketAdmin
This comprehensive toolkit provides IT professionals with essential network and system administration tools. It offers features for network visualization, server management, remote access, monitoring, diagnostics, and password management, all accessible from a mobile device.
- Network topology mapping
- Server power and snapshot management
- SSH terminal with SFTP
- Real-time monitoring and alerts
- Network diagnostic tools
- Password management with Face ID
- Team collaboration and sharing
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The source of truth for every network you run, at work or in your homelab. Save a switch, server or NAS once, with its logins and a photo of the rack, and every tool picks it up: SSH, Pinpoint, Topology, Uptime Watch, Backup Jobs. No more retyping IPs across five apps. Every tool is free, with no account, no ads and no analytics. You pay only to share your sites with a team. Built by a working sysadmin. SEE YOUR NETWORK • Topology: a live map of how your switches connect, drawn from LLDP and CDP • Pinpoint: which switch port an IP, MAC or device is on, even by scanning its label with the camera • Port Map, SNMP and a port sheet that can shut a port, cycle PoE or set a label • LAN Scanner, IP Manager and Subnet Calculator • Syslog & Traps: receive device events live SERVERS & BACKUPS • Hypervisor: Proxmox, vSphere and Nutanix guests: power, snapshots, migrate and clone • Out-of-Band: iDRAC, iLO and other controllers over Redfish or IPMI: power, boot, sensors, event log and fault alerts • Backup Jobs: did last night's backups run? Veeam, Veeam 365, Proxmox, Nutanix, TrueNAS, Synology, Rubrik, Cohesity, Commvault, Unitrends, Acronis and Duplicati • Vulnerabilities: known CVEs for the firmware your gear actually runs • Configs, Hardware Inventory and Bulk Run: one command across every device REMOTE ACCESS • SSH: a real terminal that runs vim, top, htop and tmux, with SFTP, port forwards and a special-keys bar • RDP, VNC, Telnet and a REST client MONITORING • Uptime Watch: HTTP, TCP, ping, DNS and any SNMP value, with alerts, Site Mode and a Live Activity • Expiry Watch: certificates and domains before they lapse • Domain Health: SPF, DKIM, DMARC and DNSSEC DIAGNOSTICS • Ping, Traceroute, Test-NetConnection, nslookup, Port Scanner, Wake-on-LAN • HTTP / TLS Checker, Whois, MAC vendor lookup, SMTP test, Bonjour • DHCP Probe for rogue servers, Path MTU, NTP, and Packet Capture reader • iperf3 and Internet Speed Test WI-FI & FIELD TOOLS • Network Info, Latency and Traffic Monitors, Link Metrics, Bluetooth Scanner, Roaming Forensics • Coverage Map: walk a room and map Wi-Fi with LiDAR • AR Measure for cable runs, QR generator, NFC reader and sound level meter PASSWORDS & FILES • Passwords: logins with one-time codes, Wi-Fi you can join, SSH keys and API tokens, behind Face ID. Imports from Bitwarden • Files: manuals, contracts, photos and clips, filed under the site or device they belong to • Active Directory: search users, unlock accounts and reset passwords, through the open-source PocketAdmin directory backend (or try the built-in demo) TEAMS Share sites, devices, logins, files and monitors with your team. Everything syncs through iCloud, with passwords encrypted end to end. Roles, a shared activity history, and a notification when a teammate changes something. Your personal logins never leave your phone. Creating a team needs the Team subscription, monthly or yearly, and the first month is free. Joining a team someone else made is free. Payment is charged to your Apple ID and renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the period. Manage or cancel anytime in your Apple ID settings. BUILT FOR THE JOB • Favorites, recent tasks, and hide the tools you don't use • App Lock with Face ID • Shortcuts action to check your monitors • Credentials kept in the iOS Keychain, never in plain text From ping to packets, SSH to subnets, PocketAdmin is your whole IT toolbox in one pocket. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://gdwentertainment.com/pocketadmin/privacy.html
Color Signal
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Color Signal turns your iPhone or iPad into a full-screen color display. Use a single device to show any color, or connect nearby devices over Bluetooth to keep their screens in sync. You can also create automatic color sequences or display colors captured by the camera. Use it for live events, presentations, photography, meeting points, visual cues, and any situation where a large, easy-to-see color display can help. ―――――――――― ■ Fill the Screen with Any Color Display the color you choose across the entire screen of your iPhone or iPad. Use it as a color signal at live events, an easy-to-see visual cue, a meeting-point marker, a presentation signal, and more. ・Adjust screen brightness directly in the app ・Prevent the screen from locking while in use ・Automatically hide controls for a clean, full-screen color display ・Enjoy edge-to-edge full-screen display on Mac and optimized output on external displays connected to iPhone or iPad ■ Keep Nearby Screens in Sync with Bluetooth Use Bluetooth to display the same color on nearby iPhones and iPads. Change the color on one device, and the other screens change with it. You can share manually selected colors, colors that change with the camera, and automatic color sequences. It is useful when you want multiple screens to show the same color together at events or in other group settings. ■ Intuitive Color Control Choosing a color is as simple as moving your finger across the screen. Move left or right to change the color, and up or down to adjust its brightness. You can see the result immediately and find the color you want without opening detailed settings. ■ Automatically Switch Between Colors Arrange multiple colors in any order and choose how long each color is displayed and how long the transition to the next color takes. Your colors can then change automatically according to the sequence you create. Playback can start automatically, when you tap the screen, at a scheduled time, or after a delay. Sequences can repeat continuously or play a set number of times. Ready-to-use presets such as Rainbow, Traffic Signal, and Presentation Timer are also included. Combine automation with Bluetooth sharing to play the same color sequence across multiple screens. ■ Capture a Color with the Camera Use the front or rear camera to read colors from your surroundings and display the detected color across the entire screen. You can show the detected color as it is or switch to its contrasting “opposite color.” You can also choose how colors are detected and how quickly the screen responds to changes. This is useful when you want your screen to match a color around you or quickly display a contrasting color. ■ Share Presets with QR Codes or AirDrop Share the automatic color sequences you create with other Color Signal users. Turn a preset into a QR code, and the recipient can scan it using the standard iPhone Camera app to add it to Color Signal. You can also share presets using AirDrop and other system sharing options on iPhone and iPad. ■ Camera Images Are Never Saved The camera is used only to detect colors in your surroundings. Color Signal does not save or send images or video captured by the camera. You can also use the app entirely without the camera by simply displaying colors of your choice. From a simple full-screen color display on one device to synchronized screens and automated color sequences, Color Signal gives you flexible ways to use color as a visual signal. Terms of Use (Apple Standard EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: PocketAdmin at none against Color Signal's shown. Color Signal's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 5 days). On price, in-app purchases, 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
Both are free to download. PocketAdmin sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $19.99 per month and Color Signal sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
PocketAdmin ships an update every 5 days, Color Signal every 2 days. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.
| Parameter | PocketAdmin | Color Signal |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 45 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | GDW Entertainment, LLC | kentaro hirahara |
In-app purchases
PocketAdmin
- Team 5 Monthly1 Month trial$19.991 Month
- Team 15 Monthly1 Month trial$39.991 Month
- Team 50 Monthly1 Month trial$99.991 Month
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- Team 5 Yearly1 Month trial$159.991 Year
- Team 100 Monthly1 Month trial$179.991 Month
- Team 15 Yearly1 Month trial$319.991 Year
- Team 50 Yearly1 Month trial$799.991 Year
- Team 100 Yearly1 Month trial$999.991 Year
Color Signal
- Remove Ads – Monthly$0.991 Month
- Support S$0.49
- Remove Ads$5.99
- Support M$5.99
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- Support L$59.99









