PocketAdmin vs mCars
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
mCars
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mCars is where your vehicles' running costs and paperwork live - one car, the family's two, or the handful a small business keeps on the road. EVERY COST IN ONE PLACE Record what you spend and on which vehicle: fuel, servicing, insurance, road tax, tyres, parking, tolls, repairs, fines, car wash, or an expense type you define yourself. Each entry keeps its amount, currency, date and notes, with the receipt attached to it. NOTHING EXPIRES BEHIND YOUR BACK Give an expense a validity period and mCars watches the clock. Insurance, roadworthiness, road tax, the next service - the Upcoming tab sorts every vehicle's renewals by how close they are and reminds you as many days ahead as you choose. Reminders are local notifications scheduled on the device, so they arrive with no signal and no account. THE GLOVEBOX, ON YOUR PHONE Keep your ID, driving licence and each vehicle's registration in the app. Scan them with the camera or import a PDF from another app. Documents with an expiry date get reminders too. WHAT THE VEHICLES ACTUALLY COST The expense report totals any period you pick, for one vehicle or all of them, broken down by type - so you can see where the money goes. Export it as a PDF or an Excel file when your accountant asks. PRIVATE BY CONSTRUCTION mCars makes no network requests at all. There is no server behind it, no account to create, no analytics and no third-party code. The app locks behind Face ID or your passcode every time you leave it, and iOS encrypts your files while the phone is locked. A SINGLE-DEVICE TOOL Everything lives on your iPhone. That means no logins to share, no sync and no team features - if several people need the same vehicles, this is not the app for that. Moving to a new phone is an encrypted backup, sealed with a password only you know. Available in English, Romanian, German, French, Italian, Spanish and Polish. Free. No ads, no subscription, no in-app purchases.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: mCars at none against PocketAdmin's 8. PocketAdmin's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 3 weeks) and iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price, 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. PocketAdmin sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $19.99 per month. mCars asks for nothing beyond the download.
PocketAdmin ships an update every 5 days, mCars every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PocketAdmin | mCars |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 45 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | GDW Entertainment, LLC | Robert Petcu |
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
mCars
No in-app purchases









