Comparison

Active Directory Assist Pro vs NordLayer

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

Head to head
About

Active Directory Assist Pro

Manage Active Directory users, groups, and computers remotely without any server components. This app provides secure, encrypted access to your domain controllers, offering features like password resets, account management, and insightful reports.

Highlights
  • Remote Active Directory management
  • User, group, and computer management
  • Password reset and account options
  • Account status monitoring
  • Real-time reports (locked accounts, expiring passwords)
  • Secure, encrypted direct connection
  • Agentless and no server component required
Features
Currently charting
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Securely manage Active Directory from anywhere and anytime! Absolutely NO server component required. ADAssist is innovative, intuitive and beautifully designed with native iPhone and iPad support. “Active Directory Management was never so fun, easy and intuitive. It is like holding AD in your hands and managing it from anywhere and anytime. Really cool and trendy, with management just a tap away.” AD Assist turns your iOS device into an Active Directory Management tool, no matter where you are. ADAssist is the ultimate little app to search and manage your users, computers , groups and contacts. The built in reports provide real time data to gain deep insight on "Locked accounts", “Soon to expire passwords “ and “Soon to expire accounts”. AD Assist provides an end to end, secure and encrypted access to your Active Directory over Wifi or Cellular networks, using direct connection or via VPN. This solution is completely agent less, with absolutely no software installation or SSL certificates required on your domain controllers or in your Infrastructure. It is compatible with Windows 2003, Windows 2008, Windows 2008 R2 and Windows 2012 with full unicode and globalization support. Imagine managing your co workers accounts right in front of them while chatting in the cafeteria or walking in the hallways. Or imagine, being far away from office, and needing access to Active Directory immediately, just download this app and immediately manage your Active Directory within minutes. Use the “Soon to Expire passwords” report to surprise your Senior Management with pro-active password reset before they leave on a business tour. Balance your work and life, Attend to help desk requests while on the Go. AD Assist is an ideal solution for IT professionals and IT enthusiasts. KEY FEATURES ************** User Management * Intelligent and fast user search using ANR. * View and Edit more than 30 user attributes grouped into 6 categories. * Manage Password Reset, and options like “Password never expires” and “User must change password at next logon”, and Account Expiry. * Reflect user status like “Account Expire”, User Disabled”, and Account Lockout. * Add or remove group membership. * Enable and Disable Accounts. * Add and Move users to any OU in the Domain. * Delete users. * prompts to sms or email new password after password reset (either mobile or mail attribute should be set) * Add User Group Management * Add Group * Move and Delete Groups. * Search Group objects. * View and edit group attributes * Manage Group membership * Export group memberships in csv format Computer Management * Add Computer * Search and View Computer Attributes. * Move and delete computer accounts. * Enable and Disable computer accounts. Contact Management * Add Contact * Search and View Contacts. * Move and Delete Contacts. Reports * Find locked users. * Find “Accounts expiring”. * Find “Passwords expiring” * Export reports output in csv format Advanced Reports * 27 new reports for users, computers and printers Domain Profiles Automatically saves domain fqdn/ip and user name for quick switching. optionally save passwords (encrypted) in iOS login keychain using TouchID/FaceID. We have more exciting features on the roadmap. So stay tuned. We welcome any and all feature ideas or suggestions. Questions or comments? Email us at info@bitsabound.com Active Directory is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation. This application is developed by a third party developer with no input or advise by Microsoft Corporation.

About

NordLayer

This business tool offers flexible and easy-to-implement cybersecurity solutions for organizations of any size. It focuses on secure remote access and sensitive data transmission, simplifying network access security with a user-friendly interface and quick deployment.

Highlights
  • Flexible cybersecurity tools
  • Secure remote access
  • Easy deployment
  • Intuitive interface
  • Cross-OS compatibility
  • Scalable solutions
Features
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NordLayer provides flexible and easy-to-implement cybersecurity tools for businesses of any size or work model developed by the standard of NordVPN. We help organizations of all sizes to resolve sensitive data access and transmission challenges by providing a modern secure remote access solution focused on the Security Service Edge of cybersecurity services. Network access security made simple Easy to Start - Deployment under ten minutes - Step-by-step guidelines, onboarding content, and 24/7 available expert support - Simple and intuitive interface for end-users and administrators Easy to Combine - All popular OS versions are supported - Browser extension and manual configuration available - Compatible with existing cybersecurity solutions Easy to Scale - No limits on servers - Easy and instant member, server, or feature activations with a few clicks - Azure provisioning and Okta support for convenient user management

Screenshots

Active Directory Assist Pro4 screens
NordLayer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Active Directory Assist Pro at 58% against NordLayer's 13%. Active Directory Assist Pro also leads on rating (3.8 vs 2.7) and chart position (#200 vs unranked). NordLayer's advantage is price (Free vs $19.99) and ratings volume (27 vs 5). On update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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

NordLayer is free to download; Active Directory Assist Pro costs $19.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Active Directory Assist Pro holds the better App Store score, 3.8 against 2.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: NordLayer has 27 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 58% of Active Directory Assist Pro's written reviews are positive against 13% of NordLayer's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Active Directory Assist Pro ships an update monthly, NordLayer every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 3 level
Active Directory Assist Pro versus NordLayer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterActive Directory Assist ProNordLayer
Price$19.99Free — better
Rating3.8 (5 ratings) — better2.7 (27 ratings)
Positive reviews58.3% of reviews — better12.5% of reviews
Number of ratings527 — better
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
Best chart rank#200 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS9.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB42 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBitsAbound IncNordvpn S.A.

Customer experience

Active Directory Assist Pro

All ratings5 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews24 reviews
Positive58.3%
Neutral4.2%
Negative37.5%

NordLayer

All ratings27 ratings
Positive37.0%
Neutral3.7%
Negative59.3%
Written reviews16 reviews
Positive12.5%
Neutral6.3%
Negative81.3%

In-app purchases

None

Active Directory Assist Pro

No in-app purchases

None

NordLayer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Active Directory Assist Pro free?
Active Directory Assist Pro costs $19.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is NordLayer free?
NordLayer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Active Directory Assist Pro or NordLayer?
Active Directory Assist Pro is rated higher. Active Directory Assist Pro averages 3.8 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while NordLayer averages 2.7 from 27 ratings.
Do Active Directory Assist Pro or NordLayer have ads?
Neither Active Directory Assist Pro nor NordLayer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Active Directory Assist Pro or NordLayer?
Active Directory Assist Pro ships an update monthly, and NordLayer every 6 weeks. Most recently, Active Directory Assist Pro was updated on October 29, 2026 and NordLayer on October 26, 2026.

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