Comparison

DD vs Aprox

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

Head to head
About

DD

Manage and monitor your DD-WRT enabled routers locally or remotely. Access system stats, live client data, and change settings like port forwarding and MAC filters. Automate tasks with Siri Shortcuts and send commands like Wake On LAN.

Highlights
  • Router management and monitoring
  • Access system stats
  • View live client data
  • Change router settings
  • Wake On LAN
  • Siri Shortcuts integration
  • Generate WiFi QR codes
Features
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--- FEATURED ON Mac Geek Gab's 'Cool Stuff Found' and myopenrouter.com --- Great app 5* I've only had this app for about 5 min. And I love it already. Does everything I need and is perfect for wake on LAN. ------------- Amazing 5* This is really a great app, ive been following the project on DDWRT forums for some time and im so happy its out and exceeds my expectations. Well done! ------------- ...I fell in love with this app right away, ...As such, I'd recommend this app... Peter Redmer - myopenrouter.com ------------- The DD-WRT app for iOS is the easy way to manage and monitor your DD-WRT enabled routers both locally and remotely. Anyone that has tried using the DD-WRT web interface on an iPhone/iPod will know that some pages are impossible to navigate. *NEW* - Now with the Siri Shortcuts support for full automation of your home network - *NEW* Get easy access to stats including: System Information, Wireless settings Wireless Packet Info Memory Routing tables USB Disk Info Get easy access to Live Data including: LAN Live Clients, Active Wireless Clients Daily WAN Traffic Graph Active Bandwidth Graphs for WAN, LAN and Wireless Directly Change Settings including: Port Forwarding & Port Range Forwarding - You can add/edit/delete/enable/disable port forward rules of your router Wireless MAC Filter DHCP Release/Renew USB OpenVPN Send Commands remotely including: Wake On LAN Reboot Command line commands More features including: Generate QRCode for quick joining your WiFi. Direct links to web interface pages. Use the MAC Filter to easily block devices from your WiFi. ----------------------------------------------------------- THIS APP WILL ONLY WORK IF YOU HAVE A ROUTER THAT HAS BEEN FLASHED WITH DD-WRT FIRMWARE Please feel free to contact me if you want additional features added or have any problems. This DD-WRT app uses the web interface of your DD-WRT enabled router, so please make sure you have this enabled. Accessing your router remotely (away from the local network) requires you to know the WAN IP address and port of your network OR to have a DDNS address setup that forwards to your network. (You can set up DNS forwarding at www.dyn.com) DD-WRT has many different versions, so if you have any problems accessing any data please get in touch using the Feedback button so we can look at adding more support. Subscription Details: - At confirmation of purchase, or following the completion of a free-trial period, payment will be charged to your iTunes account. - Your subscription will automatically renew unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current subscription period. - Your account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current subscription period. Automatic renewals will cost the same price you were originally charged for the subscription. - You can manage your subscriptions and turn off auto-renewal by going to your Account Settings on the App Store after purchase. - Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when you purchase a subscription. - Read our terms of service and privacy policy for more information. Terms of Use: https://daps-apps.com/ddwrt_terms.php Privacy Policy: https://daps-apps.com/privacy.php

About

Aprox

Manage your Proxmox Virtual Environment servers remotely. Monitor cluster and node status, control virtual machines and containers, and manage backups and snapshots securely.

Highlights
  • Secure SSL connection
  • Cluster and node status monitoring
  • VM/CT control (start, stop, suspend)
  • Backup management
  • Snapshot management
  • noVNC Web control
Features
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Aprox runs your Proxmox VE cluster from your pocket, your iPad and — properly, natively — your Mac. On the Mac it is a real Mac app, built for macOS from the start: a menu bar extra that shows what is running without opening a window, real keyboard shortcuts, and consoles that open as proper resizable windows. The iPhone build is built for the other half of the job: the alert at dinner, the snapshot before the risky upgrade, the container that needs restarting from the train. OPERATE • Start, shut down, reboot, pause, hibernate, reset and stop VMs and containers • Snapshots — take, roll back, delete, with the RAM state if you want it • Back up now to any storage, and see every scheduled job and when it next runs • Clone a guest, full or linked, and migrate one to another node • Cluster and per-node task lists, with full logs and the ability to stop a running task SEE • A cluster-wide dashboard: capacity actually in use, what has been promised to guests, and whether that is a plan or a problem • CPU, memory, disk and network history for every node, guest and storage • Guest agent details — IP addresses, hostname, the OS that is actually running • Node maintenance: pending updates, failed services, disk and SMART health BUILD • Create VMs and LXC containers with guided wizards • Edit the hardware of both — disks, network, CPU, memory, devices — with every pending change listed before you apply it • Browse an appliance template catalog and download straight to a node • Storage browsing, upload, download-from-URL, and restore from any backup • Firewall rules at cluster, node and guest level CONNECT • A built-in VNC console with a real keyboard, plus SPICE and serial • Password, API token, two-factor and custom realm sign-in • Certificate pinning for self-signed clusters, which is most homelabs • Nothing leaves your device: Aprox talks to your cluster and to nobody else. No account, no telemetry, no relay server. LIVE ON YOUR DEVICES • Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets, and Control Center controls that start a guest without opening the app • Live Activities that follow a migration or a backup to the Lock Screen • Siri and Shortcuts for every power action • Handoff between iPhone, iPad and Mac • Alerts when a node drops, a task fails or a backup does not run TRY IT WITHOUT A SERVER Aprox ships with a complete demo cluster that runs entirely on-device. Nodes, guests, snapshots, tasks, consoles — everything works, nothing is a screenshot. Open it before you type a single credential. APROX PRO The free app browses your cluster and shows you everything above. Pro unlocks the console, guest creation, hardware editing, storage management, snapshots, backups, clones, migration, node maintenance and alerts. Available monthly, yearly or as a one-time lifetime purchase, all with Family Sharing and a 7-day free trial on the subscriptions. Requires a Proxmox VE 7.0 or newer server that you already run. Aprox is an independent client and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Proxmox Server Solutions GmbH. Proxmox is a registered trademark of its owner.

Screenshots

DD4 screens
Aprox4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Aprox at 5.0 against DD's 4.2. Aprox also leads on monetization model (free with in-app purchases vs subscription) and update cadence (every 2 days vs monthly). DD's advantage is ratings volume (327 vs 2) and iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price, review sentiment, 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

Both are free to download. DD sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $2.49 per 3 months and Aprox sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Aprox holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: DD has 327 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 44% of DD's written reviews are positive against 40% of Aprox's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

DD ships an update monthly, Aprox every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
DD versus Aprox: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDDAprox
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (327 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews44.3% of reviews — better40.0% of reviews
Number of ratings327 — better2
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationSubscriptionFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS17.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB13 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDappological Ltd.Maximilian Kenfenheuer

Customer experience

DD

All ratings324 ratings
Positive79.3%
Neutral4.3%
Negative16.4%
Written reviews70 reviews
Positive44.3%
Neutral2.9%
Negative52.9%

Aprox

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews50 reviews
Positive40.0%
Neutral22.0%
Negative38.0%

Bugs and requests

DD

Reported bugs

10 issues
  • App crashes after 2 seconds of connection
  • Cannot add router - save button greyed out
  • Connection drops and unresponsive interface
  • Remote connection not working
  • WAN live graph broken after updates
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  • Wireless clients live data not displaying
  • App hangs and freezes frequently
  • Paid features not working despite subscription
  • Legacy user subscription transfer not syncing properly
  • Version 3 buttons and features non-functional

Requested features

7 requests
  • One-time purchase option instead of recurring subscription
  • Wake-on-LAN (WOL) support in free version
  • Per-feature payment options
  • Lower subscription pricing
  • Trial version with full feature access
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  • Free tier for basic monitoring without subscription
  • Tiered pricing for single vs. multiple routers

Aprox

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

9 purchases

DD

Subscriptions9
  • Home$2.493 Months
  • Home$3.996 Months
  • Pro$4.493 Months
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  • Home$4.991 Year
  • Pro$6.496 Months
  • Ultimate Pro$7.493 Months
  • Pro$8.491 Year
  • Ultimate Pro$11.996 Months
  • Ultimate Pro$15.991 Year
3 purchases

Aprox

Subscriptions2
  • Aprox Pro — Monthly7 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Aprox Pro — Yearly7 Days trial$14.991 Year
One-time1
  • Aprox Pro — Lifetime$29.99

Questions

Is DD free?
DD is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Aprox free?
Aprox is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, DD or Aprox?
Aprox is rated higher. DD averages 4.2 out of 5 from 327 ratings, while Aprox averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do DD or Aprox have ads?
Neither DD nor Aprox shows ads.
Which is updated more often, DD or Aprox?
DD ships an update monthly, and Aprox every 2 days. Most recently, DD was updated on October 21, 2026 and Aprox on October 24, 2026.

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