Pi-hole-for-Android vs Pi-Hole-for-WSL1

Pi-hole-for-Android

Pi-hole/Unbound Raspbian APK Installer for Android 5.0+ devices (requires root) (by DesktopECHO)

Pi-Hole-for-WSL1

Ad-blocking DNS server for Windows • Unbound pre-configured • Deployment ready in minutes • Does not require hypervisor/docker (by DesktopECHO)

pi-hole Wsl wsl1 DNS unbound-dns

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Pi-hole-for-Android		Pi-Hole-for-WSL1
	Project
57	Mentions	48
338	Stars	321
-	Growth	-
6.5	Activity	3.4
2 months ago	Latest Commit	about 1 month ago
Shell	Language	Batchfile
-	License	-

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For example, an activity of 9.0 indicates that a project is amongst the top 10% of the most actively developed projects that we are tracking.

Pi-hole-for-Android

Posts with mentions or reviews of Pi-hole-for-Android. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2021-09-06.

Pihole on android safe?
1 project | /r/pihole | 5 Dec 2023

Is https://github.com/DesktopECHO/Pi-hole-for-Android/releases Safe to deploy ? Or how would you go about a pihole install on android phone that is rooted
Best anti-virus for computer systems?
1 project | /r/NoStupidQuestions | 5 Jul 2023

I'm a Windows PC guy so am not up on the latest Linux antivirus / antimalware solutions out there, but a powerful tool mainly for ads but also malware involves making an old Google Nexus tablet into an appliance on your network in conjunction with PiHole to sort of create a "black hole" on your network for any devices trying to phone home to access or download malware or viruses or other bad stuff on top of advertisements.
Mini portable homelab
1 project | /r/homelab | 30 May 2023

https://github.com/DesktopECHO/Pi-hole-for-Android/releases/tag/v3.0.2 from DesktopECKO.
Does pihole require extra hardware?
1 project | /r/pihole | 25 May 2023

It's possible: https://github.com/DesktopECHO/Pi-hole-for-Android, but I would just get a Raspberry Pi. It's the easiest way.
Looking for a rootable phone with wifi hotspot.
1 project | /r/androidroot | 14 May 2023

Im going to use this: https://github.com/DesktopECHO/Pi-hole-for-Android
Ideas for using a Galaxy S8 with a broken touchscreen
1 project | /r/androidafterlife | 6 Apr 2023

Install a Linux container with Raspbian and Pi-hole, use it as a regular Linux server.
Reddit reklama
1 project | /r/lithuania | 1 Apr 2023
Got an old Huawei P30 Lite, what apps could turn it into something handy that you won't normally install on your main phone?
1 project | /r/androidafterlife | 28 Mar 2023

Debian Linux container running Pi-hole
Looking for advice for enabling Pihole DHCP on a weird setup.
1 project | /r/pihole | 4 Mar 2023

Did you try this or other pihole for android if you have another method link please
How should I repurpose my old Nexus 7 (2012) Tilapia ?
1 project | /r/androidafterlife | 20 Feb 2023

Pi-hole Ad-blocking DNS Server, link goes to APK insaller.

Pi-Hole-for-WSL1

Posts with mentions or reviews of Pi-Hole-for-WSL1. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-01-02.

If I use a VPN on the device hosting Pi-hole, does Pi-hole use the VPN?
1 project | /r/pihole | 8 Jul 2023

I have a NAS running Windows hosting Pi-hole thanks to this. I use a VPN on that NAS and it connects to a server in another country. When I check the IP on any of my other devices, where the Pi-hole is the DNS server, the results show my IP is in my country. When I check the IP on the NAS, it shows as being in the other country.
Bizarre issue: Computer on my network cannot be reached by other devices, including router, but is communicating with pi-hole
1 project | /r/pihole | 16 Jun 2023

NAS directly connected to router via ethernet, Windows 10, running Pi-hole on Windows
Help please - clients not showing? :S
1 project | /r/pihole | 22 May 2023

As the pinned comment in that thread indicates, support queries for such should be directed to the project.
Close to Complete PH4WSL Setup - Cannot Figure out iPhone and other Devices
1 project | /r/pihole | 14 Apr 2023

Also worth mentioning that on the project page, it states it's not an 'official' supported install method, and you should use the project's issues page for support questions. Don't want to bug the devs with an issue that might be Windows-specific.
I want to use pihole on windows
1 project | /r/pihole | 12 Apr 2023

NOTE: It's not an 'official' method to run Pi-hole, which means do not request support here. Use the project's GitHub site and file an issue there instead.
Using PiHole with a mobile device, changing WiFi networks
1 project | /r/pihole | 22 Mar 2023

Pi-hole for Windows on GitHub - Installer walk-thru on YouTube
Help updating PH4WSL1.cmd. Where do I run these commands on?
1 project | /r/pihole | 1 Mar 2023
DesktopEcho Pihole for Win10
1 project | /r/pihole | 4 Feb 2023

https://github.com/DesktopECHO/Pi-Hole-for-WSL1/issues/76 may have some information to help, or at least some steps to gather a bit more data for troubleshooting.
Are there commercial applications available?
1 project | /r/pihole | 31 Jan 2023

For anyone who's curious for the repo I used, here it is: Pi-hole-for-wsl1 (github)
Do I need raspberry pi for pihole? Can't get it anywhere!
6 projects | /r/pihole | 2 Jan 2023

This may be to your liking.

What are some alternatives?

When comparing Pi-hole-for-Android and Pi-Hole-for-WSL1 you can also consider the following projects:

linuxdeploy - Install and run GNU/Linux on Android

simplewall - Simple tool to configure Windows Filtering Platform (WFP) which can configure network activity on your computer.

UserLAnd - Main UserLAnd Repository

gravity-sync - 💫 The easy way to synchronize the DNS configuration of two Pi-hole 5.x instances.

web - Pi-hole Dashboard for stats and more

docker-pi-hole - Pi-hole in a docker container

nextcloudpi - 📦 Build code for NextcloudPi on Android (Linux Deploy)

hosts - 🔒 Consolidating and extending hosts files from several well-curated sources. Optionally pick extensions for porn, social media, and other categories.

kWSL - KDE Neon 6.0 installer for WSL1 or WSL2.

ubuntu-on-android - Run Ubuntu with pre-installed Desktop Environments in android/termux with ease! Everything is preinstalled so just download install and done🚀🚀

wirehole - WireHole is a combination of WireGuard, Pi-hole, and Unbound in a docker-compose project with the intent of enabling users to quickly and easily create a personally managed full or split-tunnel WireGuard VPN with ad blocking capabilities thanks to Pi-hole, and DNS caching, additional privacy options, and upstream providers via Unbound.