# HomeLab Watcher — Private homelab status

> Private homelab status (iPhone/iPad app by YANCY SHEPHERD.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/homelab-watcher/id6795194546 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [YANCY SHEPHERD](https://appshunter.io/developer/1845759346)
- Category: Productivity, Utilities
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 17.0 · 14 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2026-08-06
- Data updated: 2026-08-18
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/homelab-watcher/id6795194546/reviews.md

## What is HomeLab Watcher?

HomeLab Watcher gives you one calm, private glance at the latest known health of the homelab resources you care about.

ONE HONEST DASHBOARD
• See HTTP services, Beszel machines, and Proxmox VE nodes together
• Separate the last successful observation from the latest refresh attempt
• Recognize healthy, attention, unhealthy, unknown, aging, and stale states
• Refresh all resources or one system directly from your iPhone

USEFUL WIDGETS
• Small Home Screen status widget
• Medium resource overview
• Lock Screen status
• Interactive refresh without automatically opening the app
• Explicit observation age because iOS controls background timing

PRIVATE BY DESIGN
• No HomeLab Watcher account
• No cloud relay or hosted backend
• No analytics, ads, tracking, or remote logs
• Configuration stays on device
• Credentials stay in Apple Keychain
• Requests go directly to systems you configure

READ ONLY
HomeLab Watcher checks status and metrics. It does not start, stop, restart, delete, update, or otherwise administer your infrastructure.

TRY BEFORE YOU BUY
Sample Lab demonstrates every important presentation state without credentials or a reachable homelab. The free app also supports two HTTP or HTTPS resources and the small widget.

LIFETIME UNLOCK
A one-time purchase unlocks unlimited resources, Beszel, Proxmox VE, and every widget family. There is no subscription.

SUPPORTED CONNECTIONS
HomeLab Watcher works with addresses reachable from your iPhone over LAN, an existing private network route, or public HTTPS. iOS system certificate trust is required; the app never bypasses TLS security.

HomeLab Watcher is not affiliated with or endorsed by Proxmox Server Solutions GmbH or the Beszel project.

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| HomeLab Watcher Lifetime | $4.99 | one-time |



## Version history (last 3 releases)

### 1.1 — 2026-08-11

* TLS certificate expiry on every HTTPS monitor — a "TLS cert · N d left" badge, coral attention within 14 days.
* 14-day health history: a sparkline of each monitor's recent checks, right on the dashboard.
* Compact dashboard rows: status and age on one line, so more of your lab fits at a glance.
* Check a single monitor from its detail screen, and hide monitors you don't need.
* Tap-to-switch URL scheme chip — https:// by default, one tap flips to http://.
* Expected HTTP status picker instead of free-text status.
* Appearance setting: System, Light, or Dark.
* Clearer terminology: the things you watch are now "Monitors" and the action is "Check".
* More reliable certificate badges, autofilled display names, and a calmer failure state.

### 1.01 — 2026-08-11

Bug fixes.

### 1.0 — 2026-08-07

No release notes.

## More apps by YANCY SHEPHERD

- [StrideLog](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/stridelog/id6753967576)
- [WatchSteps](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/watchsteps/id6755409672)

All apps by YANCY SHEPHERD: https://appshunter.io/developer/1845759346

## Related topics

[homelabs](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/homelabs)

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