# LunaSea — Software Controller

> Open source self-hosted media software controller. (iPhone/iPad app by Jagandeep Brar.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/lunasea/id1496797802 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Jagandeep Brar](https://appshunter.io/developer/1496797801)
- Category: Utilities, Productivity
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Rating: 4.86/5 from 297 App Store ratings · 126 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 11.0 · 56 MB
- Languages: English
- Released: 2020-01-29
- Data updated: 2026-06-10
- Monetization: free with in-app purchases
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/lunasea/id1496797802/reviews.md

## What is LunaSea?

LunaSea is a fully featured, open source self-hosted controller! Focused on giving you a seamless experience between all of your self-hosted media software, LunaSea supports:

- Lidarr
- Radarr
- Sonarr
- NZBGet
- SABnzbd
- Newznab Indexer Searching
- NZBHydra2
- Tautulli
- Wake on LAN

LunaSea even comes with support for multiple instances of applications using profiles, backing up and restoring your configuration to your filesystem, an AMOLED black theme, and more!


> Please note that LunaSea is purely a remote control application, it does not offer any functionality without software installed on a server/computer.

## Key features

- Open source self-hosted controller
- Supports Lidarr, Radarr, Sonarr
- Integrates with NZBGet, SABnzbd
- Newznab Indexer Searching
- Multi-instance support with profiles
- Configuration backup and restore
- AMOLED black theme

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Buy Me A Burger | $9.99 | one-time |
| Buy Me A Coffee | $2.99 | one-time |
| Buy Me A Beer | $4.99 | one-time |
| Buy Me A Soda | $0.99 | one-time |


## What do users think of LunaSea?

Overall sentiment: positive

**Pros**

- 🚀 Efficient and fast
- 👍 Clean and intuitive UI
- 🔒 Secure remote access
- 💡 Comprehensive media management
- 🎨 Beautiful and polished design

**Cons**

- 🐛 Occasional crashes or bugs
- ⚠️ Connectivity issues for some users
- 🔍 Missing advanced search/filtering

**Commonly reported bugs**

- Donation feature crashes app
- Errors when editing server profiles

**Most requested features**

- Support for additional platforms (e.g. Readarr, Whisparr)
- Deeper integration with torrent clients
- Customizable dashboard and widgets
- Apple Watch app

## Recent user reviews (10 of 126)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/lunasea/id1496797802/reviews.md

### 5/5 — Donation crash

*2025-03-08, version 10.2.6*

App crashes when I click an option to donate. Great app!!

### 5/5 — A staple for any media server owner/administrator

*2025-02-08*

I have been using this app for a few years now and I’m in love with every aspect of it for my usage. 

I switched to iPhone back in October 2021 and I didn’t know an app like this existed until months later (I previously used a different app). 

I fell for the app and its simplicity the moment I had everything set up. 

I’m not sure if it’s possible already, but I would love the ability to have some widgets to see info such as download stats, upcoming TV episodes, etc.

Overall, keep up the amazing work! You likely have a lifetime user here!

### 5/5 — Fantastic!

*2024-12-09, version 10.2.6*

The app is beautiful and works exactly as expected. Is there any chance of getting Readarr support in the near future?

### 5/5 — The best of all time.

*2024-11-30, version 10.2.6*

Dev you’re amazing, please don’t abandon us!

### 4/5 — Great app, but PLEASE add support for qbittorrent!

*2024-11-11*

This is a great app for managing my media server, but the fave that it’s missing a qbittorrent integration is frustrating. I use but sabnzbd and qbittorrent to download movies and it’s annoying having to flip between apps, and there isn’t really a great qbittorrent app out there

### 5/5 — Best app for homelab users.

*2024-11-09, version 10.2.6*

Best iOS app to help and manage your home lab and servers.

### 5/5 — Brilliant! Would recommend for any media server owners!

*2024-11-07, version 10.2.6*

Been using this for some time to manage my media on TrueNAS and works brilliant!

### 5/5 — Best free app support the dev by donation

*2024-10-30, version 10.2.6*

This app is absolutely amazing, highly recommend for controller things

### 5/5 — Very helpful app

*2024-10-14, version 10.2.6*

Love it

### 5/5 — The gold standard

*2024-10-03*

This is the best media stack management software on iOS. What I love most is the ability to configure custom headers to authenticate through cloud flare tunnels protected by zero trust using service auth tokens. This allows me to safely and securely access my media server from anywhere in the world.

## Frequently asked questions about LunaSea

### What does LunaSea do?

LunaSea is an open-source, self-hosted controller designed to provide a seamless experience for managing various self-hosted media software. It acts as a central hub for applications like Lidarr, Radarr, Sonarr, and download clients.

### What are the key features of LunaSea?

Key features include support for multiple media management applications (Lidarr, Radarr, Sonarr), download clients (NZBGet, SABnzbd), Newznab indexer searching, and NZBHydra2. It also offers multi-instance support, configuration backup/restore, and an AMOLED black theme.

### Is LunaSea free to use?

The application is free to download and use. However, it does offer in-app purchases, suggesting some premium features or functionalities might be available for purchase.

### What software do I need to use LunaSea?

LunaSea is purely a remote control application and requires software to be installed on a server or computer to function. It does not offer any functionality on its own without these server-side applications.

### Who is LunaSea for?

This app is intended for users who manage their own media libraries on self-hosted servers and are looking for a consolidated interface to control and monitor their media software, download clients, and related services.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 10.2.6 — 2023-10-05

This update fixes some small issues with Sonarr, including correctly sorting the missing content list in descending order and support for season posters when using Sonarr v4.

### 10.2.5 — 2023-07-04

This releases adds support for multi-select actions on Sonarr episodes and fixes an issue preventing users from selecting a new active profile when triggering a download via search.

### 10.2.4 — 2023-04-10

Welcome to LunaSea v10.2.4!

This update fixes some small underlying issues with network image caching and text rendering. To further improve scrolling performance of large lists of content (especially on lower-end devices), the horizontal fading edge of scrollable text has been removed.

### 10.2.3 — 2023-03-23

Welcome to LunaSea v10.2.3!

This update adds the ability to open Tautulli library items directly in Plex and more details about activity streams.

### 10.2.2 — 2022-12-23

Welcome to LunaSea v10.2.2!

This release fixes an issue with cached activity sessions in Tautulli and fixes cases where it would not automatically scroll to the current date in the calendar schedule view.

Finally, this release has a UX change that disables the horizontal swiping to change pages on routes with a bottom navigation bar. This will allow future extensibility of the UX to utilize horizontal actions more cleanly!

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*Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-06-10.*