Comparison

Kuber vs K8Z

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

Head to head
About

Kuber

Manage your Kubernetes clusters from your mobile device. View cluster status, inspect logs, scale deployments, and execute commands within containers. Supports multiple clusters and various authentication methods.

Highlights
  • View cluster resource status
  • Scale deployments
  • Real-time container logs
  • Execute shell commands in containers
  • Edit resource labels and annotations
  • Manage multiple clusters
  • YAML editing for resources
Features
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Kuber helps you manage Kubernetes clusters easily via your mobile device, making it possible to view the status of clusters and quickly fix issues from the comfort of your couch. Kuber has many features (and there are more to come!): 1. View the status of almost any resources. e.g. Pods, Deployments, PVs, Jobs, CronJobs, Nodes, Config Maps, Docker containers and so on. 2. Scale deployments (Replica sets/Replication controllers) to accommodate short-term spikes in traffic. 3. Inspect logs of any containers in realtime! 4. Integrate with bash shell to exec commands inside the containers. 4. Edit labels & Annotations via the lovely interface. 5. View / Update almost any resources via YAML. 6. Support managing multiple clusters. 7. Invoke shell commands inside the container. 8. View top nodes & pods (requires metrics server). 9. Supported authentication methods: Certificate, Credentials, Token, AWS IAM Authenticator (EKS), Google Cloud Platform (GCP), and DigitalOcean. 10. Support Face ID / Touch ID. 11. Support dark mode. Kuber works with Kubernetes >= 1.9 currently. Please talk to us if you want more features!

About

K8Z

Manage your Kubernetes clusters directly from your mobile device. View cluster metrics, resource overviews, logs, and events. Access containers via shell. Open-source and transparent security.

Highlights
  • Kubernetes cluster management
  • Metric overview
  • Resource overview
  • View logs and events
  • Container shell access
  • Open-source security
Features
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k8z is your Kubernetes clusters manager right in your pocket. It is a mobile and desktop application to manage Kubernetes clusters, provides a metric overview of cluster, overview of all resources in a Kubernetes cluster. It is possible to view logs and events or to get a shell into a container. [About security of your k8s cluster's access credentials (kubeconfig)] Our application, being open source, invites everyone to examine its inner workings, including its handling of API credentials. This transparency ensures that there are no hidden functions that compromise the security. You can get source code from our GitHub repository, it's address at settings page in the application. Privacy Policy: https://k8z.dev/docs/privacy/ Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Kuber4 screens
K8Z1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: K8Z at Free against Kuber's $9.99. K8Z also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.8). Kuber's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and ratings volume (77 vs 3). On update cadence, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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

K8Z is free to download; Kuber costs $9.99 up front. K8Z sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Kuber asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

K8Z holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Kuber has 77 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Kuber ships an update every 3 weeks, K8Z fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Kuber versus K8Z: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKuberK8Z
Price$9.99Free — better
Rating4.8 (77 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings77 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
Best chart rank#76 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS13.013.0
Further details — not scored
Size22 MB106 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperSurge Networks Inc.矾建 孔

Customer experience

Kuber

All ratings77 ratings
Positive92.2%
Neutral3.9%
Negative3.9%
Written reviews36 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral19.4%
Negative13.9%

K8Z

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Kuber

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

K8Z

Subscriptions2
  • Pro Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Pro Yearly$17.991 Year
One-time1
  • Pro Lifetime$99.99

Questions

Is Kuber free?
Kuber costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is K8Z free?
K8Z is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Kuber or K8Z?
K8Z is rated higher. Kuber averages 4.8 out of 5 from 77 ratings, while K8Z averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do Kuber or K8Z have ads?
Neither Kuber nor K8Z shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Kuber or K8Z?
Kuber ships an update every 3 weeks, and K8Z fortnightly. Most recently, Kuber was updated on September 23, 2026 and K8Z on September 8, 2026.

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