Comparison

kubenav vs K8Z

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

Head to head
About

kubenav

Manage Kubernetes clusters from your mobile device. View resource status, details, logs, and events. Edit, delete, and scale workloads, or get a shell into a container. Supports multiple clusters and cloud providers.

Highlights
  • Manage Kubernetes resources
  • View resource status and details
  • Access container logs and terminal
  • Edit, delete, and scale workloads
  • Support for multiple clusters
  • Prometheus metrics integration
Features
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kubenav is a mobile app to manage Kubernetes clusters. The app provides an overview of all resources in a Kubernetes cluster, including current status information for workloads. The details view for resources provides additional information. It is possible to view logs and events or to get a shell into a container. You can also edit and delete resources or scale your workloads within the app. - Available mobile: kubenav provides the same experience as kubectl for mobile. - Manage Resources: All major resources like Deployments, StatefulSets, DaemonSets, Pods, etc. are supported. - Custom Resource Definitions: View all Custom Resource Definitions and mange Custom Resources. - Modify Resources: Edit and delete all available resources or scale your Deployments, StatefulSets, DaemonSets. - Filter and Search: Filter the resources by Namespace and find them by their name. - Status Information: Fast overview of the status of workloads and detailed information including Events. - Resource Usage: View the requests, limits and current usage of Pods and Containers. - Logs: View the logs of a container or stream the logs in realtime. - Terminal: Get a shell into a container, right from your phone. - Manage multiple Clusters: Add multiple clusters via `kubeconfig` or your preferred Cloud Provider, including Google, AWS and Azure. - Port-Forwarding: Create a port-forwarding connection to one of your Pods and open the served page in your browser. - Prometheus Integration: kubenav allows you to view your Prometheus metrics directly in the dashboard and to build your own dashboards via the Prometheus plugin. Terms & Conditions: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://kubenav.io/privacy.html

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

kubenav4 screens
K8Z1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: K8Z at fortnightly against kubenav's every 2 months. K8Z also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). kubenav's advantage is ratings volume (26 vs 3). On price, rating, 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. kubenav sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and K8Z sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for kubenav against 5.0 for K8Z. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: kubenav has 26 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

kubenav ships an update every 2 months, K8Z fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
kubenav versus K8Z: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterkubenavK8Z
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (26 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews81.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings26 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS15.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size91 MB106 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperRico Berger矾建 孔

Customer experience

kubenav

All ratings26 ratings
Positive96.2%
Neutral3.8%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews42 reviews
Positive81.0%
Neutral7.1%
Negative11.9%

K8Z

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

In-app purchases

2 purchases

kubenav

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Sponsor$0.991 Month
  • Yearly Sponsor$9.991 Year
3 purchases

K8Z

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

Questions

Is kubenav free?
kubenav is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is K8Z free?
K8Z is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, kubenav or K8Z?
K8Z is rated higher. kubenav averages 4.9 out of 5 from 26 ratings, while K8Z averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do kubenav or K8Z have ads?
Neither kubenav nor K8Z shows ads.
Which is updated more often, kubenav or K8Z?
kubenav ships an update every 2 months, and K8Z fortnightly. Most recently, kubenav was updated on October 17, 2026 and K8Z on October 10, 2026.

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