# Mobile Nebula vs Scale Manager

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Scale Manager at 100% against Mobile Nebula's 56%. Scale Manager also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.5). Mobile Nebula's advantage is ratings volume (20 vs 4). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scale Manager holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Mobile Nebula has 20 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 56% of Mobile Nebula's written reviews are positive against 100% of Scale Manager's.

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Mobile Nebula | Scale Manager |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | [4.5 (20 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/mobile-nebula/id1509587936/reviews) | **[5.0 (4 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/scale-manager/id6751473022/reviews)** |
| Number of ratings | **20** | 4 |
| Positive reviews | 55.6% of reviews | **100.0% of reviews** |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Size | 62 MB | 32 MB |
| Requires iOS | **14.0** | 15.1 |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Defined Networking, Inc](https://appshunter.io/developer/1509587935) | [Gage m](https://appshunter.io/developer/1835274880) |

## What reviewers say

### Mobile Nebula

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/mobile-nebula/id1509587936)

This tool creates a secure, high-performance overlay network to connect devices globally. It combines encryption, security groups, certificates, and tunneling for seamless device connectivity, scaling from a few devices to tens of thousands.

**Highlights:** Scalable overlay networking, High performance, Enhanced security, Seamless device connection, Encryption and tunneling, Certificate-based authentication

**Features:** Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases:** none


### Scale Manager

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/scale-manager/id6751473022)

Easily manage multiple Headscale servers from a single application. This utility provides a straightforward interface for server administration.

**Highlights:** Manage multiple Headscale servers, Single application interface, Server administration utility

**Features:** Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases:** none


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Mobile Nebula free?

Mobile Nebula is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

### Is Scale Manager free?

Scale Manager is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

### Which has better reviews, Mobile Nebula or Scale Manager?

Scale Manager is rated higher. Mobile Nebula averages 4.5 out of 5 from 20 ratings, while Scale Manager averages 5.0 from 4 ratings.

### Do Mobile Nebula or Scale Manager have ads?

Neither Mobile Nebula nor Scale Manager shows ads.

### Which is updated more often, Mobile Nebula or Scale Manager?

Mobile Nebula ships an update every 2 months, and Scale Manager every 2 months. Most recently, Mobile Nebula was updated on September 29, 2026 and Scale Manager on September 18, 2026.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*