KitchenOwl vs Helmarr
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
KitchenOwl
Manage your groceries with an open-source, self-hosted list application. Keep your shopping organized and accessible.
- Grocery list organization
- Open-source
- Self-hosted
- User-friendly interface
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KitchenOwl helps you organize your grocery life. Open-Source and self-hosted groceries list.
Helmarr
Manage all your self-hosted services from a single, native iOS interface. Seamlessly integrate and control applications like Sonarr, Radarr, and Unraid with advanced features and customization.
- Unified experience for multiple services
- Smart multi-network connectivity
- Deep customization options
- Home screen widgets
- Unraid control
- Push notifications
- SSH & SFTP access
- Download management
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Helmarr provides a unified, native iOS interface for your self-hosted services. Stop relying on responsive web UIs and manage your entire stack in an app where your services actually work hand-in-hand. Currently supported: Sonarr, Radarr, Lidarr, Bazarr, Unraid, SSH (+SFTP), Tautulli, Jellystat, Overseerr, Jellyseerr, Seerr, qBt, SABnzbd, NZBGet, Wizarr, Prowlarr, Transmission, Deluge. Key Features: - A Truly Unified Experience: Your stack shouldn't feel like separate silos. Helmarr brings Sonarr, Radarr, Lidarr, Seerr, and Tautulli together. Browse your library, approve requests, and view active streams in one seamless interface. - Smart Connectivity: Full multi-network support allows you to define primary and fallback hosts. Helmarr automatically switches between your LAN IP and WAN/DNS address depending on where you are. - Make It Your Own: Deep customization options let you tweak the app to your liking. Change accent colors, rearrange your tab bar, and set custom headers to match your personal aesthetic. - Home Screen Widgets: Keep an eye on your download queue, upcoming releases, or server stats at a glance without even opening the app. - Unraid Control: Real-time monitoring of Shares, Parity status, Disks, and Warnings. Start/Stop Docker containers and VMs instantly. - Push Notifications: Stay in the loop with configurable alerts for grabs, successful imports, and critical health checks. - Terminal & Vitals: Full SSH & SFTP access with live resource monitoring (CPU/RAM/Net). Manage processes and containers via command line. - Download Management: Remote control for SABnzbd and NZBGet. Pause, resume, reorder queues, and set speed limits on the fly. - Release Browser: Don't just rely on automation—search, filter, and manually grab specific releases with ease. - Onboarding: Generate and manage user invites via Wizarr. Website: https://helmarr.com/ Terms of Service: https://helmarr.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://helmarr.com/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: KitchenOwl at none against Helmarr's 19. KitchenOwl also leads on review sentiment (88% vs 76%) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 26.0). Helmarr's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 6 weeks) and ratings volume (172 vs 5). On price, rating, ads and device support 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
Both are free to download. Helmarr sells 19 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. KitchenOwl asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for KitchenOwl against 4.9 for Helmarr. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Helmarr has 172 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 88% of KitchenOwl's written reviews are positive against 76% of Helmarr's.
KitchenOwl ships an update every 6 weeks, Helmarr weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | KitchenOwl | Helmarr |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (5 ratings) — better | 4.9 (172 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 87.5% of reviews — better | 75.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 172 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 48 MB | 170 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Tom Bursch | Florian Ernst |
Customer experience
KitchenOwl
Helmarr
In-app purchases
KitchenOwl
No in-app purchases
Helmarr
- Helmarr Pro Monthly$3.991 Month
- Ultra Monthly$4.991 Month
- Helmarr Pro Yearly Subscription$17.991 Year
- Bazarr$3.99
- Deluge$4.99
- Plex$4.99
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- Transmission$4.99
- NZBGet$4.99
- Lidarr$4.99
- Unraid$4.99
- SABnzbd$4.99
- Tautulli$4.99
- Sonarr$4.99
- Radarr$4.99
- Seerr$4.99
- qBt$4.99
- Prowlarr$4.99
- Helmarr Pro - Lifetime$29.99
- Lifetime Pro$34.99








