Harbour vs Beszel
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Harbour
Manage multiple Docker servers and containers from your iOS device. Monitor container status, control stacks, and receive background notifications. Requires Portainer to be installed.
- Manage multiple Docker servers
- Control containers and stacks
- Monitor container status and logs
- Home Screen widgets for container insights
- Handoff support for seamless transitions
- Background notifications
- iPadOS support
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Meet Harbour - Portainer management app for iOS! Note: Portainer (https://portainer.io) is required to use Harbour. Multiple Servers & Endpoints Effortlessly manage multiple Docker servers and endpoints from one centralized platform. Whether it's your home server, or production environment at work, Harbour ensures seamless connectivity and control. Manage Your Containers Take charge of your Docker containers with ease. From managing container's states, to monitoring their status and logs, Harbour puts container management at your fingertips. Control Your Stacks Streamline your application deployment process by managing Docker stacks efficiently. With Harbour, you can effortlessly view, start/stop, deploy and remove stacks, ensuring smooth operation of your containerized applications. Widgets - Containers at a Glance Stay informed about your containers' status and performance with Harbour's intuitive widgets. Get (almost) real-time insights right on your Home Screen, keeping you updated without switching between applications. Handoff - Continue Where You Left Off Seamlessly transition between your iOS device and other Apple devices with Handoff support. Start your Docker management tasks on one device and effortlessly continue from where you left off on another, ensuring uninterrupted productivity. Background Notifications Stay informed about important events and updates even when Harbour is not actively in use. Background notifications keep you in the loop, ensuring you never miss critical alerts regarding your Docker containers. iPadOS Support Extend your Docker management capabilities to your iPad with full support for iPadOS. Enjoy the convenience of managing your containers and stacks on a larger screen, whether you're at your desk or on the go. No Telemetry Your privacy matters. Harbour is committed to respecting your privacy by ensuring that no telemetry data is collected :)
Beszel
Monitor your self-hosted infrastructure directly from your phone. Check server status, resource usage, containers, and alerts with a simple, readable interface. Offers local notifications and home screen widgets for quick access.
- Monitor server status (up, paused, offline)
- Track CPU, RAM, disk usage, and uptime
- Inspect containers and resource usage
- View charts and usage trends
- Receive local alert notifications
- Add home screen widgets
- Demo mode available
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Beszel : Dashboard is a mobile client designed to help you monitor your Beszel infrastructure from your phone. Connect directly to your own Beszel instance and quickly check server status, CPU and memory usage, disk metrics, containers, and important alerts. The app is built for self-hosting users, homelab setups, sysadmins, and devops teams who want a simple and readable mobile monitoring experience. With Beszel : Dashboard, you can: - view the overall health of your infrastructure; - check which servers are up, paused, or offline; - monitor CPU, RAM, disk usage, and uptime; - explore charts and usage trends over time; - open detailed views for each server; - inspect containers and their resource usage; - review additional mounted filesystems; - receive local notifications for important alerts; - try the app in demo mode; - remove ads with a one-time lifetime purchase. - add widgets on your homescreen Privacy matters: - the app does not depend on a central publisher backend; - it only connects to the Beszel instance you provide; - monitoring data comes from your own server; - some technical session data may be stored locally on your device; - Google AdMob and store billing services may be used for monetization. Beszel : Dashboard is ideal when you want quick mobile access to your infrastructure without opening your full monitoring interface every time. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://valemko.app/pages/policy-beszeldashboard
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Beszel at Free against Harbour's $2.99. Beszel also leads on update cadence (every 10 days vs every 6 weeks). Harbour's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ads (none vs shown). On rating, 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
Beszel is free to download; Harbour costs $2.99 up front. Beszel sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per year. Harbour asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Harbour against 5.0 for Beszel. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Harbour has 11 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Harbour ships an update every 6 weeks, Beszel every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Harbour | Beszel |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 5.0 (11 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 88.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 11 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 10 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Best chart rank | #36 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 38 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Kacper Kaczmarzyk | Theo Vankoekelberg |
Customer experience
Harbour
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In-app purchases
Harbour
No in-app purchases
Beszel
- Annuel$3.991 Year
- Premium Lifetime$8.99








