Comparison

Docker Management vs Ergo

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

Head to head
About

Docker Management

Monitor and manage Docker events and resources remotely via SSH. Receive real-time notifications for container, image, and volume changes. Offers extensive control over Docker operations directly from your mobile device.

Highlights
  • Receive Docker event notifications
  • Connect via SSH with password or key
  • Manage containers (start, stop, remove)
  • Monitor container resource usage and logs
  • Build and manage Docker images
  • Manage Docker volumes and networks
  • Customize notification triggers and silence windows
Features
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Receive notifications of docker events such as "start,create,delete,tag etc" of "container/image/volume/network" directly to your mobile. Connect via ssh to your Linux/MacOS machine to monitor/manage your docker. This application allows you to: - add multiple servers - connect through password or ssh key - receive notifications on docker events - ability to customize notification triggers - select events to be notified - choose what to exclude/include - pick a silence window (to not receive notifications) - list containers - create containers - start containers (multiple at once) - stop containers (multiple at once) - restart containers (multiple at once) - remove containers (multiple at once) - inspect containers - view resource usage of containers - view logs of containers (real time) - search on logs of containers - enter shell of containers - list images - vulnerability image scanning - build images - search images on registries - pull images (also from private registries) - remove images (multiple at once) - inspect images - list volumes - remove volumes (multiple at once) - inspect volumes - list networks - remove networks (multiple at once) - inspect networks - docker compose - list projects - start project - stop project - restart project - remove project Features - Server info is stored on phone only (the data is wiped out once the app is removed) - Receive notifications on docker events - Run "docker system prune" to clean up unnecessary resources NOTE No docker daemon or docker api is required to be enabled for this app, simply connect via ssh. It is strongly recommended NOT to open unnecessary ports on your server (such as enabling docker daemon) as it can expose your server to more security threads. Q/A Q: Why I can not connect with non-root users? A: The docker commands are executed by the app without "sudo" so you will need to add your non-root user to the docker group with the following command: sudo usermod -aG docker $USER sudo reboot Q: How to connect to Docker Desktop on MacOS? A: On MacOS, enable 'Remote Login' and if using non-root user, add user to the docker group. Q: How to connect to Synology server? A: If using non-root user, then add user to docker group on your server: sudo synogroup --add docker sudo synogroup --memberadd docker $USER sudo chown root:docker /var/run/docker.sock Q: How to connect to QNAP server? A: If non-root user, then add user to docker group on your server: sudo addgroup $USER administrators Terms of Use (EULA) - https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Found a bug? Send an email to: nevis.applications@gmail.com

About

Ergo

Features
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Ergo for iPhone and iPad is the on-call companion to Ergo for Mac: the cluster you were reading at your desk, in your pocket, read-only on purpose. CONFIGURE ON THE MAC, VIEW ON THE PHONE There is no setup screen. Turn on iCloud sync in Ergo on your Mac and your clusters appear here — names, endpoints and environment tiers travel through your own iCloud account. Credentials never do: they stay in the Keychain of the device that created them, so a synced cluster asks you to sign in once here, through your provider's own page. WHAT IT SHOWS A health ring that counts the pods actually serving, not the pods that exist. A "needs attention" list that names what is unhealthy right now and quotes the cluster's own event underneath it — the words Kubernetes used, not a paraphrase. Your apps, grouped the way the Mac groups them. Pods, workloads and events, worst first, because the reason to open a list on a phone is to find the thing that is wrong. Live logs, streamed from the same endpoint kubectl uses. IT READS. THE MAC WRITES. Restarting, scaling, applying and deleting live on the Mac, behind its confirmation and its audit log. This app cannot make a change to a cluster — not by policy but by construction, and a phone in a pocket at 3 a.m. is the worst place from which to delete a production pod by accident. BUILT FOR BOTH SIZES iPhone gets a single-column app with a floating tab bar. iPad gets a three-pane split — clusters and sections, the list, the drill-in — with keyboard shortcuts, so you can see the pod list and the pod at once. Split View is supported, because a runbook is usually open next to it. HONEST ABOUT WHAT IT DOES NOT KNOW A cluster that will not let you list nodes reads as "—", not as zero nodes. A cluster that does not run cert-manager is not reported as having no certificates. A pod with no CPU limit gets a measurement rather than a percentage of a ceiling that was invented for the gauge. Ergo has no alerting server and will not pretend to page you. TRY IT WITH NO CLUSTER AT ALL A built-in sample cluster is there on first launch — served from data inside the app, no network, no account, nothing to sign in to. Every screen works against it. Ergo is not affiliated with the Kubernetes project or the CNCF. Requires iOS or iPadOS 18. Terms of use https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Docker Management4 screens
Ergo4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Ergo at every 3 days against Docker Management's monthly. Docker Management's advantage is iOS requirement (15.6 vs 18.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Docker Management sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Ergo sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $8.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Docker Management ships an update monthly, Ergo every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Docker Management versus Ergo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDocker ManagementErgo
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews40.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS15.6 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size54 MB21 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNevis ShkenzaJoe's Apps

In-app purchases

7 purchases

Docker Management

Subscriptions2
  • Docker Monthly Pro$1.991 Month
  • Docker Yearly Pro$12.991 Year
One-time5
  • Small Donation$2.99
  • Good Donation$9.99
  • Docker Lifetime$29.99
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  • Pretty Good Donation$49.99
  • The Best Donation$99.99
2 purchases

Ergo

Subscriptions2
  • Ergo Pro (Monthly)14 Days trial$8.991 Month
  • Ergo Pro (Annual)14 Days trial$89.991 Year

Questions

Is Docker Management free?
Docker Management is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Ergo free?
Ergo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Docker Management or Ergo have ads?
Neither Docker Management nor Ergo shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Docker Management or Ergo?
Docker Management ships an update monthly, and Ergo every 3 days. Most recently, Docker Management was updated on October 11, 2026 and Ergo on September 25, 2026.

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