Comparison

Nautik for Kubernetes vs GrafLens

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

Head to head
About

Nautik for Kubernetes

A comprehensive Kubernetes IDE for Apple devices, offering multi-cluster and multi-namespace management, real-time resource watching, and an integrated terminal. It supports Helm, YAML editing, and seamless integration with major cloud providers.

Highlights
  • Multi-cluster and multi-namespace management
  • Real-time resource watching and updates
  • Integrated log viewer and terminal
  • Port forwarding and Helm client
  • YAML source editing and resource creation
  • Cloud provider integration
  • Customizable dashboards and widgets
Features
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Nautik is the premier full-featured Kubernetes IDE designed exclusively for the Apple ecosystem. Its features include: - Multi-cluster mode: Viewing the resources of multiple clusters at once. - Multi-namespace mode: Viewing the resources of multiple namespaces of multiple clusters at once. - Rendering built-in resources and custom resources in beautifully designed native detail views. - Automatic resource watching with real-time updates. - Log viewer: Watching and searching logs of multiple pods and containers in one combined stream, including ANSI colors and font styles. - Integrated terminal: Attaching shells to both pods and nodes. - Port forwarding: Forwarding ports of pods and services to the device's localhost, including multiplexing and robust reconnection behavior—even over app restarts. - Apple Intelligence: Explain resources, summarize resource lists, summarize logs, and summarize the overall state of your cluster. - File provider support: Browse the file system contents of pods, nodes, and PVCs through the Finder and Files app. - Integrated Helm client to view, install, uninstall, upgrade and rollback Helm releases, pull charts from custom Helm repositories, and edit the configuration values of installed charts. - Editing resources as YAML source with the integrated, customizable text editor. - Creating new resources. - Deleting resources, cordoning and uncordoning nodes, evicting pods, restarting deployments, daemonsets, statefulsets and replicasets. - Scaling workload replicas up and down. - Manually triggering, suspending and resuming cron jobs - Convenient secret editing with automatic base64 decoding and encoding. - Accessing clusters stored on a local kubeconfig file, on the local system keychain, and optionally syncing stored clusters between devices via iCloud Keychain. - Multiple overview dashboards with time series charts powered by an internal Prometheus client. - Widgets for home screen, lock screen and desktop with workload statuses and Prometheus time series charts. - Rendering related events for resources and related pods for workloads. - Multi-window support. - Tabbing support (on macOS). - Handoff support. - Focus filter support. - Integration with Siri and Shortcuts. - Authentication via OpenID Connect. - Easy integration with Google Cloud Platform, Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, DigitalOcean and Talos Omni to automatically import and authorize clusters. - File provider support allowing you to browse node, pod and PVC filesystems through the Finder and Files app. - Many customization options like optional request gzipping, proxy URL support, or custom list sorting. The terms of service can be found here: https://nautik.io/tos

About

GrafLens

Access and monitor your Grafana dashboards on the go with this open-source iOS viewer. Connect to any Grafana instance to browse dashboards, view panels, manage alerts, and add annotations. Features include home screen widgets and Siri shortcuts for quick access.

Highlights
  • Connect to any Grafana instance
  • Browse dashboards with full-text search
  • View panels with configurable time ranges
  • Monitor firing alerts and create silences
  • Add annotations and generate snapshots
  • Home screen widgets for quick panel access
  • Siri shortcuts for instant alert status
Features
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GrafLens is a free, open-source native iOS viewer for Grafana dashboards. Connect to any Grafana instance and monitor your infrastructure on the go — no ads, no tracking, no account required. KEY FEATURES • Connect to any Grafana instance using a service account token • Browse dashboards organized by folder with full-text search • View panels with configurable time ranges from 5 minutes to 30 days • Monitor firing alerts and create silences for maintenance windows • Add annotations to mark deployments, incidents, and events • Generate shareable dashboard snapshots • Manage folders and playlists from your phone • Edit dashboard metadata (title, description, tags) on the go • Multiple server connections — switch between Grafana instances instantly • Star your favorite dashboards for one-tap access • Recently viewed dashboards always at your fingertips • OIDC/OAuth support (Authentik, Okta, Google, etc.) HOME SCREEN WIDGETS Pin any specific Grafana panel from any dashboard directly to your iOS home screen. Configure widget size (small, medium, large) and time range. Updates automatically every 15 minutes. SIRI SHORTCUTS Ask Siri "Check GrafLens alerts" to instantly see how many alerts are firing without opening the app. Perfect for on-call engineers who need at-a-glance status. SPOTLIGHT SEARCH GrafLens indexes your dashboards in iOS Spotlight. Search for any dashboard from your home screen and tap to jump straight in. PRIVACY FIRST GrafLens does not collect, transmit, or store any personal information on remote servers. The app communicates only with the Grafana instance you configure. There is no analytics, no telemetry, no advertising, and no third-party SDKs. Your service account token and connection details are stored locally on your device only. OPEN SOURCE GrafLens is fully open source under the MIT license. Review the complete source code, file issues, or contribute features at github.com/whitematter-tech/graflens PERFECT FOR • DevOps engineers monitoring infrastructure • SRE teams tracking service health • On-call engineers responding to incidents • Developers checking application metrics • Anyone who wants Grafana on their phone GrafLens is developed and maintained by WhiteMatterTech in coordination with the open source community. For support, feature requests, or to report bugs, visit our GitHub repository or contact us at support@whitematter.tech

Screenshots

Nautik for Kubernetes4 screens
GrafLens4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: GrafLens at every 2 days against Nautik for Kubernetes's every 3 weeks. GrafLens also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6) and monetization model (free vs freemium). Nautik for Kubernetes's advantage is ratings volume (15 vs 1) and chart position (#168 vs unranked). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Nautik for Kubernetes sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and GrafLens sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

GrafLens holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Nautik for Kubernetes has 15 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Nautik for Kubernetes ships an update every 3 weeks, GrafLens every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Nautik for Kubernetes versus GrafLens: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNautik for KubernetesGrafLens
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (15 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews79.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings15 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
Best chart rank#168 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, Vision Pro — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size320 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDWRPD Software UG haftungsbeschraenktWhiteMatter Technology, LLC

Customer experience

Nautik for Kubernetes

All ratings15 ratings
Positive93.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative6.7%
Written reviews24 reviews
Positive79.2%
Neutral12.5%
Negative8.3%

GrafLens

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Nautik for Kubernetes

Subscriptions2
  • Nautik Pro (Monthly)$4.991 Month
  • Nautik Pro (Yearly)7 Days trial$49.991 Year
One-time1
  • Nautik Pro (Lifetime)$149.99
3 purchases

GrafLens

One-time3
  • Coffee$2.99
  • Lunch$5.99
  • Dinner$9.99

Questions

Is Nautik for Kubernetes free?
Nautik for Kubernetes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is GrafLens free?
GrafLens is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Nautik for Kubernetes or GrafLens?
GrafLens is rated higher. Nautik for Kubernetes averages 4.6 out of 5 from 15 ratings, while GrafLens averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Nautik for Kubernetes or GrafLens have ads?
Neither Nautik for Kubernetes nor GrafLens shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Nautik for Kubernetes or GrafLens?
Nautik for Kubernetes ships an update every 3 weeks, and GrafLens every 2 days. Most recently, Nautik for Kubernetes was updated on October 18, 2026 and GrafLens on October 19, 2026.

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