Uptime Kuma Manager vs PSRayTracing
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Uptime Kuma Manager
Monitor your services from your phone by connecting to your Uptime Kuma servers. Receive instant notifications for downtime and view service status with clear indicators. Securely manage credentials and access protected servers.
- Connect to multiple Uptime Kuma servers
- Background push notifications
- Color-coded service status indicators
- Secure credential storage (Keychain)
- Cloudflare Access support
Read full descriptionHide full description
Uptime Kuma Manager allows you to connect to your Uptime Kuma servers and monitor the services directly from your phone. With a clean and simple interface, you can quickly view the status of your services and receive notifications when they go down. Features: • Connect to multiple Uptime Kuma servers • Stay informed with Background Push Notifications • View the status of your services with color-coded indicators • Securely store Uptime Kuma server credentials with Keychain • Support for Cloudflare Access protected servers — connect through Cloudflare Zero Trust with service token authentication Terms of Use https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy https://github.com/rebornix/uptime-kuma-monitor/blob/main/ukm-privacy.md
PSRayTracing
This application provides a graphical interface for a ray tracing engine, designed to render images faster than reference code. It includes features like threading and render progress visualization, based on "Ray Tracing in One Weekend" books.
- GUI frontend for ray tracing
- Faster rendering than reference code
- Threading support
- Render progress visualization
- Toggle-able features
- Based on "Ray Tracing in One Weekend"
Read full descriptionHide full description
This is a GUI frontend for the PSRayTracing implementation of the "Ray Tracing in One Weekend" books by Peter Shirley (and others). Which renders the images in the book faster than the reference code, but also offers other features (e.g. threading, render progress, toggle-able and more). The source code for this program, as well as a report auditing all of the changes/improvements, is freely available at: https://github.com/define-private-public/PSRayTracing
Screenshots
Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: PSRayTracing at 5.0 against Uptime Kuma Manager's 4.3. PSRayTracing also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2) and review sentiment (100% vs 70%). Uptime Kuma Manager's advantage is update cadence (every 9 days vs every 30 months) and ratings volume (41 vs 2). On price, ads, 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
Both are free to download. Uptime Kuma Manager sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.49 per month. PSRayTracing asks for nothing beyond the download.
PSRayTracing holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Uptime Kuma Manager has 41 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 70% of Uptime Kuma Manager's written reviews are positive against 100% of PSRayTracing's.
Uptime Kuma Manager ships an update every 9 days, PSRayTracing every 30 months. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Uptime Kuma Manager | PSRayTracing |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (41 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 69.8% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 41 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days — better | Every 30 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #61 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.2 — better | 17 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 11 MB | 29 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Peng Lyu | Benjamin Summerton |
Customer experience
Uptime Kuma Manager
PSRayTracing
Bugs and requests
Uptime Kuma Manager
Reported bugs
13 issues- Spinner works, nothing else
- App cannot connect
- Connection not working
- Freezing when adding server with TLS
- iOS app seems limited to push notifications
Show 8 moreShow fewer
- Test notifications work once, then fail
- Cannot see monitors or groups in iOS app
- Authentication options not working (2FA rejection)
- Graph construction incorrect for longer periods
- Widget shows entries as unreachable, doesn't update well
- App doesn't recognize installation
- Does not work with HTTPS
- App freezes when adding server with TLS
Requested features
13 requests- One-time in-app purchase for notifications
- Simple mode for history view (❌ or ✅)
- Watch support
- More widgets with customization
- One-time purchase option for lifetime unlock
Show 8 moreShow fewer
- Critical notification option (bypass sleep focus)
- Two decimal points for Uptime %
- Custom headers for Cloudflare Zero Trust access
- Lifetime unlock option
- iCloud syncing
- User-adjustable yellow threshold for service checks or match web interface display
- Support for Apple Watch with status viewing
- Groups displayed correctly
PSRayTracing
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Uptime Kuma Manager
- Premium Subscription Monthly$1.491 Month
- Premium Subscription Yearly$9.991 Year
PSRayTracing
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Uptime Kuma Manager free?
Is PSRayTracing free?
Which has better reviews, Uptime Kuma Manager or PSRayTracing?
Do Uptime Kuma Manager or PSRayTracing have ads?
Which is updated more often, Uptime Kuma Manager or PSRayTracing?
Other comparisons
