ProxMate vs Uptime Mate
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ProxMate
This application provides a streamlined interface for managing Proxmox virtual environments. It offers comprehensive control over servers, guests, and cluster resources, including remote console access and detailed monitoring. Users can perform various actions like starting, stopping, and restarting virtual machines and containers, as well as managing backups and viewing system details.
- Proxmox cluster overview
- VM/LXC start, stop, restart
- noVNC console access
- Node Terminal and actions
- Resource utilization monitoring
- Backup management
- TOTP support
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With ProxMate you get a quick and easy overview of your Proxmox cluster, servers and guests. • TOTP Support • Start, stop, restart, and reset VMs/LXCs • Connect to guests through the noVNC-console • Node Terminal • Node Actions: start/stop all guests, reboot, shutdown • Monitor the utilization and details of the Proxmox cluster or server, as well as the VMs/LXCs • View disks, LVM, directories, and ZFS • List tasks and task-details • Show backup-details, start backups • Connect to Cluster/Node via reverse proxy • iCloud/Keychain Sync • Connect with custom HTTP headers Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://herres.solutions/legal/apps/privacy-policy.html
Uptime Mate
Monitor the status of your services directly from your Apple Watch. This app provides instant visibility into your Uptime Kuma dashboard without needing to access a laptop or rely on notifications.
- Instant service status overview
- Native Apple Watch complications
- Connects to Uptime Kuma instance
- No data collection
- Simple setup
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Uptime Mate brings your Uptime Kuma dashboard to Apple Watch, so you always know if your services are up, without opening a laptop or checking notifications. Instant status, zero friction See the health of your services in seconds. No noise, no alerts - just the information you need. Built for Apple Watch Native complications for your watch face Quick overview of all monitors Made for homelab & DevOps Perfect for self-hosters who want peace of mind without constant interruptions. Connects to your own Uptime Kuma instance No data collection, no third-party tracking Simple setup
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Uptime Mate at every 5 days against ProxMate's every 2 weeks. Uptime Mate also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 88%). ProxMate's advantage is chart position (#101 vs unranked). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. ProxMate sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Uptime Mate sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
ProxMate ships an update every 2 weeks, Uptime Mate every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ProxMate | Uptime Mate |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (26 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 87.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 26 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | #101 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 16.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 58 MB | 19 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Lars Herres | Christoph Scherbeck |
Customer experience
ProxMate
Uptime Mate
Bugs and requests
ProxMate
Reported bugs
10 issues- Terminal view could be optimized
- Console navigation is not ideal
- App freezes when adding new servers
- SSL validation issues
- App crashes
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- Wake-on-LAN not accessible when cluster is down
- Login fields not fully filled by password manager
- Wiping gesture from the left edge gets stuck on 'loading…'
- Cannot add new servers on iOS 17.4
- App freezes when adding servers
Requested features
19 requests- Desktop support
- Terminal view optimization
- Extra keyboard for terminals
- Manual VLAN setup via console
- Docker/Portainer monitoring/management
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- Backup notification settings
- FaceID/Autologin for login process
- Ceph state monitoring
- Ceph pool and cluster status
- Snapshot creation
- Widget for server overview
- Separate LXC containers and VMs in Guest tab
- Edit settings and fields (e.g., backup notification email, notes)
- Display temperature from lm-sensors
- Rearrange servers in the Servers list
- KSM sharing info on main view
- Search function for guests
- Temperature display for CPU or NVMe
- Test week or trial days for premium version
Uptime Mate
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
ProxMate
- Pro Monthly3 Days trial$1.991 Month
- Pro Annual3 Days trial$8.991 Year
- Espresso$2.99
- Delicious Pasta$8.99
- Pro Lifetime$12.99
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- Pizza with extra Cheese$17.99
Uptime Mate
- Pro$1.99
- Premium Icon$3.99
Questions
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