Netmaker vs Scale Manager
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Netmaker
Access your private networks securely and easily from offsite machines. Connect to different private networks to remotely access your resources. Designed for seamless and secure remote connectivity.
- Access private Netmaker networks
- Remote access to resources
- Secure and easy connectivity
- Connect to multiple networks
- Offsite machine access
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The Netmaker Mobile App is for user access to your Netmaker private networks. It is mostly suited for offsite machines that need access to a Netmaker network. Users can choose to connect to different private netmaker networks. This enables end users to remotely access their resources over private securely and easily
Scale Manager
Easily manage multiple Headscale servers from a single application. This utility provides a straightforward interface for server administration.
- Manage multiple Headscale servers
- Single application interface
- Server administration utility
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This simple but useful app allows you to manage multiple Headscale servers through one app
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Scale Manager at 5.0 against Netmaker's 1.0. Scale Manager also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 67%) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 4 months). 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Scale Manager holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 4 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of Netmaker's written reviews are positive against 100% of Scale Manager's.
Netmaker ships an update every 4 months, Scale Manager every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 27, 2026 and July 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Netmaker | Scale Manager |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 4 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 32 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Gravitl, Inc. | Gage m |
Customer experience
Netmaker
Scale Manager
In-app purchases
Netmaker
No in-app purchases
Scale Manager
No in-app purchases
