Comparison

HomeLab Go vs MeCode

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

Head to head
About

HomeLab Go

Monitor and manage your Proxmox, TrueNAS, and Proxmox Backup Server infrastructure from a single, native iOS dashboard. Control VMs, containers, storage, and backups, with features like noVNC console access and Home Screen widgets.

Highlights
  • Unified dashboard for Proxmox, TrueNAS, and PBS
  • Monitor nodes, VMs, containers, and storage
  • Start, stop, and reboot VMs/containers
  • Access noVNC console for VMs
  • Manage TrueNAS ZFS snapshots and shares
  • Trigger and monitor backups
  • Home Screen widgets and notifications
Features
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Your Proxmox nodes, TrueNAS servers, and Proxmox Backup Server. One app, one dashboard. HomeLab Go is a native iOS app for monitoring and managing your homelab infrastructure. Instead of juggling separate tools or browser tabs for each platform, you get a single place to see what's running, what's healthy, and what needs attention. WHAT YOU CAN MONITOR • Proxmox VE: nodes, virtual machines, LXC containers, CPU/memory usage, and uptime • TrueNAS SCALE: storage pools, datasets, snapshots, shares, disks, SMART health, and alerts • Proxmox Backup Server: datastores, backup snapshots, verification status, and tasks WHAT YOU CAN DO • Start, stop, shutdown, reboot, and pause VMs and containers • Open a noVNC console to running VMs directly from your phone • Create and manage ZFS snapshots on TrueNAS • Manage SMB and NFS shares • Trigger and monitor backups • Start and stop TrueNAS apps • View firewall rules, task logs, and storage usage BUILT FOR HOMELABS • Self-signed certificate support with Trust-on-First-Use. No insecure SSL bypass. • Tailscale VPN support for managing your lab away from home • Home Screen widgets for Proxmox and TrueNAS status at a glance • Notifications when nodes go offline, pools degrade, or tasks complete • Biometric lock to keep your server credentials private • iPad support with split-view sidebar navigation • Credentials stored in the iOS Keychain, never in plain text One purchase. No subscriptions. No ads. No account required.

About

MeCode

This app allows you to scan various types of codes, including QR and barcodes, from your camera or photos. You can also create custom codes with styling options and manage your scanned and generated codes with organization tools.

Highlights
  • Scan QR, barcodes, and product codes
  • Create custom QR codes with styling
  • Recognize codes from photos and PDFs
  • Organize codes with Favorites and Collections
  • Batch code generation
  • Save and manage scan history
Features
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MeCode is a code tool for iPhone and iPad. Everything you scan or make stays in one place, ready to find and show when you need it. Scan and recognize - Scan QR codes, barcodes, product codes, and 2D matrix codes right away - Recognize codes in photos, screenshots, and PDFs, review every result, and save what you need - Open links, copy content, share, and favorite results Create codes - QR codes for links, text, Wi-Fi, email, phone, contacts, SMS, locations, and events - Product codes, ISBN, Code 128, Code 39, Code 93, Codabar, ITF-14, and Interleaved 2 of 5 - Data Matrix, PDF417, and Aztec - Turn content shared from Safari, Notes, Messages, and other apps into QR codes QR style and export - Start with a template, adjust colors, shapes, finder style, and margin, then add a logo - See reliability status and risk reasons while you edit, before you export - Export PNG, PDF, or SVG depending on the format, always on a clear high-contrast background Batches and scan sessions - Paste lines, paste a table, or import a UTF-8 CSV to generate a whole batch - Review valid, invalid, and duplicate records, then export a ZIP or import results into History - Inventory, verification, collection, and audit sessions show what is missing or unexpected - Export scan session results as CSV Organize, quick access, and privacy - History keeps scans, recognition results, shared records, manual creations, and batch output together - Search and filter records, and organize frequent codes with Favorites, Collections, and Tags - Home Screen widgets keep codes such as Wi-Fi ready to show, including in StandBy - Open scanning and common create flows from Control Center, the Lock Screen, and the Action button - No ad SDKs or third-party tracking SDKs; iCloud sync is your choice, and you can export your data anytime Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

HomeLab Go4 screens
MeCode4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: MeCode at Free against HomeLab Go's $4.99. MeCode also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (6 vs 1). HomeLab Go's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3). On rating, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

MeCode is free to download; HomeLab Go costs $4.99 up front. MeCode sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. HomeLab Go asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for HomeLab Go against 5.0 for MeCode. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: MeCode has 6 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

HomeLab Go ships an update every 2 months, MeCode every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
HomeLab Go versus MeCode: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHomeLab GoMeCode
Price$4.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (6 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings16 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFreemium — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.4 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB24 MB
Age rating+44+
DeveloperOkay Apps LLC佩佩 杨

In-app purchases

None

HomeLab Go

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

MeCode

Subscriptions2
  • MeCode Pro Monthly$0.991 Month
  • MeCode Pro Annual3 Days trial$2.991 Year
One-time1
  • MeCode Pro (Lifetime)$3.99

Questions

Is HomeLab Go free?
HomeLab Go costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is MeCode free?
MeCode is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, HomeLab Go or MeCode?
HomeLab Go and MeCode are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 6 ratings respectively.
Do HomeLab Go or MeCode have ads?
Neither HomeLab Go nor MeCode shows ads.
Which is updated more often, HomeLab Go or MeCode?
HomeLab Go ships an update every 2 months, and MeCode every 2 days. Most recently, HomeLab Go was updated on October 28, 2026 and MeCode on October 31, 2026.

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