NovaScale, Built for Tailscale vs 喵總工
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
NovaScale, Built for Tailscale
This app provides a secure and powerful SSH terminal, file management, and a MagicDNS-aware browser for your Tailscale network. It streamlines server management without needing to switch VPN apps, offering features like real-time monitoring and an integrated editor.
- Secure SSH terminal for Tailscale
- SFTP file management with built-in editor
- MagicDNS-aware browser for internal dashboards
- Real-time Linux server monitoring
- Multi-tab sessions and customizable themes
- Resume SSH sessions after app suspension
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NovaScale is a remote-work and server-operations workspace built for Tailscale. Use SSH, monitoring, private web tools, SFTP, Herdr, and Remote Codex from one app—without switching VPN apps. Built-in Tailscale connects your tailnet inside NovaScale. Traditional SSH hosts and Headscale are also supported. Core SSH, monitoring, web, and Remote Codex workflows are available free with practical limits. NovaScale Pro expands capacity and adds SFTP, flexible iCloud sync, remote push, container deployment, and advanced customization. ACCESS AND HOSTS - Discover tailnet machines automatically with live updates - Work with Tailscale SSH hosts and traditional SSH servers in one app SSH TERMINAL - Recover sessions across Wi-Fi, cellular, VPN, and foreground/background changes - Pin important terminal and tmux sessions for faster return - Scroll, click, and select with touch in mouse-aware terminal apps - Use Apple’s offline on-device dictation in Terminal and Codex on supported iOS 26 devices/languages; raw audio isn’t uploaded - Get command and argument suggestions as you type, with optional Bash/Zsh shell integration REMOTE HERDR - Connect to Herdr on Linux or Mac over SSH, through Tailscale or a traditional host - Switch workspaces, tabs, and agents with native controls and follow agent status - Pin sessions and detach without stopping remote agents - Paste clipboard images and use on-device dictation on supported devices - Free use includes three daily visits and one pin; Pro adds unlimited visits and pins, plus file and photo uploads - Requires a compatible Herdr installation on your host; tested with Herdr 0.9.1 REMOTE CODEX - Read math with adjustable text size and line spacing; search threads across projects and sync pins with compatible Codex desktop hosts - Connect to your own Codex CLI/app-server on Mac or Linux over Tailscale - Dictate prompts offline, follow goals and subagents, review Markdown and changes, and handle approvals remotely - NovaScale Pro adds optional remote push when host-backed work needs you, even while NovaScale is disconnected MONITOR AND ACT - View resource trends for CPU, memory, network, disk, and disk I/O - Inspect process details and end stalled processes remotely - Monitor and manage Docker containers - Detect and manage Apple containers on supported macOS hosts - Deploy new Docker and Apple containers with NovaScale Pro WEB AND FILE WORKFLOWS - Open dashboards and self-hosted services by URL, MagicDNS name, or Tailscale IP - Route browser traffic through a SOCKS5 or HTTP CONNECT proxy on another tailnet host - Optionally access sites using self-signed certificates - Keep audio playing in the background from services such as Jellyfin - With NovaScale Pro, browse, upload, download, preview, and edit remote files over SFTP - Share files from iOS into SFTP folders, active terminal sessions, and Remote Codex threads COMPATIBILITY - iOS 15+ for SSH, monitoring, Remote Codex, and file management - In-app web access requires iOS 17+ - Remote Codex requires your own Codex CLI/app-server - Apple Container features require a supported macOS host TRANSPARENCY - NovaScale is not affiliated with Tailscale Inc. or OpenAI - Optional Remote Push uses an open-source host-side companion agent included in the Codex bootstrap repository. It can be disabled at any time. - Remote Push sends only opaque IDs and signed lifecycle events—not prompts, code, commands, patches, responses, transcript paths, or working directories. - Codex bootstrap wrapper and companion agent: https://github.com/GalaxNet-Ltd/nova-codex-bootstrap - Built on a maintained libtailscale fork: https://github.com/GalaxNet-Ltd/libtailscale - Support: nova-support@galaxnet.cc - Terms: https://galaxnet.dev/nova/legal/tos/ - Privacy: https://galaxnet.dev/nova/legal/privacy/
喵總工
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【動口不動手,工地紀錄一秒搞定!】 「喵總工」是專為營造工程師、工地主任、監工人員與工程團隊打造的 AI 智慧工務助手。在塵土飛揚、手戴手套的施工現場,不用再辛苦脫手套打字——只要開口說話,「喵總工」便能自動將語音轉為結構化工程日誌、派工單與釋疑單! === 核心亮點功能 === 【AI 語音秒記施工日誌】 • 開口說話即可辨識工種(模板工、鋼筋工、泥作...)、出工人數、材料進場與施作位置。 • 內建工程術語字典,自動修訂專業術語與工地黑話(如:壓送車、澆置、搭接長度)。 【快速建立派工單與釋疑單】 • 現場發現缺失或工程問題?拍照 + 語音說明,立即指派責任人與回覆期限。 • 完整追蹤單元狀態(待處理、等待中、已結案),權責分明不漏接。 【現場拍照與高清檢視】 • 拍照即時關聯對應案場、施工分項與備註。 • 內建全螢幕互動照片檢視器,支援雙指無級縮放與多圖快速比對。 【智慧案場與 GPS 附近推薦】 • 根據您的 GPS 位置,智慧偵測並推薦切換當前所在的施工案場。 • 多案場集中管理,資料分類清晰不搞混。 【地下室離線暫存與自動同步】 • 地下室或無收訊環境照常記錄!資料自動存於本機佇列。 • 恢復連網後無感自動上傳同步,資料永不遺失。 【名片 QR Code 掃描與團隊協同】 • 一鍵出示個人專屬工務名片 QR Code,現場掃描秒加聯絡人。 • 無縫銜接 Jobdone 雲端企業生態系,派工與協同作業零時差。 === 適用對象 === • 營造廠工地主任、現場工務工程師 • 建築師事務所與工程監造人員 • 機電、泥作、鋼筋等各專業分包廠商 • 建設公司工務部與專案經理 讓科技為現場工務減負,「喵總工」讓您提早下班,告別加班補日誌的日常!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: 喵總工 at none against NovaScale, Built for Tailscale's 3. 喵總工 also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months). NovaScale, Built for Tailscale's advantage is chart position (#147 vs unranked) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads and device support 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. NovaScale, Built for Tailscale sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. 喵總工 asks for nothing beyond the download.
NovaScale, Built for Tailscale ships an update every 2 months, 喵總工 weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | NovaScale, Built for Tailscale | 喵總工 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (10 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 83.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 10 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Freemium | — |
| Best chart rank | #147 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 114 MB | 334 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | GalaxNet Ltd. | Pyramius |
In-app purchases
NovaScale, Built for Tailscale
- NovaScale Pro Monthly$2.991 Month
- NovaScale Pro Annual14 Days trial$14.991 Year
- NovaScale Pro Lifetime$29.99
喵總工
No in-app purchases
Questions
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