Comparison

HetzMate for Hetzner Cloud vs Happier

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

Head to head
About

HetzMate for Hetzner Cloud

Manage your Hetzner Cloud infrastructure on the go with this native application. Monitor server status, control actions like start/stop/reboot, and manage volumes, networks, firewalls, and storage boxes. Securely access your projects with API tokens stored in the iOS Keychain.

Highlights
  • Monitor server status and metrics
  • Start, stop, and reboot servers
  • Manage volumes, networks, and firewalls
  • Control Storage Boxes
  • Built-in SSH terminal
  • Support for multiple projects
Features
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Take full control of your Hetzner Cloud infrastructure with HetzMate. HetzMate is a powerful, native app that lets you monitor, manage, and control your Hetzner Cloud projects on the go. SERVERS • View all your cloud servers with real-time status indicators • Actions: Start, stop, reboot, and power-cycle servers • SSH: Connect via the built-in terminal • Monitor CPU, disk, and network metrics with graphs • Manage server backups and snapshots • View and manage attached volumes, networks, and firewalls INFRASTRUCTURE • Volumes: View, manage, and monitor your block storage volumes • Networks: Overview of private networks and subnets • Load Balancers: Monitor and manage your load balancers FIREWALLS • View firewall configurations • Add, edit, and delete firewall rules • Apply firewalls to your servers STORAGE BOXES • Manage your Hetzner Storage Boxes • View storage usage, access credentials, and settings The app supports multiple Projects and API tokens are securely stored in the iOS Keychain. This app is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or associated with Hetzner Online GmbH. "Hetzner" is a trademark of Hetzner Online GmbH. HetzMate is an independent third-party application. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Happier

This app acts as a secure bridge for AI coding agents, allowing you to run and continue sessions from your computer on your phone. It supports collaboration, reliable session resuming, and full history access with end-to-end encryption.

Highlights
  • Collaborative coding sessions
  • Support for multiple AI providers
  • Persistent and resumable sessions
  • Seamless switching between devices
  • End-to-end encryption
  • Infinite message history
Features
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Happier is an open-source, end-to-end encrypted companion app for AI coding agents: Claude Code, Codex, OpenCode, Cursor, Pi, Grok, Gemini, Copilot, Qwen, Kimi, Kilo, Kiro, Auggie. Run sessions on your computer, and continue them from your phone. Use our desktop app or web app, and truly start working from anywhere. YOUR EXISTING SESSIONS? ALREADY THERE. Open any Claude Code, Codex or OpenCode session running on your computer — live, from your phone. Nothing to migrate, nothing to learn. APPROVE FROM ANYWHERE Your agent asks to run a command and you get a push notification with Allow and Deny on it. Sessions waiting on a decision rise to a "Needs attention" group at the top of your list; everything still running gathers under "Working". REVIEW THE DIFF. SEND NOTES TO YOUR AGENTS. Browse every line your agent changed. Mark the exact lines you want addressed, choose which notes to send, and hand them straight back — same session, or a new one. EDITOR. GIT. TERMINAL. ONE TAP AWAY. Chat, files, Git and a live terminal, each its own tab. Open a file to read or edit it, review the diff, manage branches and open a pull request. YOU LOVE THE TERMINAL? WE DO TOO. If you want, you can keep running Claude Code, Codex or OpenCode in their native TUI. Happier mirrors them to every device, so you can follow along, send messages and approve permissions from anywhere — and switch between the terminal and Happier whenever you like. A COLLEAGUE YOU CAN TALK TO The voice assistant watches every running session. Brainstorm the next change, approve a permission or send a message, without picking up the phone. YOUR SESSIONS WORK AS A TEAM A session can start another session, send it messages and read its transcript — so a Claude session and a Codex session can split the work between them. Each one still runs its own subagents, on whichever backend you choose. USE THE SUBSCRIPTIONS YOU ALREADY PAY FOR Happier reuses the subscriptions and logins your existing CLIs already use — Claude, Codex, Cursor, Gemini, OpenCode. No new bill, no double billing, and Happier sells no AI of its own. POOL YOUR ACCOUNTS. KEEP THE SESSION GOING. Link accounts you own into a pool and watch usage and quota resets for every one of them in the app. Nothing switches until you build a pool — once you have, Claude Code and Codex sessions can change account without stopping, moving to whichever member has the most quota left, at most once a turn and never past a reset time the provider has published. OPEN SOURCE. END-TO-END ENCRYPTED. Your messages, prompts and session content are encrypted on your device before they reach a server: AES-256-GCM under a key drawn for that one session, sealed to an account key that is created on a device and never leaves your devices. The relay stores ciphertext and has nothing to open it with. Put the relay on your own hardware with one command — happier relay host install — or reach your computer over Tailscale and use no relay at all. FREE, AND MIT LICENSED The CLI, the mobile apps, the desktop app, the web app and the relay. No seat count, no trial, no feature gate. github.com/happier-dev/happier HOW TO START 1. On your computer: curl -fsSL https://happier.dev/install | bash (Windows: iwr https://happier.dev/install.ps1 -useb | iex) 2. Scan the QR code your terminal prints, with this app. 3. Start a session from the app, or run "happier claude" or "happier codex" in your terminal. REQUIRES A COMPUTER Happier is the client for agents running somewhere you control. It does not run an agent in the cloud, and your repository is never copied to us: the agent reads and writes files on the computer it runs on, and that computer stays the only full copy. Not affiliated with, or endorsed by, Anthropic, Google, GitHub or Cursor.

Screenshots

HetzMate for Hetzner Cloud4 screens
Happier4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: HetzMate for Hetzner Cloud at 5.0 against Happier's 4.4. HetzMate for Hetzner Cloud also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 71%). Happier's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 6) and ratings volume (16 vs 1). On price, update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. HetzMate for Hetzner Cloud sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Happier asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

HetzMate for Hetzner Cloud holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Happier has 16 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of HetzMate for Hetzner Cloud's written reviews are positive against 71% of Happier's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

HetzMate for Hetzner Cloud ships an update every 3 weeks, Happier every 4 weeks. Both last shipped on November 5, 2026.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
HetzMate for Hetzner Cloud versus Happier: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHetzMate for Hetzner CloudHappier
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.4 (16 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better71.4% of reviews
Number of ratings116 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 4 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
Best chart rank—#136 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.616.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size37 MB154 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLars HerresLeeroy Brun

Customer experience

HetzMate for Hetzner Cloud

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Happier

All ratings16 ratings
Positive87.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative12.5%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive71.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative28.6%

In-app purchases

6 purchases

HetzMate for Hetzner Cloud

Subscriptions4
  • HetzMate Pro Subscription$0.991 Month
  • HetzMate Pro Subscription$1.991 Month
  • HetzMate Pro Subscription$8.991 Year
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  • HetzMate Pro Subscription$12.991 Year
One-time2
  • HetzMate Pro$5.99
  • HetzMate Pro$7.99
None

Happier

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is HetzMate for Hetzner Cloud free?
HetzMate for Hetzner Cloud is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Happier free?
Happier is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, HetzMate for Hetzner Cloud or Happier?
HetzMate for Hetzner Cloud is rated higher. HetzMate for Hetzner Cloud averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Happier averages 4.4 from 16 ratings.
Do HetzMate for Hetzner Cloud or Happier have ads?
Neither HetzMate for Hetzner Cloud nor Happier shows ads.
Which is updated more often, HetzMate for Hetzner Cloud or Happier?
HetzMate for Hetzner Cloud ships an update every 3 weeks, and Happier every 4 weeks. Most recently, HetzMate for Hetzner Cloud was updated on November 5, 2026 and Happier on November 5, 2026.

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