Comparison

HetzMate for Hetzner Cloud vs Orca IDE

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

Orca IDE

This app mirrors your desktop terminal sessions, including AI agent interactions, directly to your iPhone. It provides full keyboard input and multi-terminal support for seamless remote coding management. All processing remains on your desktop, ensuring your data stays secure.

Highlights
  • Live desktop terminal mirror
  • AI agent session management
  • Full keyboard input
  • Multi-worktree, multi-terminal support
  • Phone-fit zoom and smart keyboard
  • Background command execution
  • End-to-end encrypted pairing
Features
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Orca Mobile is the companion app for Orca, the open-source agentic coding workspace for macOS, Linux, and Windows. Pair your iPhone to your desktop in seconds and pick up a terminal session from the couch, the kitchen, or across the office. WHAT IT DOES • Live mirror of your desktop terminal, including running AI agent sessions (Claude Code, Codex, custom CLIs). • Full keyboard input — type, tab-complete, Ctrl-C, scroll back, all from the phone. • Multi-worktree, multi-terminal: jump between projects with a tap. • Phone-fit zoom and a smart on-screen keyboard with quick Ctrl/Alt accessory keys and shortcuts. • Background long-running commands and get a notification when a TUI goes idle (e.g. when Claude finishes thinking). HOW IT WORKS Orca Mobile is a thin client. Nothing runs on your phone except the viewer. Your code, your shells, your AI agents — all of that stays on your desktop. The phone shows you what's happening and forwards your keystrokes back over an encrypted local-network connection. Pairing is end-to-end encrypted. Your desktop generates a one-time keypair and shows a QR code; you scan it from the app. After that, all traffic between phone and desktop is sealed with that pair's keys. PRIVACY • No analytics SDK, no crash reporter, no third-party SDKs of any kind in the iOS app. • Pairing tokens and your preference list live in the app's own sandbox. The app's traffic to your desktop is end-to-end encrypted on your local network only. • The Orca desktop app collects anonymized usage metrics per the policy at https://www.onorca.dev/privacy. The mobile app itself does not. • Open source: every line is auditable at https://github.com/stablyai/orca. REQUIREMENTS • An iPhone (iOS 16+) on the same Wi-Fi as your desktop. • The Orca desktop app, free, from https://www.onorca.dev/ or https://github.com/stablyai/orca/releases.

Screenshots

HetzMate for Hetzner Cloud4 screens
Orca IDE4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Orca IDE at none against HetzMate for Hetzner Cloud's 6. Orca IDE also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 3 weeks) and ratings volume (41 vs 1). HetzMate for Hetzner Cloud's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.6) and review sentiment (100% vs 83%). 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

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. Orca IDE 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 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Orca IDE has 41 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 83% of Orca IDE's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

HetzMate for Hetzner Cloud ships an update every 3 weeks, Orca IDE every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 3 level
HetzMate for Hetzner Cloud versus Orca IDE: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHetzMate for Hetzner CloudOrca IDE
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.6 (41 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better83.3% of reviews
Number of ratings141 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
Best chart rank—#13 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS18.615.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size37 MB42 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLars HerresLovecast LLC

Customer experience

HetzMate for Hetzner Cloud

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

Orca IDE

All ratings41 ratings
Positive87.8%
Neutral7.3%
Negative4.9%
Written reviews42 reviews
Positive83.3%
Neutral9.5%
Negative7.1%

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

Orca IDE

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 Orca IDE free?
Orca IDE is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, HetzMate for Hetzner Cloud or Orca IDE?
HetzMate for Hetzner Cloud is rated higher. HetzMate for Hetzner Cloud averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Orca IDE averages 4.6 from 41 ratings.
Do HetzMate for Hetzner Cloud or Orca IDE have ads?
Neither HetzMate for Hetzner Cloud nor Orca IDE shows ads.
Which is updated more often, HetzMate for Hetzner Cloud or Orca IDE?
HetzMate for Hetzner Cloud ships an update every 3 weeks, and Orca IDE every 3 days. Most recently, HetzMate for Hetzner Cloud was updated on October 17, 2026 and Orca IDE on October 19, 2026.

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