Comparison

YaArr vs TrueNAS Pulse

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

Head to head
About

YaArr

This app provides a unified remote interface for managing your self-hosted media server stack. It allows you to monitor and control various services like Sonarr, Radarr, and download clients directly from your iOS device. No cloud backend or account is required, ensuring your data stays private.

Highlights
  • Unified remote interface for media servers
  • Monitor Sonarr, Radarr, Lidarr, and more
  • Manage download clients and queues
  • Browse and manage media libraries
  • Discover and request media
  • Multi-server support and profiles
  • Secure credential storage
Features
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YaArr — Your Self-Hosted Servers, One App A native iOS companion app for monitoring and managing your self-hosted media server stack. YaArr provides a unified remote interface for your *arr services and server applications — no cloud backend, no account required. YaArr contains no media catalog, no player, and no content of its own. It does not host, stream, or store media, and nothing is ever downloaded to your device. Every screen shows data from software you already run on your own hardware, and every action is a command sent to that software. SUPPORTED SERVICES Media Management: • Sonarr — TV series management • Radarr — Movie management • Lidarr — Music management Indexers & Search: • Prowlarr — Indexer management • Newznab-compatible indexers you configure yourself Subtitles: • Bazarr — Subtitle management Requests & Discovery: • Overseerr — Media requests • Jellyseerr — Jellyfin media requests Download Clients: • SABnzbd, NZBGet, qBittorrent, Deluge, Transmission • Remote queue monitoring, pause/resume, and status Monitoring & Stats: • Tautulli — Plex activity and stats • Jellystat — Jellyfin statistics User Management: • Wizarr — User invitations Server Access: • SSH Terminal and SFTP file browser REMOTE DASHBOARD Your Home tab gives you an at-a-glance overview of everything happening across all your servers. See queue status, upcoming calendar items, active streams, and recent additions — all in one place. LIBRARY MANAGEMENT Browse and manage your media libraries remotely. View your TV series, movies, and music collections. Check episode details, monitor missing content, and keep everything organized without opening a browser. QUEUE MONITORING Monitor your server queues in real time. See what's active, what's queued, and what needs attention. Get badge alerts when items need intervention so nothing slips through the cracks. DISCOVER & REQUEST Browse trending and upcoming movies and TV shows, and submit or manage media requests through Seerr. Search the indexers you have configured on your own Prowlarr or Newznab server and hand results to your own download client — the same actions those tools offer in their web interfaces. MULTI-SERVER & PROFILES Connect as many servers as you need. Create profiles to organize servers into groups — perfect for managing separate setups or switching between environments with a single tap. BUILT FOR iOS YaArr is designed from the ground up as a native iOS app with the latest Liquid Glass design language. It's fast, fluid, and feels right at home on your iPhone. • Siri Shortcuts — Automate common tasks with built-in shortcuts • Pull-to-refresh on every screen • Secure credential storage using the iOS Keychain PRIVACY & SECURITY Your server credentials never leave your device. API keys are stored securely in the iOS Keychain, and all communication happens directly between your device and your servers. No third-party cloud. No account required. GET STARTED IN SECONDS Add a server, enter your URL and API key, and you're connected. YaArr auto-detects the service type and links instantly.

About

TrueNAS Pulse

Monitor and manage your TrueNAS servers remotely with this native iPhone app. It offers live system visibility, alert management, and essential operational controls. A free tier provides core monitoring, while a one-time purchase unlocks advanced features for fleet management and deeper reporting.

Highlights
  • Live system monitoring
  • Alert management
  • Remote actions for services and VMs
  • ZFS snapshot creation
  • File browser and audit log viewer
  • Home Screen widgets
  • Fleet visibility and comparison
Features
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Check on your TrueNAS server from anywhere. See pool health, catch alerts, and follow jobs, apps, and VMs from your iPhone, without opening the web UI. Free for up to 2 servers, with no time limit. Pro is a one-time purchase with no subscription. No ads, no tracking. TrueNAS Pulse is a native, independent iPhone app for TrueNAS SCALE 24.04 and later, including TrueNAS 25.10, 26, and the 27.0 release candidate. It is built for sysadmins, operators, and homelab users. The free tier is useful forever: live monitoring, 1-hour history, alerts, storage health, jobs, one local monitor on the active server, widgets, and essential operational visibility. TrueNAS Pulse Pro is a one-time purchase that unlocks deeper reporting, unlimited monitors, fleet visibility, and the full guarded operator toolset. All high-risk actions require explicit confirmation before anything is changed on the server. FREE - Live dashboard for CPU, memory, network, and storage status - 1-hour reporting history for CPU, memory, and network - ZFS pool health, disks, temperatures, datasets, and snapshots - Recovery Readiness diagnostics for dataset snapshot coverage and task health - Alerts, jobs, services, apps, and VM status for triage - Dismiss and acknowledge alerts to keep the signal clean - Create ZFS snapshots on demand - Start, stop, and force-stop native containers on supported TrueNAS 26/27 releases - One local monitor on the active server - Network interface status and routing overview - Read-only file browser and audit log viewer - Up to 2 servers with fast server switching - Home Screen widget for glanceable server health TRUENAS PULSE PRO - Unlimited monitors across your servers - Historical reporting graphs with 6H, 24H, 7D, and 30D views - Storage runway with per-pool fill-rate trends and projected days remaining - Fleet view and server comparison - Protection Audit for SMB/NFS shares, iSCSI zvols, and native-container datasets, with fleet recovery trends and monitor recommendations - Configuration drift comparison - Live log streaming - Disk and VDEV management - Snapshot delete, clone, and rollback tools - Guarded service, app, and VM lifecycle controls - Network editing, share management, and service configuration tools - Data protection controls, batch actions, job abort, and system update installation - Reboot, shutdown, support bundle generation, config backup export, and config restore - Server Console access on supported TrueNAS SCALE releases - Live Activities for scrubs, replications, and updates on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island - Opt-in iCloud sync for your server list, monitor configurations, and app settings - Up to 8 servers SECURITY - API tokens are stored in iOS Keychain and never synced to iCloud - Strict TLS validation with optional per-server self-signed certificate trust - No analytics, tracking, advertising SDKs, or external telemetry - Connects directly to your servers; there is no developer-operated relay or cloud service IMPORTANT - Independent third-party app - Not affiliated with or endorsed by iXsystems, Inc. - Requires a self-hosted TrueNAS SCALE server with remote API access enabled Terms of Use: https://truenaspulse.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://truenaspulse.com/privacy

Screenshots

YaArr4 screens
TrueNAS Pulse4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: YaArr at free against TrueNAS Pulse's freemium. TrueNAS Pulse's advantage is iOS requirement (17.6 vs 26.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. YaArr sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and TrueNAS Pulse sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for YaArr against 5.0 for TrueNAS Pulse. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 9 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

YaArr ships an update fortnightly, TrueNAS Pulse every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
YaArr versus TrueNAS Pulse: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterYaArrTrueNAS Pulse
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (4 ratings)5.0 (9 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings49 — better
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 9 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS26.017.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size32 MB29 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGREG SCOTT MOOREChristophe Cornelis

Customer experience

YaArr

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

TrueNAS Pulse

All ratings9 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

YaArr

One-time1
  • YaArr Pro - Remove Ads$1.99
1 purchases

TrueNAS Pulse

One-time1
  • TrueNAS Pulse Pro$9.99

Questions

Is YaArr free?
YaArr is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is TrueNAS Pulse free?
TrueNAS Pulse is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, YaArr or TrueNAS Pulse?
YaArr and TrueNAS Pulse are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 4 and 9 ratings respectively.
Do YaArr or TrueNAS Pulse have ads?
Neither YaArr nor TrueNAS Pulse shows ads.
Which is updated more often, YaArr or TrueNAS Pulse?
YaArr ships an update fortnightly, and TrueNAS Pulse every 9 days. Most recently, YaArr was updated on October 5, 2026 and TrueNAS Pulse on October 24, 2026.

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