Comparison

DockerTab 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

DockerTab

Manage your Docker containers directly from your iPhone. Monitor status, view logs, and control containers remotely or on your local network. Offers advanced features like live stats and interactive shells with a premium subscription.

Highlights
  • Start, stop, and restart containers
  • View container status and logs
  • Remote and LAN connection modes
  • Live CPU, memory, and network stats
  • Live log streaming
  • Interactive container shell
  • Push notifications for container events
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DockerTab puts your Docker host in your pocket. Monitor and control containers directly from your iPhone, whether you're on the same network or halfway around the world. CONTAINER MANAGEMENT (FREE) • Start, stop, restart, and pause containers with one tap • View container status and last 100 lines of logs • LAN mode — connect directly on your local network, no cloud involved PREMIUM FEATURES • Remote relay access — connect from anywhere, fully encrypted • Multiple agents — manage more than one Docker host • Live stats — real-time CPU, memory, network, and disk I/O graphs • Live log streaming — like docker logs -f, from your phone • Push notifications when containers start, stop, or restart • Interactive shell — run commands inside any container • Docker Compose management — deploy, edit, and manage stacks • Browse Docker images and volumes • Dark mode • Home screen widgets SETUP Install the free DockerTab agent on your Docker host: docker pull ghcr.io/191855/dockertab-agent:latest Full docs: https://github.com/191855/dockertab-agent Scan the QR code from the app logs and you're connected. No port forwarding required. PREMIUM Available as a monthly subscription, annual plan (save 40%), or one-time lifetime purchase. Terms of Use: https://dockertab.app/terms.html

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

DockerTab4 screens
TrueNAS Pulse4 screens

Verdict

The call

DockerTab and TrueNAS Pulse are too close to call on the numbers: across 10 compared parameters — price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. DockerTab sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month 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 DockerTab 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

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

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
DockerTab versus TrueNAS Pulse: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDockerTabTrueNAS Pulse
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (4 ratings)5.0 (9 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings49 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterEvery 9 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFreemium
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS17.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB29 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSreekar Reddy Palleti venkataChristophe Cornelis

Customer experience

DockerTab

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

2 purchases

DockerTab

Subscriptions1
  • DockerTab Premium7 Days trial$2.991 Month
One-time1
  • DockerTab$39.99
1 purchases

TrueNAS Pulse

One-time1
  • TrueNAS Pulse Pro$9.99

Questions

Is DockerTab free?
DockerTab 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, DockerTab or TrueNAS Pulse?
DockerTab and TrueNAS Pulse are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 4 and 9 ratings respectively.
Do DockerTab or TrueNAS Pulse have ads?
Neither DockerTab nor TrueNAS Pulse shows ads.
Which is updated more often, DockerTab or TrueNAS Pulse?
DockerTab ships an update every 5 days, and TrueNAS Pulse every 9 days. Most recently, DockerTab was updated on October 9, 2026 and TrueNAS Pulse on October 24, 2026.

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