Coolify Manager vs Heeler for herdr
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Coolify Manager
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Coolify Manager is the native iOS client for Coolify — the open-source self-hosting platform. Manage your servers, trigger deployments, and watch live build logs in real time, all from your iPhone. No account required. No subscription. Your API token never leaves your device. KEY FEATURES Live Deployment Logs Stream your build and deploy output as it happens. Know the moment your app is live — or catch what went wrong — without opening a browser. Full Lifecycle Control Start, stop, restart, and redeploy your applications, databases, and services with a single tap. Manage every resource Coolify supports. Create Resources on the Go Spin up new applications, databases, and services directly from your phone. Not just monitoring — full management. Multiple Instances Connect as many Coolify instances as you need. Switch between homelab, staging, and production in seconds. Environment Variable Editor Read and update environment variables for any resource without touching a terminal. Resource Search Find any application, database, or service across all your projects instantly. Projects and Environments Navigate your full Coolify project tree — projects, environments, and all resources — just as you would in the web dashboard. Server Overview View server status and connected resources at a glance. PRIVATE AND SAFE Your API token is stored on-device in the iOS Keychain and never transmitted to any external server. There are no accounts, no cloud sync, and no third-party analytics. Biometric App Lock Protect access to your servers with Face ID or Touch ID. Required before the app opens. Type-to-Confirm for Destructive Actions Accidental taps on critical operations are prevented by a mandatory type-to-confirm prompt — the same pattern used in production CLI tools. BUILT FOR - Developers running self-hosted apps on Coolify - DevOps engineers managing VPS and homelab infrastructure - Indie hackers and small teams replacing Heroku, Railway, or Render with Coolify - Anyone who wants full Coolify control from their pocket PRICING One-time purchase. No subscription. No in-app purchases. Buy once, use forever — including all future v1.x updates. REQUIREMENTS - A running Coolify instance (self-hosted) - A valid Coolify API token - iOS 18 or later
Heeler for herdr
This application provides a unified console for managing coding agents across multiple hosts. It allows users to monitor agent status, interact with live terminals, and manage conversations and code changes remotely via SSH.
- Unified agent console across all hosts
- Live terminal with scrollback
- Chat interface for agent conversations
- Composer for replying and executing commands
- Voice input for speech services
- End-to-end encrypted notifications
- SSH connectivity with multiple routing options
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Heeler is a native iPhone and iPad companion for herdr, an agent-first terminal runtime. Follow your coding agents in Herdr TUI, the Herdr desktop app or herdr-core, on your own machines over SSH. See every Agent on every Host in one console, sorted by who needs you first. Open an Agent to steer its live terminal, or read its conversation as Chat and reply from the Composer. FEATURES • One Agent Console across all your Hosts, updated live • Herdr desktop app and herdr-core on macOS, Linux and Windows, following the desktop app's spaces and tabs • Live terminal rendered by libghostty, with native scrollback and touch scrolling • Chat for Claude Code, Codex, Pi, Oh My Pi, Grok Build and OpenCode, with buttons for Blocked prompts • Composer with the full iOS keyboard, Agent control keys and Agent Skills • Voice Input with your own OpenAI, DeepInfra, SiliconFlow or compatible speech service • Changes: every uncommitted file in the Agent's checkout • Shell Terminals for every Workspace • Photos and files staged onto the Host, with their paths in your draft • New Agent with Worktrees, Accounts and Launch Presets • Usage: Claude Code and Codex Usage Limits and up to 30 days of Token Usage, with widgets • End-to-end encrypted notifications when an Agent is Blocked or Done, and a Live Activity that tracks your Agents • QR pairing with an on-device Ed25519 key • SSH Jump Hosts, several routes per Host, and Tailscale, ZeroTier or EasyTier built in • Separate light and dark terminal themes PRIVACY Heeler has no accounts, analytics or tracking. SSH keys stay in the iOS Keychain. Terminal output, prompts and conversations travel directly between your device and your own Host over SSH. Notification content is encrypted on your Host before it passes through the push relay. Voice Input sends recordings only to the speech service you choose, with your own API key. REQUIREMENTS A Mac or Linux machine running herdr 0.7.5 or later, a Windows machine running herdr 0.9.3 or later, or a machine running the Herdr desktop app or herdr-core, reachable over SSH. On a Mac or Linux machine running herdr, the included plugin shows a Pairing Code to scan and delivers Agent Notifications. On herdr-core, the optional Host Helper adds notifications, the Live Activity and Usage on macOS and Linux. Heeler is an independent project and is not affiliated with the herdr project.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Heeler for herdr at Free against Coolify Manager's $5.99. Heeler for herdr also leads on chart position (#95 vs unranked). On ads, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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
Heeler for herdr is free to download; Coolify Manager costs $5.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | Coolify Manager | Heeler for herdr |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $5.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (20 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 20 — better |
| Update frequency | — | Every 5 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Best chart rank | — | #95 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 18 | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 70 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Serhan Cetin | 野 张 |
In-app purchases
Coolify Manager
No in-app purchases
Heeler for herdr
No in-app purchases
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