Comparison

Portainer Mobile vs PM Mobile (PM2)

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

Head to head
About

Portainer Mobile

Manage Docker environments directly from your mobile device. Monitor container stats, control lifecycles, access logs, and manage images and networks securely. Offers a native, high-performance experience for DevOps engineers and administrators.

Highlights
  • Real-time container monitoring
  • Full container lifecycle management
  • Real-time log streaming
  • Multi-server support
  • Image and network management
  • Secure terminal interface
Features
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Portainer Mobile is the definitive professional tool for managing your Docker environments directly from your iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Built specifically for DevOps engineers, system administrators, and developers, this app brings the full power of the Portainer API to your pocket, ensuring your containers stay healthy and your deployments stay on track—no matter where you are. Trusted by over 1,000 users on other platforms with top-tier feedback, Portainer Mobile offers a native, high-performance experience that makes server management feel effortless. KEY FEATURES Real-Time Monitoring: View live stats for your containers, including CPU usage, memory consumption, and network health. Complete Lifecycle Management: Start, stop, restart, or remove containers with a single tap. Log Access on the Go: Debug issues in seconds with real-time log streaming and a searchable console. Multi-Server Support: Seamlessly switch between multiple Portainer instances or environments. Image & Network Management: Manage your local and remote images and inspect network configurations with ease. Push-to-Action: Quickly execute commands on running containers through a secure terminal interface. BUILT FOR SECURITY We know that server security is your #1 priority. Portainer Mobile uses a direct API connection to your server. Zero Middle-Man: Your credentials and API keys are stored securely on your device’s Keychain. No Data Harvesting: We do not track your server activity or collect your container data. Encrypted Communication: Always connects via HTTPS to ensure your data is shielded. WHY PORTAINER MOBILE? Unlike mobile web browsers that are clunky and hard to navigate, Portainer Mobile provides a Native iOS Experience. Whether you are managing a single Raspberry Pi at home or a complex swarm in the cloud, our interface is designed for speed and clarity. SUPPORT & COMMUNITY We are committed to making this the best Docker management tool on the App Store. Join our growing community of users and help us shape the future of mobile DevOps. Official Website: https://umegs.com Support: info@umegs.com

About

PM Mobile (PM2)

Features
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Run PM2 from your pocket. PM2 is a native iOS client for the PM2 Node.js process manager. Connect it to the open-source pm2‑forwarder bridge running beside your daemon and get a live view of every process, plus real-time log tailing and control over restart, reload, scale, stop, and more. No dashboard to host, no shell to babysit. Built for developers who want fast, accurate answers about what their servers are doing right now. Dashboard - Fleet Pulse hero card with an online-process count and a status donut (online / stopped / errored) - Fleet-wide CPU percentage and human-readable memory totals - Status tiles for Online, Stopped, Errored, and Total - "Needs attention" list surfacing errored/stopped processes with quick Restart and Logs - Hot-processes list ranked by CPU and memory, with per-process bars and uptime - Terminal-style stderr samples for recently errored processes - PM2 daemon version and an API-reachable indicator - Auto-refresh every 10s, pull-to-refresh, and manual refresh - Clear offline, authentication-failed, and empty states with Retry / Edit shortcuts Processes - Search by name, script, or PID; quick-filter chips (All / Online / Errored / Stopped / Cluster) - Filter & Sort tray: status and exec-mode filters, High CPU / High memory / With restarts / Unstable presets, and sort by status, CPU, memory, name, uptime, or restarts - Per-process CPU and memory bars, uptime, restart counts (with unstable-restart warnings), and script path - Rich detail screen: live resources, runtime (Node version, exec mode, instances, interpreter, namespace), behavior (watch, autorestart), custom metrics, and tap-to-copy paths - Long-press quick actions from any card Logs - Historical snapshots (100 / 200 / 500 / 1000 lines) grouped into stdout and stderr - Real-time live tail over SSE with auto-follow, pause/resume, and clear - All / Stdout / Stderr filtering - Dark, monospaced terminal viewer with timestamped live lines - Copy to clipboard or share via the native share sheet - One-tap "Retry now" panel when the live stream disconnects Control - Restart, zero-downtime Reload, Stop, Flush logs, and Reset counters - Scale instances with a dedicated +/– stepper - Send Unix signals (SIGHUP, SIGINT, SIGQUIT, SIGTERM, SIGUSR1, SIGUSR2, SIGKILL) with plain-language descriptions - Dump and Resurrect the saved process list (daemon-wide) - Type-to-confirm Delete for destructive actions - Every action shows a pre-action snapshot, the exact REST endpoint, and a live re-fetch of the result - The pm2‑forwarder process itself is protected, so you can't act on it by mistake Connections & Security - Save multiple servers and switch between them instantly - Three auth modes: None, Bearer token, or Basic (username + password) - Live health dots probe every saved connection independently - Inline "Test Connection" validation before you save - Connection detail with service info, on-demand health checks, and copyable base URL - Credentials are stored on-device only - Auth headers are injected automatically on every request and log stream Native & polished - iOS large-title headers and a native tab bar with Liquid Glass on iOS 26 - Offline-friendly: previously loaded data is cached and available on relaunch - Screen stays awake during live monitoring and log tailing Accurate by design: metrics reflect exactly what the PM2 API exposes, so what you see is what your daemon actually reports.

Screenshots

Portainer Mobile4 screens
PM Mobile (PM2)3 screens

Verdict

The call

Portainer Mobile and PM Mobile (PM2) are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Portainer Mobile versus PM Mobile (PM2): the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPortainer MobilePM Mobile (PM2)
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size34 MB78 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperUMEGSSkywalker Labs

In-app purchases

None

Portainer Mobile

No in-app purchases

None

PM Mobile (PM2)

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Portainer Mobile free?
Portainer Mobile is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is PM Mobile (PM2) free?
PM Mobile (PM2) is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Portainer Mobile or PM Mobile (PM2) have ads?
Neither Portainer Mobile nor PM Mobile (PM2) shows ads.

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