Comparison

FleetDeck vs Hermes Conduit

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

Head to head
About

FleetDeck

Features
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FleetDeck is the fast, native way to monitor and manage your balenaCloud fleets from iPhone, iPad, and Mac. SEE YOUR FLEET AT A GLANCE Browse devices on an interactive map with smart clustering, filter fleets, and explore fleet-wide statistics like device types, OS versions, memory, and storage distribution. REAL-TIME DEVICE DETAILS Check live status, CPU, memory, storage, temperature, IP, and OS version. Track running releases and update progress as it happens. LIVE LOG STREAMING Follow device logs in real time with full ANSI color and per-service highlighting. Search, filter, multi-select, and export. Quick-copy the last 100 or 1,000 lines, or the last hour, day, or week. Use the full export sheet for custom timestamps and .log files. MANAGE ON THE GO Restart apps, reboot devices, and toggle public URLs. Open any device's public URL in the built-in browser. MULTI-ACCOUNT, ONE VIEW Connect every balenaCloud account you use. Fleets merge into a unified list with color badges per account. Tokens are stored securely in the Keychain. TRY IT WITHOUT AN ACCOUNT Demo Mode ships with three synthetic accounts, six fleets, and twenty-one devices across Europe, including live-streaming logs and an embedded device dashboard. Explore every screen offline before signing in. BUILT FOR APPLE PLATFORMS Native SwiftUI for iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Adaptive layouts, sidebar navigation, multi-window on macOS, and iCloud sync for your accounts and settings.

About

Hermes Conduit

This mobile client allows you to connect to a Hermes agent gateway from your iPhone. It provides a touch-first interface for conversations, monitoring, and controlling agent workflows away from your desktop. Supports rich text, file attachments, and detailed session management.

Highlights
  • Continue desktop sessions
  • Stream responses in real-time
  • Rich text and code rendering
  • File and image attachments
  • Session control and monitoring
  • Profile and skill management
  • Gateway log monitoring
Features
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Hermes Conduit is an independent mobile client for connecting to a Hermes agent gateway from iPhone. It brings the core Hermes workflow into a touch-first interface designed for conversations, voice, monitoring, and quick control away from your desktop. REAL-TIME VOICE CONVERSATIONS • Talk naturally with two live voice engines: Gemini Live (Google) and GPT-Live (ChatGPT) — real-time speech with echo cancellation, not speak–wait–reply • Pick each engine's voice, end hands-free, keep the conversation going with the screen locked, take calls in the car with CarPlay, or start them from Siri • Run Hermes background jobs entirely by voice — start, list, and cancel — with results folded back into the conversation • The assistant draws on your host's memory and searches the web through your Hermes host; connection or quota problems are explained, never silently retried • Prefer the classic flow? Adaptive speech detection, spoken Stop and End controls, barge-in interruption, live mic metering, and automatic relisten after replies • Requires the Hermes Conduit Notifier plugin on your host (the same one that powers notifications and approval cards) CHAT WITHOUT LOSING CONTEXT • Continue sessions created on desktop or through configured connectors • Watch responses stream in as they are generated • Read Markdown, syntax-highlighted code, math, task lists, and Mermaid diagrams • Inspect tool calls, thinking, and delegated-agent progress when you want the details • Recent chats open instantly with a read-only saved copy while reconnecting • Attach images, PDFs, and text files — or paste an image into the composer — and view media full screen with save and share • Long sessions compress themselves so old conversations stay fast BOTS AND GROUP CHATS • Add Hermes bots to hosted group chats and mention anyone with @ • See who's responding in real time; room messages survive leaving and rejoining • Bot Chat notifications stay with the right conversation, even for turns that finish in the background CONTROL EACH SESSION • Choose a provider and model without leaving the conversation • Set a compatible reasoning effort for the active model • Monitor context usage with token counts and a visual progress ring • Browse workspace files and use slash commands • Steer or interrupt an active turn • Branch, pin, archive, refresh, or delete sessions MORE THAN CHAT • Switch between Hermes profiles and multiple Hermes servers, with scoped credentials per server • Review and trigger scheduled jobs • Enable or disable skills, tools, and MCP servers • Monitor configured connectors and recent gateway logs • Answer approval, clarify, and input requests from a push notification — including masked input cards for sensitive prompts • Toggle approval and input notification sounds BUILT FOR SELF-HOSTED HERMES Conduit connects to the Hermes dashboard and gateway that you configure. It does not include a hosted agent service. A working Hermes installation is required. Hermes Conduit is an independent client and is not affiliated with or endorsed by Nous Research. Localized in English and Chinese (Simplified).

Screenshots

FleetDeck4 screens
Hermes Conduit4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is chart position: Hermes Conduit at #30 against FleetDeck's unranked. Hermes Conduit also leads on update cadence (weekly vs fortnightly). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

FleetDeck ships an update fortnightly, Hermes Conduit weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 9 level
FleetDeck versus Hermes Conduit: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFleetDeckHermes Conduit
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.5 (30 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—58.8% of reviews
Number of ratings—30 — better
Update frequencyFortnightlyWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
Best chart rank—#30 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS18.617.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB41 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperBert SmalenLong Cheung Ho

In-app purchases

None

FleetDeck

No in-app purchases

None

Hermes Conduit

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is FleetDeck free?
FleetDeck is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Hermes Conduit free?
Hermes Conduit is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do FleetDeck or Hermes Conduit have ads?
Neither FleetDeck nor Hermes Conduit shows ads.
Which is updated more often, FleetDeck or Hermes Conduit?
FleetDeck ships an update fortnightly, and Hermes Conduit weekly. Most recently, FleetDeck was updated on October 16, 2026 and Hermes Conduit on October 20, 2026.

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