Comparison

dock vs Odysseus

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

Head to head
About

dock

Manage your self-hosted Docker stacks remotely from your iPhone or iPad. Monitor container performance, deploy updates, and access logs and SSH terminals. Features enhanced monitoring for security, backups, and resource management.

Highlights
  • Remote Docker stack management
  • Live container performance monitoring
  • Stack deployment and updates
  • Integrated SSH terminal
  • Enhanced monitoring dashboard
  • Image vulnerability scanning
  • Backup and snapshot management
Features
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dock-g is the native iOS companion for Dockge – the popular self-hosted Docker stack manager. Built for homelab enthusiasts who want full control over their containers, wherever they are. Connect to your Dockge server and see all running stacks at a glance, including live CPU, RAM and disk usage. Start, stop, restart, update or remove stacks in seconds. Dive into Compose YAML, environment variables, service status and live logs – all right inside the app. Search your stacks, refresh with pull-to-refresh, and create new stacks straight from your iPhone or iPad. N E W : R E S O U R C E S T A T I S T I C S Find out what your host is really doing. The new Resource Usage view shows CPU, RAM and disk usage per stack – ranked, with a clear donut chart on top. Switch between CPU, RAM and Disk with a tap, spot resource hogs at a glance, and refresh the numbers live from your Dockge host. D O C K G E E N H A N C E D – A D V A N C E D M O N I T O R I N G dock-g automatically detects Dockge Enhanced and unlocks a full set of advanced features. Monitoring Dashboard: One screen, four tiles – backup status, pending image updates, critical CVEs and your next scheduled scan. Each tile takes you straight to the matching detail view. Image Watcher: Track Docker image updates across all your stacks. Filter by status – updates available, errors, ignored – and trigger a fresh check with a single tap. Trivy CVE Scanner: Scan every image in your homelab for known vulnerabilities. Browse results by severity (Critical, High, Medium, Low), filter by tapping the severity cards, and open any CVE directly in your browser. Backup & Snapshots: Run Restic backups on demand, monitor their history and browse snapshots file by file. Restore individual files or entire snapshots right from your iPhone. Schedules, on-save triggers and restore tests can all be configured directly in the app. Docker Resources: Manage images, volumes and containers – inspect sizes and states, stop containers, delete resources and prune dangling images, with a confirmation step before every destructive action. Crash Loop Detection: Surfaces containers that restart too often. Set per-container ignore rules for 1 hour, 24 hours or permanently – keeping your monitoring clean and relevant. B U I L T - I N S S H T E R M I N A L No third-party app required. dock-g includes a full SSH client, built from the ground up with Apple's Network.framework and CryptoKit. It works on your local network only (RFC 1918) – no accidental cloud exposure. Host keys are verified with Trust on First Use and stored in the Keychain. A special-keys bar brings Ctrl, Tab, Esc, pipe, tilde and arrow keys to your iPhone, and four terminal themes are available: Default, Solarized Dark, Monokai and Nord. On launch, dock-g automatically reconnects to your last server, and from the services view you can jump straight into any running container via docker exec. P R I V A C Y B Y D E S I G N dock-g is a one-time purchase with no subscription and no tracking. Your server credentials never leave your device – authentication tokens are stored exclusively in the iOS Keychain. Requires Dockge 1.x or Dockge Enhanced on your local network. Supports iPhone and iPad.

About

Odysseus

This native application connects to your self-hosted AI server, offering a private and secure way to interact with your models. It provides a full AI workspace with features like notes, calendar, email, and document integration, along with 68 built-in agent tools.

Highlights
  • Native chat with live streaming
  • Connects to various AI models
  • AI workspace with notes and calendar
  • Built-in email client
  • Personal document RAG integration
  • 68 built-in agent tools
  • On-device voice capabilities
Features
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Odysseus is your self-hosted AI, as a real native app. It's a fast, 100% native app (no WebView) for your own Odysseus / Open WebUI server. Bring your models, your data and your privacy — and talk to them from a beautiful iPhone and Mac app. WHAT YOU GET • Native chat with live streaming, full Markdown, tables and code — never a wrapped web page. • Connect any model: OpenRouter, Ollama, local llama.cpp, and other compatible endpoints. • A real AI workspace, not just a chatbot: notes, calendar, a built-in email client (IMAP/SMTP), personal documents (RAG) and image generation. • 68 built-in agent tools — code, web search, documents, multi-agent, email and calendar. • Compare two models side by side, and run Deep Research with a native report view. MAKE IT YOURS • 34 languages, including right-to-left (Arabic, Persian, Urdu, Pashto). Auto-detects your device language. • 16 themes, custom fonts and animated backgrounds. PRIVACY FIRST • It's YOUR server. Odysseus only talks to the address you configure — nothing is sent to us. • On-device voice (speech-to-text and text-to-speech). • Optional Face ID / Touch ID app lock. Note: Odysseus is a client for a self-hosted Open WebUI / Odysseus server. You need your own server to sign in.

Screenshots

dock4 screens
Odysseus4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: dock at 100% against Odysseus's 50%. Odysseus's advantage is price ($2.99 vs $3.99) and iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On update cadence, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

dock costs $3.99 and Odysseus $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

dock ships an update every 10 days, Odysseus every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
dock versus Odysseus: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterdockOdysseus
Price$3.99$2.99 — better
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 10 daysEvery 6 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS26.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB20 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSven Uwe HanoldJoao Victor Zao

Customer experience

dock

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Odysseus

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

dock

No in-app purchases

None

Odysseus

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is dock free?
dock costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Odysseus free?
Odysseus costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do dock or Odysseus have ads?
Neither dock nor Odysseus shows ads.
Which is updated more often, dock or Odysseus?
dock ships an update every 10 days, and Odysseus every 6 days. Most recently, dock was updated on October 24, 2026 and Odysseus on October 25, 2026.

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