Comparison

Beszel vs DockCat

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

Head to head
About

Beszel

Monitor your self-hosted infrastructure directly from your phone. Check server status, resource usage, containers, and alerts with a simple, readable interface. Offers local notifications and home screen widgets for quick access.

Highlights
  • Monitor server status (up, paused, offline)
  • Track CPU, RAM, disk usage, and uptime
  • Inspect containers and resource usage
  • View charts and usage trends
  • Receive local alert notifications
  • Add home screen widgets
  • Demo mode available
Features
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Beszel : Dashboard is a mobile client designed to help you monitor your Beszel infrastructure from your phone. Connect directly to your own Beszel instance and quickly check server status, CPU and memory usage, disk metrics, containers, and important alerts. The app is built for self-hosting users, homelab setups, sysadmins, and devops teams who want a simple and readable mobile monitoring experience. With Beszel : Dashboard, you can: - view the overall health of your infrastructure; - check which servers are up, paused, or offline; - monitor CPU, RAM, disk usage, and uptime; - explore charts and usage trends over time; - open detailed views for each server; - inspect containers and their resource usage; - review additional mounted filesystems; - receive local notifications for important alerts; - try the app in demo mode; - remove ads with a one-time lifetime purchase. - add widgets on your homescreen Privacy matters: - the app does not depend on a central publisher backend; - it only connects to the Beszel instance you provide; - monitoring data comes from your own server; - some technical session data may be stored locally on your device; - Google AdMob and store billing services may be used for monetization. Beszel : Dashboard is ideal when you want quick mobile access to your infrastructure without opening your full monitoring interface every time. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://valemko.app/pages/policy-beszeldashboard

About

DockCat

This mobile app allows operators to manage containers and self-hosted infrastructure by connecting to a Dockhand server. View dashboard health, inspect containers, stream logs, and monitor recent activity directly from your device.

Highlights
  • Connect to Dockhand server
  • Switch between environments
  • View dashboard health
  • Inspect containers
  • Stream logs
  • Monitor recent activity
Features
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DockCat is a mobile companion for Dockhand, built for operators who manage containers and self-hosted infrastructure. Connect to your Dockhand server, switch between environments, view dashboard health, inspect containers, stream logs, and keep an eye on recent activity from iPhone. DockCat keeps server credentials on your device using secure storage and connects directly to the Dockhand server you choose.

Screenshots

Beszel4 screens
DockCat3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: DockCat at none against Beszel's 2. DockCat also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.0). Beszel's advantage is chart position (#196 vs unranked). On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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. Beszel sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per year. DockCat asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Beszel against 5.0 for DockCat. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Beszel ships an update every 10 days, DockCat every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Beszel versus DockCat: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBeszelDockCat
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Number of ratings2 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 10 days — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
Best chart rank#196 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size38 MB27 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTheo VankoekelbergChiang Kao

Customer experience

Beszel

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

DockCat

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Beszel

Subscriptions1
  • Annuel$3.991 Year
One-time1
  • Premium Lifetime$8.99
None

DockCat

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Beszel free?
Beszel is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is DockCat free?
DockCat is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Beszel or DockCat?
Beszel and DockCat are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 2 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Beszel or DockCat have ads?
Both Beszel and DockCat show ads.
Which is updated more often, Beszel or DockCat?
Beszel ships an update every 10 days, and DockCat every 2 weeks. Most recently, Beszel was updated on October 14, 2026 and DockCat on October 7, 2026.

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