# Dashboarr vs U

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Dashboarr at none against U's 7. On price, update cadence, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. U sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Dashboarr asks for nothing beyond the download.

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly weekly. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

## The numbers

| Metric | Dashboarr | U |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | **[4.9 (20 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/dashboarr/id6762170117/reviews)** | — |
| Number of ratings | **20** | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| In-app purchases | **No** | Yes |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Weekly |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Size | 38 MB | 74 MB |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | **15.0** |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Renzo Beux](https://appshunter.io/developer/1882930657) | [Alejandro Platas Mallo](https://appshunter.io/developer/1896316102) |

## What reviewers say

### Dashboarr

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/dashboarr/id6762170117)

This app provides a unified dashboard to control and monitor your self-hosted media server stack. Manage downloads, automation, streaming, and server health from a single, native application. It offers a privacy-first, open-source experience with no accounts, subscriptions, or ads.

**Highlights:** Unified dashboard for all services, Control downloads, automation, and streaming, Monitor server health (CPU, RAM, disk), Push notifications for events, Wake-on-LAN functionality, Encrypted API key storage, Local/remote URL switching

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases:** none


### U

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/u-manager-for-unraid/id6766693828)

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Family Sharing, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (7)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| U-Manager All Access (Monthly) | $2.99 | per month |
| U-Manager All Access (Annual) | $12.99 | per year |
| Tautulli | $1.99 | one-time |
| Torrent | $2.49 | one-time |
| SSH | $3.49 | one-time |
| File browser | $4.49 | one-time |
| Power Pack | $6.99 | one-time |


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Dashboarr free?

Dashboarr is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

### Is U free?

U is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Do Dashboarr or U have ads?

Neither Dashboarr nor U shows ads.

### Which is updated more often, Dashboarr or U?

Dashboarr ships an update weekly, and U weekly. Most recently, Dashboarr was updated on October 24, 2026 and U on October 24, 2026.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*