Comparison

Hermex vs Outline Server Manager

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

Head to head
About

Hermex

This app provides a native mobile interface for interacting with your self-hosted Hermes Agent server. It allows you to manage conversations, control agent settings, and access workspace files directly from your iPhone.

Highlights
  • Connect to your own Hermes server
  • Manage existing and start new conversations
  • Control models, profiles, and reasoning
  • Attach files and photos
  • Browse workspace files
  • Offline read-only viewing of recent sessions
Features
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Hermex is a native iPhone and iPad client for your self-hosted Hermes agent. Connect to a reachable Hermes Web UI server, or enable the optional Bot Mode beta to connect directly to a Hermes agent host. Open existing sessions, start conversations, and follow streamed responses, tools, and reasoning as they arrive. Queue, steer, or stop an active run. Review file edits as diffs, browse workspace files, send photos and files, and dictate messages. Manage Kanban boards and cards, browse Tasks, Skills, Memory, and Usage, and choose models, profiles, and reasoning settings. Bot Mode adds a Bots inbox, Desktop sections, reactions, quick replies, approvals, questions, and group rooms. Live Activities keep working runs visible on the Lock Screen and Dynamic Island. Optional notifications let you know when work finishes or needs your attention. The share extension stages content from other apps for you to review and send. Agent execution happens on your configured server, not on the iPhone. Your server owns your conversations, tools, and workspace. Recent sessions and messages may be cached locally for read-only offline viewing; clear that cache from Settings. There is no Hermex-hosted agent backend, tracking, or analytics service. Optional push notifications use an open-source, self-hostable relay. Message previews are encrypted on your Hermes host and decrypted on your iPhone; the relay handles device tokens, notification metadata, and ciphertext, never message text, server URLs, or Hermes server credentials. Push is off until enabled. Hermex has no in-app account creation or in-app purchases. You need your own reachable Hermes server. Not affiliated with Nous Research.

About

Outline Server Manager

Features
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Outline Manager — your Outline servers, right in your pocket. Outline Manager is a clean, native iOS app for administering the Outline (Shadowsocks) servers you run yourself. Connect to a server with its management config and manage everything from your iPhone — no laptop required. MANAGE ACCESS KEYS • Create, rename, and remove access keys in seconds • Share a key with anyone using the native share sheet • Set a monthly data limit per key, or a default limit for the whole server • See total data used — and the limit — at a glance SEE WHO'S ONLINE — LIVE • Real-time "Active now" status for every key • Built from your server's own traffic metrics, refreshed automatically • Last-activity time for keys that are currently idle SERVER STATISTICS • Total data transferred, tunnel time, current and peak bandwidth • Traffic broken down by location • Switch the analytics window between 24 hours, 7 days, and 30 days MULTIPLE SERVERS • Add as many servers as you like and switch between them instantly • Rename servers, manage default limits, and toggle anonymous metrics PRIVATE & SECURE BY DESIGN • Talks directly to your server — no third-party servers, no accounts, no tracking • Pins your server's self-signed certificate by its SHA-256 fingerprint • Your server details stay on your device BUILT FOR iOS • Native SwiftUI design that feels right at home • Available in English, Russian, and Uzbek — switch anytime in Settings • Works on iPhone, iOS 16 and later Outline Manager is an independent, third-party app and is not affiliated with or endorsed by Jigsaw or the Outline project. You'll need your own Outline server and its management API access to use it.

Screenshots

Hermex4 screens
Outline Server Manager4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is chart position: Hermex at #27 against Outline Server Manager's #195. Outline Server Manager's advantage is iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.0). 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.

Scorecard2 real differences · 9 level
Hermex versus Outline Server Manager: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHermexOutline Server Manager
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (135 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews85.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings135 — better—
Update frequencyWeekly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
Best chart rank#27 — better#195
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size72 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperUzair AnsarMuhammadkodir Khamrakulov

In-app purchases

None

Hermex

No in-app purchases

None

Outline Server Manager

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Hermex free?
Hermex is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Outline Server Manager free?
Outline Server Manager is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Hermex or Outline Server Manager have ads?
Neither Hermex nor Outline Server Manager shows ads.
Which is more popular, Hermex or Outline Server Manager?
Hermex currently peaks at #27 in the App Store charts, and Outline Server Manager at #195. Chart position reflects recent download velocity rather than total install base.

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