Comparison

Klusto vs NasScale

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

Head to head
About

Klusto

Features
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Stop juggling apps. Keep your data. Your music, videos, notes, and finances shouldn't live on someone else's server. Klusto (Connect Tool) is a private client for the self-hosted services you already run β€” Navidrome for music, Emby for video, Memos for notes, Firefly III for your money. One app. Four services. Zero middlemen. YOUR MUSIC, EVERYWHERE β€’ Connect to your Navidrome (or any Subsonic-compatible) server β€’ Lock-screen controls, background playback, AirPlay, CarPlay β€’ Browse albums, artists, playlists, and your full library offline β€’ Search, queue, shuffle, repeat β€” the basics that just work YOUR LIBRARY, YOUR WAY β€’ Stream from your Emby server with full library browsing β€’ Resume where you left off, anywhere YOUR THOUGHTS, ON YOUR TERMS β€’ Markdown notes via Memos with image attachments β€’ Quick-capture from the home screen widget β€’ Search across everything you've written YOUR MONEY, VISIBLE β€’ Track transactions, accounts, and balances via Firefly III β€’ See where it goes β€” no bank sync, no creepy fintech, no data sales BUILT AROUND YOUR DATA β€’ Your credentials stay on your device β€’ No analytics. No ads. No third-party SDKs phoning home β€’ Open standards: Subsonic API, REST, Markdown GROWS WITH YOUR SETUP β€’ New self-hosted services on the roadmap β€’ If you run it, we want to connect to it Klusto β€” for people who run their own servers. Our privacy policy can be found at https://privacy.Klusto.site/privacy . Please also see our terms of use at https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/.

About

NasScale

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NasScale is an iPhone client for people who own their own NAS. With built-in Tailscale, you can reach Synology NAS devices on your Tailnet without installing a separate Tailscale appβ€”manage files, transfers and downloads, play media remotely, and work with common packages and self-hosted services. What you can do: β€’ Connect to Synology DSM and view system, storage, and package status β€’ Browse and manage files via File Station, SMB, SFTP, or FTP β€’ Upload, download, and preview files, and manage transfer tasks β€’ Play media remotely (AVPlayer first, MPV when needed) β€’ Optionally connect Immich, Jellyfin, and similar self-hosted services β€’ Optionally manage qBittorrent, Aria2, Transmission, and similar download clients

Screenshots

Klusto4 screens
NasScale4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: NasScale at none against Klusto's 5. Klusto's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 17.0). On price, update cadence and ads there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Klusto sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. NasScale asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Klusto ships an update every 5 days, NasScale every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences Β· 3 level
Klusto versus NasScale: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKlustoNasScale
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 5 days β€” betterEvery 8 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo β€” better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod β€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS14.0 β€” better17.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size53 MB68 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerε©·ε©· 朱贺 ι»„

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Klusto

Subscriptions4
  • Monthly7 Days trial$0.991 Month
  • 3 Months7 Days trial$2.993 Months
  • 6 Months7 Days trial$3.996 Months
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  • Yearly7 Days trial$4.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime$7.99
None

NasScale

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Klusto free?
Klusto is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is NasScale free?
NasScale is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Klusto or NasScale have ads?
Neither Klusto nor NasScale shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Klusto or NasScale?
Klusto ships an update every 5 days, and NasScale every 8 days. Most recently, Klusto was updated on October 6, 2026 and NasScale on October 10, 2026.

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