Comparison

Specula vs Jellystats

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

Head to head
About

Specula

Features
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Specula watches the services you host yourself and tells you at a glance which ones are running, which are struggling and which one just went down. No account, no middleman server, no telemetry: the app queries your machines directly on your network. Your API keys stay on your device. A DASHBOARD, NOT A LIST OF LINKS Every service shows its real metrics, read through its own API: Immich's photo count, AdGuard's blocked queries, your NAS's free space, Proxmox's containers, the volumes filling up. The service type is recognised automatically โ€” Immich, Nextcloud, Home Assistant, Proxmox, OpenMediaVault, UniFi, Portainer, Vaultwarden, Paperless and many more. UP AND RUNNING IN THREE MINUTES Scan your network: Specula finds your services on its own. Or import the services.yaml you already use with Homepage โ€” groups, URLs and widgets carry over as they are. Otherwise, add an address by hand. THE OUTAGES THAT MATTER A service that stops answering after three attempts triggers a notification. The status wall keeps thirty days of history and works out each service's real uptime. Alerts โ€” service offline, disk full, temperature โ€” are enabled one by one, and a volume that is meant to be full is excluded with a single gesture. WHEREVER YOU LOOK iPhone, iPad, Mac, with widgets on the Home Screen and the Lock Screen, a Live Activity during an outage and access from the Mac menu bar. One address per service: the one that answers from your device, whether you go through the local network, a VPN, a reverse proxy or a tunnel. TRY IT BEFORE YOU SET IT UP A complete demo mode, with simulated data, shows you the app working without installing anything. FOUR SERVICES ON THE HOUSE The first four services are free, with no account and no time limit. Beyond that, each slot is bought once and stays yours, and you can also lift the limit permanently in one go and support the project. See the App Store for pricing. Slots you buy follow you from one device to another.

About

Jellystats

Features
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Jellystats is the personal dashboard for your Jellyfin server. See what is happening at a glance, follow active playback, and keep your library in view from a clean, focused mobile interface. With Jellystats, you can: - Monitor active streams and connected devices - View library, user, and playback statistics - Check transcoding activity and stream details - Control a selected Jellyfin playback session from your phone - Connect and switch between multiple Jellyfin servers - Keep your server addresses and credentials securely on your device - Enjoy an ad-free experience with Jellystats Plus Jellystats connects to the Jellyfin server you already use. It does not create or host a Jellyfin account for you. Jellystats is an independent companion app and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by the Jellyfin project.

Screenshots

Specula4 screens
Jellystats4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Specula at none against Jellystats's shown. Jellystats's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.0). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

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

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Specula sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and Jellystats sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Specula ships an update every 3 days, Jellystats every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences ยท 4 level
Specula versus Jellystats: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSpeculaJellystats
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 daysEvery 2 days โ€” better
AdsNo โ€” betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS26.015.0 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size5 MB34 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSylvain MalardTheo Vankoekelberg

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Specula

One-time2
  • Service slot$0.49
  • Unlimited services$17.99
1 purchases

Jellystats

One-time1
  • Jellystats Plus$3.99

Questions

Is Specula free?
Specula is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Jellystats free?
Jellystats is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Specula or Jellystats have ads?
Jellystats shows ads; Specula does not.
Which is updated more often, Specula or Jellystats?
Specula ships an update every 3 days, and Jellystats every 2 days. Most recently, Specula was updated on October 8, 2026 and Jellystats on October 14, 2026.

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