Comparison

Herdie vs Spunk Gauge

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

Head to head
About

Herdie

Features
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Herdie brings your Herdr sessions to iPhone and iPad. Connect directly to your Mac or Linux host over SSH, check what your agents are doing, and send the next command. Your remote session keeps running when you leave the app. A terminal built for your phone Read terminal output behind floating controls, open the keyboard when you need it, or use the writing sheet for longer messages. Switch between running agents without leaving your session. Your hosts, one place Save SSH connections and reconnect with a tap. Use password authentication, an OpenSSH private key, or SSH none authentication for compatible hosts such as Tailscale SSH. Herdie asks you to verify new host keys and flags changes. Direct connections Terminal traffic travels directly between your device and your host. Passwords and private keys are stored in iOS Keychain. There is no Herdie account, terminal relay, or analytics SDK. Make it yours Choose a terminal theme and font size, customize the keyboard shortcuts, and use light or dark appearance. Herdie is free and open source. It requires a reachable SSH host with Herdr installed. It does not include a hosted computer or an AI subscription.

About

Spunk Gauge

Features
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Spunk Gauge is a live dashboard for the computers you run - render boxes, AI rigs, home servers, workstations. See GPU, CPU and memory load, temperatures and power for your Windows, Linux and Mac machines on one screen. FINDS YOUR COMPUTERS Spunk Gauge looks around your local network for machines that accept SSH logins and lists them. Tap one, enter its login (password or SSH key) and it is added. You can also add any computer by address. EVERYTHING AT A GLANCE - A card per computer with round gauges for every GPU, the CPU and memory - GPU temperature, power draw and memory use (NVIDIA GPUs via nvidia-smi) - Fleet summary: machines online, total GPU power, hottest machine, average load - A five-minute temperature chart for the whole fleet HEAT ALERTS Cards turn amber at the warning temperature and red at the kill level, with a banner you can dismiss, so a machine running too hot stands out straight away. NOTHING TO INSTALL The app reads standard system tools over SSH. No agent or server software is needed on the machines you watch. PRIVATE No account, no ads, no tracking. Your computer list stays on your device and logins are kept in the Keychain. Connections go straight from your device to your own computers. Try it first: tap "Try the demo" to see five sample computers with live-moving values.

Screenshots

Herdie2 screens
Spunk Gauge3 screens

Verdict

The call

Herdie and Spunk Gauge are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters โ€” price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them โ€” neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Herdie versus Spunk Gauge: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHerdieSpunk Gauge
PriceFreeFree
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.017.0 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size5 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLucas ScariotEYIMOFE PREST

In-app purchases

None

Herdie

No in-app purchases

None

Spunk Gauge

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Herdie free?
Herdie is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Spunk Gauge free?
Spunk Gauge is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Herdie or Spunk Gauge have ads?
Neither Herdie nor Spunk Gauge shows ads.

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