I’m a solo dev and I got tired of not having a good iOS app to manage my self-hosted media stack, so I built one.
Quartermaster connects to Radarr, Sonarr, SABnzbd, NZBGet, qBittorrent, Jellyseerr, Overseerr, Jellyfin, Emby, Lidarr, Prowlarr and Bazarr. Manage your library, approve requests, watch your download queues, see active streams — from your phone.
The part I care about most: it’s pure client-side. No backend, no analytics, no accounts. Your server credentials are stored on-device in the iOS Secure Enclave and the app only ever talks to the servers you point it at. Nothing leaves your phone.
It’s in TestFlight beta now and I’m looking for testers — especially if you run qBittorrent or a less common setup. Free to test.
More detail and how to apply: https://qmstack.com/
Happy to answer anything about how it works.
Unfortunately as this is closed source there’s no way to prove if its AI slop or not. Which given the world we live in, means it probably is.
happy to answer anything about how it works
publish the git repo.
It’s a paid closed-source app, so no, the repo’s not public, same as most paid apps on the store. This community leans open source and that’s fair, but “not open source” and “AI slop” are two completely different accusations and you’re mashing them together.
Yeah, I used AI to help with the site, because I’m a sysadmin, not a marketer, I don’t know the first thing about landing pages and I’m not going to pretend I do. The app is a different story. I’ve been in IT 11 years. I run this exact stack myself, every day, and I built this because I was sick of bouncing between web UIs on my phone. The architecture is mine: pure client-side, credentials in the Secure Enclave, no backend, nothing in the middle touching anyone’s logins. The testing is mine too, I’ve spent entire nights debugging connection bugs that only ever show up on real hardware, a qBittorrent cookie issue and an ATS quirk that silently breaks Tailscale, the kind of thing no “vibe code” ever finds because it requires actually understanding the stack and testing it properly.
So by all means, don’t buy it if closed source is a dealbreaker, that’s a totally legitimate call. But “fuck off” and “shilling” aimed at someone who’s answered every single question here honestly says more about you than it does about the app. I’m happy to talk to anyone engaging in good faith. You’re clearly not.
sysadmin
so you arent even a developer
Brother in Christ - have a day off
I do not understand why you are so pressed?
Looking at your comments on other posts, you seem like you’re a very pressed person, seek help
stop advertising paid for products.
I am looking for beta testers :) The experience is 100% free
Asking for testers on a private project is no issue. That makes complete sense.
I would not charge at all for beta access as this will help me build QM into something the community loves
I am not asking for participance
I appreciate you taking a look though! Cheers
Not for me as I’m not an iOS user, but I contribute to all FOSS software I find useful as it helps motivate the developer and why should everything be free? My time sure as hell isn’t.
So a small fee for a well developed product, that offers something handy and keeps getting support is more than acceptable. Also, it sets a barrier to entry for making it good. If you expect users to pay $5/$10 for something that is your hobby, it had better be good.
Good luck with it.
Let me guess, it’s vibe coded as all these flashy looking programs seem to be.
Hey! Nope - this is not vibe coded - the app is not generic AI slop
It is built as a 1st party Apple app
You can at least admit the marketing site is AI, yes?
Yeah, I used AI to help build the site and write some of the copy, I’m a solo dev not a marketing team. The app itself is the part I’ve poured the work into. Fair cop on the site though
I appreciate the candidness. Hopefully you can understand AI presentation generally implies an AI product, and without source code to audit, it raises some flags. Clarity of where AI is used as you’ve done here helps.
I guarantee you used ai to develop the app too.
£14.99 once. £3.99 a month.
fuck off
didnt realise this community was so hot for paid for, closed source apps being shilled by brand new uses.
OP is literally just advertising. This isnt just a cool home project someone wants to share. it is a product that they want to charge for. theyre using this community for free advertising.
is that what is wanted here? 1day old accounts shilling their paid for products?
what if google or meta or microsoft did the same thing
what if google or meta or microsoft did the same thing
Microsoft Insiders beta test Microsoft products continuously. Google does the same. It’s not a new concept. Honestly I don’t know what sets some people off. Not interested? Use that little scroll mechanism on your mouse. It really is that simple.
are they shilling them on this community?
not sure how you missed the entire point of my comment.
are you happy with them advertising paid for products in this community
Damn, okay? It is the cheapest alternative to anything out there on iOS currently
Lemmies don’t like paying for things. All things must be free. If I were running the required stack and I found it useful, I’d have no issues paying someone to use their product. As it is, I don’t run the *arr stack so it’s not really in my wheelhouse. I will say tho, your app does look very polished and professional.
