Helmarr for iOS 26: Beta Program Expands for Self-Hosted Media Management

An upcoming iOS application for managing self-hosted media, Helmarr, is expanding its closed beta on iOS 26. Following successful initial testing, the developer is now inviting more users to participate ahead of its official launch.

What is Helmarr?

Helmarr is an iOS application designed to unify the management of self-hosted media services. It provides a centralized, polished mobile interface for browsing, managing, and tracking your media library by integrating popular tools such as Sonarr, Radarr, Overseerr/Jellyseerr, and Tautulli.

Key features include:

• Comprehensive support for Sonarr, Radarr, Overseerr/Jellyseerr, Tautulli, Lidarr, Wizarr, and Unraid.
• Push notifications, customizable widgets and dashboards.
• An upcoming releases calendar, detailed download activity and history.
• Direct media management and a release picker.
• Multi-network support, custom headers, and self-signed SSL (beneficial for Cloudflare tunnels).
• Library statistics, flexible sorting and layout options.
• The ability to unify or separate movie and TV libraries.

While still in beta, early feedback indicates the application is already quite stable, though occasional issues may arise.

Interested users can join the beta program via TestFlight: https://testflight.apple.com/join/sVctzCeW

The developer actively encourages feedback, bug reports, feature requests, and general impressions during this beta phase.

It's important to note that Helmarr currently requires iOS 26 and is not compatible with iOS 18, due to its reliance on the new glass UI elements. The developer confirms that iOS 26.1 has addressed many initial operating system challenges encountered during development.

A dedicated Helmarr Discord server is also available for community discussion, feedback, and support.