Coca vs Bubbles for Discourse
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Coca
Monitor your Mac's system status and app activity remotely from your iPhone. Keep your Mac awake for presentations, downloads, or AI tasks, even with the lid closed. Receive notifications about battery levels and sleep states for uninterrupted workflow.
- Remote Mac system monitoring
- Keep Mac awake
- Closed lid mode for laptops
- Battery and thermal status
- Notifications for battery/sleep
- Override macOS energy settings
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A companion app for Coca's macOS version, in order to check in on your Mac that is kept awake with Coca at any time. Check device battery, thermals, charging state, deep control, lapsed time and more from your iPhone, while your Mac is working. All using local connectivity, absolute private and no third party involved. Get notified if your MacBook is running out of battery or whether it went to sleep while your work was running! Coca is commonly used to override macOS energy saving settings and keep your Mac running during presentations, long downloads, backups and many more such scenarios. A brand new addition to such workflows is the use of AI agents with a closed MacBook. Coca on macOS can allow your MacBook to keep running while it has the lid closed, no power cable or external monitor needed. Just one checkbox in Coca settings and it keeps running with closed lid. Together with the iOS app a perfect combination to stay in control of your setup with maximum flexibility. Key Features • Prevent your system from sleeping • Stop the display from dimming or starting screen savers • Quickly enable or disable from the menu bar • Optional timers to automatically turn Coca off • Focus Filters and Shortcuts support • Closed Lid Mode for laptops Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://privacy.cammalleri.dev/
Bubbles for Discourse
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Browse multiple communities in a unified, beautiful interface Join thousands of Discourse power users experiencing Bubbles for the first time Download Bubbles and experience Discourse discussions the way they were meant to be read. Thanks Claude. So Bubbles is a client for using Discourse. Add any Discourse URL to the app and read the latest 30 topics. xxx The Pro version of Bubbles uses auto-renewing subscriptions. Your subscription will be charged to your iTunes Account once you confirm your purchase. Your iTunes account will be charged again when your subscription automatically renews at the end of your current subscription period unless out renew is turned off at least 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. You can manage or turn off auto-renew in your Apple ID Account Settings any time after purchase. Terms of Use and Privacy Policy: https://github.com/mikaelacaron/Bubbles-Privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Coca at every 3 weeks against Bubbles for Discourse's every 7 months. Coca also leads on device support (6 vs 2) and iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Coca sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Bubbles for Discourse sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Coca ships an update every 3 weeks, Bubbles for Discourse every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Coca | Bubbles for Discourse |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 73.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 7 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, Apple Watch, Vision Pro — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 216 MB | 18 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Angelo Cammalleri | Icy App Studio LLC |
In-app purchases
Coca
- Patron Monthly$2.991 Month
- Patron Yearly$12.991 Year
- Coca ExtrasFree
- Coca Coffee$3.99
- Patron Lifetime$49.99
Bubbles for Discourse
- Bubbles Pro Monthly$1.991 Month
- Bubbles Pro Yearly$9.991 Year









