Comparison

Copper vs The Abyss

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

Head to head
About

Copper

View and analyze EAGLE CAD files, including PCB layouts and schematics, directly on your mobile device. Create and render photorealistic 3D models of your PCBs with customizable lighting and materials. Organize your imported files into a convenient pocket library.

Highlights
  • View EAGLE CAD files
  • Analyze PCB layouts and schematics
  • Create 3D PCB models
  • Assign 3D models to footprints
  • Real-time photorealistic rendering
  • Import files from various sources
  • Organize files in a personal library
Features
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Open any EAGLE CAD file (from version 6 and above) directly on your iPhone and investigate the PCB layout and schematics with your finger. Select parts and signals, manage parts and Bill of Materials. Copper creates 3D versions of your PCB including parts that you assign from our extensive 3D model library to your footprints. Copper then renders a photorealistic representation in real time that you can touch, rotate and move in a virtual studio. Setup lights and materials like the solder mask or the floor. Import EAGLE files from any source like the web (just download a ZIP file with EAGLE files), from Github, your Dropbox, or send PCB files directly via Airdrop, Mail or iMessage to your iPhone or iPad. Every file you import is kept in Coppers library. This way you can build up a nice library of PCBs and Schematics right in your pocket. Copper is also available for the Mac and both share the same codebase and file format.

About

The Abyss

Control your self-hosted AI agent from your iOS device. Stream responses live, see tool usage, and attach images. Supports hands-free voice commands and offline transcript viewing. Manage multiple AI instances with a privacy-first design.

Highlights
  • Live token streaming for AI responses
  • Transparent tool call visualization
  • Multimodal input with image attachments
  • Hands-free voice mode with on-device transcription
  • Server-side, searchable conversation history
  • Support for multiple AI backends
  • Privacy-first design with local data storage
Features
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The Abyss is the iOS companion for Hermes - your self-hosted AI agent running on your own machine. Connect over your local network or Tailscale, send prompts, watch the agent think and reach for tools in real time. The Abyss is a remote control. Hermes is the brain. You own both. Built for people who already host their own things. CHAT - Live token streaming. Watch the agent's reply appear as it's generated. - Transparent tool calls. See the agent reach into your shell, files, or the web - with each tool's name and arguments shown as a card. - Multimodal. Attach images from the photo library and send them with your prompt. - Slash commands. Trigger agent-side commands from a clean, keyboard-friendly composer. VOICE MODE - Hands-free conversation. Dictate prompts and hear the reply spoken back. - On-device transcription. Your voice is transcribed locally; the text is what gets sent to your agent. - Bring-your-own TTS. If your Hermes backend streams text-to-speech, you hear the agent in a neural voice; otherwise it falls back to iOS voices. SESSIONS - Server-side history. Every conversation lives on your own Hermes server, not ours. - Searchable, renameable, pinnable. Find the thread you need, give it a name, keep it on top. - Local cache. Scroll the transcript even when you're offline. MULTIPLE BACKENDS - Run more than one Hermes instance? Add them all. Switch active with one tap. - Pair a second device by scanning a QR code. Credentials never cross our servers - we don't have any. - Each backend gets its own identity colour so you always know which agent you're talking to. DEMO MODE - Not running Hermes yet? Try the demo. A scripted preview shows how the real client behaves, without any setup. No account, no network, no obligation. PRIVACY-FIRST BY DESIGN - All credentials live in iOS Keychain. Face ID required before revealing or sharing them. - No analytics. No third-party SDKs. No telemetry. - The Abyss only talks to the backends you point it at. Apple processes any future purchases; that's the only third party in the loop. - App data flows between your device and your own Hermes backend. Nothing else. REQUIREMENTS - A running Hermes Agent on a machine you control. - Network reachability to that machine. Same Wi-Fi works; Tailscale (or another mesh) is recommended if you want to reach the agent from anywhere. The Abyss is not a hosted AI service. It is a remote control for an AI agent you host yourself.

Screenshots

Copper4 screens
The Abyss4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Copper at 47% against The Abyss's 0%. Copper also leads on rating (3.3 vs 3.0) and ratings volume (13 vs 1). The Abyss's advantage is price (Free vs $4.99). On update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

The Abyss is free to download; Copper costs $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Copper holds the better App Store score, 3.3 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Copper has 13 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 47% of Copper's written reviews are positive against 0% of The Abyss's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Copper ships an update every 3 months, The Abyss every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Copper versus The Abyss: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCopperThe Abyss
Price$4.99Free — better
Rating3.3 (13 ratings) — better3.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews47.4% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings13 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS9.3 — better26.5
Further details — not scored
Size78 MB11 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperPhillip SchusterVladimir Adamovic

Customer experience

Copper

All ratings13 ratings
Positive46.2%
Neutral15.4%
Negative38.5%
Written reviews19 reviews
Positive47.4%
Neutral10.5%
Negative42.1%

The Abyss

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Copper

No in-app purchases

None

The Abyss

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Copper free?
Copper costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is The Abyss free?
The Abyss is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Copper or The Abyss?
Copper is rated higher. Copper averages 3.3 out of 5 from 13 ratings, while The Abyss averages 3.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Copper or The Abyss have ads?
Neither Copper nor The Abyss shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Copper or The Abyss?
Copper ships an update every 3 months, and The Abyss every 2 months. Most recently, Copper was updated on November 2, 2026 and The Abyss on November 10, 2026.

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