Comparison

Mittens vs Maude

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

Head to head
About

Mittens

Receive instant push notifications for your GitHub activity. Stay updated on issues, pull requests, and comments without constantly checking the platform. This app ensures you never miss an important update.

Highlights
  • GitHub push notifications
  • Real-time updates
  • Issue tracking
  • Pull request alerts
  • Comment notifications
Features
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Mittens brings you push notifications from GitHub.

About

Maude

This app allows developers to remotely access and code on their own servers using an AI assistant. It enables real-time code execution, debugging, and feature shipping directly from a mobile device, ensuring privacy and no extra AI costs.

Highlights
  • Remote development from phone
  • Real-time code streaming
  • Push notifications for task completion
  • Tool use visibility
  • Persistent sessions
  • Multiple server management
  • GitHub integration
Features
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Maude runs AI coding agents on a server you own — around the clock — and puts them in your pocket. Start a task from your phone, close the app, and come back to finished work, a question, or a command waiting for your approval. It works with Claude Code, Codex, OpenCode, Grok Build and Antigravity. Pick the agent for each session, and hand a task from one to another when you want a second opinion — the next agent gets the plan, the files touched and the git state. NOTHING TO INSTALL BY HAND Add any Linux or macOS machine you can reach over SSH — a VPS, a home server, a Mac mini — by typing its address, pasting an ssh command, or scanning a setup code. Maude deploys its own small daemon, installs each agent at a tested version, and keeps everything up to date. APPROVE FROM ANYWHERE • An inbox for everything that needs you: permission prompts, questions, finished work and failures • Push notifications with Allow and Deny — answer a permission prompt in one tap • Sessions keep running on your server when the app is closed A REAL WORKSPACE, ONE TAB AWAY • Chat with live tool calls, diffs and plans • Files: browse the project and read any file • Git: review changes hunk by hunk, commit, push and open a pull request • Terminal: a full shell on the same server • iPad and tablet layout with sessions, chat and git side by side FAST AND PRIVATE • Your code stays on your server — Maude is the remote control • Connects in under a second through an end-to-end encrypted relay, even behind a firewall or on a private network; SSH is the fallback • SSH keys and passwords stay in your device's secure storage • Sign in to each agent with the account you already have — no API keys resold, no usage metered on top EVERY SESSION, YOUR WAY • Model, effort and permission mode per session — from asking before every command to letting the agent run • Several sessions at once, across several servers • Git worktrees, attachments, /compact and /goal where the agent supports them A Maude subscription unlocks the app (7 days free on the annual plan). Each agent needs its own account or API key with its provider. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Payment is charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. Manage or cancel in your App Store account settings. Terms: https://maude.pilotdev.fr/terms Privacy: https://maude.pilotdev.fr/privacy Maude is an independent app by Pilot Dev and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Anthropic, OpenAI, xAI or Google. Claude and Claude Code are trademarks of Anthropic, PBC; Codex and ChatGPT of OpenAI; Grok of xAI; Antigravity of Google LLC.

Screenshots

Mittens2 screens
Maude4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Mittens at none against Maude's 2. Mittens also leads on iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.0). Maude's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 5 weeks). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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

Both are free to download. Maude sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Mittens asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Mittens against 5.0 for Maude. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 2 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Mittens ships an update every 5 weeks, Maude every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 5 level
Mittens versus Maude: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMittensMaude
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings)
Number of ratings22
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterSubscription
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS9.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size24 MB75 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperAli ZahidLucas Jean-Jacques Emile BASTIEN

Customer experience

Mittens

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Maude

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Mittens

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Maude

Subscriptions2
  • Weekly Subscription3 Days trial$2.997 Days
  • Yearly Subscription7 Days trial$59.991 Year

Questions

Is Mittens free?
Mittens is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Maude free?
Maude is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Mittens or Maude?
Mittens and Maude are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 2 and 2 ratings respectively.
Do Mittens or Maude have ads?
Neither Mittens nor Maude shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Mittens or Maude?
Mittens ships an update every 5 weeks, and Maude every 4 days. Most recently, Mittens was updated on October 21, 2026 and Maude on October 17, 2026.

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