Prompt 3 vs Andon for Xcode Cloud
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Prompt 3
A fully-native terminal emulator for Apple devices, offering robust connectivity for SSH, Mosh, and more. It features fast emulation, customizable clips, secure authentication, and cross-device syncing for a seamless experience.
- Native terminal emulator
- SSH, Mosh, Eternal Terminal, Telnet support
- Panic Sync for cross-device server syncing
- Superfast emulation with GPU acceleration
- Customizable clips for commands
- FaceID/TouchID authentication
- Jump Hosts and Agent Forwarding
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Prompt 3 is our #1 fully-native terminal emulator for Mac, iPhone, iPad, and now, Apple Vision Pro! Yes, with one purchase, you get four platforms. Supporting SSH, Mosh, Eternal Terminal, Telnet, and Local Shells (on Mac), you can stay connected even on the most unstable networks. And with Panic Sync, your servers sync everywhere. For terminals, this is the only app you need. NOW EVEN BETTER: • SSH, Telnet, and Local (for Mac) Rock-solid and reliable connectivity to your hosts. • Mosh and Eternal Terminal Keep your terminal open even when you get disconnected. Mosh is optimized for high-latency, low-throughput networks. Eternal Terminal is great for when you need to keep your full terminal history on a flaky connection. • Lower Price Everything is so expensive right now. So we made Prompt cheaper. Take that, capitalism. • Superfast Emulation We retooled the text engine in Prompt 3 to be up to 10x faster, including GPU acceleration, and with improved terminal emulation, you can run nvim inside tmux without breaking a sweat. • Clips Put your most-used commands and text bits into clips and access them with a single tap via Prompt’s keyboard bar. Clips can be stored globally or per-server. • Secure Enclave Authenticate with FaceID and TouchID. The keys will stay secure on your device. • Panic Sync Sync your favorite servers, passwords, private keys, and clips, between Prompt on all of your devices. • Customizable Make Prompt perfect with new themes, fonts, and a very configurable iOS keyboard. • Jump Hosts and Agent Forwarding Access corporate servers, even at the beach. • Mouse Support Use your mouse to interact with TUI-based apps that run through the terminal. AND YES, A DARK ICON. What more can we say? TAKE CONTROL FROM ANYWHERE, INCLUDING YOUR MAC AND APPLE VISION PRO. WE HOPE YOU ENJOY PROMPT 3. © Panic EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Andon for Xcode Cloud
Monitor and manage your Xcode Cloud builds directly from your iOS or iPadOS device. View build status, understand failures, restart workflows, and ship TestFlight betas with ease. It's a native client designed for mobile development workflows.
- Real-time build status dashboard
- Detailed failure analysis with logs and artifacts
- Trigger builds and retries remotely
- Create and edit Xcode Cloud workflows
- Distribute TestFlight betas
- Build insights and trend charting
- Home Screen, Lock Screen, and StandBy widgets
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The way we build apps is changing. With AI coding agents, more and more of the development loop happens away from the Mac: you send a prompt from wherever you are, the agent pushes a branch, and Xcode Cloud picks it up. Every step works from your phone — except watching the build. For that, you had to open a laptop, or fight a web page that was never designed for mobile. Andon closes that loop. It is a native iOS and iPadOS client for Xcode Cloud: see the state of your CI at a glance, understand a failure, restart a workflow, and push a TestFlight beta — from your pocket. IS EVERYTHING GREEN? Andon takes its name from the light board of lean manufacturing: green, all is well — red, you pull the cord. The dashboard answers that one question in zero taps: running builds with live progress, recent failures, and per-app health. UNDERSTAND ANY FAILURE Action timeline, compiler issues with file and line, failing tests per destination, full logs and artifacts. Open the offending file straight in GitHub, at the right commit. ACT ON YOUR CI Start a build on any branch, tag, or pull request — the flow follows each workflow’s own start conditions. Retry a flaky run in one tap, toggle workflows on and off. SHAPE YOUR WORKFLOWS Create, edit, duplicate, and delete workflows without opening a browser: start conditions, actions, test destinations, environment variables. Secret values stay write-only — Andon never reads them back. SPOT THE DRIFT Build insights per workflow: duration trends, success rate, and your slowest tests, charted over time. Catch the build that is quietly getting slower before it costs you an afternoon. SHIP BETAS WITH TESTFLIGHT Distribute a build to a beta group, manage its testers, share the public link or its QR code, and review screenshots and crash feedback from your testers. “What to Test” notes are drafted for you from your commit messages — proposed, never sent without you — and you can submit for beta review right from the app. DEEP SYSTEM INTEGRATION Widgets for the Home Screen, Lock Screen, and StandBy — pin one to an app, or to a single workflow. Shortcuts and Spotlight through App Intents. A Control Center control to launch your favorite workflow. Paste an App Store Connect link and jump straight to the build. MADE FOR IPAD TOO Keyboard shortcuts, pointer support, layouts that use the space — including a two-column Home. A real iPad citizen, not a blown-up iPhone app. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your App Store Connect key and your build data never leave your device. Andon talks directly to Apple’s App Store Connect API: no Andon server, no account to create, no analytics, no trackers. Your API key is stored in the device Keychain — nowhere else. REQUIREMENTS Andon needs an Apple Developer account with Xcode Cloud configured for at least one project, and an App Store Connect API key. The app walks you through creating the key on first launch — it takes about two minutes. Requires iOS 26 or iPadOS 26. Available in English and French. Andon is an independent application and is not affiliated with, endorsed, or sponsored by Apple Inc.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Andon for Xcode Cloud at 100% against Prompt 3's 22%. Andon for Xcode Cloud also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2) and update cadence (every 4 days vs every 6 weeks). Prompt 3's advantage is price (Free vs $1.99) and chart position (#24 vs unranked). On ads, monetization model and iOS requirement 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
Prompt 3 is free to download; Andon for Xcode Cloud costs $1.99 up front. Prompt 3 sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per year. Andon for Xcode Cloud asks for nothing beyond the download.
Prompt 3 ships an update every 6 weeks, Andon for Xcode Cloud every 4 days. Both last shipped on October 16, 2026.
| Parameter | Prompt 3 | Andon for Xcode Cloud |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $1.99 |
| Rating | 4.3 (372 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 21.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 372 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Best chart rank | #24 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Vision Pro — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 46 MB | 44 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Panic, Inc. | Adrien Humiliere |
Customer experience
Prompt 3
Andon for Xcode Cloud
Bugs and requests
Prompt 3
Reported bugs
5 issues- Server list randomly disappears with Panic Sync
- Crashes when connected to external monitor
- Black screen issues with custom font configurations
- Sync issues causing data loss
- Vertical display sync issues
Requested features
8 requests- Shortcuts support on macOS
- Ability to click and select within commands
- Local shell option
- Run clips on server connection
- Export/backup clips
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- Alt/Meta key support for Emacs
- iCloud sync option
- Sign in with Apple for Panic Sync
Andon for Xcode Cloud
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Prompt 3
- Prompt 3 iOS + Mac (Annual)7 Days trial$9.991 Year
- Prompt 3 One Time$49.99
Andon for Xcode Cloud
No in-app purchases
Questions
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