Comparison

Slug vs Port22

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

Head to head
About

Slug

This app provides a direct connection to your YOURLS server, allowing you to create custom, branded short links. Track link performance and simplify sharing without relying on third-party services or sharing your data.

Highlights
  • Connect to YOURLS server
  • Create custom short links
  • Track link analytics
  • Clipboard URL shortening
  • Share extension integration
Features
Read full description

Slug is a fast, polished client for YOURLS, the self-hosted URL shortener. Connect your own YOURLS server, create custom short links, manage your history, generate QR codes, and keep control of your links without relying on a hosted shortening service. Built for developers, creators, marketers, and teams who want a cleaner way to manage self-hosted short links from iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Key Features: • Connect directly to your YOURLS server • Create custom short links with your own keywords • Generate QR codes for any shortened link • Manage link history across multiple profiles • Shorten links from Safari and other apps with the Share Extension • Quickly shorten URLs from your clipboard • View core YOURLS link stats and history • Import and export your link data • Optional support for Slug YOURLS plugins • Hide plugin-related features when you want a simpler interface Slug+: Unlock advanced customization and power-user features, including expanded profile support, QR code customization, import/export tools, and full-library sync for supported accounts. Your links stay yours. Slug works with the YOURLS server you control, giving you a focused, native app for creating and managing short links without moving your workflow to someone else’s link-shortening platform.

About

Port22

Control your AI coding agents from your phone. This app connects to agents running on your Mac, allowing you to monitor sessions, respond to permission prompts with a tap, and view full conversation transcripts. It works both on your local network and remotely, with end-to-end encryption for security.

Highlights
  • Remote session monitoring
  • One-tap permission approvals
  • Full transcript viewing
  • Cross-network connectivity
  • End-to-end encryption
  • Mac agent integration
Read full description

Your AI coding agents are already running on your Mac. Port22 doesn't launch, wrap, or replace them — it attaches to what's there and puts every session on your phone, including a permission prompt you can answer in a tap. Start Claude Code, Codex, or OpenCode in whatever terminal you like. Nothing about your setup changes. Port22 just gives you the whole fleet from anywhere. HOW IT WORKS 1. Install the free Port22 agent on your Mac — it's a menu-bar app, no configuration. 2. Pair your phone by typing a six-character code. No account, no sign-up. 3. Your sessions appear. Start them however you already do. MISSION CONTROL FOR YOUR FLEET See every session at a glance: which agent is working, which one is blocked on you, which one is done. No log tailing, no raw error strings — just states a human can read. WHEN AN AGENT IS BLOCKED Your phone tells you the moment an agent needs permission. Open Port22 and every option the agent actually offered is there as a real button — never a guessed keystroke, never an inferred choice. Answer it and the agent carries on. THE REAL CONVERSATION Read the full transcript exactly as it happened — prose, tool calls, diffs. Send a new prompt. Answer a multiple-choice question with real buttons instead of guessed keystrokes. Nothing is truncated. WORKS OFF YOUR NETWORK On your network it connects directly over your LAN. Off it, it fails over automatically to an encrypted relay, and you keep working from anywhere. Taurine, our keep-awake mode, stops your Mac napping mid-run so a long job survives the walk to the coffee shop. END-TO-END ENCRYPTED Your Mac and your iPhone verify each other's identity when they connect, then talk over an AES-256-GCM encrypted channel that the relay in between cannot read. There is no account and no sign-up — pairing is a code you type once. FREE FOREVER One Mac and two sessions, with every feature unlocked. Not a trial and not a crippled tier: off-network access, permission approvals, Taurine, and the full conversation are all included. The two sessions you're using stay free. PORT22 UNLIMITED Unlimited Macs and unlimited sessions, so you can drive the whole fleet at once. An annual subscription that renews automatically until cancelled. Pricing is shown in the app. REQUIRES THE MAC AGENT Port22 needs the free Port22 companion app running on your Mac. Download it at tryport22.com. Terms: tryport22.com/terms Privacy: tryport22.com/privacy

Screenshots

Slug4 screens
Port224 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Slug at free against Port22's free with in-app purchases. Slug also leads on device support (3 vs 1). On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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. Slug sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Port22 sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $19.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Slug against 5.0 for Port22. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Slug ships an update every 3 weeks, Port22 every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 9, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Slug versus Port22: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSlugPort22
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size42 MB12 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNicholas DapolitoHarsha Chaganti

Customer experience

Slug

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Port22

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Slug

One-time1
  • Quick.Link+$3.99
1 purchases

Port22

Subscriptions1
  • Unlimited$19.991 Year

Questions

Is Slug free?
Slug is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Port22 free?
Port22 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Slug or Port22?
Slug and Port22 are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Slug or Port22 have ads?
Neither Slug nor Port22 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Slug or Port22?
Slug ships an update every 3 weeks, and Port22 every 2 weeks. Most recently, Slug was updated on September 9, 2026 and Port22 on September 24, 2026.

Other comparisons