Comparison

Happy vs Cursor

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

Head to head
About

Happy

This app provides a secure mobile interface for AI coding assistants, allowing you to continue sessions and monitor progress from anywhere. It features end-to-end encryption and a zero-knowledge architecture for ultimate privacy. Seamlessly switch between desktop and mobile for uninterrupted AI coding.

Highlights
  • Seamless desktop and mobile session continuation
  • Push notifications for AI tasks
  • Offline access to conversation history
  • End-to-end encryption for code privacy
  • Real-time streaming of AI responses
  • Zero-knowledge architecture
Features
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Happy Coder is the secure mobile companion for Codex and Claude Code that lets you continue your AI coding sessions anywhere (not affiliated with Anthropic or OpenAI). Built by developers who needed to check on their AI assistant's progress during coffee breaks, this app brings the full Codex and Claude Code experience to your phone with military-grade encryption. **Important**: This app requires Codex or Claude Code to be installed on your computer. Happy Coder is a companion app that connects to your existing Codex or Claude Code setup. **Key Features:** - Continue Codex and Claude Code sessions seamlessly between desktop and mobile - Push notifications for permission requests and task completion - Access conversation history even when your terminal is offline - End-to-end encryption - your code stays private - Real-time streaming of AI responses - Zero-knowledge architecture - we can't read your data **How It Works:** 1. Install the happy-coder CLI on your computer 2. Scan a QR code to securely pair your devices 3. Use 'happy' instead of 'codex' or 'claude' to start encrypted sessions 4. Switch between desktop and mobile instantly Perfect for developers who: - Want to monitor long-running tasks on the go - Need secure access to proprietary code discussions - Value privacy and open-source transparency - Work from coffee shops, trains, or anywhere Happy Coder uses the same encryption as Signal (TweetNaCl) and is completely open source. Your encryption keys never leave your device, and all data is encrypted before transmission. Built by Bay Area engineers who believe the best tools come from scratching your own itch. We needed a way to securely check on our AI coding assistant while away from our desks - so we built it and shared it with the community. Your code. Your privacy. Your Codex and Claude Code companion. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Cursor

Build, review, and ship software from anywhere using AI agents. Implement changes, fix bugs, and manage projects remotely. Verify work with demos and provide visual feedback to agents.

Highlights
  • Launch coding agents from anywhere
  • Track and manage engineering work
  • Review screenshots and videos of changes
  • Annotate images for visual feedback
  • Inspect diffs and merge pull requests
  • Communicate with agents via voice
  • Understand codebases faster
Features
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Introducing Cursor for iOS: the best way to build, review, and ship software from anywhere. Kick off and manage agents to implement changes, fix bugs, and keep projects moving forward while you're away from your desk. BUILD FROM ANYWHERE With Cursor in your pocket, you can start new work the moment inspiration strikes. Launch agents directly from your phone to implement features, investigate issues, or answer questions about your codebase. Track progress across long-running agents and review completed work no matter where you are. Cursor helps you think through complex problems with a deep understanding of your codebase. VERIFY WORK WITH DEMOS Agents can test changes in their own sandbox and iterate until they've validated their output. Cursor can produce artifacts like videos, screenshots, and logs, so you can quickly verify its work before moving to the next step. By giving agents their own virtual machines with full development environments, they are able to work more autonomously to create merge-ready PRs. POINT AND DRAW TO FIX Take a screenshot, circle an issue, and drop comments to give agents visual feedback directly on images. Cursor understands annotations and uses them as context to make precise updates. Visual inputs help shrink the distance between what you see and what the agent understands. This allows you to iterate faster when refining UI, fixing visual bugs, or communicating design changes. SHIP CODE FROM YOUR PHONE Review pull requests and inspect changes through a focused diff experience designed for mobile. From quick fixes to major features, Cursor makes it easy to move between files and commits. Understand what changed and merge high-quality code with confidence. TALK TO CURSOR Use voice mode to communicate what you want without typing. Brainstorm ideas, explain bugs, plan features, tackle a difficult technical challenge, or request changes out loud. Cursor turns conversations into actionable engineering work, allowing you to stay in flow and capture ideas as they come to you. BUILT FOR MODERN SOFTWARE TEAMS Cursor is designed to help individuals and teams build ambitious software. Always use the best model for the task at hand with access to any frontier model from OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, and more. Cursor's own agentic model, Composer, delivers frontier-level intelligence while optimizing for speed and token-efficiency. With Cursor for iOS, you can: • Launch coding agents from anywhere • Track and manage active engineering work • Review screenshots and videos of changes • Annotate images to provide visual feedback • Inspect diffs and merge pull requests • Talk to agents with voice conversations • Understand unfamiliar codebases faster Whether you’re maintaining production systems or building your next side project, Cursor helps you turn your ideas into working software from anywhere. ——— Terms of Service: https://cursor.com/terms-of-service Privacy Policy: https://cursor.com/privacy © 2026 Anysphere, Inc.

Screenshots

Happy4 screens
Cursor4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is chart position: Cursor at #2 against Happy's #85. Happy's advantage is rating (4.9 vs 4.7) and review sentiment (71% vs 63%). On price, ratings volume, update cadence 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. Happy sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $19.99 per month and Cursor sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $25.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Happy holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 991 and 748 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 71% of Happy's written reviews are positive against 63% of Cursor's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly weekly. Both last shipped on September 22, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
Happy versus Cursor: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHappyCursor
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (991 ratings) — better4.7 (748 ratings)
Positive reviews71.2% of reviews — better63.1% of reviews
Number of ratings991 — better748
Update frequencyWeeklyWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
Best chart rank#85#2 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size92 MB261 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperBulka, LLCAnysphere

Customer experience

Happy

All ratings991 ratings
Positive96.9%
Neutral0.9%
Negative2.2%
Written reviews66 reviews
Positive71.2%
Neutral10.6%
Negative18.2%

Cursor

All ratings748 ratings
Positive92.5%
Neutral1.9%
Negative5.6%
Written reviews187 reviews
Positive63.1%
Neutral3.2%
Negative33.7%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Happy

Subscriptions1
  • Plus Plus Monthly$19.991 Month
3 purchases

Cursor

Subscriptions3
  • Pro$25.991 Month
  • Pro+$77.991 Month
  • Ultra$259.991 Month

Questions

Is Happy free?
Happy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Cursor free?
Cursor is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Happy or Cursor?
Happy is rated higher. Happy averages 4.9 out of 5 from 991 ratings, while Cursor averages 4.7 from 748 ratings.
Do Happy or Cursor have ads?
Neither Happy nor Cursor shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Happy or Cursor?
Happy ships an update weekly, and Cursor weekly. Most recently, Happy was updated on September 22, 2026 and Cursor on September 22, 2026.
Which is more popular, Happy or Cursor?
Happy currently peaks at #85 in the App Store charts, and Cursor at #2. Chart position reflects recent download velocity rather than total install base.

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