Comparison

Happy vs Basepanel

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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Your coding agent shouldn't wait for you to get back to your desk. A task can run for an hour and then stop five minutes in to ask for permission or a decision. Happy lets you answer from your phone, and the same agent carries on in the same repository with the same tools and context. Happy is the mobile app for Claude Code and Codex. The agents keep running on your own computer, and your phone is how you start them, steer them and review their work. WHAT YOU CAN DO FROM YOUR PHONE • Start a new session or pick up one you began at your desk • Get notified when an agent needs input or finishes • Approve or deny permission requests, or let a session run in Auto mode • Choose the model and reasoning effort from the providers set up on your computer • Review changes: a file list, colored diffs, and the full set of changes on a branch • Attach a screenshot or photo to your prompt • Browse sessions in one list or grouped by project, with each checkout's chats as tabs • Open a side chat next to a session without losing your place • Drafts follow you between your phone and your computer HOW IT WORKS Happy runs on your computer, and this app connects to it. 1. Install Happy Desktop from happy.engineering, or if you prefer the terminal, run: npm install -g happy 2. Create an account in the app. You don't need an email address or a password. 3. Scan the QR code your computer shows to link it to your phone. Then start a session from either device. What you see on your phone is the same live session that's running on your computer. YOU WILL NEED • A computer running Happy Desktop or the Happy CLI • Access to the coding agents you want to use, such as a Claude or ChatGPT/Codex plan or API key. Happy uses your existing accounts. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Sessions are end-to-end encrypted. Your code, agent and encryption keys stay on your devices. Happy's servers only relay and store encrypted session data and can't read your prompts, responses or code. OPEN SOURCE The app, the CLI and the server are MIT-licensed and on GitHub. Read the code, run your own build or host your own server. ALSO ON DESKTOP Happy Desktop adds a harness that works across providers and lets you switch models in the middle of a task. The sessions it starts show up on your phone too. Happy is an independent project. It is not affiliated with or endorsed by Anthropic or OpenAI. Claude and Claude Code are trademarks of Anthropic. Codex and ChatGPT are trademarks of OpenAI. Privacy Policy: https://happy.engineering/privacy Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Basepanel

Manage your databases directly from your iPhone, iPad, or Mac. This app presents data in a user-friendly card format, simplifying browsing and editing. It supports various cloud providers and local databases, with optional AI features for enhanced data interaction and query generation.

Highlights
  • Connect to cloud and local databases
  • Data presented as readable cards
  • Direct database editing and row addition
  • Custom dashboard creation
  • On-device AI for data generation and queries
  • Full SQL console access
  • Local-first privacy focus
Features
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Basepanel is a private, easy-to-use app for connecting to and managing your databases right from your iPhone, iPad, or Mac. Instead of dense tables and raw query editors, Basepanel presents your data as clean, readable cards so you can browse, edit, and understand your data without the usual friction. Connect to the databases you already use Add a database in seconds. Basepanel supports popular cloud providers like Neon, Supabase, Turso, Cloudflare D1, Planetscale, Prisma Postgres, custom Postgres and MySQL setups, and you can also create or import a local SQLite database of your own. You provide your credentials, and Basepanel connects directly to your database with no middleman. A friendlier way to work with data - Tables are shown as cards you can tap to explore. - Rows open into a clean, organized view of every column. - Editing is straightforward, and you can preview the exact query before anything runs. - Adding new rows uses the same simple interface. - Build custom dashboards to surface the data that matters most to you. - A full SQL console is always available when you want direct control. Work smarter on supported devices On supported iPhone, iPad, and Mac models with Apple Intelligence, Basepanel uses Apple's built-in AI models to make your data easier to work with. Simply describe what you need in plain language to instantly generate complete, working databases. You can also leverage the AI to construct complex queries for your dashboards and SQL console, and automatically build custom views perfectly optimized for your data types. All of this runs on your device. On models without on-device AI, Basepanel falls back to sensible defaults so the core experience stays smooth and complete. Built for privacy Privacy is at the center of how Basepanel is designed. The app is local first. The only network connections it makes are direct calls to the databases you choose to connect. There is no telemetry, no analytics, and no external servers handling or storing your data. Your credentials and your data stay on your device and go only to the database you point them at. Own your data If you create or import a local SQLite database, you can export the file at any time, making it easy to back up your work or deploy it to the cloud when you're ready. Terms of Use: https://www.basepanel.com/terms-of-service/ Privacy Policy: https://www.basepanel.com/privacy-policy/

Screenshots

Happy4 screens
Basepanel4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Happy at 4.9 against Basepanel's 4.5. Happy also leads on ratings volume (1K vs 2) and update cadence (weekly vs every 2 weeks). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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 Basepanel sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 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 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Happy has 1K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Happy ships an update weekly, Basepanel every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
Happy versus Basepanel: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHappyBasepanel
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (1K ratings) — better4.5 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews71.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings1K — better2
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#92 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size98 MB91 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBulka, LLCPixel Framers

Customer experience

Happy

All ratings1,024 ratings
Positive96.7%
Neutral1.0%
Negative2.3%
Written reviews67 reviews
Positive71.6%
Neutral10.4%
Negative17.9%

Basepanel

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

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Happy

Subscriptions1
  • Plus Plus Monthly$19.991 Month
3 purchases

Basepanel

Subscriptions2
  • Basepanel Unlimited Monthly$3.991 Month
  • Basepanel Unlimited Monthly7 Days trial$3.991 Month
One-time1
  • Basepanel Unlimited Lifetime2 variants$49.99

Questions

Is Happy free?
Happy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Basepanel free?
Basepanel is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Happy or Basepanel?
Happy is rated higher. Happy averages 4.9 out of 5 from 1K ratings, while Basepanel averages 4.5 from 2 ratings.
Do Happy or Basepanel have ads?
Neither Happy nor Basepanel shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Happy or Basepanel?
Happy ships an update weekly, and Basepanel every 2 weeks. Most recently, Happy was updated on October 22, 2026 and Basepanel on October 18, 2026.

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