Comparison

Happy vs MadoHub

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

MadoHub

Features
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Your AI team, organized on one canvas. MadoHub is a visual AI workspace for iPhone and iPad. Brainstorm ideas, refine a draft, summarize study material, or discuss code and plans. Give each Agent its own role, instructions and conversation, then connect related tasks on your canvas. TURN IDEAS INTO NEXT STEPS Outline a plan, compare approaches, or ask another Agent to review a reply. Keep each task in its own conversation so you can return to it and build on earlier work. SEE YOUR WORK Pan and zoom the canvas. Use the Agents list to find working or idle tasks and return to their conversations. Read streaming replies with headings, lists, tables and code blocks. CONNECT TASKS Connect Agents so a completed reply can become the next task. Start with Peer Review, Pipeline or Watcher templates, then review the results and follow up where needed. ASK FROM YOUR CANVAS Open the floating MadoHub Agent for ideas and help with your workspace. Hold its button to speak, or open the full conversation to type. Speech is transcribed on your device; the resulting text is sent for AI processing after you accept the data disclosure. KEEP CONVERSATIONS Return to earlier messages and continue a task with follow-up instructions. Closing an Agent stops its work and removes it from the active canvas while preserving its history for restoration. OPTIONAL MAC COMPANION Connect a compatible Mac running MadoHub to view its desktop canvas, follow terminal output and send supported actions. A Mac is not required for the standalone iPhone and iPad workspace. ACCOUNT AND PURCHASES An internet connection, a MadoHub account and available Credits or plan allowances are required for AI tasks. Requests are processed through MadoHub Cloud. The iOS app does not require your own AI provider API key. MadoHub Pro is an auto-renewing monthly subscription. Eligible users can use the introductory offer shown in the app. You can also purchase 1,000 non-expiring Credits without a subscription. Prices, included usage and renewal terms are shown before purchase. Restore purchases in the app and manage App Store subscriptions in your device settings. Terms of Use: https://madohub.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://madohub.com/privacy

Screenshots

Happy4 screens
MadoHub4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is chart position: Happy at #65 against MadoHub's unranked. Happy also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.0). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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 MadoHub sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $29.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Happy ships an update weekly, MadoHub every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 9 level
Happy versus MadoHub: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHappyMadoHub
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (1.1K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews70.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings1.1K — better—
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
Best chart rank#65 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size98 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBulka, LLCShanghai TacticSpace Technology Co., Ltd.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Happy

Subscriptions1
  • Plus Plus Monthly$19.991 Month
2 purchases

MadoHub

Subscriptions1
  • Cloud Pro Monthly3 Days trial$29.991 Month
One-time1
  • 1,000 Mado Credits$11.99

Questions

Is Happy free?
Happy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is MadoHub free?
MadoHub is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Happy or MadoHub have ads?
Neither Happy nor MadoHub shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Happy or MadoHub?
Happy ships an update weekly, and MadoHub every 5 days. Most recently, Happy was updated on October 30, 2026 and MadoHub on October 29, 2026.

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