Comparison

GraphQLConf 2026 vs Orca IDE

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

Head to head
About

GraphQLConf 2026

Features
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GraphQLConf 2026, hosted by the GraphQL foundation takes place in Fremont, California on May 19th, 20th. The official app gives you full access to the conference schedule, speakers, practical information and more. Save bookmarks and make sure you make the most of GraphQLConf 2026!

About

Orca IDE

This app mirrors your desktop terminal sessions, including AI agent interactions, directly to your iPhone. It provides full keyboard input and multi-terminal support for seamless remote coding management. All processing remains on your desktop, ensuring your data stays secure.

Highlights
  • Live desktop terminal mirror
  • AI agent session management
  • Full keyboard input
  • Multi-worktree, multi-terminal support
  • Phone-fit zoom and smart keyboard
  • Background command execution
  • End-to-end encrypted pairing
Features
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Orca Mobile is the companion app for Orca, the open-source agentic coding workspace for macOS, Linux, and Windows. Pair your iPhone to your desktop in seconds and pick up a terminal session from the couch, the kitchen, or across the office. WHAT IT DOES • Live mirror of your desktop terminal, including running AI agent sessions (Claude Code, Codex, custom CLIs). • Full keyboard input — type, tab-complete, Ctrl-C, scroll back, all from the phone. • Multi-worktree, multi-terminal: jump between projects with a tap. • Phone-fit zoom and a smart on-screen keyboard with quick Ctrl/Alt accessory keys and shortcuts. • Background long-running commands and get a notification when a TUI goes idle (e.g. when Claude finishes thinking). HOW IT WORKS Orca Mobile is a thin client. Nothing runs on your phone except the viewer. Your code, your shells, your AI agents — all of that stays on your desktop. The phone shows you what's happening and forwards your keystrokes back over an encrypted local-network connection. Pairing is end-to-end encrypted. Your desktop generates a one-time keypair and shows a QR code; you scan it from the app. After that, all traffic between phone and desktop is sealed with that pair's keys. PRIVACY • No analytics SDK, no crash reporter, no third-party SDKs of any kind in the iOS app. • Pairing tokens and your preference list live in the app's own sandbox. The app's traffic to your desktop is end-to-end encrypted on your local network only. • The Orca desktop app collects anonymized usage metrics per the policy at https://www.onorca.dev/privacy. The mobile app itself does not. • Open source: every line is auditable at https://github.com/stablyai/orca. REQUIREMENTS • An iPhone (iOS 16+) on the same Wi-Fi as your desktop. • The Orca desktop app, free, from https://www.onorca.dev/ or https://github.com/stablyai/orca/releases.

Screenshots

GraphQLConf 20264 screens
Orca IDE4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is chart position: Orca IDE at #18 against GraphQLConf 2026's unranked. Orca IDE also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.6). 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

GraphQLConf 2026 ships an update every 5 days, Orca IDE every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on September 19, 2026 and September 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 9 level
GraphQLConf 2026 versus Orca IDE: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGraphQLConf 2026Orca IDE
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.7 (25 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—93.1% of reviews
Number of ratings—25 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 daysEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
Best chart rank—#18 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.615.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB40 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperApollo GraphQLLovecast LLC

In-app purchases

None

GraphQLConf 2026

No in-app purchases

None

Orca IDE

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is GraphQLConf 2026 free?
GraphQLConf 2026 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Orca IDE free?
Orca IDE is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do GraphQLConf 2026 or Orca IDE have ads?
Neither GraphQLConf 2026 nor Orca IDE shows ads.
Which is updated more often, GraphQLConf 2026 or Orca IDE?
GraphQLConf 2026 ships an update every 5 days, and Orca IDE every 3 days. Most recently, GraphQLConf 2026 was updated on September 19, 2026 and Orca IDE on September 28, 2026.

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