ActivitySmith vs MobileCodeAI
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ActivitySmith
Stream real-time progress and outcomes of long-running tasks to your iOS device's Lock Screen and Dynamic Island. Receive high-signal alerts for critical events via push notifications. Integrates with various backend services and development tools.
- Live Activities for Lock Screen and Dynamic Island
- Push Notifications for alerts
- Update via HTTP requests
- Track CI/CD, jobs, and events
- Pair devices and create API keys
- Widgets for lock screen metrics
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ActivitySmith lets you send Live Activities and Push Notifications to your iOS device(s) from any backend. Keep long-running work visible at a glance: stream progress, step-by-step status, and outcomes to your Lock Screen and Dynamic Island. Use Push Notifications for high-signal alerts (failures, incidents, signups, sales, crashes, etc). Anything that can make an HTTP request can update a Live Activity or send a Push Notification - CI/CD, servers, cron, agents, webhooks, or plain curl. Use cases: - CI/CD deployments and build pipelines - Long-running jobs (migrations, backups, ETL) and background agents - On-call alerts and incident workflows - Business events (sales, signups, trial conversions) - Home Automation How it works: - Install ActivitySmith and pair your device - Create API key - Send custom Push Notifications with a simple API call - Trigger Live Activities to track deployments or any other long-running processes in a real-time - Target one or more paired devices as needed - Use widgets to track key metrics from your lock screen SDKs: Node.js, PHP, Ruby, Python, Go, CLI Integrations: GitHub, GitLab, Vercel, Railway, Netlify, Sentry, Linear, Zapier, n8n, and more...
MobileCodeAI
This AI-powered code editor for iOS helps developers write and manage code efficiently on their mobile devices. It offers intelligent suggestions and a streamlined interface for on-the-go coding tasks.
- AI-powered code suggestions
- Mobile code editing
- Streamlined interface
- Supports iPhone and iPad
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AI code editor on iPhone
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: ActivitySmith at 18.0 against MobileCodeAI's 26.2. 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
ActivitySmith ships an update weekly, MobileCodeAI every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ActivitySmith | MobileCodeAI |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | — | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 10 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 — better | 26.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 11 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Adam Bardon | MobileCodeAI, Inc. |
Customer experience
ActivitySmith
MobileCodeAI
In-app purchases
ActivitySmith
No in-app purchases
MobileCodeAI
No in-app purchases
