Comparison

Orchestra Code vs Crystl

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

Head to head
About

Orchestra Code

Features
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Orchestra Code is the AI coding app for coding on mobile. Code from your phone, no laptop required. Describe what you want in plain English. Orchestra runs a real AI coding agent on a cloud machine that clones your repo, makes the change, runs your project, and opens a pull request you can review and merge. WHAT YOU CAN DO - Start tasks in natural language or by voice. The AI writes the code. - Run AI coding agents in the cloud, in the background, even after you close the app. - Review real git diffs file by file, with GitHub-style colored changes. - Open, review, and merge pull requests from your phone. - Run your own web project on the cloud machine and open it in a live web preview before you ship. - Connect any GitHub repo. Orchestra works on a branch and keeps your main safe. - Vibe-code by voice. Dictate a task and the AI agent ships it. - Bring your own Anthropic or OpenAI key, or use your ChatGPT subscription. BUILT FOR SHIPPING, NOT JUST CHATTING Unlike chat assistants that hand you snippets to paste, Orchestra implements features end to end. It edits files, runs the project, and produces a pull request. You stay in control by reviewing the diff and merging when it looks right. WHO IT IS FOR - Developers who want to kick off and review work from their phone. - Product managers, designers, and founders who want to ship changes without writing code. - Anyone who wants to code from their phone, with a real AI coding agent in their pocket. HOW IT WORKS 1. Connect a GitHub repository. 2. Describe the change, or dictate it with your voice. 3. Orchestra spins up a cloud agent that writes the code on a branch. 4. Review the diff and the live web preview of your own project. 5. Open a pull request and merge. Orchestra Code is the mobile companion to Orchestra, the AI code change platform at orchestracode.com. Orchestra is bring your own key. You connect your own Anthropic, OpenAI, or OpenRouter account (or your ChatGPT subscription), and your tasks run on that account. Starting a task sends your prompt and the files of the repository you connect to that provider. The app shows this in full and asks you to agree before your first task, and you can withdraw that at any time in Settings. Subscriptions are auto-renewing monthly plans that cover cloud machine time. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase and renews at the same price each month unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the period ends. Manage or cancel in Settings, Apple Account, Subscriptions. Privacy policy: https://orchestracode.com/privacy Terms of Use (EULA): https://orchestracode.com/terms

About

Crystl

Features
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crystl for iPhone is the companion to crystl for Mac, the desktop app that runs your AI coding agents (Claude Code, Codex, Gemini). Pair over your local network to watch shards live, read transcripts, approve tool requests, answer agent questions, and steer sessions from anywhere in the house. Requires crystl running on your Mac.

Screenshots

Orchestra Code4 screens
Crystl4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: Orchestra Code at 3 against Crystl's 1. On price, ads, in-app purchases and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard1 real difference ยท 5 level
Orchestra Code versus Crystl: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOrchestra CodeCrystl
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyโ€”Every 3 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod โ€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 โ€” better16.1
Further details โ€” not scored
Size39 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperYour Move B.V.Christopher Bolton

In-app purchases

None

Orchestra Code

No in-app purchases

None

Crystl

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Orchestra Code free?
Orchestra Code is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Crystl free?
Crystl is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Orchestra Code or Crystl have ads?
Neither Orchestra Code nor Crystl shows ads.

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