Comparison

Architects Pocket Guide vs amux

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

Head to head

Architects Pocket Guide

About

Architects Pocket Guide

Features

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This app is useful for software engineers, architects and AI engineers. It provides a catalog of software patterns including agentic AI patterns. Further it enables engineers to create recordings from meetings and discussions, take text notes and pictures from whiteboards and store it to your IT project.

About

amux

Features

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amux is an agent multiplexer that allows controlling your agents from anywhere. You can start a Claude Code agent on your laptop, go to the coffee shop and check in on the progress and approve permissions.

Screenshots

Architects Pocket Guide4 screens

amux4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: amux at every 2 days against Architects Pocket Guide's monthly. amux also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.5). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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

Architects Pocket Guide ships an update monthly, amux every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on September 11, 2026 and September 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level

Architects Pocket Guide versus amux: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter	Architects Pocket Guide	amux
Price	Free	Free
Update frequency	Monthly	Every 2 days — better
Ads	No	No
In-app purchases	No	No
Devices	iPhone	iPhone, iPod — better
Requires iOS	18.5	15.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size	7 MB	53 MB
Age rating	4+	4+
Developer	Erhard Dinhobl	Jordan Webster

In-app purchases

None

Architects Pocket Guide

No in-app purchases

None

amux

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Architects Pocket Guide free?

Architects Pocket Guide is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Is amux free?

amux is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Do Architects Pocket Guide or amux have ads?

Neither Architects Pocket Guide nor amux shows ads.

Which is updated more often, Architects Pocket Guide or amux?

Architects Pocket Guide ships an update monthly, and amux every 2 days. Most recently, Architects Pocket Guide was updated on September 11, 2026 and amux on September 9, 2026.