Termly vs OpenLens
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Termly
This AI coding workspace brings your desktop workflow to your mobile device. Seamlessly connect to various AI coding tools to review, prompt, debug, and commit code from anywhere. Enjoy a secure and real-time experience without any setup.
- AI coding workspace on mobile
- Mirrors desktop AI workflow
- Connects to Claude, Aider, Copilot, Gemini
- Review, prompt, debug, commit code
- Full desktop context on mobile
- No setup required
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Your AI coding workspace, now in your pocket. Termly mirrors your desktop AI workflow to iPhone and iPad — seamlessly, securely, and in real time. Connect your favorite tools — Claude, Aider, Copilot, Gemini, and more — and continue coding anywhere. Review, prompt, debug, or commit right from your mobile device with full desktop context. No setup. No limits. Just your AI workflow, anywhere.
OpenLens
This application allows you to remotely control and monitor AI coding sessions from your iPhone. Continue your work seamlessly from your mobile device, manage sessions, and receive real-time updates.
- Remote AI coding session control
- Real-time chat with streaming responses
- Session management (create, delete)
- Switch AI providers and models
- Live progress on Lock Screen/Dynamic Island
- Bonjour/mDNS server discovery
- Save multiple server connections
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OpenLens is a fast, focused iPhone client for OpenCode. Run OpenCode on your computer, then continue the same AI coding session from your phone. Use OpenLens to monitor progress, reply quickly, and stay in control when you are away from your desk. What you can do with OpenLens: - Connect instantly to nearby OpenCode servers with Bonjour/mDNS discovery - Save multiple server connections and reconnect automatically - Chat in real time with streaming responses - View and manage sessions, including creating and deleting sessions - Switch AI providers and models directly from the app - Review agent activity steps while work is in progress - Respond to permission prompts and interactive questions from the server - See live progress on your Lock Screen and Dynamic Island with Live Activities Built for real workflows: - One session across terminal, web, and iPhone - Reliable reconnect behavior when network conditions change - Optional password-protected server access
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: OpenLens at 5.0 against Termly's 4.0. OpenLens also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 2 weeks) and ratings volume (4 vs 1). Termly's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 83%) and iOS requirement (16.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
OpenLens holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 4 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 100% of Termly's written reviews are positive against 83% of OpenLens's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Termly ships an update every 2 weeks, OpenLens every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Termly | OpenLens |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 83.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 4 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 11 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Siarhei Pratasavitski | Martyn Pekala |
Customer experience
Termly
OpenLens
In-app purchases
Termly
No in-app purchases
OpenLens
No in-app purchases
