Comparison

Termly vs CC Blackbox

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

About

CC Blackbox

Monitor and control your AI coding sessions running on your Mac from your iPhone. See live session activity, read conversations, and send prompts remotely. Ensures end-to-end encryption for your code and prompts.

Highlights
  • Monitor live AI coding sessions
  • Read conversations and tool details
  • Send prompts via typing or dictation
  • Answer permission requests
  • Interrupt or stop sessions
  • Pair with up to five Macs
  • End-to-end encryption
Features
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CC Blackbox is the iPhone companion to the CC Blackbox desktop app for Mac. Watch and steer the AI coding sessions already running in your local IDE, from anywhere. See every live session at a glance and know which ones need you. Read the conversation as it happens, including what the assistant says between tool calls, with full tool detail and edit diffs a tap away. Send the next prompt by typing or dictation, answer permission requests, interrupt a turn, or stop a session outright. A built-in status strip shows the model and context usage for every session you watch. Pair with your Mac by scanning a QR code. Pair up to five Macs and watch them all from one phone. Push notifications reach you when a session is waiting on you, even with the phone locked. Everything is end-to-end encrypted between your phone and your Mac. The relay that connects them sees only encrypted bytes; your sessions, prompts, and code never leave your machines readable. Requires the free CC Blackbox app on your Mac, a personal IDE made specifically to work with Claude Code. No account, no sign-up. A built-in demo mode lets you explore the app before pairing.

Screenshots

Termly4 screens
CC Blackbox4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: CC Blackbox at 5.0 against Termly's 4.0. CC Blackbox also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 2 weeks). Termly's advantage is iOS requirement (16.0 vs 26.0). On price, ratings volume, 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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

CC Blackbox holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Termly ships an update every 2 weeks, CC Blackbox every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Termly versus CC Blackbox: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTermlyCC Blackbox
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSiarhei PratasavitskiScott Rippey

Customer experience

Termly

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

CC Blackbox

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Termly

No in-app purchases

None

CC Blackbox

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Termly free?
Termly is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is CC Blackbox free?
CC Blackbox is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Termly or CC Blackbox?
CC Blackbox is rated higher. Termly averages 4.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while CC Blackbox averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Termly or CC Blackbox have ads?
Neither Termly nor CC Blackbox shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Termly or CC Blackbox?
Termly ships an update every 2 weeks, and CC Blackbox every 2 days. Most recently, Termly was updated on October 9, 2026 and CC Blackbox on October 1, 2026.

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