Comparison

PXS External Screen Desktop vs Hermes Agent

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

Head to head
About

PXS External Screen Desktop

Transform your phone into a full desktop experience, accessible on AR glasses, monitors, TVs, or web browsers. Control your phone as a trackpad and keyboard, or pair external devices for a complete laptop feel.

Highlights
  • Desktop environment on external screens
  • Phone as trackpad and keyboard
  • Tabbed desktop-class browser
  • Window management
  • Spotlight-style launcher with voice input
  • Offline voice dictation
Features
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Leave the laptop at home — your phone IS the computer. PXS Desktop turns your phone into a real desktop: windows, a dock, a launcher, a desktop-class browser — on AR glasses, a monitor, a TV, or even a web browser. Your phone becomes the trackpad and keyboard. Pair a Bluetooth mouse and keyboard for the full laptop feel. FOUR WAYS TO GET A SCREEN • Cable — AR display glasses (Viture, XREAL, RayNeo, Rokid, Lenovo Legion Glasses), any USB-C monitor or portable display, HDMI via adapter • Screen Mirroring — Apple TV, a Mac, or any AirPlay 2 TV • AnyScreen — any modern browser becomes your display: a laptop, a smart TV, even the browser in your parked car • Open on this screen — the desktop right on an iPad or iPhone Duo WIRED? CHECK YOUR CABLE Charging cables carry power only — including the white one in your iPhone box. A wired screen needs a USB-C cable that supports video (DisplayPort Alt Mode): the cable that came with your glasses or monitor, a Thunderbolt cable, or Apple's USB-C Digital AV Multiport Adapter for HDMI. UNFOLD IT On iPhone Duo the desktop fills the big inner screen. Half folded, it stands like a laptop: the desktop on top, a touchpad below. A fold or a turn keeps your windows and pages as they are. A REAL DESKTOP • Windows you can move, resize, snap, minimize and fullscreen • A desktop-class tabbed browser — Gmail, Google Docs, Office, video calls with camera and mic (Teams, Meet), file downloads • Install any website as an app with its own icon • Spotlight-style launcher with voice input and natural-language commands • Files, Photos, Notes, Preview (PDF markup), Camera and scanner, Clock with alarms, Calculator, video, text editor, terminal, games • Daily Overview: calendar, tasks and weather • Themes and chrome styles, movable widgets, on-screen keyboard TALK INSTEAD OF TYPING There is a Dictate button right under the trackpad, and a microphone in the menu bar: either one speaks into whatever field you are in — a web form, an email, a search box. It all happens on your iPhone, so nothing is sent anywhere and it works with no signal. If you work in two languages, switch between them in one tap. Requires iOS 26. IT GREETS YOU Connect a screen and your computer says hello — "Welcome back. You have three calendar items today" — in a studio-quality neural voice that runs entirely on your iPhone. One download, then it works offline forever; nothing is sent anywhere. Write your own greeting, or turn it off. MADE FOR AR GLASSES PXS was built for the pocket-computer dream: glasses on your face, phone in your hand, a huge desktop nobody else can see. If your glasses act as a USB-C display, they work. TRY IT FREE FIRST Your free trial starts when you first connect a screen — not when you install — so no trial time is wasted waiting for your glasses to arrive. After that, one purchase makes it yours forever: $39.99 at the launch price, down from $49.99 (or $24.99/year, cancel anytime). Your setup, your signed-in apps and your files always remain yours. THE HONEST LIST We're a small shop and we'd rather tell you up front: Netflix, HBO Max and Apple TV+ won't play in the browser (a service choice, not an iOS limit — Disney+, Prime Video, Apple Music and Plex all play fine); copy/paste works best with a Bluetooth keyboard (⌘C/⌘V); other apps' iOS notifications can't appear on the desktop; a Bluetooth mouse needs a one-time AssistiveTouch setup, and typing in Mouse Mode wants a Bluetooth keyboard (iOS hides the touch keyboard while a mouse is connected). The spoken greeting is English only. And in a car, AnyScreen is for passengers and parked use only — never while driving. Feature requests are voted on publicly at bytenine.com — the board genuinely drives the roadmap. No ads. No tracking. No account required. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Hermes Agent

Create and manage personalized AI assistants for various tasks. Automate workflows, generate ideas, and organize conversations. This tool helps users work faster and turn concepts into structured outcomes.

Highlights
  • Create custom AI assistants
  • Automate workflows
  • Generate ideas and content
  • Organize chat history
  • Manage AI conversations
Features
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Grabnix - AI Core is an AI assistant app designed to help you create, organize, and manage smart AI-powered workflows directly from your device. Build your own AI assistant, ask questions, generate ideas, automate routine tasks, and keep your conversations saved in one place. Grabnix - AI Core helps you work faster, stay organized, and turn your ideas into structured results. With Grabnix - AI Core, you can: Create your own AI assistant Set up an assistant for your personal or professional tasks. Automate your workflow Use AI to support planning, writing, brainstorming, task organization, and productivity. Ask anything and get answers Use the chat interface to ask questions, generate content, or receive clear responses for your tasks. Save every idea Keep your chat history organized and return to previous conversations whenever you need them. Control your AI experience Rename, manage, and delete chats to keep your workspace clean and convenient. Grabnix - AI Core is useful for creators, students, professionals, entrepreneurs, and anyone who wants a simple AI workspace for daily tasks and ideas. Subscription Information Subscription Payment: Subscription payments will be charged to your iTunes account at confirmation of purchase and at the beginning of each renewal period. The subscription automatically renews unless it is canceled. Subscription Cancellation: You can cancel your subscription in your iTunes settings at least 24 hours before the end of the next subscription cycle. Cancellation will take effect on the day after the last day of the current subscription period, and you will be downgraded to the free version of the service. Privacy Policy: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1zcRYMpi5-OwDwEyXt51IlJYETGaBnw3bdv8rF_LMuBk/edit?usp=sharing Terms and Conditions: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1vjmtadumquH-nQm3LtlhuGU_nxg4gZLEVxMXIB6pH8Q/edit?usp=sharing

Screenshots

PXS External Screen Desktop4 screens
Hermes Agent4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: PXS External Screen Desktop at 5.0 against Hermes Agent's 3.4. PXS External Screen Desktop also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 69%). Hermes Agent's advantage is ratings volume (42 vs 4). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. PXS External Screen Desktop sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month and Hermes Agent sells 15 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

PXS External Screen Desktop holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Hermes Agent has 42 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of PXS External Screen Desktop's written reviews are positive against 69% of Hermes Agent's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PXS External Screen Desktop ships an update every 2 days, Hermes Agent every 4 days. Both last shipped on October 25, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
PXS External Screen Desktop versus Hermes Agent: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPXS External Screen DesktopHermes Agent
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (4 ratings) — better3.4 (42 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better68.8% of reviews
Number of ratings442 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterEvery 4 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.017.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size207 MB43 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperbyteNine ASSofia Karagianni

Customer experience

PXS External Screen Desktop

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Hermes Agent

All ratings27 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews16 reviews
Positive68.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative31.3%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

PXS External Screen Desktop

Subscriptions2
  • PXS Pro — Monthly$6.991 Month
  • PXS Pro — Yearly$24.991 Year
One-time1
  • PXS Pro — Lifetime$39.99
15 purchases

Hermes Agent

Subscriptions10
  • AI Core Pro2 variants$4.997 Days
  • AI Core Pro$9.997 Days
  • premium$14.991 Month
Show 7 more
  • AI Core Pro$19.991 Month
  • AI Core Pro$29.991 Month
  • AI Core Pro2 variants$39.991 Year
  • premium$59.991 Year
  • AI Core Pro$69.991 Year
  • AI Core Pro$79.991 Year
  • AI Core Pro$89.991 Year
One-time5
  • Tokens2 variants$9.99
  • Tokens$19.99
  • Tokens$34.99
Show 2 more
  • Tokens$59.99
  • Tokens$99.99

Questions

Is PXS External Screen Desktop free?
PXS External Screen Desktop is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Hermes Agent free?
Hermes Agent is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, PXS External Screen Desktop or Hermes Agent?
PXS External Screen Desktop is rated higher. PXS External Screen Desktop averages 5.0 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while Hermes Agent averages 3.4 from 42 ratings.
Do PXS External Screen Desktop or Hermes Agent have ads?
Neither PXS External Screen Desktop nor Hermes Agent shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PXS External Screen Desktop or Hermes Agent?
PXS External Screen Desktop ships an update every 2 days, and Hermes Agent every 4 days. Most recently, PXS External Screen Desktop was updated on October 25, 2026 and Hermes Agent on October 25, 2026.

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