Comparison

Kibbler vs TermBridge

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

Head to head
About

Kibbler

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Control Claude Code from your iPhone. Kibbler connects your iPhone to Claude Code running on your Mac or PC, letting you code from anywhere — your couch, a coffee shop, or on the go. FEATURES • Chat Interface — Send prompts and receive streaming responses in real-time • Approval Mode — Preview file changes as diffs before they're applied to your codebase • Multi-Project Support — Switch between projects and manage multiple coding sessions • Secure Connection — End-to-end encrypted with mTLS authentication • Easy Setup — Scan a QR code to pair your device in seconds HOW IT WORKS 1. Install Claude Code on your desktop (claude.ai/code) and subscribe. 2. Install the Kibbler plugin in your JetBrains IDE 3. Scan the QR code with your iPhone 4. Start coding remotely Kibbler is perfect for developers who want to stay productive without being tied to their desk. REQUIREMENTS • Claude Code CLI with active Claude subscription installed on Mac, Windows, or Linux • JetBrains IDE with Kibbler plugin (IntelliJ, GoLand, PyCharm, etc.) Terms of Use: https://kibbler.dev/terms

About

TermBridge

Control and observe any terminal on your Mac from your phone, anywhere. Dictate commands, attach files, and sync clipboards. Securely manage your development workflow remotely.

Highlights
  • Remote terminal control
  • Live agent monitoring
  • Push notifications for agent prompts
  • Voice command dictation
  • File and image attachment
  • Two-way clipboard sync
  • End-to-end encryption
Features
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Control and observe any terminal on your Mac from your phone — from anywhere. TermBridge attaches at the shell layer, so it works across every terminal you already use: iTerm2, Terminal.app, the integrated terminals in VS Code, Zed, and Cursor, plus tmux. There's no new terminal app to live in and nothing to reconfigure. The exact shell you're already typing in simply shows up on your phone, live. VIBE CODING, UNTETHERED Start a long Claude Code or Codex run on your Mac, then walk away. TermBridge keeps you in the loop from wherever you are. • Answer the agent from your phone: Allow, Always allow, Deny, or Deny with a note. Answer Claude's questions too, including ones with several picks. • Get a push the moment an agent needs you. Approve right from the notification, or tap to land on the request. • See every agent across all of your Macs in one place: needs you, running, finished. • Watch any agent run live, character by character, exactly as it appears on your Mac. DO REAL WORK FROM YOUR PHONE TermBridge is built to get things done, not just watch. • Dictate commands and prompts by voice, with a live waveform so you know it's listening. • Attach a file or image from your phone. It uploads to your Mac and the path drops into the terminal, ready to run or hand to your agent. • Browse your Mac's files, and preview what the agent touched — Markdown and READMEs rendered, and the local servers running on your Mac, open right on your phone. • Two-way clipboard sync: copy on your Mac, paste on your phone, and back. WHAT MAKES IT DIFFERENT Most remote-terminal apps only see sessions they created, on a server you SSH into. TermBridge is the opposite. • Attach to the terminals you're ALREADY in — not just sessions this app spawned. • See your editor's integrated terminals (VS Code, Zed, Cursor) on your phone. • Spawn a fresh shell on your Mac from your phone, on demand. • Pair multiple devices (iPhone + iPad) to one Mac, and switch between Macs instantly — each keeps its own live connection, so an offline Mac never drops the one you're using. MADE YOURS • Themes and fonts to match your setup. • A custom on-screen key row and macros for the keys you actually use. • A full-color terminal with deep scrollback on iPhone, and a 3-panel layout on iPad. • A touch keyboard bar with Tab, Esc, Ctrl-C, arrows, and the modifiers a terminal needs. SECURE BY DESIGN Your terminal is sensitive. TermBridge treats it that way. • End-to-end encrypted with X25519 + AES-256-GCM — the relay only ever sees ciphertext. • Forward secrecy: fresh keys every session, so a future compromise can't unlock past ones. • Zero-knowledge relay — your secrets never touch a server, and no inbound port is opened on your Mac. • QR-code pairing, approved right on your Mac, with a fingerprint you can verify. RELIABLE • Reconnects the instant your network changes or your phone comes back online. • Sessions keep running when you step away — pick up exactly where you left off. • Missed output replays on attach, so you never lose what happened while you were gone. PERMISSIONS — ONLY WHEN YOU USE THE FEATURE • Notifications — to alert you when an agent on your Mac is waiting; tap to jump into that terminal. • Camera — to scan the QR code that pairs your phone with your Mac. • Microphone & Speech Recognition — only when you dictate by voice; transcription runs on-device. • Photos — only if you choose to attach an image to send to your Mac. GETTING STARTED Install the free TermBridge menu-bar app on your Mac, scan the QR code once, approve on the Mac, and your terminals are with you everywhere. No SSH keys, no ports to forward, no servers to rent. Learn more at https://termbridge.clovinyx.io Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Kibbler4 screens
TermBridge4 screens

Verdict

The call

Kibbler and TermBridge are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. Kibbler sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and TermBridge sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Kibbler ships an update every 4 days, TermBridge weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Kibbler versus TermBridge: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKibblerTermBridge
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS17.016.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size214 MB53 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKibbler Inc.Clovinyx

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Kibbler

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$3.991 Month
  • Yearly$34.991 Year
3 purchases

TermBridge

Subscriptions2
  • TermBridge Pro$3.991 Month
  • TermBridge Pro$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • TermBridge Pro Lifetime$79.99

Questions

Is Kibbler free?
Kibbler is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is TermBridge free?
TermBridge is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Kibbler or TermBridge have ads?
Neither Kibbler nor TermBridge shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Kibbler or TermBridge?
Kibbler ships an update every 4 days, and TermBridge weekly. Most recently, Kibbler was updated on October 5, 2026 and TermBridge on October 11, 2026.

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