Comparison

DevMate vs Happier

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

Head to head
About

DevMate

Manage and debug ADB-enabled devices remotely. Control files, apps, and device information, including screen mirroring and log viewing. Offers subscription for advanced features.

Highlights
  • Device discovery and connection
  • File and app management
  • Remote control and input
  • Screen mirroring and recording
  • Device information monitoring
  • Logcat viewer with filtering
Features
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A professional device management and debugging tool. Discover devices quickly via pairing, IP connection, or local network scanning, with automatic connection history. Once connected, you can manage and control devices efficiently: - File Management: Browse folders and files, push, pull, move, copy, rename - package Management: View packages, search, deploy, remove, clear cache, launch, stop, freeze - Remote Control: Navigation, media control, text and numeric input, custom commands, mirror control - Screen Management: Screenshots, screen recording, live mirroring - Device Info: Monitor battery, memory, storage, CPU, system, and network - Logcat Viewer: Filter logs by level, search keywords, export logs Ideal for device management and testing. If you have any questions about the app, or requests for features you would like to see, just write a short review or use the button inside the app to contact me. Get more support on https://www.whalesgrowth.top/ DevMate Pro Subscriptions You can subscribe for DevMate Pro Subscriptions to all features and content offered for purchase within the app. DevMate Pro offers subscriptions. The subscription prices are: (i) Monthly Subscription ($2.99 / Month) (ii) Yearly Subscription ($19.99 / Year) You can subscribe to a Monthly Subscription plan ($2.99 billed once a month) or a Yearly Subscription plan ($19.99 billed once a year). Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions automatically renew unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal. Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase. The prices are in US dollars. Pricing in other countries may vary and actual charges may be converted to your local currency depending on the country of residence. Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable. Our app is functional without purchasing an Auto-Renewable subscription, and you can use all the unlocked content after the subscription expires. Q: How do I restore the subscriptions on new devices? A: You can tap the 'Restore' button on the subscription page. Privacy Policy: https://www.whalesgrowth.top/pp/ Terms of Service: https://www.whalesgrowth.top/tos/

About

Happier

This app acts as a secure bridge for AI coding agents, allowing you to run and continue sessions from your computer on your phone. It supports collaboration, reliable session resuming, and full history access with end-to-end encryption.

Highlights
  • Collaborative coding sessions
  • Support for multiple AI providers
  • Persistent and resumable sessions
  • Seamless switching between devices
  • End-to-end encryption
  • Infinite message history
Features
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Happier is an open-source, end-to-end encrypted companion app for AI coding agents: Claude Code, Codex, OpenCode, Cursor, Pi, Grok, Gemini, Copilot, Qwen, Kimi, Kilo, Kiro, Auggie. Run sessions on your computer, and continue them from your phone. Use our desktop app or web app, and truly start working from anywhere. YOUR EXISTING SESSIONS? ALREADY THERE. Open any Claude Code, Codex or OpenCode session running on your computer — live, from your phone. Nothing to migrate, nothing to learn. APPROVE FROM ANYWHERE Your agent asks to run a command and you get a push notification with Allow and Deny on it. Sessions waiting on a decision rise to a "Needs attention" group at the top of your list; everything still running gathers under "Working". REVIEW THE DIFF. SEND NOTES TO YOUR AGENTS. Browse every line your agent changed. Mark the exact lines you want addressed, choose which notes to send, and hand them straight back — same session, or a new one. EDITOR. GIT. TERMINAL. ONE TAP AWAY. Chat, files, Git and a live terminal, each its own tab. Open a file to read or edit it, review the diff, manage branches and open a pull request. YOU LOVE THE TERMINAL? WE DO TOO. If you want, you can keep running Claude Code, Codex or OpenCode in their native TUI. Happier mirrors them to every device, so you can follow along, send messages and approve permissions from anywhere — and switch between the terminal and Happier whenever you like. A COLLEAGUE YOU CAN TALK TO The voice assistant watches every running session. Brainstorm the next change, approve a permission or send a message, without picking up the phone. YOUR SESSIONS WORK AS A TEAM A session can start another session, send it messages and read its transcript — so a Claude session and a Codex session can split the work between them. Each one still runs its own subagents, on whichever backend you choose. USE THE SUBSCRIPTIONS YOU ALREADY PAY FOR Happier reuses the subscriptions and logins your existing CLIs already use — Claude, Codex, Cursor, Gemini, OpenCode. No new bill, no double billing, and Happier sells no AI of its own. POOL YOUR ACCOUNTS. KEEP THE SESSION GOING. Link accounts you own into a pool and watch usage and quota resets for every one of them in the app. Nothing switches until you build a pool — once you have, Claude Code and Codex sessions can change account without stopping, moving to whichever member has the most quota left, at most once a turn and never past a reset time the provider has published. OPEN SOURCE. END-TO-END ENCRYPTED. Your messages, prompts and session content are encrypted on your device before they reach a server: AES-256-GCM under a key drawn for that one session, sealed to an account key that is created on a device and never leaves your devices. The relay stores ciphertext and has nothing to open it with. Put the relay on your own hardware with one command — happier relay host install — or reach your computer over Tailscale and use no relay at all. FREE, AND MIT LICENSED The CLI, the mobile apps, the desktop app, the web app and the relay. No seat count, no trial, no feature gate. github.com/happier-dev/happier HOW TO START 1. On your computer: curl -fsSL https://happier.dev/install | bash (Windows: iwr https://happier.dev/install.ps1 -useb | iex) 2. Scan the QR code your terminal prints, with this app. 3. Start a session from the app, or run "happier claude" or "happier codex" in your terminal. REQUIRES A COMPUTER Happier is the client for agents running somewhere you control. It does not run an agent in the cloud, and your repository is never copied to us: the agent reads and writes files on the computer it runs on, and that computer stays the only full copy. Not affiliated with, or endorsed by, Anthropic, Google, GitHub or Cursor.

Screenshots

DevMate4 screens
Happier4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Happier at 100% against DevMate's 33%. Happier also leads on rating (4.4 vs 3.4) and in-app purchases (none vs 3). DevMate's advantage is update cadence (every 8 days vs every 5 weeks) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.0). On price, ratings volume, ads and chart position 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. DevMate sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Happier asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Happier holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 10 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 33% of DevMate's written reviews are positive against 100% of Happier's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

DevMate ships an update every 8 days, Happier every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
DevMate versus Happier: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDevMateHappier
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.4 (5 ratings)4.4 (10 ratings) — better
Positive reviews33.3% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings510 — better
Update frequencyEvery 8 days — betterEvery 5 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
Best chart rank#150#149 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size26 MB151 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer小玲 王Leeroy Brun

Customer experience

DevMate

All ratings5 ratings
Positive60.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative40.0%
Written reviews12 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral16.7%
Negative50.0%

Happier

All ratings10 ratings
Positive90.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative10.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

DevMate

Subscriptions2
  • DevMate Pro Monthly$2.991 Month
  • DevMate Pro Yearly$12.991 Year
One-time1
  • DevMate Lifetime Access$19.99
None

Happier

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is DevMate free?
DevMate is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Happier free?
Happier is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, DevMate or Happier?
Happier is rated higher. DevMate averages 3.4 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while Happier averages 4.4 from 10 ratings.
Do DevMate or Happier have ads?
Neither DevMate nor Happier shows ads.
Which is updated more often, DevMate or Happier?
DevMate ships an update every 8 days, and Happier every 5 weeks. Most recently, DevMate was updated on September 22, 2026 and Happier on September 21, 2026.
Which is more popular, DevMate or Happier?
DevMate currently peaks at #150 in the App Store charts, and Happier at #149. Chart position reflects recent download velocity rather than total install base.

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