pseudocoder vs OpenVide
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
pseudocoder
Manage AI coding agents, review code changes, and perform Git operations directly from your phone. Connects securely to your development machine without needing the cloud or an account.
- Supervise AI coding agents
- Review code changes with diff cards
- Full Git operations from phone
- Direct phone-to-dev machine connection
- Zero cloud, no account required
- Keep Mac awake during sessions
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pseudocoder connects your phone directly to your dev machine. supervise AI coding agents, review code changes, and manage git — no cloud, no account. CHAT WITH YOUR AGENTS See your AI agent's thinking, tool calls, and code edits in a structured chat timeline. Approve or deny commands inline. Switch to raw terminal any time. REVIEW DIFFS ON YOUR PHONE AI-generated code changes arrive as diff cards sorted by risk. Review additions and deletions with syntax highlighting, then accept or reject. GIT FROM YOUR PHONE Commit, push, pull, switch branches, create PRs, and view history. Full git operations from your pocket. ZERO CLOUD Your phone connects directly to your machine over your local network or Tailscale. TLS encrypted. No data leaves your network. No account required. KEEP YOUR MAC AWAKE Prevent your machine from sleeping during active sessions. Battery-aware. HOW IT WORKS 1. Install the open-source host on your Mac or Linux machine 2. Scan the QR code to pair 3. Start coding WORKS WITH - Claude Code - Codex CLI - Gemini CLI - Any terminal-based coding agent - Existing tmux sessions Try demo mode to explore without installing anything.
OpenVide
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Open Vide lets you control AI coding assistants on your remote servers directly from your mobile device. Connect to any machine over SSH and run Claude Code, OpenAI Codex, or Google Gemini CLI — with live streaming output, multi-turn conversations, and persistent sessions that survive disconnections. Features: - Connect to remote hosts via SSH (password or key-based auth) - Run Claude Code, OpenAI Codex, and Google Gemini CLI sessions - Stream AI output in real-time with a chat-like interface - Resume multi-turn conversations across reconnections - Sessions persist on the remote host — nothing is lost if you disconnect - Built-in terminal for running commands on your hosts - Browse and view files on remote machines - Push notifications when sessions complete - Credentials stored securely on-device Open Vide uses a lightweight daemon on each remote machine to relay commands and capture output. No open ports or cloud accounts required — everything runs over SSH. Open source: https://github.com/open-vide/openvide
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: pseudocoder at 13.0 against OpenVide's 15.1. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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.
| Parameter | pseudocoder | OpenVide |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 25 MB | 35 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Diab Ali | Fabio Galimberti |
In-app purchases
pseudocoder
No in-app purchases
OpenVide
No in-app purchases
