Comparison

ShellTime.xyz vs Cmd+Ctrl

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

Head to head
About

ShellTime.xyz

Features
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ShellTime brings your developer activity to iPhone and iPad: the commands you run, what your AI coding agents cost, and the time you spend in your editor. The free shelltime CLI and editor extensions record your shell history, your Claude Code and Codex usage, and your coding time in VS Code, Neovim and JetBrains. Sign in with your ShellTime account and your stats are already there. TODAY β€’ Today's commands, AI spend and coding time at a glance CODING AGENT β€’ Tokens, cost, efficiency and lines changed for Claude Code, Codex and more β€’ Today, 30 days, 90 days or all time, with monthly charts for all time β€’ Open any session to read back your prompts, the tool calls and the lines it changed β€’ Browse your projects and search your prompts COMMANDS β€’ Search and filter your shell history from every machine β€’ Exit status, shell, terminal and host for every command, and your most used commands CODING ACTIVITY β€’ Coding time by editor and by language RANKING AND TEAMS β€’ Daily rankings, Claude Code and Codex boards, and the global community board β€’ Teams share devices, sessions and rankings with collaborators REPORTS β€’ Weekly and monthly reports on your shell, AI and editor activity WIDGETS AND APPLE WATCH β€’ Home Screen widgets for activity, coding agents, coding activity and rate limits, plus a Custom widget built from the sections you pick β€’ Lock Screen widgets for rate limits and activity β€’ An Apple Watch app with your overview, coding agent sessions, commands and ranking AND MORE β€’ A push notification when your Claude usage limits reset (Pro) β€’ Approve web and CLI sign-ins from a notification, confirmed with Face ID β€’ Embeddable badges for your GitHub profile or README β€’ In English, Japanese, Korean and Simplified Chinese Recording your shell, AI coding and editor activity is free. ShellTime Pro ($14.99 USD/month or $149.99 USD/year) unlocks your full history and all-time stats, the unlimited Session and Prompt Inspector, monthly AI reports, usage-reset alerts and webhooks, data export, dotfiles and shell aliases, virtual invoices, and 800 AI credits a month. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Cmd+Ctrl

Features
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Cmd+Ctrl (Command and Control) lets you manage AI coding agent sessions from anywhere. Start conversations with agents including Claude Code, Cursor, Codex CLI, GitHub Copilot, and Gemini CLI – then monitor progress, reply to questions, and get push notifications, all from your phone or watch. Features: - Start and manage coding agent sessions remotely - Real-time streaming of agent responses and tool usage - Reply to continue conversations from any device - Push notifications when agents complete tasks or need input - Apple Watch companion app for quick replies from your wrist - Supports various coding agents, including Claude Code, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, and more Cmd+Ctrl runs a lightweight daemon on your dev machine that connects your agents to the app. Install takes under a minute. Requires a Cmd+Ctrl account. Visit cmd-ctrl.ai to sign up. Terms of Use: https://cmd-ctrl.ai/terms Privacy Policy: https://cmd-ctrl.ai/privacy

Screenshots

ShellTime.xyz4 screens
Cmd+Ctrl4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Cmd+Ctrl at 16.0 against ShellTime.xyz's 26.2. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. ShellTime.xyz sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month and Cmd+Ctrl sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ShellTime.xyz ships an update weekly, Cmd+Ctrl every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference Β· 5 level
ShellTime.xyz versus Cmd+Ctrl: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterShellTime.xyzCmd+Ctrl
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyWeekly β€” betterEvery 8 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS26.216.0 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size17 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer乐 贺Cmd+Ctrl LLC

In-app purchases

3 purchases

ShellTime.xyz

Subscriptions2
  • ShellTime Pro Monthly$7.991 Month
  • ShellTime Pro Yearly$79.991 Year
One-time1
  • 500 AI Credits$5.99
1 purchases

Cmd+Ctrl

Subscriptions1
  • Pro$4.991 Month

Questions

Is ShellTime.xyz free?
ShellTime.xyz is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Cmd+Ctrl free?
Cmd+Ctrl is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do ShellTime.xyz or Cmd+Ctrl have ads?
Neither ShellTime.xyz nor Cmd+Ctrl shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ShellTime.xyz or Cmd+Ctrl?
ShellTime.xyz ships an update weekly, and Cmd+Ctrl every 8 days. Most recently, ShellTime.xyz was updated on October 28, 2026 and Cmd+Ctrl on October 31, 2026.

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