Comparison

ShellTime.xyz vs Cmd+Ctrl

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

Head to head

ShellTime.xyz

The Developer Platform in AI

Remote AI coding agents

Free

🛠️ Developer Tools

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About

ShellTime.xyz

Features

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shelltime iOS is an app that allows users to access all commands, agent usage, and coding activities from the shelltime service. 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 · 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. ShellTime.xyz sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $14.99 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 9, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 5 level

ShellTime.xyz versus Cmd+Ctrl: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter	ShellTime.xyz	Cmd+Ctrl
Price	Free	Free
Update frequency	Weekly — better	Every 8 days
Ads	No	No
In-app purchases	Yes	Yes
Devices	iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch	iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS	26.2	16.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size	16 MB	8 MB
Age rating	4+	4+
Developer	乐贺	Cmd+Ctrl LLC

In-app purchases

2 purchases

ShellTime.xyz

Subscriptions2

ShellTime Pioneer Monthly$14.991 Month
ShellTime Pioneer Yearly$149.991 Year

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 9, 2026 and Cmd+Ctrl on October 8, 2026.