Comparison

Tactic Remote vs Agents At Work

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

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About

Tactic Remote

Control your AI coding agents remotely from your iPhone or iPad. Continue conversations, monitor terminal output, inspect files, and respond to tasks without being at your desk. Works with various AI models on compatible computers.

Highlights
  • Remote AI coding agent control
  • Live terminal monitoring
  • File inspection and browsing
  • Project and session management
  • End-to-end encrypted remote access
  • Voice input and custom shortcuts
  • Cross-platform support (iOS, Web)
Features
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Your AI coding agents, within reach. Tactic Remote connects your iPhone and iPad to your own computer so you can continue conversations, follow terminal output, inspect files, and respond when a task needs you. Your computer keeps working. You don't have to stay at your desk. Works with Claude Code, Codex, Amp, and Droid on compatible Mac, Linux, and Windows hosts. CHAT AND LIVE TERMINAL Follow streaming replies, code, and tool results in chat, or open the native terminal to enter commands and watch output. Choose an agent when creating a conversation. Each conversation keeps its own agent and context; start another conversation to use a different agent. PROJECTS, FILES, AND SESSIONS Find work by project, switch sessions, browse source files, and inspect file activity and Git changes. Worktree support helps organize separate tasks in the same repository. REMOTE ACCESS AND TRUSTED DEVICES Connect directly on your local network or use Tactic Relay to reach a paired computer over the internet. Relay connections use application-layer end-to-end encryption, so the relay cannot read session content. You can also use a Cloudflare Tunnel you configure. Sign in to your Tactic account to manage trusted devices and bound hosts, add Passkeys, and revoke device access. Your computer and companion server must stay running for remote access. VOICE, SHORTCUTS, AND ALERTS Dictate with Apple Speech, on-device Whisper, or optional cloud speech. Reuse commands and prompts, and receive notifications when work finishes or needs your attention. USAGE AT A GLANCE Where supported, check usage and plan limits for the agent account signed in on your computer. The companion server reads this data locally; availability depends on the agent and account. MADE FOR IPHONE AND IPAD Check in and reply from iPhone, or use iPad sidebars, expanded panels, and keyboard shortcuts. The interface supports English, Simplified and Traditional Chinese, Japanese, Korean, German, French, and Spanish. IPHONE, IPAD, AND THE WEB Alongside the native app, use a browser to access your own development environment, view sessions, browse files, and use the terminal. A new browser must complete secure pairing before its first connection. Your computer and companion server must stay running. FREE AND PRO The free tier includes 2 saved computers, 2 sessions, 5 custom snippets, and 5 minutes of cloud speech per month. Pro unlocks unlimited computers, sessions, and snippets, plus file upload and editing, the full Shell keyboard, custom quick prompts, all themes, and 35 minutes of cloud speech per month. Available through monthly or annual subscriptions, or a one-time Lifetime purchase. YOUR ENVIRONMENT, YOUR CONTROL Install the companion server and a supported coding agent on your computer, then sign in to and configure the agent. Tactic Remote does not provide an AI model or third-party agent account. Your computer continues to manage your projects, terminal processes, and agent credentials. Optional product analytics excludes code, prompts, terminal output, file paths, and project names, and can be disabled in Settings. Audio is uploaded only when you choose cloud speech. Protect the app with Face ID or Touch ID. Privacy Policy: https://tacticremote.com/privacy Terms of Service: https://tacticremote.com/terms

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Agents At Work

Features
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Your AI agents are working. You don't have to watch. Agents At Work lets you watch and steer Claude Code, Codex, Gemini CLI, Grok, Cursor, and Scoot from your iPhone or iPad, wherever they run: on your Mac or on a Linux machine. Your phone lets you know the moment an agent needs approval, finishes a task, or hits an error, and you answer from anywhere. WHAT YOU GET Push notifications you can answer: when an agent asks to run a command, edit a file, or use a tool, the question lands on your phone with the options. Tap Yes, No, or "Yes for this session" right from the notification, and the agent carries on. A live conversation feed: every message, tool call, and response streams to your phone as it happens. Long answers open in a full-screen reader that can read them aloud. Send and schedule prompts: give an agent a new instruction from anywhere, or queue one for later, for example 2 AM when your usage limit resets, so a spent quota turns into work done by morning. Auto-approve: trust a session, and it runs without asking while you stay in the loop. Every agent in one place: sessions from all your computers, color-coded by agent, with live status: running, waiting for you, or done. Local and cloud models with Scoot: our own open-source agent runs free local models through Ollama, or cloud models with your own key. Your project files: browse a computer's folders and open files from your phone. NO ACCOUNT, END-TO-END ENCRYPTED There is nothing to sign up for. Your phone pairs with your computer by scanning a QR code, and that same scan sets up AES-256-GCM encryption. Prompts and responses are encrypted on your computer before they leave it; our relay only ever carries ciphertext. Only your computer and your phone can read them. OPEN SOURCE The engine that runs on your computer, aaw-core, is MIT licensed, on GitHub and PyPI. Read exactly what touches your code and your agents, or run your own relay. HOW IT WORKS 1. Install the free companion on your computer: the Mac app from agentsatwork.app, or one command on Linux. 2. Open Agents At Work on your phone and scan the QR code your computer shows. 3. Start your agent the way you always do. 4. Your phone lets you know when it needs you. Approve, answer, or send a new prompt from anywhere. PLANS Free: follow one computer on our relay, with every feature. Personal: up to 3 computers, for anyone running agents on more than one machine. Pro: up to 15 computers, for teams and fleets of machines. Weekly, monthly, or yearly. Cancel anytime in your App Store subscriptions. One subscription covers every iPhone and iPad on your Apple ID. Computers on a relay you host yourself never count toward a plan. REQUIREMENTS - iPhone or iPad with iOS or iPadOS 17.6 or later - A Mac with macOS 14.6 or later, or a Linux machine with systemd, tmux, and Python 3.11 or newer - Claude Code, Codex CLI, Gemini CLI, Grok CLI, Cursor, or Scoot on that computer Not affiliated with Anthropic, OpenAI, Google, xAI, Anysphere, or Ollama. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://agentsatwork.app/privacy

Screenshots

Tactic Remote4 screens
Agents At Work4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Agents At Work at every 3 days against Tactic Remote's every 2 weeks. 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Tactic Remote sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Agents At Work sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tactic Remote ships an update every 2 weeks, Agents At Work every 3 days. Both last shipped on November 5, 2026.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Tactic Remote versus Agents At Work: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTactic RemoteAgents At Work
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.4 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size19 MB5 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperShanghai TacticSpace Technology Co., Ltd.AnswerSolutions LLC

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Tactic Remote

Subscriptions2
  • Tactic Remote Pro (Monthly)3 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Tactic Remote Pro (Yearly)7 Days trial$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • Tactic Remote Pro (Lifetime)$39.99
6 purchases

Agents At Work

Subscriptions6
  • Agents At Work Personal (weekly)$0.997 Days
  • Agents At Work Personal (monthly)$2.991 Month
  • Agents At Work Pro (weekly)$3.997 Days
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  • Agents At Work Pro (monthly)$12.991 Month
  • Agents At Work Personal (yearly)$29.991 Year
  • Agents At Work Pro (yearly)$99.991 Year

Questions

Is Tactic Remote free?
Tactic Remote is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Agents At Work free?
Agents At Work is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Tactic Remote or Agents At Work have ads?
Neither Tactic Remote nor Agents At Work shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Tactic Remote or Agents At Work?
Tactic Remote ships an update every 2 weeks, and Agents At Work every 3 days. Most recently, Tactic Remote was updated on November 5, 2026 and Agents At Work on November 5, 2026.

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