Cursory vs Mongo Sheriff
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Cursory
Control cloud agents from your smartphone. Manage agents, monitor progress, and send follow-up instructions. Integrates with GitHub and allows image attachments for enhanced control.
- Control cloud agents
- Monitor progress and logs
- Send follow-up instructions
- GitHub integration
- Attach images to instructions
- Manage agents (create, list, inspect, stop, delete)
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Cursory is an iOS app that lets you control Cursor's Cloud Agents API right from your smartphone. Specify a repository, launch an agent, monitor progress and conversation logs, send follow-up instructions, and stop or delete agents — all on the go. - Create, list, and inspect agents - View conversation history and send follow-ups - Stop running agents and clean up completed ones - GitHub integration (optional): browse repositories and access pull requests - Attach images to instructions (optional): pick from your photo library A Cursor API key is required. GitHub integration is optional.
Mongo Sheriff
A native iOS application for developers to manage MongoDB databases. It allows browsing collections, inspecting documents, running queries, and editing data directly from your iPhone, prioritizing privacy and speed.
- Browse databases and collections
- Inspect documents in JSON view
- Structured query builder
- Raw shell mode for full control
- Run aggregation pipelines
- Inline document editing
- Sort, limit, and skip controls
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Mongo Sheriff is a native MongoDB client for iPhone — free, fast, and built for developers who need their database wherever they are. WHY MONGO SHERIFF • Native iOS app. Not a web wrapper. Built in Swift for instant launch, smooth scrolling through large collections, and proper iOS gestures. • Privacy-first. Your connection strings stay on device. No analytics on your queries. No cloud relay. • Works with MongoDB Atlas, self-hosted replicas, and local instances. Standard mongodb:// and mongodb+srv:// URIs. WHAT YOU CAN DO • Browse every database and collection on your servers • Inspect documents in clean JSON view • Run find queries with a structured builder — $and, $or, $gt, $lt, $in, $regex, $exists • Switch to raw shell mode for full query control • Run aggregation pipelines with $match, $group, $project, $sort, $lookup • Edit documents inline with JSON validation • Sort, limit, skip — standard cursor controls • View results as table or raw JSON • See query execution time and document count CONNECTION Connect via standard MongoDB URI. Atlas, DigitalOcean, AWS DocumentDB-compatible, self-hosted on any port. Supports TLS, SCRAM-SHA-256, X.509. PRIVACY No accounts. No sign-in. No telemetry on your data. Connection credentials are stored in the iOS Keychain. Queries never leave your device. FEEDBACK This is a focused tool, not a kitchen sink. If something's missing that would unlock a real workflow for you — write us. We ship. Mongo, MongoDB, and Atlas are trademarks of MongoDB, Inc. Mongo Sheriff is not affiliated with or endorsed by MongoDB, Inc.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Cursory at every 3 days against Mongo Sheriff's every 4 weeks. On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
Cursory ships an update every 3 days, Mongo Sheriff every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Cursory | Mongo Sheriff |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days — better | Every 4 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 10 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | KEY Planning co.,ltd. | Koodalabs LLC |
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Cursory
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In-app purchases
Cursory
No in-app purchases
Mongo Sheriff
No in-app purchases









