Comparison

Unofficial Claude Code Client vs ModelDrop

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

Head to head
About

Unofficial Claude Code Client

Features
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Made this app for myself initially, decided to make it free for everyone. Do not use this for serious projects, keep it mostly for inconsequential hobby work. You will need to register an account with Anthropic and configure Claude Code on your machine, I am not affiliated with them in any way. I was tired of using SSH clients to check on Claude Code sessions, so I decided to make an app that interfaces a little more cleanly. It hooks onto pre-existing tmux sessions (or you can start a fresh one into any directory) and checks for an Claude Code session that was happening in that path, then it picks up from there. There might be bugs here and there, feel free to report them in the support page, I'll try and get around to them. Bear in mind, Claude Code sessions used from the app will always have what's equivalent to the `--dangerously-skip-permissions` flag, so keep regular backups alongside kind of git history going.

About

ModelDrop

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ModelDrop is the independent radar for AI models, updates, and benchmarks. Get instant verified alerts on new model releases, pricing updates, and open weights.

Screenshots

Unofficial Claude Code Client4 screens
ModelDrop3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: ModelDrop at 18.0 against Unofficial Claude Code Client's 26.2. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

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

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard1 real difference ยท 5 level
Unofficial Claude Code Client versus ModelDrop: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterUnofficial Claude Code ClientModelDrop
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyโ€”Every 4 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.218.0 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size9 MB2 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperSultan AlrashedJonas Boos

In-app purchases

None

Unofficial Claude Code Client

No in-app purchases

None

ModelDrop

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Unofficial Claude Code Client free?
Unofficial Claude Code Client is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ModelDrop free?
ModelDrop is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Unofficial Claude Code Client or ModelDrop have ads?
Neither Unofficial Claude Code Client nor ModelDrop shows ads.

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