Comparison

Happy Next vs Marshal Stack

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

Head to head
About

Happy Next

Features
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Happy Next is a secure mobile companion for AI coding agents. Follow long-running tasks, respond when your agent needs input, and continue conversations from your iPhone or iPad. Happy Next works with Claude Code, Codex, and Gemini through the Happy desktop CLI. Pair your devices with a QR code, start a supported coding agent on your computer, and keep the session available while you are away from your desk. KEY FEATURES • Continue AI coding sessions between desktop and mobile • Receive notifications for permission requests and completed tasks • Stream responses and tool activity in real time • Browse conversation history and reconnect to active sessions • View files, code, images, and rich tool output • Pair devices securely with a QR code • Protect session content with end-to-end encryption • Use an open-source client and CLI HOW IT WORKS 1. Install the Happy CLI on your computer. 2. Pair the mobile app by scanning a QR code. 3. Start Claude Code, Codex, or Gemini through Happy. 4. Monitor and continue the session from your mobile device. REQUIREMENTS Happy Next is a companion app. A computer running the Happy CLI and a supported AI coding agent is required. Availability and usage of third-party AI services depend on the accounts and terms of their respective providers. Happy Next is an independent open-source project and is not affiliated with Anthropic, OpenAI, or Google.

About

Marshal Stack

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Marshal Stack is one screen for everything you have already shipped. Your apps in the App Store, the sites and APIs behind them, and the servers you run yourself — all read by one rule: green is fine, amber needs a look, red is down. WHAT IT WATCHES • App Store — rating, review count, latest version, and the release state: in review, rejected, ready for sale. • Sites and APIs — checked every minute, with the latency next to the result. A notification arrives when an address stops answering twice in a row, and again when it recovers. • Your own servers — CPU, memory, disk, load and the heaviest processes, reported by a small agent you install with one line on a machine you already own. • Alerts that say what to do, not only what broke — memory over the threshold, a process running from /tmp, a port that was not open yesterday. YOUR KEYS, YOUR MACHINES Connect your own App Store Connect key, or none at all. The server agent dials out over HTTPS: it opens no port, reads no files, touches no databases, and uninstalls with one command. There is no registration form. Sign in with GitHub, or just open the app and look around on sample data bundled inside it — no account, no keys, no network. ON THE WRIST The same three states on Apple Watch. A glance tells you whether anything needs you, and a tap opens the one thing that does. Free. No subscription, no in-app purchases, no ads, no third-party trackers.

Screenshots

Happy Next4 screens
Marshal Stack4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Marshal Stack at every 3 weeks against Happy Next's every 2 months. Happy Next's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

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

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

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

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Happy Next ships an update every 2 months, Marshal Stack every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences Ā· 4 level
Happy Next versus Marshal Stack: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHappy NextMarshal Stack
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size117 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHitoseaAlexandr Degteari

In-app purchases

None

Happy Next

No in-app purchases

None

Marshal Stack

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Happy Next free?
Happy Next is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Marshal Stack free?
Marshal Stack is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Happy Next or Marshal Stack have ads?
Neither Happy Next nor Marshal Stack shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Happy Next or Marshal Stack?
Happy Next ships an update every 2 months, and Marshal Stack every 3 weeks. Most recently, Happy Next was updated on October 13, 2026 and Marshal Stack on October 3, 2026.

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