Comparison

Control vs CodeWithPhone

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

Head to head
About

Control

Features
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Your Mac's coding agent, in your pocket. Control is the only native macOS + iPhone app for driving AI coding agents remotely. Pair your iPhone to your Mac over the local network — no cloud, no clipboard, no SSH setup. Just tap and code. WHAT MAKES CONTROL DIFFERENT • Native macOS companion — not a CLI plugin or web wrapper. A real app that sits in your menu bar and manages your coding sessions. • WebRTC peer-to-peer — your prompts and responses travel directly between devices over an encrypted data channel. No relay servers, no third parties. • True orchestration — kick off AI coding agent sessions, approve tool calls, answer questions, and stop runs, all from your phone. • Real-time streaming — follow every token as it arrives, read code diffs, and review changes without walking back to your desk. HOW IT WORKS 1. Install Control on your Mac and iPhone 2. Both devices discover each other automatically via Bonjour 3. Open a project, write a prompt, and watch your agent work FEATURES • Streaming markdown — every token rendered as it arrives, with full code block and syntax support • File diffs — review every line changed, with additions and deletions highlighted • Git-aware projects — browse all your repos, switch branches, see session history • Token & cost tracking — know exactly what each turn costs • Voice input — speak your prompts naturally • Push notifications — get alerted when your agent needs input or finishes • Dark & light themes — designed for any environment • Haptic feedback — feel the progress PERFECT FOR DEVELOPERS WHO • Run long AI coding agent sessions and want to monitor from the couch • Need to approve tool calls or answer agent questions on the go • Want to review code diffs and conversation history without sitting at their desk • Prefer a native, private, peer-to-peer connection over cloud relays COMING SOON • Apple Watch companion • Home screen widgets • Siri Shortcuts integration Control requires a Mac running the Control companion app on the same network. Works with popular AI coding agent CLIs.

About

CodeWithPhone

Features
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CodeWithPhone — Control AI coding agents from your phone. Run Claude, Gemini, and Codex on your machine, supervise from your phone. Review code changes, approve commands, and manage coding sessions — all from your pocket. Features: • Run AI coding agents (Claude Code, Gemini CLI, Codex CLI) on your local machine • Create and manage coding sessions remotely • Review AI-generated code changes with inline diffs • Approve or reject shell commands in real-time • Support multiple machines and workspaces • 7-day free trial, then $2.99/month

Screenshots

Control4 screens
CodeWithPhone4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: CodeWithPhone at 3 against Control's 1. CodeWithPhone also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads and in-app purchases 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.

Scorecard2 real differences Ā· 4 level
Control versus CodeWithPhone: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterControlCodeWithPhone
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 9 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS26.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size197 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSagaya AbdulShanghai Yijing Wanwu Intelligent Technology Co., Ltd.

In-app purchases

None

Control

No in-app purchases

None

CodeWithPhone

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Control free?
Control is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is CodeWithPhone free?
CodeWithPhone is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Control or CodeWithPhone have ads?
Neither Control nor CodeWithPhone shows ads.

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