Comparison

MobileVibe vs OpenVide

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

Head to head
About

MobileVibe

Features
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MobileVibe lets you access Cursor, Codex, Windsurf, and Claude Code from your iPhone. Install the MobileVibe Desktop Connector on your Mac or Windows computer, then use the iOS app to: โ€ข View your workspaces โ€ข Monitor active projects โ€ข Follow AI coding agent progress โ€ข Interact with agent chats running in VS Code, Cursor, or Windsurf โ€ข Receive push notifications when tasks need attention or complete โ€ข Open project chats from your phone This is an early preview release. Features and workflows may change as the product evolves. To connect your own workspace, install the MobileVibe Desktop Connector on a Mac or Windows computer running VS Code, Cursor, or Windsurf. No code or development tools run on the iPhone itself. The app connects securely to your existing desktop environment.

About

OpenVide

Features
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Open Vide lets you control AI coding assistants on your remote servers directly from your mobile device. Connect to any machine over SSH and run Claude Code, OpenAI Codex, or Google Gemini CLI โ€” with live streaming output, multi-turn conversations, and persistent sessions that survive disconnections. Features: - Connect to remote hosts via SSH (password or key-based auth) - Run Claude Code, OpenAI Codex, and Google Gemini CLI sessions - Stream AI output in real-time with a chat-like interface - Resume multi-turn conversations across reconnections - Sessions persist on the remote host โ€” nothing is lost if you disconnect - Built-in terminal for running commands on your hosts - Browse and view files on remote machines - Push notifications when sessions complete - Credentials stored securely on-device Open Vide uses a lightweight daemon on each remote machine to relay commands and capture output. No open ports or cloud accounts required โ€” everything runs over SSH. Open source: https://github.com/open-vide/openvide

Screenshots

MobileVibe4 screens
OpenVide4 screens

Verdict

The call

MobileVibe and OpenVide are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters โ€” price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them โ€” neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
MobileVibe versus OpenVide: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMobileVibeOpenVide
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsโ€”
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod โ€” better
Requires iOS15.0 โ€” better15.1
Further details โ€” not scored
Size16 MB35 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBrain Power Tools LLCFabio Galimberti

In-app purchases

None

MobileVibe

No in-app purchases

None

OpenVide

No in-app purchases

Questions

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

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