MobileVibe vs OpenVide
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
MobileVibe
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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: โข View your workspaces โข Monitor active projects โข Follow AI coding agent progress โข Interact with agent chats running in VS Code, Cursor, or Windsurf โข Receive push notifications when tasks need attention or complete โข 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.
OpenVide
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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
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Verdict
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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | MobileVibe | OpenVide |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | โ |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod โ better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 โ better | 15.1 |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 16 MB | 35 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Brain Power Tools LLC | Fabio Galimberti |
In-app purchases
MobileVibe
No in-app purchases
OpenVide
No in-app purchases









