Comparison

Happier vs LocBench

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

Head to head
About

Happier

This app allows you to remotely manage and interact with AI coding agents like Claude and Codex from your phone. Continue sessions started on your computer, approve commands, review code changes, and even use a voice assistant for hands-free control. It integrates with your existing AI subscriptions and offers end-to-end encryption for security.

Highlights
  • Remote session management
  • Approve/deny commands via push notification
  • Review code changes and send notes
  • Integrated editor, Git, and terminal
  • Voice assistant for hands-free control
  • Session collaboration and inter-session communication
  • Utilizes existing AI subscriptions
Features
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Happier is an open-source, end-to-end encrypted companion app for AI coding agents: Claude Code, Codex, OpenCode, Cursor, Pi, Grok, Gemini, Copilot, Qwen, Kimi, Kilo, Kiro, Auggie. Run sessions on your computer, and continue them from your phone. Use our desktop app or web app, and truly start working from anywhere. YOUR EXISTING SESSIONS? ALREADY THERE. Open any Claude Code, Codex or OpenCode session running on your computer — live, from your phone. Nothing to migrate, nothing to learn. APPROVE FROM ANYWHERE Your agent asks to run a command and you get a push notification with Allow and Deny on it. Sessions waiting on a decision rise to a "Needs attention" group at the top of your list; everything still running gathers under "Working". REVIEW THE DIFF. SEND NOTES TO YOUR AGENTS. Browse every line your agent changed. Mark the exact lines you want addressed, choose which notes to send, and hand them straight back — same session, or a new one. EDITOR. GIT. TERMINAL. ONE TAP AWAY. Chat, files, Git and a live terminal, each its own tab. Open a file to read or edit it, review the diff, manage branches and open a pull request. YOU LOVE THE TERMINAL? WE DO TOO. If you want, you can keep running Claude Code, Codex or OpenCode in their native TUI. Happier mirrors them to every device, so you can follow along, send messages and approve permissions from anywhere — and switch between the terminal and Happier whenever you like. A COLLEAGUE YOU CAN TALK TO The voice assistant watches every running session. Brainstorm the next change, approve a permission or send a message, without picking up the phone. YOUR SESSIONS WORK AS A TEAM A session can start another session, send it messages and read its transcript — so a Claude session and a Codex session can split the work between them. Each one still runs its own subagents, on whichever backend you choose. USE THE SUBSCRIPTIONS YOU ALREADY PAY FOR Happier reuses the subscriptions and logins your existing CLIs already use — Claude, Codex, Cursor, Gemini, OpenCode. No new bill, no double billing, and Happier sells no AI of its own. POOL YOUR ACCOUNTS. KEEP THE SESSION GOING. Link accounts you own into a pool and watch usage and quota resets for every one of them in the app. Nothing switches until you build a pool — once you have, Claude Code and Codex sessions can change account without stopping, moving to whichever member has the most quota left, at most once a turn and never past a reset time the provider has published. OPEN SOURCE. END-TO-END ENCRYPTED. Your messages, prompts and session content are encrypted on your device before they reach a server: AES-256-GCM under a key drawn for that one session, sealed to an account key that is created on a device and never leaves your devices. The relay stores ciphertext and has nothing to open it with. Put the relay on your own hardware with one command — happier relay host install — or reach your computer over Tailscale and use no relay at all. FREE, AND MIT LICENSED The CLI, the mobile apps, the desktop app, the web app and the relay. No seat count, no trial, no feature gate. github.com/happier-dev/happier HOW TO START 1. On your computer: curl -fsSL https://happier.dev/install | bash (Windows: iwr https://happier.dev/install.ps1 -useb | iex) 2. Scan the QR code your terminal prints, with this app. 3. Start a session from the app, or run "happier claude" or "happier codex" in your terminal. REQUIRES A COMPUTER Happier is the client for agents running somewhere you control. It does not run an agent in the cloud, and your repository is never copied to us: the agent reads and writes files on the computer it runs on, and that computer stays the only full copy. Not affiliated with, or endorsed by, Anthropic, Google, GitHub or Cursor.

About

LocBench

Features
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LocBench is a location testing tool for iOS developers, testers, and QA professionals. Using WLOC test data you select, it helps you validate how apps behave at different locations and along movement routes. LocBench does not modify device GPS data and is not intended for navigation, proof of location, or emergency use. KEY FEATURES • Search the map, pick a point, reference the current location, or enter precise coordinates • Support for WGS-84, GCJ-02, BD-09, UTM, Web Mercator, and DD, DMS, and DDM formats • Walking, cycling, and driving route tests with configurable duration and maximum speed • Save favorite locations for repeat testing • Use Shortcuts to run common test actions faster • Location and route testing requires a compatible third-party proxy app. After importing the LocBench WLOC module, the module only matches configured WLOC domains and processes responses locally on the device • No LocBench account required; no advertising, analytics, or tracking SDKs LOCBENCH PRO Applying a test location, route testing, favorites, and Shortcuts require LocBench Pro. Choose a monthly or yearly auto-renewable subscription, or make a one-time lifetime purchase. Products, currencies, prices, taxes, and any available offers are shown in the App Store purchase confirmation. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled in your Apple Account subscription settings. After cancellation, access normally continues until the end of the paid billing period. Deleting the app does not cancel a subscription. Eligible purchases can be restored in the app. AUTHORIZED USE LocBench is intended only for lawful and authorized development, testing, and quality assurance. Use it only with apps, services, networks, and devices that you own, administer, or have explicit permission to test. It must not be used to falsify attendance or transaction locations, cheat, bypass access controls, or conduct any unlawful or unauthorized activity. Privacy Policy: https://locb.cc/privacy Terms of Use: https://locb.cc/terms

Screenshots

Happier4 screens
LocBench4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Happier at none against LocBench's 3. LocBench's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 4 weeks). On price, ads, chart position and device support there is nothing between them.

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. LocBench sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Happier asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Happier ships an update every 4 weeks, LocBench every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 9 level
Happier versus LocBench: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHappierLocBench
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (16 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews71.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings16 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeksEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
Best chart rank#138 — better#197
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size154 MB11 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLeeroy Brun校明 朱

In-app purchases

None

Happier

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

LocBench

Subscriptions2
  • LocBench Pro Monthly$1.991 Month
  • LocBench Pro Yearly$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • LocBench Pro Lifetime$19.99

Questions

Is Happier free?
Happier is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is LocBench free?
LocBench is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Happier or LocBench have ads?
Neither Happier nor LocBench shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Happier or LocBench?
Happier ships an update every 4 weeks, and LocBench every 3 days. Most recently, Happier was updated on November 5, 2026 and LocBench on October 31, 2026.
Which is more popular, Happier or LocBench?
Happier currently peaks at #138 in the App Store charts, and LocBench at #197. Chart position reflects recent download velocity rather than total install base.

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