Comparison

Really Remote vs SeaSalt Cove

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

Head to head
About

Really Remote

Control multiple Tmux sessions on your Mac from your iPhone. Ideal for developers managing long-running processes or AI agents remotely. Stay productive from anywhere with secure, on-network communication.

Highlights
  • Control multiple Tmux sessions
  • Remote agent orchestration
  • Send commands with special keys
  • Live status indicators
  • Auto-reconnects
  • Switch between sessions
  • Collapsible controls
Features
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Really Remote puts your Mac's terminal, and the coding agents running in it, in your pocket and on your wrist. Connect over your own network (Wi-Fi, VPN, or SSH tunnel) and keep working from anywhere: send commands, watch output stream live, and know the moment your agent finishes or needs your input. • Live status, see at a glance whether your agent is working or ready • Apple Watch app, a glance of your session on your wrist, and a buzz when it's your turn, even while your phone is locked • Reply from anywhere, special-key rows, a full keyboard, or a quick tap to answer • Multiple sessions, jump between tmux sessions on your Mac • Private by design, connects only over your own network; no public servers Requires the free Mac Relay Server on your Mac (download from our website). https://particlewaves.org/really-remote/

About

SeaSalt Cove

Access your Mac's terminal, desktop, and files securely from your iPhone. This app offers end-to-end encryption for remote management of your Mac, allowing you to browse, upload, and download files, and run command-line tools on the go.

Highlights
  • Full terminal session access
  • Remote desktop control
  • File browsing, upload, and download
  • End-to-end encryption
  • Manage multiple Macs
  • Zero-knowledge architecture
Features
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SeaSalt Cove is the iPhone companion to SeaSalt, the Mac app that runs persistent AI agents on your projects. Start work at your desk, then follow progress, answer questions, and approve the next step from your phone. When you need to work directly, full terminal, desktop, and file access to your Mac is one tap away. What you can do: Follow your project agents and their work sessions from anywhere Reply when an agent needs you and approve its next step Coordinate agents through Captain, SeaSalt's built-in orchestrator Use Claude Code, Codex, or local models through Ollama and LM Studio, all running on your Mac Open a full terminal session on your Mac View and control your Mac's desktop remotely Browse, upload, and download files Connect up to 5 Macs from a single app Built for security: Terminal, desktop, and file access are end-to-end encrypted with AES-256-GCM Curve25519 key exchange with visual pairing verification No open ports, no VPN, no router changes Agents only get the MCP connections you turn on for them Agent history syncs to your iPhone, encrypted in transit and at rest How it works: Download SeaSalt for Mac (free) and set up your project agents Pair your iPhone by confirming the code shown on both screens Check in on your agents and reach your Mac from anywhere, even when it's locked Whether you're approving an agent's pull request from the couch, checking on a long-running task from the airport, or pulling a file you forgot to push, SeaSalt Cove keeps your agents and your Mac in your pocket.

Screenshots

Really Remote4 screens
SeaSalt Cove4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: SeaSalt Cove at none against Really Remote's 1. SeaSalt Cove also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs monthly) and ratings volume (5 vs 1). On price, rating, ads and monetization model 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. Really Remote sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. SeaSalt Cove asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Really Remote against 5.0 for SeaSalt Cove. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SeaSalt Cove has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Really Remote ships an update monthly, SeaSalt Cove every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Really Remote versus SeaSalt Cove: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterReally RemoteSeaSalt Cove
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (5 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings15 — better
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB31 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperParticle WavesSea Salt Labs, LLC

Customer experience

Really Remote

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

SeaSalt Cove

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Really Remote

One-time1
  • Really Remote Pro$9.99
None

SeaSalt Cove

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Really Remote free?
Really Remote is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is SeaSalt Cove free?
SeaSalt Cove is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Really Remote or SeaSalt Cove?
Really Remote and SeaSalt Cove are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 5 ratings respectively.
Do Really Remote or SeaSalt Cove have ads?
Neither Really Remote nor SeaSalt Cove shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Really Remote or SeaSalt Cove?
Really Remote ships an update monthly, and SeaSalt Cove every 2 weeks. Most recently, Really Remote was updated on October 18, 2026 and SeaSalt Cove on October 17, 2026.

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