Comparison

Palette Monster vs Remote Pi

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

Head to head
About

Palette Monster

Features
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Palette Monster helps you design and explore modern color palettes in seconds. Create vivid palettes from a base color, fine-tune with controls, and instantly preview values in HEX, HSL, RGB, and OKLCH. Save favorite palettes to your library and export ready-to-use XCAssets color catalogs for Xcode projects.

About

Remote Pi

Control AI coding agents on your machines from your phone. Securely pair devices, monitor agent activity live, and approve tool calls remotely. Your phone acts as a trusted authenticator for your development environment.

Highlights
  • Remote control for AI coding agents
  • Secure device pairing via QR code
  • Live monitoring of agent sessions
  • Approve/reject tool calls
  • Seamless machine switching
  • Open source and self-hostable
Features
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Remote Pi turns your iPhone into the control surface for the AI coding agents running on every machine you work from. Pair your phone once by scanning a QR code on your Mac. From then on your devices form a mesh: the agents on your machines talk to each other, and your phone is the trusted key that authorizes new peers and lets you step in from anywhere. WHAT YOU CAN DO • Scan a QR code to pair with a machine in seconds • See every active agent session across all your paired machines in one list • Follow the conversation live as your agent streams its work • Approve or reject tool calls with a tap — you stay in control of what runs • Move between machines without losing context YOUR PHONE IS JUST THE AUTHENTICATOR You don't run the heavy work on your phone. The agents live on your computers; your phone holds the cryptographic identity that vouches for new devices and gives you a window into what's happening. Pairing uses Ed25519 device keys over TLS. WORKS WITH THE HARNESS YOU USE Remote Pi rides alongside the coding-agent setup you already run on your machines instead of replacing it. OPEN SOURCE & SELF-HOSTABLE Remote Pi is open source. Start with the public relay, or point the app at your own self-hosted relay so the connection between your devices runs on infrastructure you control. Built for developers who want their agents within reach — on the couch, on the move, or away from the desk.

Screenshots

Palette Monster2 screens
Remote Pi4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Remote Pi at none against Palette Monster's 1. Remote Pi also leads on update cadence (every 10 days vs every 2 months) and chart position (#179 vs unranked). On price, ads 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. Palette Monster sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Remote Pi asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Palette Monster ships an update every 2 months, Remote Pi every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
Palette Monster versus Remote Pi: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPalette MonsterRemote Pi
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 10 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
Monetization—Free
Best chart rank—#179 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.018.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB42 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJan GormanJacob Moura

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Palette Monster

One-time1
  • Premium$2.99
None

Remote Pi

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Palette Monster free?
Palette Monster is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Remote Pi free?
Remote Pi is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Palette Monster or Remote Pi have ads?
Neither Palette Monster nor Remote Pi shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Palette Monster or Remote Pi?
Palette Monster ships an update every 2 months, and Remote Pi every 10 days. Most recently, Palette Monster was updated on September 23, 2026 and Remote Pi on September 10, 2026.

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