Comparison

Prompt Central vs Esque Agent

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

Head to head
About

Prompt Central

Features
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Your AI agents keep working. Now you can keep watching — from your iPad, iPhone, or Mac. Prompt Central is a native command center for monitoring and managing AI coding agents like Claude Code, Codex, and Gemini CLI. Run persistent sessions on your Mac, then check in from any device on your network. NO MORE LOSING TRACK Running multiple agents across different projects? Prompt Central gives you one sidebar with every session, so you always know what's happening. See live terminal output, agent state, context usage, and tool activity — all at a glance. MONITOR IN REAL TIME • Live terminal • AI agent state: working, idle, or waiting for input • Context window usage percentage • Current tool beingexecuted • CPU and memory monitoring • Git status and live diffs WORK FROM ANYWHERE ON YOUR NETWORK Step away from your desk without losing control. Your sessions persist through tmux, so they keep running even when you disconnect. Pick up where you left off from your couch, a meeting, or across the room. BUILT FOR DEVELOPERS WHO USE AI AGENTS • Run Claude Code, Codex, Gemini CLI, or any shell command • Create sessions organized by project • Voice dictation for terminal input • Built-in browser for previewing dev servers • Auto-restart crashed sessions • Stop scripts for graceful shutdown SECURE BY DEFAULT Everything stays on your local network. No cloud servers. No accounts. No telemetry. Connect with a QR code scan — auto-generated TLS certificates and JWT authentication keep everything locked down without any configuration. SETUP IN UNDER 5 MINUTES 1. Install the companion app on your Mac 2. Scan the QR code from your iPad or iPhone 3. Start creating sessions No SSH keys. No port forwarding. No manual config.

About

Esque Agent

Features
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Esque is a pocket-sized project manager for the agentic coder running on your laptop. Plan, prompt, and review your build from anywhere — your phone does the thinking, your desktop agent does the typing. WHAT ESQUE DOES • Plans your project as a 5-step roadmap the moment you describe it. • Writes the next prompt for your coding agent for you. You tap Send. • Pairs to a local Claude Code, OpenAI Codex (ChatGPT), or Aider session on your laptop via a QR code from the open-source esque-bridge CLI. Your prompts run on YOUR subscription, never per-token API rates. • Sync Repository — your agent describes what's in your repo, Esque tunes every future prompt to fit. • Continuity Mode — once synced, prompts become surgical edits with a "commit before changes" guardrail. • Multimodal — attach a screenshot of a bug or a Figma design; Esque tells the agent exactly what to change and where. • Multi-agent — run Claude Code, OpenAI Codex, and Aider projects side-by-side, each in its own session. WHO IT'S FOR Developers who already have a Claude, ChatGPT (Codex), or Aider setup, and want to drive their coding agent from the train, the couch, a meeting, or anywhere except in front of their laptop. PRO PLAN — $4.99/MONTH • Unlimited project sessions, 500 AI-planned prompts/month, 40 screenshot reviews/month. • Continuity Mode, Auto-Pilot, no ads, priority quota. • Free plan: 30 prompts/month and 3 screenshot reviews, with banner + occasional interstitial ads. Cancel any time in Settings → Apple ID → Subscriptions. REQUIRES Apple Sign In on first launch. A laptop running esque-bridge (free, npm) to actually drive an agent — install with one terminal command. PRIVACY Prompts go to Google Gemini (planning) and to the laptop bridge URL you paired with (execution). The bridge runs on YOUR machine; we never see what your local agent does. Full policy at the link below. TERMS Esque Pro is an auto-renewing monthly subscription at the price shown in the app. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation, and it renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel in iOS Settings → Apple ID → Subscriptions. Terms of Use (EULA): https://esque-backend-production.up.railway.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://esque-backend-production.up.railway.app/privacy

Screenshots

Prompt Central4 screens
Esque Agent4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Prompt Central at none against Esque Agent's 1. Esque Agent's advantage is iOS requirement (16.4 vs 26.2). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

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

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. Esque Agent sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $4.99 per month. Prompt Central asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences Ā· 4 level
Prompt Central versus Esque Agent: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPrompt CentralEsque Agent
PriceFreeFree
Update frequency—Every 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS26.216.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB69 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperPolarity Labs Pte. Ltd.ESQUE TECHNOLOGIES LLC

In-app purchases

None

Prompt Central

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Esque Agent

Subscriptions1
  • Esque Pro$4.991 Month

Questions

Is Prompt Central free?
Prompt Central is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Esque Agent free?
Esque Agent is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Prompt Central or Esque Agent have ads?
Neither Prompt Central nor Esque Agent shows ads.

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