Comparison

Lunel vs Muxy

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

Head to head
About

Lunel

Control your local development environment from your phone. Access your projects, run commands, edit code, and use AI assistants securely, anywhere. It provides a full development workflow on mobile.

Highlights
  • AI coding assistant
  • Full command line access
  • Responsive code editor
  • Browser and DevTools integration
  • File explorer
  • Git management
  • End-to-end encryption
Features
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Lunel — Mobile Dev Environment Your development environment, right in your pocket. Lunel lets you control your local machine from your phone. Run npx lunel-cli inside any project, scan the QR code with the Lunel app, and you're connected. No complex setup. No new accounts. Just your existing project, accessible from anywhere. Built for Real Development This isn't a code viewer or a lightweight editor. Lunel gives you a complete development workflow on mobile — the same tools you rely on at your desk, now in your hands. What You Can Do — AI Agent: Run an AI coding assistant powered by Opencode or Openai Codex. It understands your repository, searches intelligently, and generates context-aware changes directly in your environment. — Terminal: Full command line access. Run scripts, manage dependencies, start servers, and execute any command connected to your live project. — Code Editor: Edit files, review diffs, and make updates in a responsive editor built for real workflows, not just quick glances. — Browser & DevTools: Preview your app, inspect elements, and monitor network requests without switching tools or environments. — File Explorer: Browse, create, rename, and delete files and folders across your entire project. — Git: Push, Pull, Commit, Manage branches, view old commits/diffs with ease. — Process Manager, Port Manager, API Client, String Tools and System Monitor. — All of this secured behind end to end encryption so you can work without worries. How It Works Lunel connects your phone directly to your local machine over a secure connection. Run one command in your project directory, scan the QR code, and you're in. Your laptop stays on while you work, Lunel handles the rest. Who It's For Lunel is built for developers who want to stay productive when they're away from their desk - on the couch, commuting, traveling, or anywhere a laptop isn't practical. If you've ever wished you could push a fix or check on a running server from your phone, Lunel is for you.

About

Muxy

Control your desktop terminal sessions from your phone. Seamlessly switch projects, run commands, and review code changes remotely over your local network. Ideal for developers who need to stay productive away from their desk.

Highlights
  • Real-time terminal sessions
  • Project and tab switching
  • Nerd Font support
  • Git status and diff
  • Light, dark, and device themes
  • Demo Mode
Features
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Muxy Mobile is the companion app for Muxy, a terminal multiplexer for your desktop. Pair your phone over the local network and take your sessions with you. Built for developers Drive real terminal sessions from your phone. Switch projects, run commands, review git changes, and stay in flow when you step away from your desk. How it works 1. Install Muxy on your desktop and enable the Mobile server in Settings. 2. Open Muxy Mobile on your phone, enter the host and port shown in Muxy. 3. Approve the pairing prompt on your desktop. You're connected. Features • Real-time terminal sessions over your local network • Project and tab switching with a swipe • Nerd Font support for powerline glyphs and icons • Git status, branch, and diff at a glance • Light, dark, and device-matched themes • Demo Mode to explore the app without pairing Privacy first Muxy Mobile talks directly to your desktop over your local network. No cloud, no accounts, no telemetry — your terminal sessions never leave your network.

Screenshots

Lunel4 screens
Muxy4 screens

Verdict

The call

Lunel and Muxy both sit at 5.0 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Lunel's written reviews are positive against 0% of Muxy's. Lunel also leads on price (Free vs $2.99) and ratings volume (8 vs 1). Muxy's advantage is chart position (#11 vs unranked). On rating, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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

Lunel is free to download; Muxy costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Lunel against 5.0 for Muxy. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Lunel has 8 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 100% of Lunel's written reviews are positive against 0% of Muxy's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Lunel ships an update weekly, Muxy every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Lunel versus Muxy: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLunelMuxy
PriceFree — better$2.99
Rating5.0 (8 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings8 — better1
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 9 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
Best chart rank—#11 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better26.2
Further details — not scored
Size111 MB28 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperSoham BharambeSaeed Vaziry

Customer experience

Lunel

All ratings7 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Muxy

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

None

Lunel

No in-app purchases

None

Muxy

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Lunel free?
Lunel is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Muxy free?
Muxy costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Lunel or Muxy?
Lunel and Muxy are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 8 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Lunel or Muxy have ads?
Neither Lunel nor Muxy shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Lunel or Muxy?
Lunel ships an update weekly, and Muxy every 9 days. Most recently, Lunel was updated on October 25, 2026 and Muxy on October 28, 2026.

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