Comparison

Cmd+Ctrl vs Port22

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

Head to head
About

Cmd+Ctrl

Features
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Cmd+Ctrl (Command and Control) lets you manage AI coding agent sessions from anywhere. Start conversations with agents including Claude Code, Cursor, Codex CLI, GitHub Copilot, and Gemini CLI – then monitor progress, reply to questions, and get push notifications, all from your phone or watch. Features: - Start and manage coding agent sessions remotely - Real-time streaming of agent responses and tool usage - Reply to continue conversations from any device - Push notifications when agents complete tasks or need input - Apple Watch companion app for quick replies from your wrist - Supports various coding agents, including Claude Code, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, and more Cmd+Ctrl runs a lightweight daemon on your dev machine that connects your agents to the app. Install takes under a minute. Requires a Cmd+Ctrl account. Visit cmd-ctrl.ai to sign up. Terms of Use: https://cmd-ctrl.ai/terms Privacy Policy: https://cmd-ctrl.ai/privacy

About

Port22

Control your AI coding agents from your phone. This app connects to agents running on your Mac, allowing you to monitor sessions, respond to permission prompts with a tap, and view full conversation transcripts. It works both on your local network and remotely, with end-to-end encryption for security.

Highlights
  • Remote session monitoring
  • One-tap permission approvals
  • Full transcript viewing
  • Cross-network connectivity
  • End-to-end encryption
  • Mac agent integration
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Your AI coding agents are already running on your Mac. Port22 doesn't launch, wrap, or replace them — it attaches to what's there and puts every session on your phone, including a permission prompt you can answer in a tap. Start Claude Code, Codex, or OpenCode in whatever terminal you like. Nothing about your setup changes. Port22 just gives you the whole fleet from anywhere. HOW IT WORKS 1. Install the free Port22 agent on your Mac — it's a menu-bar app, no configuration. 2. Pair your phone by typing a six-character code. No account, no sign-up. 3. Your sessions appear. Start them however you already do. MISSION CONTROL FOR YOUR FLEET See every session at a glance: which agent is working, which one is blocked on you, which one is done. No log tailing, no raw error strings — just states a human can read. WHEN AN AGENT IS BLOCKED Your phone tells you the moment an agent needs permission. Open Port22 and every option the agent actually offered is there as a real button — never a guessed keystroke, never an inferred choice. Answer it and the agent carries on. THE REAL CONVERSATION Read the full transcript exactly as it happened — prose, tool calls, diffs. Send a new prompt. Answer a multiple-choice question with real buttons instead of guessed keystrokes. Nothing is truncated. WORKS OFF YOUR NETWORK On your network it connects directly over your LAN. Off it, it fails over automatically to an encrypted relay, and you keep working from anywhere. Taurine, our keep-awake mode, stops your Mac napping mid-run so a long job survives the walk to the coffee shop. END-TO-END ENCRYPTED Your Mac and your iPhone verify each other's identity when they connect, then talk over an AES-256-GCM encrypted channel that the relay in between cannot read. There is no account and no sign-up — pairing is a code you type once. FREE FOREVER One Mac and two sessions, with every feature unlocked. Not a trial and not a crippled tier: off-network access, permission approvals, Taurine, and the full conversation are all included. The two sessions you're using stay free. PORT22 UNLIMITED Unlimited Macs and unlimited sessions, so you can drive the whole fleet at once. An annual subscription that renews automatically until cancelled. Pricing is shown in the app. REQUIRES THE MAC AGENT Port22 needs the free Port22 companion app running on your Mac. Download it at tryport22.com. Terms: tryport22.com/terms Privacy: tryport22.com/privacy

Screenshots

Cmd+Ctrl4 screens
Port224 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: Cmd+Ctrl at 3 against Port22's 1. On price, 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

Both are free to download. Cmd+Ctrl sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $4.99 per month and Port22 sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $19.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Cmd+Ctrl ships an update weekly, Port22 every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Cmd+Ctrl versus Port22: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCmd+CtrlPort22
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB12 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCmd+Ctrl LLCHarsha Chaganti

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Cmd+Ctrl

Subscriptions1
  • Pro$4.991 Month
1 purchases

Port22

Subscriptions1
  • Unlimited$19.991 Year

Questions

Is Cmd+Ctrl free?
Cmd+Ctrl is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Port22 free?
Port22 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Cmd+Ctrl or Port22 have ads?
Neither Cmd+Ctrl nor Port22 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Cmd+Ctrl or Port22?
Cmd+Ctrl ships an update weekly, and Port22 every 2 weeks. Most recently, Cmd+Ctrl was updated on September 21, 2026 and Port22 on September 27, 2026.

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