Comparison

Punk Code vs CodeWithPhone

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

Head to head

Punk Code

Remote Control for Claude Code

Code with your phone using AI

Free

🛠️ Developer Tools

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About

Punk Code

Features

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Your laptop is the mainframe. Your phone is the terminal. PUNK lets you control Claude Code sessions from your iPhone, wherever you are. Your agents run locally on your machine — PUNK is how you reach them. LOCK SCREEN APPROVALS Approve or deny tool calls without unlocking your phone. VOICE INPUT Dictate prompts 4x faster than typing. MULTI-DEVICE Run multiple Claude Code instances in parallel and manage them all from one place. EXECUTION MODES Switch between Plan, Ask, Auto, and Dangerous modes on the fly. SKILLS & MCPs Access slash commands, MCP tools, and custom skills from your phone. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No persistent data storage. Relay-only architecture. No open ports required. Works on Mac, Linux, and Windows. Currently in free beta via TestFlight.

About

CodeWithPhone

Features

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CodeWithPhone — Control AI coding agents from your phone. Run Claude, Gemini, and Codex on your machine, supervise from your phone. Review code changes, approve commands, and manage coding sessions — all from your pocket. Features: • Run AI coding agents (Claude Code, Gemini CLI, Codex CLI) on your local machine • Create and manage coding sessions remotely • Review AI-generated code changes with inline diffs • Approve or reject shell commands in real-time • Support multiple machines and workspaces • 7-day free trial, then $2.99/month

Screenshots

Punk Code4 screens

CodeWithPhone4 screens

Verdict

The call

Punk Code and CodeWithPhone are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences

Punk Code versus CodeWithPhone: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter	Punk Code	CodeWithPhone
Price	Free	Free
Ads	No	No
In-app purchases	No	No
Devices	iPhone, iPod	iPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS	15.1	15.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size	103 MB	2 MB
Age rating	17+	4+
Developer	Itgel Ganbold	Shanghai Yijing Wanwu Intelligent Technology Co., Ltd.