Comparison

Punk Code vs TermLoop Mobile

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

Head to head
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 โ€” 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

TermLoop Mobile

Features
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TermLoop Mobile is the companion app for TermLoop on macOS. Scan the pairing QR code from your Mac, connect over your local network or Tailscale, and access your TermLoop projects and workspaces from your iPhone or iPad. Use TermLoop Mobile to check active workspaces, inspect terminal output, switch projects, and send terminal input while your Mac runs the main TermLoop session. Built for developers who use TermLoop to manage coding agents, terminal sessions, and project-based work.

Screenshots

Punk Code4 screens
TermLoop Mobile3 screens

Verdict

The call

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

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

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท 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 TermLoop Mobile: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPunk CodeTermLoop Mobile
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyโ€”Fortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.115.1
Further details โ€” not scored
Size103 MB30 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperItgel GanboldFerit Ozcan

In-app purchases

None

Punk Code

No in-app purchases

None

TermLoop Mobile

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Punk Code free?
Punk Code is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is TermLoop Mobile free?
TermLoop Mobile is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Punk Code or TermLoop Mobile have ads?
Neither Punk Code nor TermLoop Mobile shows ads.

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