Comparison

Btelo Coding vs DuckTerm

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

Head to head
About

Btelo Coding

This app provides a persistent remote development environment, keeping your terminal and IDE sessions alive even with unstable connections. It allows for seamless reconnection and features an AI agent command center for autonomous tasks.

Highlights
  • Persistent session hosting
  • Invisible reconnection
  • AI agent command center
  • High-performance terminal
  • Secure-by-design
Features
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Your Dev Environment. Always Live. Everywhere. Stop losing your terminal progress. Vibe Remote is built for serious engineering, featuring Seamless Session Persistence that keeps your workflow alive, even when your connection isn't. Why Vibe Remote? Most remote tools drop your session the moment your signal blinks. Vibe is designed for the real world. Our architecture ensures your remote desktop and terminal sessions stay alive indefinitely, letting you reconnect instantly without losing a single line of code. Key Features for Pro Developers: Persistent Session Hosting: Your IDE and Terminal stay running 24/7. Switch devices or recover from dead zones. Invisible Reconnection: Seamlessly transition between Wi-Fi and Cellular. No "Connection Lost" popups—just pick up exactly where you left off. AI Agent Command Center: Deploy and monitor autonomous agents like Claude Code, Codex, and Gemini CLI. They keep running on your server even when your phone is in your pocket. High-Performance Terminal: Full support for multi-session management, custom keybindings, and developer-centric input. Secure-by-Design: Enterprise-grade encryption ensures your remote development environment remains private and protected. Perfect For: The Commuter: Underground with spotty signal? Your session waits for you. Reconnect in seconds as soon as you're back online. The Power User: Run long-running scripts, AI training, or complex builds. Check progress anytime from your mobile device. The Digital Nomad: Your workstation stays "Always On" in the cloud or at home. Access it from your iPad like you never left. Experience the remote tool that respects your uptime. Built by developers, for developers. Privacy Policy: https://coding.btelo.com/privacy Terms of Use: https://coding.btelo.com/terms

About

DuckTerm

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DuckTerm is the iPhone terminal for AI engineers running long Claude / Codex / Gemini / Cursor sessions on remote machines. Get pushed when an agent finishes a task or asks for approval. Tap from the lockscreen to approve or jump into a real SSH terminal to debug live — no laptop required. — What you get for free — • 2 saved SSH servers (password auth) • Plain shell + tmux session list • Real SSH terminal built natively (not a webview wrapper) • Inbox for agent push notifications (30-day retention) — Pro unlocks — • Unlimited servers + private key (.pem) auth • tmux session attach with live capture-pane preview • HTTP CONNECT / SOCKS5 proxy + SSH ProxyJump (bastion) • Mosh transport — UDP roaming, predictive echo on flaky networks • SFTP file browser • Voice input + custom themes + iCloud sync • Multi-tab terminal + agent hooks (remote webhooks) • Inbox unlimited retention — Privacy — SSH credentials live only in iOS Keychain. We never see them; we never upload them. Agent push notifications are delivered through DuckTerm's push relay or your own webhook. No analytics, no ads, no third-party tracking. — Pricing — Free forever for the basics. Pro is $0.99/mo, $9.99/yr, or $14.99 lifetime. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Btelo Coding4 screens
DuckTerm4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: DuckTerm at 16.0 against Btelo Coding's 18.0. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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. Btelo Coding sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month and DuckTerm sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Btelo Coding versus DuckTerm: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBtelo CodingDuckTerm
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.5 (8 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews85.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings8 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size41 MB73 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperZhu Liang圣宝 蔡

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Btelo Coding

Subscriptions2
  • Vibe Remote Pro Monthly$9.991 Month
  • Vibe Remote Pro Yearly$79.991 Year
3 purchases

DuckTerm

Subscriptions2
  • Pro Monthly$0.991 Month
  • Pro Yearly$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • Pro Lifetime$14.99

Questions

Is Btelo Coding free?
Btelo Coding is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is DuckTerm free?
DuckTerm is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Btelo Coding or DuckTerm have ads?
Neither Btelo Coding nor DuckTerm shows ads.

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