Comparison

SeaSalt Cove vs Cosyra

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

Head to head
About

SeaSalt Cove

Access your Mac's terminal, desktop, and files securely from your iPhone. This app offers end-to-end encryption for remote management of your Mac, allowing you to browse, upload, and download files, and run command-line tools on the go.

Highlights
  • Full terminal session access
  • Remote desktop control
  • File browsing, upload, and download
  • End-to-end encryption
  • Manage multiple Macs
  • Zero-knowledge architecture
Features
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SeaSalt Cove is the iPhone companion to SeaSalt, the Mac app that runs persistent AI agents on your projects. Start work at your desk, then follow progress, answer questions, and approve the next step from your phone. When you need to work directly, full terminal, desktop, and file access to your Mac is one tap away. What you can do: Follow your project agents and their work sessions from anywhere Reply when an agent needs you and approve its next step Coordinate agents through Captain, SeaSalt's built-in orchestrator Use Claude Code, Codex, or local models through Ollama and LM Studio, all running on your Mac Open a full terminal session on your Mac View and control your Mac's desktop remotely Browse, upload, and download files Connect up to 5 Macs from a single app Built for security: Terminal, desktop, and file access are end-to-end encrypted with AES-256-GCM Curve25519 key exchange with visual pairing verification No open ports, no VPN, no router changes Agents only get the MCP connections you turn on for them Agent history syncs to your iPhone, encrypted in transit and at rest How it works: Download SeaSalt for Mac (free) and set up your project agents Pair your iPhone by confirming the code shown on both screens Check in on your agents and reach your Mac from anywhere, even when it's locked Whether you're approving an agent's pull request from the couch, checking on a long-running task from the airport, or pulling a file you forgot to push, SeaSalt Cove keeps your agents and your Mac in your pocket.

About

Cosyra

Access a persistent cloud-based Linux computer for running AI coding agents. Interact with models like Claude Code and Codex, manage files, preview projects, and use a full terminal directly from your phone.

Highlights
  • Persistent cloud Linux machine
  • Run AI coding agents (Claude Code, Codex)
  • File browsing and project management
  • Real-time project previews
  • Full terminal access
  • Voice dictation for prompts
Features
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Cosyra gives you your own Linux computer in the cloud and a phone app built for running AI coding agents on it. Chat with Claude Code, Codex, Cursor or OpenCode while they work on your projects, browse the files they change, preview what they build, dictate by voice, and open a full terminal whenever you want one. YOUR OWN MACHINE • A persistent Ubuntu machine with 30 GB of storage. Your repos, tools, dotfiles and agent sessions stay exactly where you left them. • Sleeps when idle and wakes in seconds. • 4 GB of RAM on Core, 8 GB on Pro. Nothing depends on your phone's CPU or battery. • git, node, python and the rest of a normal developer toolchain, plus whatever you install. AGENTS, NOT A CHATBOT • Run Claude Code, Codex, Cursor or OpenCode on your machine and talk to them from your phone. • The agent edits files and runs commands with the permission level you choose. • Queue follow-ups, steer work in progress, and switch agents on the same project. • A running turn survives a dropped connection, and you get a notification when unattended work finishes. PROJECTS, FILES AND PREVIEWS • Link GitHub, clone repositories, open projects, switch branches, and inspect diffs. • Browse and read files without typing paths. • Preview the web apps your agents build through a secure, authenticated tunnel. VOICE • Dictate prompts. Speech is recognized on your device and tidied up before it reaches the agent. A FULL TERMINAL WHEN YOU WANT ONE • xterm-compatible terminal with smart keys, scrollback restoration and truecolor. • Sessions keep running while the app is in the background and reconnect where they stopped. BRING YOUR OWN MODELS Connect Anthropic, OpenAI or another supported provider with your own API key or eligible subscription. Your subscription pays for the machine, not the model. Cosyra never resells model access. PLANS Core (4 GB RAM) and Pro (8 GB RAM), both with 30 GB of storage and a 7-day free trial. A subscription is required for machine access. Pricing is shown in the app before you start a trial. PRIVACY AND SECURITY • Provider API keys travel over TLS to encrypted server-side storage and are never saved on your phone. • Every machine runs in its own isolated sandbox. • Voice recognition runs on the device. • Sign in with Apple, Google or GitHub. Claude Code is a product of Anthropic, Codex of OpenAI and Cursor of Anysphere; OpenCode is an open-source project. Cosyra is not affiliated with or endorsed by any of them. Terms: https://cosyra.com/terms.html Privacy: https://cosyra.com/privacy.html Questions: hello@portablesoftware.co

Screenshots

SeaSalt Cove4 screens
Cosyra4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: SeaSalt Cove at none against Cosyra's 6. SeaSalt Cove also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7). Cosyra's advantage is chart position (#32 vs unranked) and update cadence (every 6 days vs every 2 weeks). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and ads 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. Cosyra sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $20.00 per month. SeaSalt Cove asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

SeaSalt Cove holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 14 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SeaSalt Cove ships an update every 2 weeks, Cosyra every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
SeaSalt Cove versus Cosyra: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSeaSalt CoveCosyra
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (5 ratings) — better4.7 (14 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings514 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 6 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank—#32 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size31 MB86 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSea Salt Labs, LLCPortable Software, Corp.

Customer experience

SeaSalt Cove

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Cosyra

All ratings14 ratings
Positive92.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative7.1%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

SeaSalt Cove

No in-app purchases

6 purchases

Cosyra

Subscriptions6
  • Core Monthly Plan7 Days trial$20.001 Month
  • Core Starter Monthly Plan7 Days trial$20.001 Month
  • Pro Monthly Subscription7 Days trial$30.001 Month
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  • Cosyra Pro Trial7 Days trial$30.001 Month
  • Core Yearly Plan$200.001 Year
  • Pro Yearly Subscription7 Days trial$300.001 Year

Questions

Is SeaSalt Cove free?
SeaSalt Cove is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Cosyra free?
Cosyra is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, SeaSalt Cove or Cosyra?
SeaSalt Cove is rated higher. SeaSalt Cove averages 5.0 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while Cosyra averages 4.7 from 14 ratings.
Do SeaSalt Cove or Cosyra have ads?
Neither SeaSalt Cove nor Cosyra shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SeaSalt Cove or Cosyra?
SeaSalt Cove ships an update every 2 weeks, and Cosyra every 6 days. Most recently, SeaSalt Cove was updated on November 5, 2026 and Cosyra on November 10, 2026.

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