Comparison

muxd AI Agent vs ScrollArc

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

Head to head
About

muxd AI Agent

Control and interact with your AI agent running on any of your machines from your mobile device. Chat, analyze images, manage multiple nodes, and resume sessions seamlessly. It supports any AI model and provider, offering a private, open-source solution.

Highlights
  • Chat with AI agent remotely
  • Image analysis for visual tasks
  • Resume sessions across machines
  • Monitor node health and status
  • Switch between machines instantly
  • Supports any AI model and provider
  • Built-in tools for various tasks
Features
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muxd is a mobile client for the muxd AI agent an open-source daemon that runs on your machines and works with any model from any provider. Connect to your agent by scanning a QR code or entering a host address. Manage multiple machines through a single server, switch between nodes, and resume any session from your phone. WHAT YOU CAN DO • Chat with your AI agent from anywhere • Send images for analysis and visual tasks • Browse and resume sessions across all your machines • Monitor node health, uptime, and connection status • Switch between machines instantly through the central server • Pick up conversations exactly where you left off MULTI-MACHINE HUB Run one serverto coordinate all your muxd daemons desktop, laptop, server, VM. The app connects to the server and lets you pick which machine to talk to. Node health updates in real time with heartbeat monitoring. ANY MODEL, ANY PROVIDER muxd works with Claude, GPT, Mistral, Grok, Fireworks, Ollama, and any OpenAI-compatible API. Your choice of model, your API key, running on your hardware. BUILT-IN TOOLS Your agent has 27 tools including file operations, bash commands, web search, git, scheduling, project memory, and more. Describe what you need and the agent picks the right tool. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Everything runs on your machines. No cloud middleman. Sessions are stored locally in SQLite. API calls go directly to your chosen provider. Zero telemetry. Zero data collection. OPEN SOURCE muxd is free and open source under the Apache 2.0 license. The full codebase is on GitHub. REQUIRES A running muxd daemon or hub on your network. Install muxd on your machine from https://muxd.sh.

About

ScrollArc

Features
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Finish the long AI answers and repository documents worth keeping. ScrollArc turns AI conversation exports, Markdown files, and GitHub, GitLab, or Bitbucket documents into one calm reading library—with your place saved automatically. AI conversations, ready to read • Import supported ZIP and JSON conversation exports • Preview conversations and choose only what you want to save • Convert supported text on your device without sending it to an AI model • Keep imported documents available offline GitHub, GitLab, and Bitbucket in one reader • Import public Markdown from all three providers for free • Connect private repositories with ScrollArc Plus • Keep READMEs, specifications, runbooks, and technical notes together • Preview additions and removals before updating the local copy Built to finish long documents • Return to the exact reading position you left • Use Reading Map to see headings, progress, and structured sections • Search inside a document and move between results • Adjust text size, line spacing, content width, and themes Markdown that stays readable • Syntax-highlighted code, tables, task lists, quotes, links, and images • Math and Mermaid diagrams rendered on your device • Full-screen Mermaid viewer with pinch-to-zoom Keep, compare, and take your work with you • Export the original Markdown for free • Export PDF or self-contained HTML with ScrollArc Plus • Create highlights and bookmarks with Plus • Keep local version history, compare readable diffs, and restore an earlier version with Plus Private by design No account. No ads. Your document text stays in the app's local storage. ScrollArc does not upload your documents or analyze them with AI. You can delete one document or clear the entire local library at any time. Release builds send limited feature-use totals and crash diagnostics; document text, titles, filenames, search terms, repository names, links, and annotations are never included. Free and ScrollArc Plus The free version saves up to ten documents and includes the complete reading experience, AI export import, public repository import, and Markdown export. ScrollArc Plus removes the document limit and adds private GitHub, GitLab, and Bitbucket connections, local version history with diff and restore, PDF and HTML export, and new highlights and bookmarks. Existing documents and annotations are not deleted when a subscription ends. Monthly and yearly plans are available; localized prices and billing periods appear on the purchase screen. Manage or cancel through your Apple Account and restore an eligible purchase from Settings. ScrollArc is a focused AI Markdown reader—not an editor or AI chat service. It gives long conversations, reports, READMEs, specifications, and technical notes a better place to be read. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

muxd AI Agent4 screens
ScrollArc4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: muxd AI Agent at none against ScrollArc's 2. ScrollArc's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads 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. ScrollArc sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. muxd AI Agent asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
muxd AI Agent versus ScrollArc: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parametermuxd AI AgentScrollArc
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB48 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBata Labs, LLCByungJo Ahn

In-app purchases

None

muxd AI Agent

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

ScrollArc

Subscriptions2
  • ScrollArc Plus Monthly$1.991 Month
  • ScrollArc Plus Annual$17.991 Year

Questions

Is muxd AI Agent free?
muxd AI Agent is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ScrollArc free?
ScrollArc is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do muxd AI Agent or ScrollArc have ads?
Neither muxd AI Agent nor ScrollArc shows ads.

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