Shiny Code vs Mobile Computer Use
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Shiny Code
Access your development machine remotely to manage code tasks and review changes. This app allows you to interact with AI coding tools on your computer from your iPhone, keeping your code secure on your own hardware.
- Remote SSH access
- Invoke Claude Code on dev machine
- Kick off tasks remotely
- Review code diffs
- Approve tool calls
- Code stays on your machine
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Shiny Code connects to your dev machine over SSH and invokes Claude Code there, so you can kick off tasks, review diffs, and approve tool calls from anywhere — no special setup required. Just your Mac or Linux box, Claude Code, and an iPhone. Your code stays on your machine. Your AI stays productive. And you stay in the loop, whether you're at your desk or away from it.
Mobile Computer Use
This application provides a codex and cursor functionality for mobile devices. It aims to enhance the user experience for interacting with mobile computer systems.
- Codex functionality
- Cursor control
- Mobile device integration
- Developer tool
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Codex/Cursor on mobile devices
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Verdict
The clearest difference is device support: Mobile Computer Use at 3 against Shiny Code's 1. Mobile Computer Use also leads on iOS requirement (14.0 vs 18.0). On price, rating, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Shiny Code against 5.0 for Mobile Computer Use. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.
| Parameter | Shiny Code | Mobile Computer Use |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Paul Cannon | PEYTON TOLBERT |
Customer experience
Shiny Code
Mobile Computer Use
In-app purchases
Shiny Code
No in-app purchases
Mobile Computer Use
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Shiny Code free?
Is Mobile Computer Use free?
Which has better reviews, Shiny Code or Mobile Computer Use?
Do Shiny Code or Mobile Computer Use have ads?
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