Comparison

Shiny Code vs Heeler for herdr

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Remote SSH access
  • Invoke Claude Code on dev machine
  • Kick off tasks remotely
  • Review code diffs
  • Approve tool calls
  • Code stays on your machine
Features
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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.

About

Heeler for herdr

Manage and interact with coding agents running on your machines through a unified console. View live terminals, draft prompts locally, and send messages securely. Offers encrypted notifications and direct agent controls.

Highlights
  • Unified agent console
  • Live terminal rendering
  • Native prompt composer
  • Direct agent controls
  • Encrypted notifications
  • QR pairing
Features
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Heeler is a native iOS companion for herdr, an agent-first terminal runtime. See every coding agent running on your machines in one priority-sorted console. Open an Agent to read and steer its live terminal, draft prompts locally with the standard iOS keyboard, and send complete messages when you are ready. FEATURES • Unified Agent Console across multiple Hosts • Live terminal rendering with native scrollback and touch scrolling • Native Composer with autocorrect, IME, dictation, and attachment staging • Direct Agent controls for Esc, Tab, arrows, Enter, and more • QR pairing with an on-device Ed25519 key • End-to-end encrypted notifications when an Agent is Blocked or Done • Worktree-based Agent launches • SSH Jump Host support • Independent light and dark terminal themes PRIVACY Heeler has no analytics or account system. SSH credentials stay in the iOS Keychain. Live terminal output and prompts travel directly between your device and your own Host over SSH. Notification content is encrypted on your Host before passing through the push relay. REQUIREMENTS Heeler requires access to a machine running herdr 0.7.5 or later with OpenSSH Remote Login enabled. Install the included herdr plugin to scan a Pairing Code and enable Agent Notifications. Heeler is an independent project and is not affiliated with the herdr project.

Screenshots

Shiny Code4 screens
Heeler for herdr4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is chart position: Heeler for herdr at #133 against Shiny Code's unranked. Heeler for herdr also leads on ratings volume (4 vs 1). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Shiny Code against 5.0 for Heeler for herdr. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 4 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 9 level
Shiny Code versus Heeler for herdr: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterShiny CodeHeeler for herdr
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings14 — better
Update frequency—Every 4 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
Best chart rank—#133 — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS18.018.0
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB24 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperPaul Cannon野 张

Customer experience

Shiny Code

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Heeler for herdr

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Shiny Code

No in-app purchases

None

Heeler for herdr

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Shiny Code free?
Shiny Code is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Heeler for herdr free?
Heeler for herdr is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Shiny Code or Heeler for herdr?
Shiny Code and Heeler for herdr are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 4 ratings respectively.
Do Shiny Code or Heeler for herdr have ads?
Neither Shiny Code nor Heeler for herdr shows ads.

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