Comparison

TARS for OpenClaw vs Cursor

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

Head to head
About

TARS for OpenClaw

Control your OpenClaw AI agents from your mobile device. Chat, send prompts with images, monitor activity, and manage tasks privately over your Tailscale network. Get push notifications for agent needs and even play chess.

Highlights
  • Real-time chat with AI agents
  • Image prompt attachments
  • Live agent activity dashboard
  • API usage and cost tracking
  • Scheduled task management
  • Push notifications for agent alerts
  • Private network connectivity
Features
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TARS puts your OpenClaw AI agents in your pocket. Pair over Tailscale in under a minute and take full control from anywhere in the world. — WHAT YOU CAN DO — • Chat with your AI agents in real time • Send prompts with image attachments • Switch between sessions or start new ones • Monitor agent activity from a live dashboard • Track API usage and costs at a glance • Manage scheduled tasks and cron jobs • Review and trigger agent skills • Setup Quick Prompts for one-tap issue of commands • Customize your dashboard layout • Get push notifications when agents need you • Challenge your agents to a game of chess — PRIVATE BY DESIGN — • All traffic stays on your Tailscale network / LAN • No cloud servers, no relay, no tracking • No accounts or sign-ups required • Your data never leaves your network Subscription Information: TARS Monthly is an auto-renewable monthly subscription at $1.69/month. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. The subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage and cancel your subscription in the TARS app or your App Store account settings at any time. End User License Agreement: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Cursor

Build, review, and ship software from anywhere using AI agents. Implement changes, fix bugs, and manage projects remotely. Verify work with demos and provide visual feedback to agents.

Highlights
  • Launch coding agents from anywhere
  • Track and manage engineering work
  • Review screenshots and videos of changes
  • Annotate images for visual feedback
  • Inspect diffs and merge pull requests
  • Communicate with agents via voice
  • Understand codebases faster
Features
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Introducing Cursor for iOS: the best way to build, review, and ship software from anywhere. Kick off and manage agents to implement changes, fix bugs, and keep projects moving forward while you're away from your desk. BUILD FROM ANYWHERE With Cursor in your pocket, you can start new work the moment inspiration strikes. Launch agents directly from your phone to implement features, investigate issues, or answer questions about your codebase. Track progress across long-running agents and review completed work no matter where you are. Cursor helps you think through complex problems with a deep understanding of your codebase. VERIFY WORK WITH DEMOS Agents can test changes in their own sandbox and iterate until they've validated their output. Cursor can produce artifacts like videos, screenshots, and logs, so you can quickly verify its work before moving to the next step. By giving agents their own virtual machines with full development environments, they are able to work more autonomously to create merge-ready PRs. POINT AND DRAW TO FIX Take a screenshot, circle an issue, and drop comments to give agents visual feedback directly on images. Cursor understands annotations and uses them as context to make precise updates. Visual inputs help shrink the distance between what you see and what the agent understands. This allows you to iterate faster when refining UI, fixing visual bugs, or communicating design changes. SHIP CODE FROM YOUR PHONE Review pull requests and inspect changes through a focused diff experience designed for mobile. From quick fixes to major features, Cursor makes it easy to move between files and commits. Understand what changed and merge high-quality code with confidence. TALK TO CURSOR Use voice mode to communicate what you want without typing. Brainstorm ideas, explain bugs, plan features, tackle a difficult technical challenge, or request changes out loud. Cursor turns conversations into actionable engineering work, allowing you to stay in flow and capture ideas as they come to you. BUILT FOR MODERN SOFTWARE TEAMS Cursor is designed to help individuals and teams build ambitious software. Always use the best model for the task at hand with access to any frontier model from OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, and more. Cursor's own agentic model, Composer, delivers frontier-level intelligence while optimizing for speed and token-efficiency. With Cursor for iOS, you can: • Launch coding agents from anywhere • Track and manage active engineering work • Review screenshots and videos of changes • Annotate images to provide visual feedback • Inspect diffs and merge pull requests • Talk to agents with voice conversations • Understand unfamiliar codebases faster Whether you’re maintaining production systems or building your next side project, Cursor helps you turn your ideas into working software from anywhere. ——— Terms of Service: https://cursor.com/terms-of-service Privacy Policy: https://cursor.com/privacy © 2026 Anysphere, Inc.

Screenshots

TARS for OpenClaw4 screens
Cursor4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: TARS for OpenClaw at 100% against Cursor's 60%. Cursor's advantage is monetization model (freemium vs subscription) and update cadence (every 6 days vs every 5 weeks). 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. TARS for OpenClaw sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $1.69 per month and Cursor sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $25.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Cursor holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Cursor has 868 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 100% of TARS for OpenClaw's written reviews are positive against 60% of Cursor's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TARS for OpenClaw ships an update every 5 weeks, Cursor every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
TARS for OpenClaw versus Cursor: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTARS for OpenClawCursor
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (4 ratings)4.7 (868 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better59.6% of reviews
Number of ratings4868 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 6 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationSubscriptionFreemium — better
Best chart rank—#2 — better
DevicesiPhone, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.026.0
Further details — not scored
Size23 MB275 MB
Age rating12+17+
DeveloperKrafty AIAnysphere

Customer experience

TARS for OpenClaw

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Cursor

All ratings868 ratings
Positive92.7%
Neutral1.7%
Negative5.5%
Written reviews223 reviews
Positive59.6%
Neutral4.5%
Negative35.9%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

TARS for OpenClaw

Subscriptions1
  • TARS Monthly$1.691 Month
3 purchases

Cursor

Subscriptions3
  • Pro$25.991 Month
  • Pro+$77.991 Month
  • Ultra$259.991 Month

Questions

Is TARS for OpenClaw free?
TARS for OpenClaw is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Cursor free?
Cursor is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, TARS for OpenClaw or Cursor?
Cursor is rated higher. TARS for OpenClaw averages 4.5 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while Cursor averages 4.7 from 868 ratings.
Do TARS for OpenClaw or Cursor have ads?
Neither TARS for OpenClaw nor Cursor shows ads.
Which is updated more often, TARS for OpenClaw or Cursor?
TARS for OpenClaw ships an update every 5 weeks, and Cursor every 6 days. Most recently, TARS for OpenClaw was updated on October 1, 2026 and Cursor on October 14, 2026.

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