RemoteCode vs Hermes Conduit
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
RemoteCode
Connect to your local AI coding sessions from your mobile device. Monitor progress, review output, and take action without needing cloud repositories or complex network configurations. Enjoy secure, encrypted data transfer that keeps your code on your machine.
- Connect to local AI coding sessions
- Monitor progress and output
- Secure, encrypted data relay
- No cloud repository or SSH required
- Automatic session discovery
- Remote access via subscription
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RemoteCode is the mobile companion for developers who run local AI coding agents. Stay connected to your Claude Code, Codex, or OpenCode sessions directly from your iPhone — no cloud repository required, no SSH keys, no port forwarding. FREE ON YOUR LOCAL NETWORK Connect to your desktop over Wi-Fi or VPN at no cost. No account needed — just open the app, and it automatically discovers your running desktop session on the same network. RemoteCode is fully functional for free when used on your own local network or VPN. REMOTECODE PRO — CONNECT FROM ANYWHERE Don't want to configure anything? Subscribe to RemoteCode Pro and connect to your desktop from anywhere on the internet through our secure, encrypted private relay. Just log in and go — no network setup, no port forwarding, no VPN required. YOUR CODE NEVER LEAVES YOUR MACHINE Unlike cloud-based solutions, RemoteCode never uploads your source code to any server. The relay only passes encrypted session data between your own devices. Your repositories stay exactly where you put them. HOW IT WORKS 1. Download the RemoteCode desktop client on your Mac 2. Open this mobile app on the same Wi-Fi network — or log in for remote access 3. Your active desktop session appears automatically on your phone 4. Check progress, review output, and take action from anywhere BUILT FOR AI-FIRST DEVELOPERS • Works with Claude Code, Codex, OpenCode, and any terminal-based AI coding tool • Live session visibility — see exactly what your agent is doing in real time • Instant reconnect — your phone finds the running desktop session automatically • One private account — access is synced across desktop and mobile • No repo migration — your local workflow stays local SUBSCRIPTION INFORMATION RemoteCode Pro is an optional auto-renewable monthly subscription that unlocks remote relay access from anywhere on the internet. The subscription costs $4.99/month (USD). A free 1-week trial is included for new subscribers. Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. The subscription automatically renews unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. You can manage and cancel your subscriptions by going to your account settings on the App Store after purchase. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://remotecode.io/privacy
Hermes Conduit
This mobile client allows you to connect to a Hermes agent gateway from your iPhone. It provides a touch-first interface for conversations, monitoring, and controlling agent workflows away from your desktop. Supports rich text, file attachments, and detailed session management.
- Continue desktop sessions
- Stream responses in real-time
- Rich text and code rendering
- File and image attachments
- Session control and monitoring
- Profile and skill management
- Gateway log monitoring
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Hermes Conduit is an independent client for your own Hermes agent, on iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch. Your sessions, profiles, bots and tools are the same ones you use on desktop, in a touch-first app built for chatting, talking, and keeping an eye on your agent while you're away from your desk. TALK TO HERMES • Real-time voice calls with Gemini Live, GPT-Live and Grok Live, or Local Live on your own speech server: natural conversation with echo cancellation and interruption, not speak, wait, reply • Start, check and cancel Hermes jobs by voice, with results folded back into the call • Calls stay with the chat you started them from, keep going with the screen locked, and shrink to a bar while you read • Hermes can call you: ask it to ring when a job is done and answer like a normal phone call, even from your Watch • Talk from Apple Watch on its own, from CarPlay, from Siri, or with a wake phrase • Classic voice and dictation with spoken Stop and End, plus Read Aloud for any reply CHAT WITHOUT LOSING CONTEXT • Pick up desktop sessions and project chats where you left them, with replies streaming in live • Markdown, highlighted code, math, Mermaid diagrams and task lists • Map, place, travel and info cards that Hermes draws right in the chat • Follow thinking, tool calls and each turn's steps, or keep them folded away • Attach photos, camera shots and any file; quote text, react to messages • Browse every file and artifact Hermes made, across all chats or in one • Saved chats open instantly and you can type while Conduit reconnects TASKS, BOTS AND GROUPS • Tasks board: follow Hermes' Kanban tasks and add new ones • Open your Hermes bots and their Bot Chats; add them to group chats and mention anyone with @ • Review, run and manage scheduled jobs YOUR PHONE, IF YOU ALLOW IT Every one is off until you turn it on, and goes only to your own Hermes host: • Location and place rules, travel times and directions • Calendar and reminders, with each change asked first • Apple Health data • Alarms and timers, and contacts you pick • Ask Hermes about what's on your screen, or send anything to it from Shortcuts STAY IN CONTROL • Approve tools and answer questions straight from a notification, end-to-end encrypted between your host and your phone • Live Activities show a running reply on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island • Home Screen widgets to start a chat or talk in one tap • Switch providers, models and reasoning effort mid-conversation; watch context use; steer or stop a turn • Branch, pin, archive and delete sessions; switch profiles and Hermes servers • Turn skills, tools, connectors and plugins on or off, and read gateway logs • Face ID or Touch ID lock, credentials kept in the Keychain EASY TO SET UP Sign in with your dashboard address, a QR code or a setup link from your agent. Install the free Hermes Conduit Notifier plugin on your host for notifications, voice calls, cards and phone features. BUILT FOR SELF-HOSTED HERMES Conduit connects to the Hermes dashboard you run, and in live voice calls to the voice provider you choose. It is not a hosted AI service, and a working Hermes installation is required. Free, no ads, no analytics. Available in English, Chinese (Simplified and Traditional), French, German, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese (Brazil), Russian, Spanish and Turkish. Hermes Conduit is an independent client and is not affiliated with or endorsed by Nous Research.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Hermes Conduit at 67% against RemoteCode's 0%. Hermes Conduit also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and chart position (#48 vs unranked). RemoteCode's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs weekly). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. RemoteCode sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $4.99 per month. Hermes Conduit asks for nothing beyond the download.
RemoteCode ships an update every 2 days, Hermes Conduit weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | RemoteCode | Hermes Conduit |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 4.6 (39 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 39 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 days — better | Weekly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | — | #48 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 49 MB | 70 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Carlos Samuel dos Santos | Long Cheung Ho |
Customer experience
RemoteCode
Hermes Conduit
In-app purchases
RemoteCode
- RemoteCode Pro Monthly7 Days trial$4.991 Month
Hermes Conduit
No in-app purchases









