Comparison

RemoteIDE vs Hermex

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

Head to head
About

RemoteIDE

Execute code and AI prompts directly from your mobile device on your local development environment. Supports multiple AI models and offers real-time syncing of responses and chat history. Enables Git operations and voice input for a seamless remote coding experience.

Highlights
  • Execute AI prompts on paired Mac
  • Real-time response syncing
  • Supports Cursor, Claude Code, Codex
  • Multi-Agent mode
  • Full chat history sync
  • Voice input for prompts
  • Git operations from phone
Features
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Run your coding workflow from iPhone and iPad. Remote IDE lets you send prompts from mobile and execute them on your paired Mac companion app inside your real project workspace, with responses synced in real time. Remote IDE supports Cursor, Claude Code, and Codex through your own local or self hosted setup, including Tailscale. Your prompts run through your configured tools and repository context on your machine. Features - Unlimited AI prompts - no daily caps - Code from anywhere (Tailscale supported) - Multi-Agent mode - run Cursor + Claude + Codex in parallel - Full chat history sync across devices - Quick Prompts with custom templates - Priority live bridge streaming - Voice input - dictate prompts hands-free - Git operations - stash, branch, push from your phone Not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Cursor, Anthropic, OpenAI, or any related products including Cursor, Claude Code, and Codex. All product names and trademarks are the property of their respective owners. Pro plans unlock unlimited usage and advanced workflows. Subscriptions are managed by Apple ID. https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Hermex

This client app connects to your self-hosted AI agent, allowing you to manage conversations, review file edits, and interact with bots and sessions. It offers customization options and live activity integration for seamless workflow management.

Highlights
  • Connects to self-hosted AI agents
  • Manage conversations and streamed responses
  • Review file edits as diffs
  • Switch between Bots and Sessions
  • Customize themes, colors, and fonts
  • Live Activities for Lock Screen visibility
  • Share extension for content staging
Features
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Hermex is a native iPhone and iPad client for your self-hosted Hermes agent. It connects directly to your Hermes host, including a Hermes Webapp. Existing Hermes Web UI servers keep working as legacy. Open existing sessions, start conversations, and follow streamed responses, tools, and reasoning as they arrive. Queue, steer, or stop an active run. Review file edits as diffs, browse workspace files, send photos and files, and dictate messages. Switch between Bots and Sessions, manage Kanban boards and Cards, browse Tasks, Skills, Memory, and Usage, and choose models, Profiles, and reasoning settings. Make Hermex yours with themes, an accent color, fonts, and text size. Move to Hermes brings a Web UI server’s chats, drafts, and notifications over to your Hermes host. Live Activities keep working runs visible on the Lock Screen and Dynamic Island. Optional notifications let you know when work finishes or needs your attention. The share extension stages content from other apps for you to review and send. Agent execution happens on your configured server, not on the iPhone. Your server owns your conversations, tools, and workspace. Recent sessions and messages may be cached locally for read-only offline viewing; clear that cache from Settings. There is no Hermex-hosted agent backend, tracking, or analytics service. Optional push notifications use an open-source, self-hostable relay. Message previews are encrypted on your Hermes host and decrypted on your iPhone; the relay handles device tokens, notification metadata, and ciphertext, never message text, server URLs, or Hermes server credentials. Push is off until enabled. Hermex has no in-app account creation or in-app purchases. You need your own reachable Hermes server. Not affiliated with Nous Research.

Screenshots

RemoteIDE4 screens
Hermex4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Hermex at none against RemoteIDE's 2. Hermex also leads on ratings volume (222 vs 2) and chart position (#45 vs unranked). RemoteIDE's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.8). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. RemoteIDE sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per 7 days. Hermex asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

RemoteIDE holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Hermex has 222 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
RemoteIDE versus Hermex: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRemoteIDEHermex
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better4.8 (222 ratings)
Positive reviews—85.0% of reviews
Number of ratings2222 — better
Update frequency—Every 10 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
Best chart rank—#45 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.018.0
Further details — not scored
Size62 MB86 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperChalla SomeshUzair Ansar

Customer experience

RemoteIDE

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Hermex

All ratings221 ratings
Positive95.0%
Neutral1.4%
Negative3.6%
Written reviews120 reviews
Positive85.0%
Neutral6.7%
Negative8.3%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

RemoteIDE

Subscriptions2
  • RemoteIDE Weekly Pro$5.997 Days
  • RemoteIDE Annual Pro$49.991 Year
None

Hermex

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is RemoteIDE free?
RemoteIDE is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Hermex free?
Hermex is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, RemoteIDE or Hermex?
RemoteIDE is rated higher. RemoteIDE averages 5.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Hermex averages 4.8 from 222 ratings.
Do RemoteIDE or Hermex have ads?
Neither RemoteIDE nor Hermex shows ads.

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