Codync vs Agent HUD
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Codync
Monitor your AI coding sessions on your Mac directly from your iPhone. Get real-time updates on session status, costs, tasks, and context. Features Live Activities and Dynamic Island integration for at-a-glance information without unlocking your device.
- Real-time session monitoring
- Live Activities & Dynamic Island
- iCloud sync
- Token cost tracking
- AI model visibility
- Primary session control
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Message your coding agents like teammates. Codync turns the coding agents on your computer — Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, Pi, OpenCode, Grok Build, Gemini, GitHub Copilot and dozens more — into persistent bots you delegate to from your iPhone. Pick who, say what, put the phone away. BOTS, NOT SESSIONS Give each bot a name, a character, standing instructions, an agent and a project folder. Each bot is one ongoing conversation, so there's no hunting for the right session or setting up an environment every time — just open the chat and type. APPROVE FROM ANYWHERE When an agent wants to run a command or change files, an approval card arrives in the chat: Allow once, Always allow or Deny. You get a notification only when a bot needs you or finishes. A CALM CHAT The conversation shows your messages and each final reply. Every command, file change, plan and thought is one tap away in Full conversation. While a bot works, you see what it's doing right now. USAGE AT A GLANCE See your Claude and Codex subscription limits in the app, in widgets and on the Lock Screen. Follow a working bot in a Live Activity and the Dynamic Island. YOUR COMPUTER, YOUR CODE Agents run on your Mac or Linux machine with your own logins. Away from home, the free built-in relay connects your phone end-to-end encrypted, so it only ever forwards ciphertext; on the same Wi-Fi or Tailscale the phone connects directly. Your code and conversations stay on your computer. GET STARTED Install Codync on your Mac (brew install --cask leepokai/codync/codync) or the host on Linux, then scan the pairing code. Open source: github.com/leepokai/Codync
Agent HUD
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Keep up with your AI coding agents when you step away from your Mac. Agent HUD brings the quotas, token usage and session activity collected on your Macs to iPhone and Apple Watch. QUOTAS AND TOKEN USAGE Check quotas and reset times for Claude, Codex, Antigravity, Cursor and Grok. See available Codex resets, DeepSeek balances and estimated costs. Explore token usage over 5 hours, 24 hours or 7 days, compare models, and view input, output and cache-read tokens in charts and activity heatmaps. SESSIONS AND CONVERSATIONS See which sessions are running across your Macs. Browse models, token totals and recent activity, and read recent conversations shared from Claude Code, Codex, Grok CLI, Grok Bot and Antigravity. Open Codex subagent tasks and their conversations from the parent conversation. View all your Macs together or focus on one. On iPhone Duo, use either display and continue with the same session when you fold the phone. SPEAK, SEND AND FOLLOW UP Tell Codex or Claude Code what to do from Apple Watch. Check your message, choose a project offered by your Mac and send. Start a session, follow its progress, read the reply and continue the conversation from your wrist. You can also review and send these messages on iPhone. WIDGETS, LIVE ACTIVITIES AND ALERTS Add quota, balance or token widgets to your Home Screen and Lock Screen. Check quota rings, token charts and recent sessions on Apple Watch. Follow supported running sessions on the Lock Screen or Dynamic Island, receive completion and quota alerts, and respond to supported permission requests from iPhone or Apple Watch. CONNECT YOUR MACS The iPhone and Apple Watch apps are free to download. Scan your Mac's QR code to pair over the same local network, with no subscription required. For access away from your local network, enable Agent HUD Remote on your Mac. App Store subscriptions cover 1, 2 or 3 Macs, monthly or yearly, with a one-week free trial for eligible subscribers. iPhone and Apple Watch do not count toward the Mac limit. Remote sync requires the same Apple Account on your Mac and iPhone. REQUIREMENTS Requires Agent HUD on a Mac with macOS 14 or later, iOS 17 or later on iPhone, and watchOS 10 or later on Apple Watch. Local network pairing and shared conversations require Mac app version 0.4.39 or later. Starting a session requires Mac app version 0.5.5 or later, Agent HUD Remote and experimental Remote Sessions enabled on your Mac. Apple Watch requires a paired iPhone with Agent HUD installed; keep it available when using voice features. Automatic Live Activities require iOS 18 or later. Live Activities in the paired Apple Watch Smart Stack also require watchOS 11 or later. Available information depends on the tools and accounts connected on your Mac. Apple schedules background updates, widgets, notifications and Live Activities, so update and delivery times can vary. Agent HUD does not provide AI model access or run coding tasks on your phone. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Codync at daily against Agent HUD's every 3 days. Agent HUD's advantage is iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and chart position 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. Codync sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $0.99 per month and Agent HUD sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Codync ships an update daily, Agent HUD every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Codync | Agent HUD |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (5 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 80.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Daily — better | Every 3 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | — |
| Best chart rank | #170 — better | #174 |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 37 MB | 29 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Pokai Lee | 深皆 陈 |
In-app purchases
Codync
- Codync Pro$0.991 Month
Agent HUD
- 1 Mac, Monthly7 Days trial$2.991 Month
- 2 Macs, Monthly7 Days trial$4.991 Month
- 3 Macs, Monthly7 Days trial$5.991 Month
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- 1 Mac, Yearly7 Days trial$29.991 Year
- 2 Macs, Yearly7 Days trial$49.991 Year
- 3 Macs, Yearly7 Days trial$59.991 Year









