Comparison

OC Remote vs Codetether

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

Head to head
About

OC Remote

Control your coding sessions remotely from your phone. Monitor live timelines, send prompts, review code changes, and manage project files. Dictate prompts offline and manage permissions with this independent client.

Highlights
  • Live session monitoring
  • Send prompts and select agents
  • Review code diffs
  • Manage project files
  • Interactive PTY terminals
  • Offline prompt dictation
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OC Remote is your mobile control center for OpenCode. Keep coding sessions moving when you’re away from your desk—without giving up visibility or control. Connect to stable OpenCode V2 or classic V1 by scanning a pairing code, pasting a URL, using your local network, or connecting securely through Tailscale. With OC Remote, you can: • Watch live session timelines and active runs • Send prompts and choose agents, models, and thinking effort • Answer structured questions and approve permissions • Review changed files and inspect line-by-line diffs • Continue, retry, stop, fork, revert, or unrevert sessions • Archive and restore V2 sessions, and edit saved permission rules • Use project terminals with interactive PTY support • Browse project files and manage integrations and MCP authentication • Dictate prompts on-device, even offline Browse projects, monitor sessions, and stop a run for free. OC Remote Pro unlocks additional remote controls, including session archiving, with an annual auto-renewable subscription. Your OpenCode server stays under your control. OC Remote connects directly to endpoints you configure and provides clear diagnostics when a local, loopback, or Tailscale address needs attention. Terms of Use: https://ocremote.didac.dev/terms Privacy Policy: https://ocremote.didac.dev/privacy OC Remote is an independent client application. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by OpenCode or Anomaly Innovations, Inc. “OpenCode” is referenced only to describe compatibility with user-configured OpenCode servers.

About

Codetether

Control your AI coding agent from your phone. Monitor live sessions, approve permissions, review code changes, and send instructions remotely. Your code remains secure on your machine.

Highlights
  • Follow AI coding sessions live
  • Approve/reject tool permissions
  • Answer agent's questions
  • Review code diffs
  • Browse project files
  • Compose with commands and attachments
  • Connect to multiple servers
Features
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Codetether puts the opencode AI coding agent in your pocket. Run opencode on your computer, then follow the work from your phone: watch replies stream in, approve permissions, review diffs and send the next instruction from anywhere. Your code never leaves your machine. The app connects to your own opencode server — over your local network, Tailscale or an end-to-end encrypted relay — and no account is needed. WHAT YOU CAN DO • Follow sessions live: streaming replies, reasoning and tool calls • Approve or reject permissions from your phone, the lock screen or Apple Watch • Answer the agent's questions without leaving the app • Review every diff the agent produced, file by file, and revert changes • See what each session costs: usage by day, project and model • Live Activities and the Dynamic Island show every session at a glance • Browse and read your project files • Compose with @ files, / commands, ! shell and photo attachments • Keep several servers (LAN, Tailscale, relay) with automatic reconnect • Available in 33 languages SETUP On your computer, run: npx ocremote --pair A QR appears; scan it once and you are connected. Keep the terminal running while you work. No computer at hand? Tap “Try the demo” to explore the app with sample data — nothing is sent anywhere. opencode is an open source AI coding agent by its authors; this app is an independent client for it.

Screenshots

OC Remote4 screens
Codetether4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: OC Remote at every 2 days against Codetether's every 2 weeks. Codetether's advantage is monetization model (free vs freemium). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. OC Remote sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $4.99 per year and Codetether sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for OC Remote against 5.0 for Codetether. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

OC Remote ships an update every 2 days, Codetether every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
OC Remote versus Codetether: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOC RemoteCodetether
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS18.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB18 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDidac Sabates DuranRaul Alonso Pardo

Customer experience

OC Remote

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

Codetether

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

In-app purchases

1 purchases

OC Remote

Subscriptions1
  • OC Remote Pro Annual7 Days trial$4.991 Year
1 purchases

Codetether

One-time1
  • Unlock opencode remote$9.99

Questions

Is OC Remote free?
OC Remote is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Codetether free?
Codetether is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, OC Remote or Codetether?
OC Remote and Codetether are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do OC Remote or Codetether have ads?
Neither OC Remote nor Codetether shows ads.
Which is updated more often, OC Remote or Codetether?
OC Remote ships an update every 2 days, and Codetether every 2 weeks. Most recently, OC Remote was updated on October 31, 2026 and Codetether on October 29, 2026.

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