Comparison

QuickTUI vs Rulify

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

Head to head
About

QuickTUI

Control your self-hosted AI agents from any device. Seamlessly attach to live terminal sessions, manage tasks, and interact with your agents remotely without interruption. Offers extensive customization for terminal keys and themes.

Highlights
  • Remote AI agent control
  • Live terminal session attachment
  • Customizable toolbar and shortcuts
  • Built-in file browser
  • Multiple terminal themes
  • QR code server setup
Features
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Your AI coding agents, within reach of any screen. QuickTUI is the iPhone and iPad app for your own computer or server. Kick off Claude Code, Codex, Gemini, or any long-running terminal job — then walk away. Your session stays live on your machine, and you can check in from wherever you are. Free for one server, with a direct connection by default — your code never touches our servers. LAUNCH ANY AGENT IN ONE TAP — NEW The Agent Wizard starts Claude Code, Codex, OpenCode, Grok, Gemini, Cursor, Kimi, Qoder, or Pi in the folder you pick. Save model and effort presets (effort where supported), reuse recent folders, and name the session — or let QuickTUI name it for you. EVERY SESSION AT A GLANCE — NEW The rebuilt switcher shows workspaces, windows or tabs, and panes in one tree. Swipe to jump between sessions. With the Herdr backend, an icon shows every agent's live status — working, idle, blocked, or done — so you know who needs you before you open anything. TMUX OR HERDR, NOW ON WINDOWS TOO — NEW Run your sessions in tmux or Herdr. On Windows, QuickTUI runs on Herdr (install Herdr first), so the same app now reaches your Windows PC as well as your Mac or Linux machine. REACH IN FROM ANYWHERE Your agent hit a confirm prompt. You're on the subway. Attach, approve, detach — 10 seconds, and it keeps going without you. When a direct link won't work — behind NAT, no public IP, no port forwarding — the optional Relay connection gets you in. BUILT FOR THE TERMINAL Up to three shortcut bars, each with left, center, and right zones you arrange by drag and drop. Esc, Tab, Ctrl combos, and arrow keys are one tap away. A command palette with ready-made commands for popular agents, git, and tmux — search, fill in parameters, send. A full input bar with image and camera attachments. Searchable clipboard history. Text selection and copy, built right in. PORTS AND PREVIEWS Scan the listening ports on your machine and forward one in a tap. Open it in the built-in Port Browser, in mobile or desktop mode, to check your dev server right from your phone. BROWSE FILES TOO Browse, preview, and transfer files, or upload images from your photo library into a folder. The file browser is off by default and only starts listing files after you enable it. On macOS, the QuickTUI server may also need Files & Folders or Full Disk Access after opt-in. Direct connections do not send terminal or file content to QuickTUI. THEMES THAT LOOK RIGHT 37 terminal color schemes — Catppuccin, Tokyo Night, Gruvbox, Kanagawa, Everforest, Solarized, Dracula, Nord, Rose Pine, and more. Separate dark and light themes, auto-switched with your system. Font, size, line height, padding, and cursor style — all yours to tune. SETUP IN MINUTES Have SSH access to your Mac or Linux machine? Connect over SSH and QuickTUI installs its server and pairs for you — with a password or an SSH key. Or install the server yourself with one line from https://quicktui.ai and scan the pairing QR code. Just need a shell? Direct SSH profiles work with no server install at all. FREE TO USE, PRO FOR MORE Download free and connect to one server — every feature included: terminal, Agent Wizard, sessions, file browser, port forwarding, themes, and shortcuts. Upgrade to QuickTUI Pro with a one-time purchase to unlock unlimited server profiles. The optional Relay connection is part of QuickTUI Cloud, a separate subscription. If you bought the app before it became free, you're already Pro — just tap Restore Purchase in Settings or the Paywall. YOUR SERVER, YOUR DATA Each device pairs with its own key, stored in the iOS Keychain. Your code, your keys, your API quotas — all stay on your own machine. Direct connections require no QuickTUI account; an account is only needed for optional Cloud features. No telemetry. On a direct connection there is no third party in the loop — Relay is strictly optional. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

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Rulify

Features
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Rulify 帮助你阅读 iOS App 隐私报告,了解报告中记录的 App 联网域名,并整理成可导出的个人网络规则。 导入与查看 • 从文件或系统分享菜单导入 .ndjson App 隐私报告。 • 在设备上解析网络活动记录,按 App 查看域名、访问次数与时间信息。 • 支持根域名分组、排序和搜索,便于整理多个子域名。 生成与导出 • 生成 DOMAIN、DOMAIN-SUFFIX 规则,并可按需要开启 IPv4、IPv6 规则生成。 • 选择参与生成的 App,调整过滤条件,预览与编辑规则内容。 • 支持 Surge、Clash / Mihomo、Loon、Quantumult X、Shadowrocket 规则格式。 • 复制或导出单个 App 的规则,或将多个 App 的规则打包导出为 ZIP。 可选 GitHub 功能 配置自己的 GitHub 仓库与 Personal Access Token 后,可上传生成的规则、查看远程规则文件并复制链接。也可在设置中开启导入后或生成后的自动上传。Token 保存在设备的系统钥匙串中。 数据与使用说明 报告解析、规则生成和本地导出无需注册 Rulify 账号。App 可能向 Apple 查询报告中 Bundle ID 对应的公开 App 名称与图标;配置 GitHub 后,相关网络请求发往 GitHub。隐私报告原文不会上传到 Rulify 开发者服务器。 Rulify 处理用户主动导入的系统报告,本身不提供 VPN、流量拦截或实时网络监测。生成的文件需由相应软件使用;第三方软件及服务由各自提供者运营。

Screenshots

QuickTUI4 screens
Rulify3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Rulify at none against QuickTUI's 1. QuickTUI's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months). 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. QuickTUI sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Rulify asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

QuickTUI ships an update weekly, Rulify every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
QuickTUI versus Rulify: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterQuickTUIRulify
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.416.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size68 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer宇雷 廖一萱 樊

In-app purchases

1 purchases

QuickTUI

One-time1
  • QuickTUI Pro Lifetime$12.99
None

Rulify

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is QuickTUI free?
QuickTUI is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Rulify free?
Rulify is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do QuickTUI or Rulify have ads?
Neither QuickTUI nor Rulify shows ads.
Which is updated more often, QuickTUI or Rulify?
QuickTUI ships an update weekly, and Rulify every 2 months. Most recently, QuickTUI was updated on October 7, 2026 and Rulify on October 14, 2026.

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