QuickTUI vs Zcode Mobile
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Remote AI agent control
- Live terminal session attachment
- Customizable toolbar and shortcuts
- Built-in file browser
- Multiple terminal themes
- QR code server setup
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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 launcher, 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/
Zcode Mobile
This app allows you to connect to your ZCode desktop workspace from your iPhone or iPad within the same local network. It enables viewing and operating your development environment remotely, offering features like QR code scanning and automatic network discovery.
- Connect to ZCode desktop workspace
- Scan mobile connection QR code
- Import connection codes from photo library
- Discover compatible services on local network
- Auto-save and verify last connection
- Hide unnecessary web bars for more screen space
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Zcode Mobile 是面向 ZCode 桌面工作区的第三方移动连接工具,让你在同一局域网内通过 iPhone 或 iPad 继续查看和操作开发工作区。 核心功能: • 扫描电脑端 ZCode 显示的移动连接二维码 • 从系统相册直接导入连接码 • 自动发现局域网内可用的兼容服务 • 保存上次连接,并在下次启动时自动验证 • 只有确认工作区真实可用后才进入主界面 • 一键刷新、重新扫码或断开当前连接 • 连接后尽可能隐藏移动端不需要的网页栏,为工作区保留更多屏幕空间 本应用需要配合桌面端 ZCode 的移动端远程控制功能使用。Zcode Mobile 为独立开发的第三方移动客户端,并非 ZCode 官方产品。
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Zcode Mobile at none against QuickTUI's 1. Zcode Mobile also leads on chart position (#72 vs unranked). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. QuickTUI sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Zcode Mobile asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for QuickTUI against 5.0 for Zcode Mobile. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
| Parameter | QuickTUI | Zcode Mobile |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Weekly | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Best chart rank | — | #72 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 44 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | 宇雷 廖 | 越 王 |
Customer experience
QuickTUI
Zcode Mobile
In-app purchases
QuickTUI
- QuickTUI Pro Lifetime$12.99
Zcode Mobile
No in-app purchases





