Comparison

Lody vs GLab

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

Head to head
About

Lody

Control coding agents like Claude Code and Codex remotely from your phone. Review every code change, manage multiple computers, and collaborate with your team. Offers built-in GitHub integration and a live UI preview.

Highlights
  • Remote control for coding agents
  • Connect multiple computers and servers
  • Parallel and sandboxed agent execution
  • In-context code diff reviews
  • Integrated GitHub workflow
  • Team collaboration features
  • Live UI preview
Features
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Lody is the remote control for your coding agents. Start a task from your phone, and Claude Code, Codex, or any CLI agent runs it on your own computer or server—then review every change, anywhere. ■ One remote for every coding agent • Works with Claude Code, Codex, Gemini CLI, OpenCode, Kimi, and any ACP-compatible agent • Bring your own subscription or API key—Lody runs the agents on your machines, with your models • Switch models, modes, slash commands, and Fast Mode right inside the chat ■ Control all your computers and servers • Connect every laptop, dev box, and cloud server to one account • Start a session on any online machine from your phone or browser • Machines stay private by default—share a build server or cloud worker with your team in one tap • Daemon mode keeps agents running in the background and recovers automatically after a restart ■ Run agents in parallel, safely • Every task gets its own isolated Git worktree—no collisions between parallel runs • Sandboxed execution with native runtime controls and fewer permission prompts • Session tabs keep the main chat, sub-agents, files, and diffs together in one view ■ Review everything from anywhere • Each turn ends with an in-context diff, so you can review without opening your IDE • A real-time file tree and project file browser stay synced with the working directory • Search inside a conversation across messages, tool calls, terminal output, and diffs • VS Code themes give you familiar code and diff colors • Lody Preview opens a live UI preview with desktop, tablet, and mobile viewports—drop visual annotations and send them straight back to the agent ■ GitHub, built in • Start a task from any Issue or Pull Request with a simple #mention • PR status, CI checks, and review comments sync automatically—no tab-switching • Mark drafts ready for review, merge, and delete branches without leaving Lody • Leave line comments on diffs and sync them to GitHub PR Review; replies post back both ways • Auto commit & push and "Fix PR comments" keep your branch moving • Act as yourself on GitHub for comments, reviews, and merges ■ Built for your team • Share agent configs and full conversation context so everyone stays aligned • Invite members, set roles, and view your teammates' sessions • Track AI token usage and cost by member ■ Made for mobile • Native iOS apps designed for small screens • Live Activities on iPhone show running agent status on the Lock Screen and Dynamic Island • Push notifications when a task finishes, an agent needs approval, or a PR is ready • Approve permissions, review diffs, and reply on the go • Works offline for cached conversations and saved diffs Install Lody on your machine, and take your coding agents with you—everywhere.

About

GLab

A native mobile client for managing GitLab projects, including merge requests, issues, CI/CD pipelines, and repositories. Offers offline access to cached data and supports multiple GitLab instances.

Highlights
  • Full merge request viewer with syntax highlighting
  • Line-level commenting and suggestions
  • CI/CD pipeline monitoring and management
  • Repository file browsing and editing
  • Unified todo inbox and activity feed
  • Offline access to cached data
  • Multi-instance support
Features
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Review, approve and merge from your phone — on gitlab.com or your company's self-hosted GitLab. GLab is a fast, native iPhone client for developers who ship on the go. You assemble the Home screen yourself, so it shows only the work waiting on you. Works with gitlab.com and any self-hosted GitLab (CE or EE, 14.x+). Connect multiple instances and switch in one tap. One-tap gitlab.com sign-in; guided setup for your own server or token. — WHAT YOU CAN DO — A Home screen you assemble • Up to eight modules: review requests, your MRs, issues, todos, failed, active and recent pipelines, recent projects • Every section renders as a list or a carousel; content, order and density are yours to set • Developer, Reviewer and Lead / DevOps presets rebuild Home in one tap • A status line: signals awaiting you, offline and unsent state • Swipe actions right in the lists: approve, merge, close an issue, retry or cancel a pipeline, snooze for a day Merge Requests • Full diff viewer with syntax highlighting and word-level changes • Comment on lines; threaded discussions — reply, resolve, edit • Apply suggestions from a review straight into the code • Create MRs; edit title, description, labels, assignees, milestone • Approve, unapprove, merge, rebase, close, reopen Issues • Create, comment, close, reopen, lock • Edit title, description, labels, assignees, milestones, due dates • Emoji reactions, subscribe, search across all projects CI/CD Pipelines • Active builds across all your projects right on the Home screen • Live status with stages, jobs and duration in the list • Run a pipeline on any branch; retry, cancel, play manual jobs • Raw build logs refreshing live; environments, deployments and runners Repository • Browse the file tree, view blobs with highlighting, line history (blame) • Create/delete files; branches and tags, compare diffs, commit history • Wiki, Snippets and Releases — browse and edit; README rendering Todos, groups and Ops • Unified todo inbox by project and action; mark-all-done and swipe actions • Activity feed, GitLab status, group list drilling into projects • CI/CD variables, schedules, runners, environments, registry (Maintainer+) • Project members — add, change access level, remove — FAST AND OFFLINE — Merge requests and issues are ready on Home from cache, even offline. Pipelines and job logs update live, then pause in the background to save battery. — MULTI-INSTANCE BY DESIGN — Every project, MR, issue and pipeline is scoped to its GitLab instance — gitlab.com never mixes with self-hosted, even with matching issue numbers. — PRIVACY AND SECURITY — • Personal Access Token and OAuth 2.0 PKCE sign-in • Tokens stored only in the Keychain, on this device • Tokens, emails, URLs and response bodies are never logged or sent to analytics • Anonymous analytics/crash reports — no personal data, no ad IDs • Privacy policy: https://gitlab.com/appstore-demo/glab/-/blob/main/PRIVACY.md — FREE AND PRO — GLab is free for read-only browsing of unlimited projects. Optional Pro subscription (auto-renewing, 3/6/12 months) unlocks: • Multiple connected GitLab accounts • Create issues and MRs; comment on diff lines, apply suggestions, edit, react • Repository editing — files, branches, tags • Approve/merge MRs; run, retry, cancel pipelines; manage CI/CD variables Charged to your Apple ID; auto-renews unless cancelled 24h before period end. — NATIVE ON iPhone — iOS 18 and later. 100% SwiftUI, Dynamic Type, VoiceOver, light and dark themes. Widgets (Home Screen, Lock Screen, StandBy) show your MRs, todos and pipelines at a glance. Siri Shortcuts open a project hands-free. Apple Watch mirrors your review queue, todos and pipelines. Download GLab — your next review is one tap away. GLab is an independent app, not affiliated with, endorsed, sponsored or approved by GitLab Inc. GitLab is a trademark of GitLab Inc. EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Support: emvakar@gmail.com

Screenshots

Lody4 screens
GLab4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Lody at none against GLab's 3. Lody also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 3 weeks) and ratings volume (4 vs 1). GLab's advantage is chart position (#93 vs unranked). On price, rating, review sentiment 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. GLab sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per 3 months. Lody asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Lody against 5.0 for GLab. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 1 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Lody ships an update every 2 days, GLab every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Lody versus GLab: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLodyGLab
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (4 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings4 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
Best chart rank—#93 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS16.1 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size152 MB19 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperShanghai Zhouchan Information Technology Co., Ltd.Emil Karimov

Customer experience

Lody

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

GLab

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Lody

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

GLab

Subscriptions3
  • GLab Pro — 3 months7 Days trial$6.993 Months
  • GLab Pro — 6 months7 Days trial$12.996 Months
  • GLab Pro — 1 year3 Days trial$19.991 Year

Questions

Is Lody free?
Lody is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is GLab free?
GLab is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Lody or GLab?
Lody and GLab are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 4 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Lody or GLab have ads?
Neither Lody nor GLab shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Lody or GLab?
Lody ships an update every 2 days, and GLab every 3 weeks. Most recently, Lody was updated on October 4, 2026 and GLab on October 9, 2026.

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