Comparison

Lody vs NomadCode

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

NomadCode

Access and manage your remote machines, including servers and NAS, directly from your phone. Utilize AI coding agents for development tasks, share access with trusted individuals, and perform real-time system monitoring and file transfers.

Highlights
  • AI coding agent integration (Claude Code, Codex, Gemini, etc.)
  • Persistent SSH sessions
  • File transfer via SFTP and SMB
  • Remote desktop access (VNC)
  • Customizable SSH terminal with hardware keyboard support
  • Secure key management (iOS Keychain)
  • Agent sharing with access control
Features
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Your work lives on your own machines. Nomad lets you reach it from your phone — and keeps it running while you are away. Start something on your Mac, your Linux box, your NAS or a cloud server. Lock the screen, get on a train, change networks: the session stays alive on the machine, not on the phone. Open the app again and you are exactly where you left off. WORK WITH AI CODING AGENTS Claude Code, Codex, Gemini, Cursor, OpenCode, Hermes and others run on your computer, signed in with your own accounts and keys. Nomad turns them into a chat you can follow from anywhere. • Send a photo, a screenshot or a video with your prompt • Tap a file path in a reply to open the file • Queue the next instruction, approve a permission request, pause or cancel a turn • Put several agents in one conversation and @mention whoever takes the next task SHARE YOUR AGENT WITH FAMILY AND FRIENDS Let the people you trust chat with your agent too. They scan a one-time QR code or open an invitation link, and they only join after you approve them. You choose whether they can chat and how much history they see, and you can pause or revoke access at any time. Creating a share requires signing in; recipients do not need an account. REACH THE WHOLE MACHINE, NOT JUST THE CHAT When an agent finishes a change you still have to restart the service, read the log, check the port, look at the screen and pull the file down. That is all here too. • A real SSH terminal, with a customisable key bar and hardware-keyboard support • Files over SFTP and SMB: browse, transfer, preview, edit • A remote desktop over VNC, with trackpad or direct pointer and Retina scaling • Port forwarding, ping, traceroute, LAN scan, and live CPU, memory and disk YOUR MACHINES, YOUR KEYS Passwords and private keys stay in the iOS Keychain and never leave the device. Nomad connects straight to your hosts over SSH — nothing in between, no server of ours in the path. Terminal output, chat content, commands and file contents are never collected. Signing in with Apple, Google, or GitHub is optional — it syncs only non-secret settings between your own devices, and is required only to share an agent. Nomad needs a computer to connect to: a Mac, a Linux server, a NAS or a cloud VM you can reach over SSH.

Screenshots

Lody4 screens
NomadCode4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Lody at every 2 days against NomadCode's every 9 days. Lody also leads on chart position (#203 vs unranked) and ratings volume (4 vs 1). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

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 NomadCode. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Lody ships an update every 2 days, NomadCode every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 8 level
Lody versus NomadCode: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLodyNomadCode
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (4 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterEvery 9 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
Best chart rank#203 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size152 MB25 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperShanghai Zhouchan Information Technology Co., Ltd.Yong Guo

Customer experience

Lody

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

NomadCode

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

In-app purchases

None

Lody

No in-app purchases

None

NomadCode

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Lody free?
Lody is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is NomadCode free?
NomadCode is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Lody or NomadCode?
Lody and NomadCode are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 4 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Lody or NomadCode have ads?
Neither Lody nor NomadCode shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Lody or NomadCode?
Lody ships an update every 2 days, and NomadCode every 9 days. Most recently, Lody was updated on October 4, 2026 and NomadCode on October 7, 2026.

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