Comparison

Coly for Self vs OpenAB Remote

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

Head to head
About

Coly for Self

Features
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Coly is a native client for the self-hosted deployment platforms you already run — Coolify, Dokploy, EasyPanel, Portainer, Temps, and Towbar — so you can check on a deploy or restart a stuck service without opening a laptop. Add every instance you manage. Switch between teams and providers from one screen, and see the same dashboard whether you're on Coolify or Dokploy. WHAT YOU CAN DO • See every resource's real status at a glance — running, deploying, stopped, or in error • Start, stop, restart, or trigger a fresh deploy, each behind a confirmation step • Browse projects, servers, and deployment history, and read logs on the spot • View environment variables, and edit them where the provider allows it • Get notified in the background when a deploy finishes, fails, or health changes BUILT FOR SELF-HOSTERS Your API credentials are stored only in this device's Keychain. Coly never sends them anywhere but the instance you point it at. Coolify and Dokploy are fully supported for viewing and control. EasyPanel, Portainer, Temps, and Towbar are read-only today. PREMIUM Unlimited connections and background health alerts. Monthly or yearly, cancel anytime. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

OpenAB Remote

Features
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OpenAB Remote turns your iPhone into a private push-to-talk remote and terminal client for OpenAB Connect. Pair with your Mac over the local network, dictate with on-device speech recognition, and send only terminal-safe text to the selected session. Import your own runtime connections from OpenAB Connect, browse live sessions, and attach directly over your own Tailscale network. Choose your speech engine: Apple's on-device recognition (no download), or optionally download Whisper (OpenAI, MIT) or SenseVoice (Alibaba FunASR) to run on this iPhone — SenseVoice is recommended for Mandarin, Cantonese, Japanese and Korean. • On-device push-to-talk transcription • Direct terminal session attach and resume • Remembered, encrypted nearby pairing • Explicit Auto-Enter permission • No account, analytics, advertising, or telemetry • Optional Whisper engine: download an open-source model once (MIT) and run it fully on-device • Fully offline Demo Mode for evaluation OpenAB Remote talks only to your Mac and infrastructure — plus, only if you choose the Whisper engine, a one-time model download from Hugging Face. Your speech, credentials, and terminal sessions are not sent to an OpenAB service.

Screenshots

Coly for Self2 screens
OpenAB Remote3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: OpenAB Remote at every 2 days against Coly for Self's every 2 months. Coly for Self's advantage is iOS requirement (18.2 vs 26.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Coly for Self ships an update every 2 months, OpenAB Remote every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences Ā· 4 level
Coly for Self versus OpenAB Remote: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterColy for SelfOpenAB Remote
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.2 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size42 MB52 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEray Can TopcuJiayan Lin

In-app purchases

None

Coly for Self

No in-app purchases

None

OpenAB Remote

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Coly for Self free?
Coly for Self is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is OpenAB Remote free?
OpenAB Remote is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Coly for Self or OpenAB Remote have ads?
Neither Coly for Self nor OpenAB Remote shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Coly for Self or OpenAB Remote?
Coly for Self ships an update every 2 months, and OpenAB Remote every 2 days. Most recently, Coly for Self was updated on October 10, 2026 and OpenAB Remote on October 7, 2026.

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