AgentWatch vs Runline
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
AgentWatch
Monitor AI coding agents on your Mac from your iPhone and Apple Watch. Receive real-time updates, completion alerts, and permission notifications. Send approved remote prompts directly from your mobile device.
- Real-time AI agent monitoring
- Completion and permission alerts
- Remote prompt sending
- iPhone and Apple Watch support
- Live Activity integration
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AgentWatch is an iPhone, Apple Watch, and Live Activity companion for monitoring AI coding agents running on your Mac. Use AgentWatch to see Claude Code and Codex sessions in real time, receive completion and permission alerts, and send approved remote prompts from your phone. Monitoring and notifications are free. AgentWatch Plus is an optional auto-renewable monthly subscription that unlocks unlimited mobile remote actions, including prompts, approvals, and interrupts. Terms of Use (Apple Standard EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://site-rho-pearl.vercel.app/privacy/
Runline
Control AI coding agents on your Mac remotely from your iPhone. Assign tasks, answer prompts, and monitor progress without needing to be at your computer. Your code remains secure on your machine.
- Remote AI coding agent control
- Assign tasks and answer prompts
- Monitor progress live
- Voice input and model switching
- Secure code on your Mac
- Notifications for agent needs
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Runline connects the AI coding agents running on your Mac — Claude Code, Codex, Kimi Code and more — to your iPhone: assign work, answer questions and watch progress without being at the computer. It runs, you walk away Start a session on your Mac and follow it from your phone. Your Mac must stay powered on, awake and connected to the internet for tasks to continue. One sentence is one task "Make the retry exponential, five attempts max" — send it and the agent takes it from there. Voice input works too, and you can switch models and permission modes from the phone. It asks, you answer on the phone When the agent needs approval or wants you to pick between proposals, the notification carries the options. One tap and the turn resumes. The Dynamic Island shows the live session state and the tool currently running. See exactly what changed Every turn ends with a summary, and each tool call can be inspected. Read first, then decide whether it continues. Run tasks on your own Mac Repositories stay on your machine. Runline relays session messages and tool output to your phone; those messages may contain code excerpts. Permissions are controlled on the Mac, and a lost phone can be revoked there at any time. Requires the free Runline Mac app (runline.rethinking.art). No accounts — pairing is one QR scan. Terms of Service: https://runline.rethinking.art/terms Privacy Policy: https://runline.rethinking.art/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: AgentWatch at every 2 days against Runline's every 2 weeks. AgentWatch also leads on device support (4 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.0). On price, review sentiment, 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
Both are free to download. AgentWatch sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $3.99 per month and Runline sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $17.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
AgentWatch ships an update every 2 days, Runline every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | AgentWatch | Runline |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 days — better | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 48 MB | 70 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | JoCoding, Inc. | Rethinking.Studio |
Customer experience
AgentWatch
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In-app purchases
AgentWatch
- AgentWatch Plus$3.991 Month
Runline
- Monthly Pro$17.991 Month
- Annual Pro$69.991 Year
- Buyout$99.99
