Comparison

Tempo For Claude vs Mobile IDE for Claude Code AI

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

Head to head
About

Tempo For Claude

Features
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Tempo keeps your Claude Code usage front and center - on your Mac menu bar, your iPhone, and your wrist. If you use Claude Code daily, you know the feeling: a session resets unexpectedly, you hit your limit mid-task, or you lose track of how much you've spent this week. Tempo fixes that. - MENU BAR - Tempo lives quietly in your macOS menu bar. At a glance you see your current session percentage, time until reset, burn rate, and extra usage costs. No need to open a browser or check a dashboard - it's always there. - IPHONE - The iOS companion reads your usage from iCloud and shows the same data on your phone. Dashboard view for the current moment, Activity view for 24H / 7D / 30D trends. See your average session, peak usage, and weekly patterns over time. - APPLE WATCH - Tempo sends your usage to Apple Watch in real time. The watch face shows session and weekly rings at a glance. When a session ends, you get a haptic tap on your wrist - no more guessing when it resets. - WHAT YOU GET - - Live session % and time until reset - 5-hour and 7-day usage tracking - Burn rate - know how fast you're consuming your limit - Extra usage credits and cost tracking - Historical activity charts (24H, 7D, 30D) - Sync across all your devices via iCloud - Haptic alerts on Apple Watch when a session ends - macOS menu bar with one-click access - HOW IT WORKS - Sign in with your Anthropic account on the Mac app. Tempo polls your usage and writes it to iCloud. Your iPhone and Apple Watch read from iCloud automatically - no account setup needed on those devices. Keep Tempo running on your Mac to get live updates on iPhone and Apple Watch. Built for people who use Claude Code seriously.

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Mobile IDE for Claude Code AI

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Mobile IDE for Claude Code lets you control Claude Code on your Mac from your iPhone. Send prompts, watch the agent work, and ship code while you're away from the desk. WHY THIS APP Claude Code is a powerful agentic coding tool โ€” but until now, you had to be at your computer to use it. Mobile IDE lifts that constraint. Connect your Mac, send a prompt from your phone, and Claude writes, edits, and runs code in your project โ€” wherever you are. WHAT YOU GET - Real-time control. Send prompts to your Mac's Claude Code session and see the agent's response on your iPhone. - Every Claude model. Pick Opus, Sonnet, or Haiku per task with one tap. Switch on the fly when you need speed or depth. - Prompt Book. A curated library of prompts for code review, refactoring, architecture decisions, design patterns, and more. - Agentic Coding. Not just chat โ€” Claude reads your files, writes new ones, runs commands, and iterates until the task is done. - No API keys. No CLI configuration on the phone. Pair your Mac once, then it just works. - Voice input. Dictate your prompts when typing on a small screen isn't ideal. - Unlimited prompts on subscription. No per-message fees, no token meters. GETTING STARTED 1. Open the app on your iPhone. 2. Run the setup helper on your Mac (link inside the app). 3. Pair your devices in seconds. PRIVACY Your code and prompts go between your iPhone and your Mac. We don't store or read the contents of your sessions on our servers. SUBSCRIPTION Try free messages first. When you're ready for unlimited use, upgrade to monthly or yearly โ€” cancel anytime in Settings โ†’ Apple ID โ†’ Subscriptions. DISCLAIMER Mobile IDE for Claude Code is an independent, third-party client. We are not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Anthropic. "Claude" and "Claude Code" are trademarks of their respective owners; we reference them only to describe what this app integrates with. For support: support@luch.dev Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://experts-draw-9pm.craft.me/TzOVehihMJTkKd

Screenshots

Tempo For Claude4 screens
Mobile IDE for Claude Code AI4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Tempo For Claude at none against Mobile IDE for Claude Code AI's 2. Tempo For Claude also leads on device support (4 vs 2). Mobile IDE for Claude Code AI's advantage is chart position (#196 vs unranked) and iOS requirement (18.6 vs 26.0). On price and ads there is nothing between them.

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

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Mobile IDE for Claude Code AI sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $11.99 per month. Tempo For Claude asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard4 real differences ยท 3 level
Tempo For Claude versus Mobile IDE for Claude Code AI: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTempo For ClaudeMobile IDE for Claude Code AI
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 4 daysโ€”
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo โ€” betterYes
Best chart rankโ€”#196 โ€” better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch โ€” betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.018.6 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size8 MB15 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCristian PaniaguaUladzsislau Luchkouski

In-app purchases

None

Tempo For Claude

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Mobile IDE for Claude Code AI

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Access$11.991 Month
  • Yearly Access$114.991 Year

Questions

Is Tempo For Claude free?
Tempo For Claude is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Mobile IDE for Claude Code AI free?
Mobile IDE for Claude Code AI is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Tempo For Claude or Mobile IDE for Claude Code AI have ads?
Neither Tempo For Claude nor Mobile IDE for Claude Code AI shows ads.

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