Comparison

Andwriter vs BYOT Coding Agent

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

Head to head
About

Andwriter

A fast, clean text editor designed for code and notes. It offers keyboard-driven features, supports multiple tabs, and allows for quick file access and editing. An optional AI assistant integration is also available.

Highlights
  • Keyboard-driven interface
  • Supports common text and source files
  • Persistent multi-tab sessions
  • Familiar shortcuts for file operations
  • Markdown and HTML preview
  • Optional AI assistant integration
Features
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Andwriter is a fast, clean text editor built for writing code, editing plain text, and keeping scratch notes close at hand. Designed for keyboard-driven work: - Open and edit common text and source files - Keep multiple tabs in a persistent session - Use familiar shortcuts for new files, open, save, find, command palette, and quick open - Navigate with line numbers, search, replace, and multi-cursor editing - Preview Markdown and HTML documents - Switch between editor themes and focused writer settings - Connect an optional AI assistant to OpenAI-compatible, Anthropic, or local Ollama-style backends Andwriter keeps the first version simple: open files, write, search, save, and return to your session quickly. It is built for developers, writers, and anyone who wants a quiet editor that feels close to a desktop code editor while staying native on Apple platforms.

About

BYOT Coding Agent

Control a coding agent running on your computer directly from your mobile device. Browse projects, send prompts with files, and monitor assistant activity in real-time. Manage permission requests and review session details.

Highlights
  • Connect to OpenCode server
  • Send prompts with photos/files
  • Live stream assistant text and tool activity
  • Inspect tool inputs, progress, and errors
  • Answer permission requests
  • Review session diffs
  • Switch between saved servers
Features
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BYOT is a native client for OpenCode, the open-source coding agent. Connect to the OpenCode server running on your own computer and drive coding sessions from your iPhone or iPad. SESSIONS Watch replies, reasoning, and tool activity stream live, with syntax-highlighted code, Markdown tables, and inline images. Open a subagent's task to follow its own session. See how much of the model's context window a session uses, plus tokens and cost for each reply. Export a transcript as Markdown or copy it all. COMPOSER Send prompts with photos, files, or files from your server, and mention files with @. Pick commands with /, switch between the Build and Plan agents in one tap, and choose models and reasoning effort from your server's catalog. Type ! to run a shell command directly on your computer and see its output in the conversation. Dictate prompts on-device. Queue follow-ups while the agent works. REVIEW AND CONTROL Review changes as a colored diff for each file, for the whole session or for one turn. Open a terminal to your computer with a key row for Esc, Tab, Ctrl, and arrows. Answer permission requests and questions, undo or redo a turn, fork a session, or compact it. PROJECTS AND SERVERS The session list updates live as sessions start, finish, or need you. Check your branch, MCP and language-server status, and change server settings. Start a session in its own git worktree. Recent sessions and transcripts stay readable offline. Add a server by scanning a pairing code or picking one found nearby, and switch between saved servers. NOTIFICATIONS, SIRI, AND IPAD With the optional BYOT companion on your computer, get notifications for approvals, questions, finished turns, and errors, and choose Allow once or Reject right from the notification. Ask OpenCode or check what needs you with Siri and Shortcuts. On iPad, sessions sit beside the conversation, with keyboard shortcuts. BYOT is available in English and Simplified Chinese. BYOT supports OpenCode 1 and OpenCode 2 beta servers with automatic protocol detection. It shows a feature only when your server supports it. PRIVACY Your server does the work. BYOT renders its responses and sends your instructions over HTTPS. There is no BYOT account or sign-up, and BYOT has no analytics or tracking. Server passwords are stored in the iOS Keychain. Prompts and attachments go to your configured server and the model providers you enable there. Dictation and pairing-code scanning happen on your device. Optional notifications and the computer queue use the BYOT relay for device registration, delivery, and encrypted queued content. See the privacy policy for storage and retention details. Requires an OpenCode server you operate, reachable over HTTPS, for example through Tailscale. Notifications and the computer queue also require the BYOT companion. BYOT is an independent client and is not affiliated with the OpenCode project.

Screenshots

Andwriter4 screens
BYOT Coding Agent4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: BYOT Coding Agent at every 6 days against Andwriter's every 3 weeks. On price, rating, ratings volume 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. 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 Andwriter against 5.0 for BYOT Coding Agent. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Andwriter ships an update every 3 weeks, BYOT Coding Agent every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Andwriter versus BYOT Coding Agent: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAndwriterBYOT Coding Agent
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings12 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 6 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB10 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAndrey SapunovBogeybot LLC

Customer experience

Andwriter

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

BYOT Coding Agent

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Andwriter

No in-app purchases

None

BYOT Coding Agent

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Andwriter free?
Andwriter is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is BYOT Coding Agent free?
BYOT Coding Agent is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Andwriter or BYOT Coding Agent?
Andwriter and BYOT Coding Agent are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 2 ratings respectively.
Do Andwriter or BYOT Coding Agent have ads?
Neither Andwriter nor BYOT Coding Agent shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Andwriter or BYOT Coding Agent?
Andwriter ships an update every 3 weeks, and BYOT Coding Agent every 6 days. Most recently, Andwriter was updated on October 6, 2026 and BYOT Coding Agent on October 13, 2026.

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