Comparison

Moki vs AppRelay Remote

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

Head to head
About

Moki

A user-friendly application for writing and reading Markdown documents on iPhone and iPad. It offers a pleasant reading experience with customizable themes and a convenient writing interface with a live preview. Easily organize files, share notes as PDFs, and view various code and media types.

Highlights
  • Customizable themes for reading
  • Live Markdown preview
  • Formatting toolbar
  • File and folder management
  • PDF export
  • Code syntax highlighting
  • Built-in PDF viewer
Features
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Moki is a warm, simple home for your Markdown on iPhone and iPad โ€” a lovely place to read it and write it. **Reading is a pleasure** - 10 built-in themes to choose from โ€” with colorful code blocks, math, and diagrams - A comfy, centered reading width keeps long lines easy on the eyes - A Table of Contents to hop between headings - Light or dark, whichever you like **Writing feels easy** - Your preview sits right next to the editor as you type - A handy formatting toolbar above the keyboard - Gentle syntax colors, and lists that keep themselves going - Everything saves on its own **Made for Vibe Coding** - Open a folder and all your Markdown shows up in the sidebar - When a file changes, it re-renders in a blink โ€” so you can watch your notes, plans, and AI-written docs update live, all in one place - Find files by name, and create, rename, or delete files and folders with ease **Share a clean PDF** - Turn any note into a tidy, paginated PDF (A4 or Letter) with neat page breaks โ€” an easy-to-read document that's ready to share **And there's more โ€” beyond Markdown** - Source code in living color in a dark editor โ€” Swift, Python, JavaScript, JSON, and more - A built-in PDF viewer with page layouts and navigation - An image viewer with zoom and animated GIFs, plus video playback - Take a peek at any other file type with QuickLook - iCloud files download whenever you need them, with a clear indicator - Three display modes: read, write, or both

About

AppRelay Remote

Features
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Stop walking back to your desk to kick off a build. Ship from the couch. AppRelay Remote is the mobile companion to AppRelay Server for desktop โ€” a remote control that commands your Mac or PC to build, run, test, and ship your app projects. The Mac does the work; your phone drives it. Pair once over your local Wi-Fi and your whole AppRelay workspace comes with you: every project, every lane, every release channel, right on your iPhone or iPad. WHAT YOU CAN DO โ€ข Trigger builds, runs, and test suites on your Mac with a tap โ€ข Cut a release โ€” ship a lane to its distribution channel without touching your desk โ€ข Watch live, streaming log output as each build runs, with a Stop button when you need it โ€ข Browse every project as a card: toolchain, lanes, version, and source-control status at a glance โ€ข Edit the full project configuration โ€” general settings, lanes, servers, toolchains, test suites โ€” and save it back to your Mac โ€ข Bump or set version and build numbers โ€ข Edit .env / dotenv files on disk, remotely โ€ข Manage your Mac's AppRelay license: activate a key, check status, or move the seat BUILT FOR iPHONE AND iPAD On iPhone you get a fast, single-column flow. On iPad you get the same two-column sidebar-and-detail layout as the Mac app โ€” it even re-skins live when you change the desktop theme. SECURE BY DESIGN โ€ข Discovers Macs on your network automatically over Bonjour โ€ข Pair with a one-time token shown on your Mac โ€” each device gets its own credential โ€ข All traffic runs over TLS, pinned to your Mac on first connection โ€ข Your Mac stays in control: block or disconnect any device at any time โ€ข Secrets never leave your Mac โ€” the phone sees credential labels only, never their values REQUIRES THE MAC APP AppRelay Remote needs AppRelay for macOS running on the same network. Get it at apprelay.io/download. Free to pair; Pro features are managed on the Mac. AppRelay Remote needs the desktop app, which is **not** on the Mac App Store โ€” it ships directly from the website (Sparkle-updated, notarized DMG). **Download:** https://apprelay.io/download **Requirement:** macOS 13 (Ventura) or later. **Enable the server:** open AppRelay โ†’ **Relay Monitor** โ†’ **Start**. This starts a local HTTPS server, advertises it over Bonjour (`_apprelay._tcp`), and shows the address + a pairing token. **Pair:** on the same Wi-Fi, open AppRelay Remote, pick the Mac under "Discovered Macs" (or enter host/port manually), and enter the pairing token. **Security:** self-signed TLS pinned trust-on-first-use; each device gets its own token; the Mac can block/disconnect any device from Relay Monitor.

Screenshots

Moki3 screens
AppRelay Remote4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: AppRelay Remote at every 4 days against Moki's every 11 days. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Moki ships an update every 11 days, AppRelay Remote every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference ยท 7 level
Moki versus AppRelay Remote: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMokiAppRelay Remote
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews100.0% of reviewsโ€”
Update frequencyEvery 11 daysEvery 4 days โ€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeโ€”
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac โ€” betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.0 โ€” better26.5
Further details โ€” not scored
Size17 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLayerz Corp.Wrights Creative Services, L.L.C.

In-app purchases

None

Moki

No in-app purchases

None

AppRelay Remote

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Moki free?
Moki is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is AppRelay Remote free?
AppRelay Remote is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Moki or AppRelay Remote have ads?
Neither Moki nor AppRelay Remote shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Moki or AppRelay Remote?
Moki ships an update every 11 days, and AppRelay Remote every 4 days. Most recently, Moki was updated on October 4, 2026 and AppRelay Remote on October 1, 2026.

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