Comparison

Muxy vs Vibe42

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

Head to head
About

Muxy

Control your desktop terminal sessions from your phone. Seamlessly switch projects, run commands, and review code changes remotely over your local network. Ideal for developers who need to stay productive away from their desk.

Highlights
  • Real-time terminal sessions
  • Project and tab switching
  • Nerd Font support
  • Git status and diff
  • Light, dark, and device themes
  • Demo Mode
Features
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Muxy Mobile is the companion app for Muxy, a terminal multiplexer for your desktop. Pair your phone over the local network and take your sessions with you. Built for developers Drive real terminal sessions from your phone. Switch projects, run commands, review git changes, and stay in flow when you step away from your desk. How it works 1. Install Muxy on your desktop and enable the Mobile server in Settings. 2. Open Muxy Mobile on your phone, enter the host and port shown in Muxy. 3. Approve the pairing prompt on your desktop. You're connected. Features • Real-time terminal sessions over your local network • Project and tab switching with a swipe • Nerd Font support for powerline glyphs and icons • Git status, branch, and diff at a glance • Light, dark, and device-matched themes • Demo Mode to explore the app without pairing Privacy first Muxy Mobile talks directly to your desktop over your local network. No cloud, no accounts, no telemetry — your terminal sessions never leave your network.

About

Vibe42

Features
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Vibe42 is your pocket terminal-first workspace. Connect your phone directly to your computer to run coding agents, review diffs, and control terminals on the go — zero config, zero lock-in. Pair once, and your Mac, Linux box or work desktop is a tap away: real terminals, your files, your tools - running where they belong. WHAT YOU GET - Real terminals, not a toy shell. Full PTY, 256 colours, and sessions that keep running when you close the app or lose signal. - Pick up where you left off. Sessions survive network changes, backgrounding and device switches: start on your laptop, continue on your phone. - Your files at hand. Browse, preview and edit the files on your computer. - Built for touch keyboards. A command bar, arrow and modifier keys, and gestures that make a terminal genuinely usable on a phone. - Many computers, one app. Group them into workspaces and jump between them. SECURITY - End-to-end encrypted. Traffic is encrypted between your device and your computer; our network can route packets but cannot read them. - Pairing, not passwords. Every device is authorized explicitly and can be revoked from any other device at any time. - Your work stays yours. We do not store your terminal output, your files or your commands, and we never use them to train models. HOW IT WORKS Install the free Vibe42 companion on the computer you want to reach, pair this device once, and you are connected. Direct peer-to-peer where the network allows it, relayed when it does not - the app switches automatically. Terms of Service: https://vibe42.ai/terms Privacy Policy: https://vibe42.ai/privacy

Screenshots

Muxy4 screens
Vibe424 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Vibe42 at Free against Muxy's $2.99. Vibe42 also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 9 days) and iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.2). Muxy's advantage is chart position (#11 vs unranked). On ads, in-app purchases and device support 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

Vibe42 is free to download; Muxy costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Muxy ships an update every 9 days, Vibe42 daily. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
Muxy versus Vibe42: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMuxyVibe42
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 9 daysDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
Best chart rank#11 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.217.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size28 MB91 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSaeed VaziryHostbee

In-app purchases

None

Muxy

No in-app purchases

None

Vibe42

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Muxy free?
Muxy costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Vibe42 free?
Vibe42 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Muxy or Vibe42 have ads?
Neither Muxy nor Vibe42 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Muxy or Vibe42?
Muxy ships an update every 9 days, and Vibe42 daily. Most recently, Muxy was updated on October 31, 2026 and Vibe42 on November 1, 2026.

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