Comparison

Muxy vs Muqun

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

Muqun

Control and interact with terminal sessions on your computer from your iPhone. Follow live output, grant permissions to coding agents, and manage workspaces seamlessly. Offers a real terminal experience with customizable themes and multiple language support.

Highlights
  • Real terminal grid with full-color output
  • On-screen keyboard for precise input
  • Agent permission granting and interaction
  • Syntax highlighting and image previews
  • Customizable themes and language support
  • Offline demo mode
Features
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Keep your coding work within reach. Muqun brings your connected machines, AI coding assistants and terminals to your iPhone and iPad, so you can check what is happening and decide what comes next. A HOME FOR YOUR WORK Choose Classic or Editorial Home. Return to recent sessions, switch Gateways and start your next task from one place. WORK WITH OPENCODE Follow conversations and tool activity in a dedicated workbench. Move between projects and sessions, inspect task lists and code changes, and choose the models and modes offered by your connected setup. STAY IN CONTROL Queue a follow-up, steer an ongoing conversation or remove a pending message. Review AI assistant permission requests and answer them from the app. KEEP YOUR TERMINALS CLOSE Use remote terminals, connect to saved SSH hosts and reach a Gateway through an SSH tunnel. Keyboard shortcuts and modifier keys help with command-line work on a touch screen. MAKE IT YOURS Browse and preview themes, build a personal theme library and adjust artwork and visual effects. Choose an app icon and fonts to suit your workspace. FILES & CODE CHANGES Browse files, attach files and images to tasks, and inspect staged and unstaged Git changes without losing your place. Muqun connects to tools running on your own machines. Gateway features require a compatible Muqun Gateway and backend; the OpenCode workbench requires a supported OpenCode setup. SSH access requires a reachable SSH host.

Screenshots

Muxy4 screens
Muqun4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Muqun at 100% against Muxy's 0%. Muqun also leads on iOS requirement (16.4 vs 26.2). Muxy's advantage is price ($2.99 vs $9.99) and chart position (#10 vs unranked). On update cadence, 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

Muxy costs $2.99 and Muqun $9.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Muxy ships an update every 10 days, Muqun every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Muxy versus Muqun: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMuxyMuqun
Price$2.99 — better$9.99
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 10 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
Best chart rank#10 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.216.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size29 MB101 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSaeed VaziryPuffinStudio

Customer experience

Muxy

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Muqun

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Muxy

No in-app purchases

None

Muqun

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Muxy free?
Muxy costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Muqun free?
Muqun costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Muxy or Muqun have ads?
Neither Muxy nor Muqun shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Muxy or Muqun?
Muxy ships an update every 10 days, and Muqun every 3 weeks. Most recently, Muxy was updated on November 7, 2026 and Muqun on November 5, 2026.

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