Comparison

pocket/grammer vs Moshell

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

Head to head
About

pocket/grammer

Leverage the power of local AI on your iPhone to generate code, websites, and apps. This tool allows for agentic coding, creating files and folders, and previewing your work before deployment. It offers a private and secure coding experience without relying on cloud servers.

Highlights
  • Local AI code generation
  • Website and app creation
  • Agentic coding with file creation
  • Project import and export
  • Code preview
  • Model selection from Hugging Face
  • Private and secure on-device operation
Features
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Your phone is now a full coding environment. PocketGrammer runs AI coding agents with open models that live entirely on your device — no account, no cloud required — and shows you what it built in a live preview, right on your screen. AN AGENT THAT PLANS, THEN CODES - Ask for a feature in plain language. PocketGrammer asks clarifying questions, then writes a step-by-step plan you can review before a single line changes. Hand the plan to code mode and watch each step execute — with history for every file it touches. REAL MODELS, REALLY ON-DEVICE - Download open models sized to your device — Qwen 2.5 Coder, Qwen 2.5 Instruct, Qwen 3, and SmolLM2 — and run them entirely offline. Your code never leaves your phone unless you tell it to. A REAL WORKSPACE - Multi-tab code editor with syntax highlighting and autocomplete • Diagnostics that catch syntax errors and unbalanced brackets as you type • Regex-powered search across every file in the project • A file tree you can drag to rearrange, with rename, copy, and delete • File history: step back to any earlier version of any file LIVE PREVIEW - Run web projects instantly in the built-in preview. Switch between fit, mobile, and tablet viewports, and watch console output and errors in a dedicated panel — the preview reloads automatically as the agent writes code. GITHUB IN, CODE OUT - Browse a GitHub repository and import its files into any workspace, then let the agent build on them. BRING YOUR OWN KEY - Prefer frontier models? Add your own API keys for OpenAI, Anthropic, Google Gemini, OpenRouter, or a custom OpenAI-compatible endpoint (LiteLLM works great). Keys are stored securely on your device, and you choose which role — planning or coding — uses cloud versus local. YOUR DESKTOP, PAIRED TO YOUR PHONE - Open your workspace in any browser on the same network and keep using the IDE you love — VS Code, Cursor, or any of them — with your phone doing the AI work. One-time purchase, unlimited devices on your Apple ID. FREE TO START, YOURS FOREVER - Every mobile feature is free. Desktop Access begins with a 7-day free trial, then unlocks with a single $19.99 purchase — never a subscription. PRIVACY FIRST - No account required. On-device models work in airplane mode, and cloud providers are only called when you choose them.

About

Moshell

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Moshell is a modern SSH terminal client designed for developers, engineers, and power users. Connect to remote servers securely with a fast, clean, and intuitive mobile terminal experience. Manage hosts easily, access your servers on the go, and work comfortably from anywhere. Features: • Secure SSH connections • Clean and minimal terminal UI • Host management • Private key authentication • Dark mode optimized • Designed for speed and simplicity Moshell focuses on providing a lightweight and distraction-free SSH experience for mobile devices.

Screenshots

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Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Moshell at none against pocket/grammer's 1. Moshell also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.5). pocket/grammer's advantage is device support. On price 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. pocket/grammer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Moshell asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
pocket/grammer versus Moshell: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameterpocket/grammerMoshell
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks—
AdsNo—
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — better—
Requires iOS15.513.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size122 MB10 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperCHRISTOPHER MICHAEL STAATSYoungseung Ji

In-app purchases

1 purchases

pocket/grammer

One-time1
  • Desktop Client Unlock$19.99
None

Moshell

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is pocket/grammer free?
pocket/grammer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Moshell free?
Moshell is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

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