Comparison

Helmrig Agents vs MobileCoderApp

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

Head to head
About

Helmrig Agents

Features
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Helmrig is a remote development client for iPhone. It pairs with helmrig-server running on your own laptop and gives you the AI coding agents, terminal, and filesystem of that machine โ€” over an end-to-end encrypted tunnel. FEATURES โ€ข AI coding agents โ€” run Claude Code or Codex on your laptop. Tell the agent what to do in plain language; it reads files, runs commands, and edits code on your machine. The app shows the output, diffs of any proposed changes, and approval prompts before anything is applied. You bring your own subscription or API keys; Helmrig doesn't sell or proxy AI access. โ€ข Attach files โ€” pull any file from your laptop into the agent conversation in one tap, so the agent has exactly the context it needs. โ€ข Terminal โ€” full PTY shell on your laptop with ANSI colors and resize. Use whatever you've installed: bash, zsh, fish, tmux, vim, nano, htop. โ€ข Files โ€” browse and view the laptop filesystem with syntax highlighting for common languages. โ€ข Multi-project โ€” switch between active projects in one tap; each project keeps its own terminal session and AI thread. HOW IT WORKS 1. Install the server on your laptop: npx helmrig@latest 2. Open Helmrig on iPhone, scan the QR code shown in the server. 3. The pairing key is generated locally on your devices and never leaves them. After pairing, phone and laptop talk directly over LAN or NAT-traversal when possible. When direct connection fails, the encrypted tunnel falls back through one of our regional relays. Relays forward opaque ciphertext only โ€” they cannot decrypt anything. REQUIREMENTS โ€ข Laptop: macOS or Linux with Node.js 20+ โ€ข iPhone: iOS 17+ PRIVACY No third-party SDKs. No analytics. No crash reporting. Helmrig servers never see code, files, terminal output, or AI conversations. Full policy at helmrig.app/privacy.html CONTACT hi@helmrig.dev Privacy Policy: https://www.helmrig.app/privacy.html Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.helmrig.app/terms.html

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MobileCoderApp

Features
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Code with Claude from anywhere. Your Mac's Claude Code session, mirrored to your iPhone read the output, type back, talk hands-free. Your code never leaves your machines Your code stays on your machines. MobileCoder is the wrapper, not the AI. Your prompts and Claude's responses move between your iPhone and your Mac, encrypted, through a forwarding relay that can't see the contents. We don't store your messages. We don't analyze your code. MobileCoder requires an auto-renewing subscription to use. MobileCoder Pro โ€” 7-day free trial, then: โ€ข Monthly: $9.99/month โ€ข Yearly: $44.99/year Your subscription auto-renews unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your Apple ID settings. Any unused portion of a free trial is forfeited when you purchase a subscription. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.mobilecoder.app/privacy.html That single block satisfies both: it labels the app as subscription-required with prices (2.3.2) and puts a functional EULA link in the Description (3.1.2c). Also verify (App Store Connect โ†’ App Information): - Privacy Policy URL field = https://www.mobilecoder.app/privacy.html

Screenshots

Helmrig Agents4 screens
MobileCoderApp4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Helmrig Agents at fortnightly against MobileCoderApp's every 5 weeks. Helmrig Agents also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). MobileCoderApp's advantage is chart position (#93 vs unranked). 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. Helmrig Agents sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $12.99 per month and MobileCoderApp sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Helmrig Agents ships an update fortnightly, MobileCoderApp every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences ยท 4 level
Helmrig Agents versus MobileCoderApp: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHelmrig AgentsMobileCoderApp
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyFortnightly โ€” betterEvery 5 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Best chart rankโ€”#93 โ€” better
DevicesiPhone, iPod โ€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 โ€” better17.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size65 MB78 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNikita KislitsinNxtranet

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Helmrig Agents

Subscriptions1
  • Helmrig Pro14 Days trial$12.991 Month
2 purchases

MobileCoderApp

Subscriptions2
  • MobileCoder Pro - Monthly7 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • MobileCoder Pro (Yearly)7 Days trial$44.991 Year

Questions

Is Helmrig Agents free?
Helmrig Agents is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is MobileCoderApp free?
MobileCoderApp is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Helmrig Agents or MobileCoderApp have ads?
Neither Helmrig Agents nor MobileCoderApp shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Helmrig Agents or MobileCoderApp?
Helmrig Agents ships an update fortnightly, and MobileCoderApp every 5 weeks. Most recently, Helmrig Agents was updated on October 8, 2026 and MobileCoderApp on October 25, 2026.

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