Comparison

Helmrig Agents vs Machete DGX

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — 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 — over an end-to-end encrypted tunnel. FEATURES • AI coding agents — 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. • Attach files — pull any file from your laptop into the agent conversation in one tap, so the agent has exactly the context it needs. • Terminal — full PTY shell on your laptop with ANSI colors and resize. Use whatever you've installed: bash, zsh, fish, tmux, vim, nano, htop. • Files — browse and view the laptop filesystem with syntax highlighting for common languages. • Multi-project — 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 — they cannot decrypt anything. REQUIREMENTS • Laptop: macOS or Linux with Node.js 20+ • 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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Machete DGX

Features
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Machete DGX puts your NVIDIA DGX Spark in your pocket. Monitor, manage and experiment with your AI server from anywhere — live GPU dashboard, full SSH terminal, Docker management, local LLM chat and a built-in Hugging Face model hub, all in one app. LIVE GPU DASHBOARD • Real-time GPU, CPU, memory, disk and network metrics • Temperature and utilization charts at a glance • Catch problems before they cost you a training run SSH TERMINAL • Full SSH terminal with a real terminal emulator • Multiple sessions, hardware-keyboard friendly DOCKER MANAGEMENT • List, start, stop and inspect containers • Stream container logs in real time CHAT WITH YOUR OWN LLM • Talk directly to the LLM running locally on your DGX Spark • Your prompts stay on your hardware, not in someone else's cloud HUGGING FACE MODEL HUB • Search Hugging Face without leaving the app • Download models straight to your server • Launch them with fully editable runtime parameters COMMUNITY SOLUTIONS • Ready-to-run model recipes shared by the community • Star the best ones and run them in a tap • Publish your own configurations ALERTS & REPORTS • Push and e-mail alerts for temperature, utilization and job events • Daily e-mail reports with your server's health summary SCHEDULED BACKUPS • Back up to S3, Google Drive, Dropbox, Box, FTP or SCP • Set the schedule once, get notified about every run ONE-TAP SETUP • Install the on-server agent directly from the app — no manual configuration MAKE IT YOURS • Deep theming and customization • 9 interface languages • Settings sync across devices with a Supabase account PRIVACY FIRST • SSH credentials never leave your device • Your Hugging Face token is stored encrypted — in the device Keychain and in Supabase Vault • Direct device-to-server connections MACHETE PRO Monitoring your Spark is free. Machete Pro unlocks the power features: • Download and launch Hugging Face models on your Spark • SSH terminal and console access • Docker container management • 24/7 agent: alerts, scheduled backups and reports • Image generation and LLM chat • Multiple servers and the live training monitor Machete Pro is an auto-renewable subscription, offered monthly or yearly. Payment is charged to your App Store account at confirmation of purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the current period ends; the renewal is charged within 24 hours before the period ends. Manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings. Privacy Policy: https://dgx.down.pl/machete/privacy/ Terms of Use (EULA): https://dgx.down.pl/machete/terms/ Built for developers, ML engineers and homelab enthusiasts who want their DGX Spark within arm's reach at all times. Requires an NVIDIA DGX Spark (or compatible Linux host) reachable over SSH. This app is not affiliated with or endorsed by NVIDIA Corporation.

Screenshots

Helmrig Agents4 screens
Machete DGX4 screens

Verdict

The call

Helmrig Agents and Machete DGX are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. Helmrig Agents sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $12.99 per month and Machete DGX sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $12.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Helmrig Agents ships an update fortnightly, Machete DGX every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Helmrig Agents versus Machete DGX: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHelmrig AgentsMachete DGX
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.115.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size65 MB38 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNikita KislitsinSLOVE SP. Z O. O.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Helmrig Agents

Subscriptions1
  • Helmrig Pro14 Days trial$12.991 Month
2 purchases

Machete DGX

Subscriptions2
  • Machete Pro (Monthly)$12.991 Month
  • Machete Pro (Yearly)$99.001 Year

Questions

Is Helmrig Agents free?
Helmrig Agents is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Machete DGX free?
Machete DGX is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Helmrig Agents or Machete DGX have ads?
Neither Helmrig Agents nor Machete DGX shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Helmrig Agents or Machete DGX?
Helmrig Agents ships an update fortnightly, and Machete DGX every 2 weeks. Most recently, Helmrig Agents was updated on October 8, 2026 and Machete DGX on October 18, 2026.

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