Comparison

ZeroG vs Xtend

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

Head to head
About

ZeroG

Control your AI agent remotely from your phone. Chat with your agent, view its responses in real-time, send files, and execute terminal commands with safety features. Keep your code and AI models private on your desktop.

Highlights
  • Chat with AI agent
  • Real-time response streaming
  • Remote terminal command execution
  • Attach photos and files
  • Live mission control dashboard
  • Triple safety switch for terminal
Features
Read full description

ZeroG is the companion app for the Google Antigravity IDE: chat with your agent, watch replies stream, approve or deny its requests, attach files, and — with a switch you control — run terminal commands, all from your phone. Antigravity runs on your desktop — ZeroG puts it in your pocket. Pair your phone to your computer once by scanning a QR code, then: • CHAT — Talk to your AI agent in natural language. Watch it answer in real time: replies stream to your phone as they're written in the IDE, not after. • REMOTE TERMINAL — Run terminal commands on your desktop from your phone — behind a triple safety switch that's OFF by default, visible in the IDE status bar whenever it's ON, with every command confirmed on your phone before it's sent. • SEND PHOTOS & FILES — Snap a whiteboard, a bug on a screen, a sketch — ZeroG attaches it straight to your agent's chat on the desktop. No AirDrop, no email-to-self. • MISSION CONTROL — A live dashboard of your agent, commands, and connection status at a glance. Built for developers who don't want to be chained to their desk. Kick off a build on the train, check on a long-running task from the couch, or fix a bug from anywhere — as long as your PC is on, your agent is one tap away. Private by design: your code and AI model stay on your own machine. ZeroG runs nothing on our servers except the encrypted relay that links your phone to your PC. ZeroG is free, supported by ads. ZeroG Pro removes ads and adds priority relay speed and unlimited paired devices. ZeroG is an independent product and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Antigravity or Google DeepMind. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Xtend

Access your Mac's development environment from your iPhone or iPad. Manage projects, interact with AI coding agents, and control builds and terminals remotely and securely.

Highlights
  • Remote development workspace
  • AI coding agent interaction
  • Project session management
  • Full xterm emulation
  • Remote build and install
  • Simulator mirroring
  • Push notifications (Premium)
Features
Read full description

Xtend puts your development workspace in your pocket. A free companion app runs on your Mac. Your iPhone or iPad connects to it directly — encrypted, peer to peer — over any network. Your projects, your tools, your machine. You just aren't sitting at it. YOUR PROJECTS, ORGANIZED Every project on your machine becomes a workspace, with its own sessions, its own branch and its own history. Pick up a conversation from this morning, start a new one, jump between them. Everything survives closing the app. CHAT WITH YOUR CODING AGENT Talk to the agent already installed on your machine — Claude Code or Codex — about your real projects. Streaming replies, tool calls, syntax-highlighted diffs. Slash commands and @-file mentions work exactly as they do in your terminal, because it is your terminal. APPROVE WHAT IT RUNS, FROM YOUR POCKET When the agent wants to run a command or edit a file, the request appears on your phone. Approve, always allow, or deny. Xtend never decides for you — it carries the question and brings back your answer. A REAL TERMINAL Not a toy. Full xterm emulation with ANSI colour, pinch-to-zoom, text selection, eleven themes, and a font panel that does not dismiss the keyboard. Attach files from your photo library, camera or Files app. BUILD AND RUN Start an Xcode build, follow the log as it streams, then install straight to your iPhone — wherever you are, with no cable and no need to be on the same network. Runtime logs from the running app, searchable and filtered by level, like the Xcode console. And when you need to see it move, mirror your iOS Simulator live and touch it — taps go straight through. NO SAME-NETWORK REQUIREMENT Your phone and your desk find each other wherever they are. Cellular in one place, Wi-Fi in another — the connection is direct and end-to-end encrypted either way. PUSH WHEN IT MATTERS (Premium) The agent needs a decision, a long build finishes — your phone tells you, and you can answer without opening the app. Free accounts see the same alerts inside the app. WHAT YOU NEED • A Mac running the free Xtend Host companion (download at getxtend.com) • Sign in with Apple, on both • One Mac per Apple ID FREE AND PREMIUM Chat, terminal, projects and builds are unlimited and always free — no trial, no counter, no catch. Simulator mirroring and installs to your iPhone come with a generous daily allowance. An in-app purchase lifts that allowance and adds push notifications, for people who need more. Privacy Policy: https://getxtend.com/privacy Terms of Use: https://getxtend.com/terms

Screenshots

ZeroG4 screens
Xtend4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: ZeroG at none against Xtend's 1. ZeroG also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.2). Xtend's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price 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

Both are free to download. Xtend sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $4.99 per month. ZeroG asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
ZeroG versus Xtend: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterZeroGXtend
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.3 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 days—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better18.2
Further details — not scored
Size33 MB39 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAkiva BoasMenahem mendel Aouizerat

Customer experience

ZeroG

All ratings3 ratings
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%

Xtend

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

In-app purchases

None

ZeroG

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Xtend

Subscriptions1
  • Xtend Premium7 Days trial$4.991 Month

Questions

Is ZeroG free?
ZeroG is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Xtend free?
Xtend is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do ZeroG or Xtend have ads?
ZeroG shows ads; Xtend does not.

Other comparisons