Comparison

OpenClient for OpenCode vs Zcode Mobile

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

Head to head
About

OpenClient for OpenCode

Access your self-hosted OpenCode server from your iPhone or iPad. Manage projects, chat with assistants, and monitor agent work on the go. Review file changes, respond to prompts, and keep your development workflow active from anywhere.

Highlights
  • Connect to OpenCode v1 or v2 servers
  • Browse projects, workspaces, and chat history
  • Stream assistant responses with status indicators
  • Review per-response file diffs
  • Customize chat composer and visibility
  • Attach files, dictate prompts, or sketch
  • Live Activities and Home Screen widgets
Features
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OpenClient brings your self-hosted OpenCode server to iPhone and iPad with a native interface for projects, chats, and ongoing agent work. Pick up a coding session away from your desk. Follow live responses and tool activity, review file changes, answer permissions and questions, and keep work moving from your phone or tablet. Your projects and sessions - Connect to OpenCode v1 or v2 and reconnect quickly to saved servers - Browse projects, workspaces, and conversation history - Rename v2 projects and customize their colors and images - Organize Activity as a list or board with custom workflow statuses - Mark sessions read or unread, individually or all at once; read state and session statuses sync on supported servers - Switch workspaces from chat and move sessions between workspaces on v2 A chat that works your way - Stream assistant responses with an animated 3D status indicator - Load older messages as you scroll back through a conversation - Review per-response file diffs on v2 when recorded file snapshots are available - Customize line height, tool grouping, reasoning, and context visibility - Choose the Messenger or Assistant composer on iPhone; iPad uses Assistant - Queue prompts, steer ongoing work, or ask a Side Question on v2 - Use your server’s commands, skills, agents, and models - Attach compatible files, dictate prompts, or sketch with the built-in Excalidraw board - Track session todos and respond to permission and question prompts Stay informed - Inspect recorded token usage, response timing, and model details for loaded history - Track OpenAI subscription usage and OpenRouter spending with optional provider usage setup - Show usage bars or rings in Projects and Activity, plus usage snapshot widgets - Browse project files, source-control context, and supported MCP server status Built for iOS and iPadOS - Multi-column iPad navigation for projects, sessions, and chat - Live Activities on the Lock Screen and Dynamic Island - Home Screen widgets for recent and pinned sessions - Shortcuts, control widgets, and deep links to the right session - Secure Keychain storage for saved server passwords - Widget snapshots shared without including your server password Optional notifications with OC Notify Receive Web Push alerts for completed sessions, permissions, and questions. Requires the OpenClient plugin, your own HTTPS endpoint, and the companion web app added to your Home Screen. No OpenClient-hosted notification relay is used. Free and Pro Free lets you try your own OpenCode server with up to 5 prompts per day and one session. OpenClient Pro unlocks unlimited prompts, unlimited sessions, and Project Actions, and supports continued development of this open-source app. Pro Lifetime is a one-time purchase and includes the Pro Life icon. Pro Monthly is an auto-renewing subscription billed monthly. Private and self-hosted You choose your OpenCode server. Session data stays tied to your own setup, and credentials are stored securely on device. OpenClient does not provide or proxy an OpenCode backend. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Zcode Mobile

Access and manage your ZCode development workspace remotely from your iPhone. Connect via local network using QR codes, IP addresses, or hostnames. Enjoy a streamlined interface optimized for mobile viewing.

Highlights
  • Remote workspace access
  • QR code connection
  • IP address connection
  • Automatic service discovery
  • Connection memory
  • Optimized mobile interface
Features
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Zcode Mobile is an independent third-party mobile client for the ZCode desktop workspace. Connect over your local network and keep viewing and working in your development workspace from your iPhone. Key features: • Scan the mobile-connection QR code shown by ZCode on your computer • Import a connection code directly from your photo library • Enter your computer's private IPv4 address, .local hostname, or IPv6 address by hand • Automatically discover compatible services on your local network • Remember your last connection and verify it automatically on the next launch • Enter the main workspace only after it has been confirmed reachable • Refresh, rescan, or disconnect with one tap • Once connected, hide web-page toolbars and other elements that aren't needed on mobile wherever possible, leaving more screen space for your workspace How the app stays free: Zcode Mobile is free. After 3 cumulative foreground minutes in an online workspace, a dismissible full-screen native advertising page opens over the current workspace, without changing conversations or navigating away. The web page stays mounted; close the ad to continue with unsent input retained. The keyboard is dismissed while the ad is visible. At most one attempt is made in any continuous 48 hours, including after restarting. This placement renders Google Native Advanced assets with ad attribution, AdChoices, and a separate close control; it does not call an interstitial popup. At the first eligible page, choose consented non-personalized ads or decline extra data and try eligible limited ads. Later pages use the saved mode automatically, with no View ad or Play button. Limited ads still use IP/technical data and may use fraud-only storage; Google UMP requirements apply and fill is not guaranteed. Google personalization and publisher first-party ID remain disabled, and iOS tracking is not required. Close immediately or fully disable automatic ads in settings. Image/video assets depend on the network, video starts muted, and no reward is offered. Declining, failure, or no fill never restricts the workspace. On-device diagnostic counters do not record chats, URLs, or device identifiers and are not uploaded to a developer server. The native interface supports English and Simplified Chinese. Automatic mode uses Chinese for the mainland China App Store storefront and English elsewhere, falling back to device region if no storefront is available. Use "Language / 语言" on the connection screen to choose either language manually. Workspace content and its own interface come from the connected desktop service and are not automatically translated. Zcode Mobile requires the mobile remote-control feature of the ZCode desktop app. It is an independently developed third-party client and is not an official ZCode product.

Screenshots

OpenClient for OpenCode4 screens
Zcode Mobile1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Zcode Mobile at none against OpenClient for OpenCode's 3. Zcode Mobile also leads on chart position (#108 vs unranked). OpenClient for OpenCode's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 6 days vs monthly). On price, ratings volume, device support and iOS requirement 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. OpenClient for OpenCode sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Zcode Mobile asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

OpenClient for OpenCode holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 9 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of OpenClient for OpenCode's written reviews are positive against 50% of Zcode Mobile's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

OpenClient for OpenCode ships an update every 6 days, Zcode Mobile monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
OpenClient for OpenCode versus Zcode Mobile: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOpenClient for OpenCodeZcode Mobile
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (6 ratings) — better3.7 (9 ratings)
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings69 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 days — betterMonthly
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemiumAd-supported — better
Best chart rank—#108 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size68 MB10 MB
Age rating12+17+
DeveloperNicolas Toporcov越 王

Customer experience

OpenClient for OpenCode

All ratings6 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral16.7%
Negative16.7%
Written reviews12 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral8.3%
Negative25.0%

Zcode Mobile

All ratings9 ratings
Positive55.6%
Neutral22.2%
Negative22.2%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral33.3%
Negative16.7%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

OpenClient for OpenCode

Subscriptions1
  • Pro Monthly$4.991 Month
One-time2
  • Pro Mensile$4.99
  • Pro Lifetime$29.99
None

Zcode Mobile

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is OpenClient for OpenCode free?
OpenClient for OpenCode is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Zcode Mobile free?
Zcode Mobile is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, OpenClient for OpenCode or Zcode Mobile?
OpenClient for OpenCode is rated higher. OpenClient for OpenCode averages 4.0 out of 5 from 6 ratings, while Zcode Mobile averages 3.7 from 9 ratings.
Do OpenClient for OpenCode or Zcode Mobile have ads?
Zcode Mobile shows ads; OpenClient for OpenCode does not.
Which is updated more often, OpenClient for OpenCode or Zcode Mobile?
OpenClient for OpenCode ships an update every 6 days, and Zcode Mobile monthly. Most recently, OpenClient for OpenCode was updated on November 5, 2026 and Zcode Mobile on November 6, 2026.

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