Octopus vs Mimi Remote

Octopus brings Codex to iPhone and iPad. Connect to your Mac, development server, or remote workspace and keep real coding threads moving from anywhere. It is not another closed cloud IDE. Octopus is a mobile control surface for the environment you already use: connect through Codex app-server or SSH, browse workspaces, projects, and recent sessions, return to active threads, and follow Thinking, Waiting, and Ready states in real time. When an agent needs a decision, resolve approvals with Allow, Allow for Session, or Deny. Use text, voice, images, and files to add context without returning to your desk. Review automation runs, start a task again, inspect history, and jump back from notifications or Live Activities when work changes state. Built for developers who want to: • Monitor AI coding agents from iPhone • Resume Codex threads away from the desk • Approve commands, permissions, and structured questions remotely • Keep Mac, server, workspace, and thread context organized • Dictate quick prompts, bug notes, and test results by voice Key features: • Codex app-server and SSH connections • Server, project, thread, and recent session management • Runtime status, notifications, and Live Activity deep links • Approval cards for command and permission decisions • Markdown messages, tool results, image input, and file context • Automation list, run-now actions, and run history • SSH host fingerprint confirmation and credentials stored in device Keychain • Octopus turns your phone into a second development screen, so you can stay close to the code even when you step away from the keyboard. Subscription Legal Links: • Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ • Privacy Policy: https://velocai.net/octopus/privacy/

Mimi Remote is a native mobile developer console for a computer you own or are authorized to use. Connect to your development environment, start or resume coding sessions, review changes, and confirm restricted actions while all commands continue to run on the computer you control. Features: - Browse, search, create, and resume coding sessions - Review structured responses, reasoning, code blocks, images, and diffs - Confirm restricted development actions before they run - Inspect Git status and manage branches and worktrees - Use text, images, and optional voice input - Keep separate connection profiles for different computers - Connect over a local network, private network, or HTTPS Mimi Remote communicates directly with the host you configure. The app does not download or execute code on the mobile device and does not provide models, third-party accounts, subscriptions, cloud code execution, a VPN, traffic relay, or hosted project storage. Project content and connection credentials are not sent to the Mimi Remote developer. Requirements: - A computer with the Mimi companion service and a compatible developer runtime installed - Network access from the mobile device to that computer - Access only to devices and projects you own or are explicitly authorized to use Mimi Remote is independently developed and open source. It is not affiliated with or endorsed by providers of compatible tools.