Comparison

Octopus vs paddyb.com

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

Head to head
About

Octopus

Features
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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: β€’ Monitor AI coding agents from iPhone β€’ Resume Codex threads away from the desk β€’ Approve commands, permissions, and structured questions remotely β€’ Keep Mac, server, workspace, and thread context organized β€’ Dictate quick prompts, bug notes, and test results by voice Key features: β€’ Codex app-server and SSH connections β€’ Server, project, thread, and recent session management β€’ Runtime status, notifications, and Live Activity deep links β€’ Approval cards for command and permission decisions β€’ Markdown messages, tool results, image input, and file context β€’ Automation list, run-now actions, and run history β€’ SSH host fingerprint confirmation and credentials stored in device Keychain β€’ 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: β€’ Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ β€’ Privacy Policy: https://velocai.net/octopus/privacy/

About

paddyb.com

Features
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Format JSON, build and test deep links, and check colour contrastβ€”without uploading your work. Paddy B β€” Dev Toolkit is a focused set of everyday developer utilities that works offline and saves drafts and recent results locally on your device.

Screenshots

Octopus4 screens
paddyb.com4 screens

Verdict

The call

Octopus and paddyb.com are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters β€” price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them β€” neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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

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

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Octopus versus paddyb.com: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOctopuspaddyb.com
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 5 daysβ€”
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad β€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.616.4 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size67 MB46 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVelocAI LTDPATRICK BYRNE

In-app purchases

None

Octopus

No in-app purchases

None

paddyb.com

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Octopus free?
Octopus is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is paddyb.com free?
paddyb.com is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Octopus or paddyb.com have ads?
Neither Octopus nor paddyb.com shows ads.

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