Codex Relay vs Agents Anywhere
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Codex Relay
Manage your Codex workflow remotely from your phone. Track active threads, send prompts, review output, and respond to requests. Designed for developers to stay connected to their work without being at their desk.
- Follow Codex conversations remotely
- Send prompts and follow-up instructions
- Respond to approval and input requests
- Attach images for context
- Review workspace and thread activity
- Manage relay server state
- Check usage statistics
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Codex Relay brings your Codex workflow to your phone. Connect to your local Codex Relay server and keep track of active threads, responses, approvals, and workspace activity without staying at your desk. Send follow-up prompts, review assistant output, attach images for context, and respond when Codex needs input before it can continue. Built for developers who use Codex as part of real work, Codex Relay keeps the mobile experience focused, fast, and close to the terminal workflow. Key features: - Follow Codex conversations from your phone - Send prompts and follow-up instructions - Respond to approval and input requests - Attach images as context - Review workspace and thread activity - Manage connected relay server state - Check usage - Designed for local developer workflows Codex Relay requires a running Codex Relay server on your computer. Start the server with `npx codex-relay@latest`, then connect your device over your local network. GitHub: https://github.com/gronxb/codex-relay Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Agents Anywhere
This developer tool allows you to remotely control your local computer for coding tasks. It provides a convenient way to manage your development environment from your mobile device.
- Remote computer control
- Coding task completion
- Developer tools
- Mobile access to local computer
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Agents Anywhere is a developer tools mobile application for remotely controlling your local computer to complete coding tasks.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Agents Anywhere at 5.0 against Codex Relay's 4.2. Agents Anywhere also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 63%). Codex Relay's advantage is ratings volume (56 vs 2) and chart position (#25 vs #96). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Agents Anywhere holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Codex Relay has 56 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 63% of Codex Relay's written reviews are positive against 100% of Agents Anywhere's.
Codex Relay ships an update every 9 days, Agents Anywhere every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Codex Relay | Agents Anywhere |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (56 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 63.2% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 56 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days — better | Every 11 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Best chart rank | #25 — better | #96 |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 — better | 26.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 118 MB | 25 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Kang Sungyu | 梦鑫 杨 |
Customer experience
Codex Relay
Agents Anywhere
In-app purchases
Codex Relay
No in-app purchases
Agents Anywhere
No in-app purchases
