Cyphir vs OSH
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Cyphir
Control AI agents running on your computer directly from your iPhone. Send commands, monitor their actions in real-time, and interrupt sessions from anywhere. Ensures privacy with end-to-end encryption.
- Remote AI agent command
- Real-time tool use monitoring
- Session interruption
- End-to-end encryption
- Multi-machine support
- Live command streaming
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Cyphir turns your iPhone into a control surface for AI coding agents running on your Mac or PC. Start sessions, send instructions, monitor activity, and stay close to your AI-assisted development work even when you are away from your desk. CONTROL YOUR AI WORKFLOW Cyphir lets you connect your phone to supported coding-agent sessions on your computer through the Cyphir bridge. From your iPhone, you can send commands, follow session activity, and keep visibility into what is happening on your machine. BUILT FOR AI CODING AGENTS Cyphir is designed for developers, builders, and power users who run tools like Claude Code, Codex, and other local AI-assisted coding workflows. Your computer runs the agent. Your phone becomes the command and review layer. REMOTE SESSION VISIBILITY Follow active sessions from your phone, review recent activity, and keep track of agent work while you move between your desk, laptop, and mobile device. PAIR YOUR COMPUTER SECURELY Install the Cyphir bridge on your Mac or PC, pair it with your iPhone, and connect through Cyphir’s relay infrastructure. Pairing is tied to your account and device flow so you can manage access from the app. APPROVAL-FOCUSED CONTROL Cyphir is built around visibility and control. Supported approval and review flows help you understand what your agent is doing and reduce the chance of unattended work moving forward without your awareness. PRIVACY-CONSCIOUS BY DESIGN Cyphir is designed to avoid unnecessary exposure of sensitive workflow data. Authentication, pairing, local device storage, session cleanup, and relay behavior are built with security and privacy in mind. HOW IT WORKS 1. Install the Cyphir bridge on the computer where your AI coding agent runs. 2. Pair your iPhone using the Cyphir app. 3. Start or monitor supported sessions from your phone. 4. Review activity and stay in control while your agent works. WHAT YOU CAN DO • Connect your iPhone to supported AI coding workflows on your computer • Start and monitor coding-agent sessions • Send natural-language instructions • Review supported session activity from your phone • Use account-based pairing and bridge connection flows • Manage your mobile session state securely • Keep your AI coding workflow close, even when you step away from your desk WHO CYPHIR IS FOR Cyphir is for developers, founders, technical operators, and AI power users who want mobile visibility and control over their AI coding workflows. REQUIREMENTS Cyphir requires the Cyphir bridge to be installed on the Mac or PC you want to connect. Supported AI coding tools must be installed and configured separately on that computer. A Cyphir subscription may be required after the free trial.
OSH
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OSH turns your iPhone into a hardware-backed approver for zero-trust SSH access. Instead of long-lived SSH keys scattered across laptops, your team's gateway issues short-lived SSH certificates only after a human approves each request. OSH is where that approval happens — on a device you carry, protected by Face ID and the Secure Enclave. HOW IT WORKS • Enroll your device by scanning the gateway's QR code. • When someone requests SSH access, OSH shows you who, what, and where. • Approve or deny with Face ID. Your approval is signed by a key that lives only in the Secure Enclave. • The gateway issues a short-lived certificate — no standing keys, no shared secrets. WHY IT'S SECURE • The signing key is generated inside the Secure Enclave and is non-exportable — it can never leave your iPhone. • Every approval requires biometric authentication. • OSH connects only to the gateway you configure. It has no analytics, no trackers, no ads, and no third-party SDKs. FOR TEAMS • Role-aware: signers, admins, and root see the controls appropriate to them. • Review access rules, approval history, and gateway logs from the app. OSH requires a compatible zero-trust SSH gateway to connect to. If your organization doesn't run one yet, contact us at ad@openlay.com.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Cyphir at every 3 days against OSH's weekly. Cyphir also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Cyphir ships an update every 3 days, OSH weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Cyphir | OSH |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days — better | Weekly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Freemium | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 27 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Veridian Software LLC | Open layer technologies L.L.C S.O.C |
In-app purchases
Cyphir
No in-app purchases
OSH
No in-app purchases









