Comparison

Agent Tick vs TermBridge

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

Head to head
About

Agent Tick

Features
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Agent Tick is a least-permission Request routing layer for coding agents. Use the Agent Tick app when your local coding agent needs a bounded human response while you are away from your desk: - Steering lets you choose from bounded options the agent provided. - Sanctions let you approve or deny one specific risky action before it happens. - Status Updates show what the agent is doing and it's full reply at the end of a turn. Agent Tick is not a remote shell. The app cannot execute arbitrary commands on your machine, and approved actions still run in your local agent environment. The service is source-available and self-hostable. You can inspect the code and run your own Agent Tick server, or use the hosted service when you want routing, push notifications, updates, and uptime handled for you. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://agenttick.sh/privacy

About

TermBridge

Control and observe any terminal on your Mac from your phone, anywhere. Dictate commands, attach files, and sync clipboards. Securely manage your development workflow remotely.

Highlights
  • Remote terminal control
  • Live agent monitoring
  • Push notifications for agent prompts
  • Voice command dictation
  • File and image attachment
  • Two-way clipboard sync
  • End-to-end encryption
Features
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Control and observe any terminal on your Mac from your phone — from anywhere. TermBridge attaches at the shell layer, so it works across every terminal you already use: iTerm2, Terminal.app, the integrated terminals in VS Code, Zed, and Cursor, plus tmux. There's no new terminal app to live in and nothing to reconfigure. The exact shell you're already typing in simply shows up on your phone, live. VIBE CODING, UNTETHERED Start a long Claude Code, Codex, or Cursor agent run on your Mac, then walk away. TermBridge keeps you in the loop from wherever you are. • Watch any agent run live, character by character, exactly as it appears on your Mac. • Get a push notification the moment an agent is waiting on you — tap it to jump straight into that exact terminal, ready to answer. • See every agent running across all of your Macs in one place, with status at a glance: working, waiting, finished, or errored. • Step in and type when the agent asks a question, then step back out while it works. DO REAL WORK FROM YOUR PHONE TermBridge is built to get things done, not just watch. • Dictate commands and prompts by voice, with a live waveform so you know it's listening. • Attach a file or image from your phone. It uploads to your Mac and the path drops into the terminal, ready to run or hand to your agent. • Browse your Mac's files, and preview what the agent touched — Markdown and READMEs rendered, working-tree diffs, even a localhost dev server it just started. • Two-way clipboard sync: copy on your Mac, paste on your phone, and back. WHAT MAKES IT DIFFERENT Most remote-terminal apps only see sessions they created, on a server you SSH into. TermBridge is the opposite. • Attach to the terminals you're ALREADY in — not just sessions this app spawned. • See your editor's integrated terminals (VS Code, Zed, Cursor) on your phone. • Spawn a fresh shell on your Mac from your phone, on demand. • Mirror any window on your Mac, not just terminals — watch a build, a browser, or a design live. • Pair multiple devices (iPhone + iPad) to one Mac, and switch between Macs instantly — each keeps its own live connection, so an offline Mac never drops the one you're using. MADE YOURS • Themes and fonts to match your setup. • A custom on-screen key row and macros for the keys you actually use. • A full-color terminal with deep scrollback on iPhone, and a 3-panel layout on iPad. • A touch keyboard bar with Tab, Esc, Ctrl-C, arrows, and the modifiers a terminal needs. SECURE BY DESIGN Your terminal is sensitive. TermBridge treats it that way. • End-to-end encrypted with X25519 + AES-256-GCM — the relay only ever sees ciphertext. • Forward secrecy: fresh keys every session, so a future compromise can't unlock past ones. • Zero-knowledge relay — your secrets never touch a server, and no inbound port is opened on your Mac. • QR-code pairing, approved right on your Mac, with a fingerprint you can verify. RELIABLE • Reconnects the instant your network changes or your phone comes back online. • Sessions keep running when you step away — pick up exactly where you left off. • Missed output replays on attach, so you never lose what happened while you were gone. PERMISSIONS — ONLY WHEN YOU USE THE FEATURE • Notifications — to alert you when an agent on your Mac is waiting; tap to jump into that terminal. • Camera — to scan the QR code that pairs your phone with your Mac. • Microphone & Speech Recognition — only when you dictate by voice; transcription runs on-device. • Photos — only if you choose to attach an image to send to your Mac. • Local Network — to discover and connect to your Mac for the fastest, lowest-latency link. GETTING STARTED Install the free TermBridge menu-bar app on your Mac, scan the QR code once, approve on the Mac, and your terminals are with you everywhere. No SSH keys, no ports to forward, no servers to rent. Learn more at https://termbridge.clovinyx.io Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Agent Tick4 screens
TermBridge4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Agent Tick at every 2 days against TermBridge's every 10 days. 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Agent Tick sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and TermBridge sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Agent Tick ships an update every 2 days, TermBridge every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on September 12, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Agent Tick versus TermBridge: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAgent TickTermBridge
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterEvery 10 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS17.016.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size39 MB56 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSelf-Deprecated ApSClovinyx

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Agent Tick

Subscriptions2
  • Hosted Service - Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Hosted Service - Yearly$49.991 Year
One-time2
  • 7 Day TrialFree
  • Lifetime App Unlock$19.99
3 purchases

TermBridge

Subscriptions2
  • TermBridge Pro$3.991 Month
  • TermBridge Pro$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • TermBridge Pro Lifetime$79.99

Questions

Is Agent Tick free?
Agent Tick is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is TermBridge free?
TermBridge is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Agent Tick or TermBridge have ads?
Neither Agent Tick nor TermBridge shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Agent Tick or TermBridge?
Agent Tick ships an update every 2 days, and TermBridge every 10 days. Most recently, Agent Tick was updated on September 12, 2026 and TermBridge on September 25, 2026.

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