Comparison

PING vs Zelmux

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

Head to head
About

PING

Features
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PING turns important events, monitors, scripts, and automations into rich notifications on your devices. It supports actionable alerts, links, replies, images, callback actions, and Live Activities so ongoing updates can stay visible on the Lock Screen and Dynamic Island. SEND NOTIFICATIONS - Personal notification endpoint for your devices - Rich push notifications with titles, subtitles, images, and actions, including callbacks and text replies - Urgent alerts break through Focus modes with Time Sensitive notifications LIVE ACTIVITIES - Keep track of long-running processes right from your Lock Screen - Display progress and status updates in your Dynamic Island QUICK & EASY - No login, no dashboard, just one endpoint for all your notifications - Fully documented API with sample payloads PRIVACY PING takes your privacy seriously. Your notifications are saved only on your device, and nowhere else.

About

Zelmux

Features
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Zelmux is a mobile client for Zellij,Tmux and SSH. It's optimized for Claude and Codex cli. Connect to a Zellij server running on your Mac or Linux box and attach to live sessions from your iPhone. Built for developers who run long-lived agent workflows — Claude Code, Codex, build watchers, log tails — and want to check in, steer, or paste prompts without opening a laptop. KEY FEATURES • Attach to your Zellij sessions over HTTPS and WebSocket • Secure self-signed TLS support with certificate pinning • Fast ANSI terminal rendering powered by SwiftTerm • Prompt composer with Send, Paste, and Stage modes • Bracketed-paste support for safer multi-line prompts • Saved snippets for repeat commands • Touch modes for scrolling, selection, and terminal mouse input • Pinch to zoom terminal font size • Focus mode for full-screen terminal viewing • Local-first design with no cloud account, telemetry, or third-party tracking

Screenshots

PING3 screens
Zelmux2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: PING at every 2 days against Zelmux's every 3 weeks. 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PING ships an update every 2 days, Zelmux every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 15, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 5 level
PING versus Zelmux: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPINGZelmux
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRoy TayYang Zhang

In-app purchases

None

PING

No in-app purchases

None

Zelmux

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PING free?
PING is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Zelmux free?
Zelmux is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do PING or Zelmux have ads?
Neither PING nor Zelmux shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PING or Zelmux?
PING ships an update every 2 days, and Zelmux every 3 weeks. Most recently, PING was updated on September 15, 2026 and Zelmux on September 21, 2026.

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