Orca IDE vs Build Remote Agent

Orca Mobile is the companion app for Orca, the open-source agentic coding workspace for macOS, Linux, and Windows. Pair your iPhone to your desktop in seconds and pick up a terminal session from the couch, the kitchen, or across the office. WHAT IT DOES • Live mirror of your desktop terminal, including running AI agent sessions (Claude Code, Codex, custom CLIs). • Full keyboard input — type, tab-complete, Ctrl-C, scroll back, all from the phone. • Multi-worktree, multi-terminal: jump between projects with a tap. • Phone-fit zoom and a smart on-screen keyboard with quick Ctrl/Alt accessory keys and shortcuts. • Background long-running commands and get a notification when a TUI goes idle (e.g. when Claude finishes thinking). HOW IT WORKS Orca Mobile is a thin client. Nothing runs on your phone except the viewer. Your code, your shells, your AI agents — all of that stays on your desktop. The phone shows you what's happening and forwards your keystrokes back over an encrypted local-network connection. Pairing is end-to-end encrypted. Your desktop generates a one-time keypair and shows a QR code; you scan it from the app. After that, all traffic between phone and desktop is sealed with that pair's keys. PRIVACY • No analytics SDK, no crash reporter, no third-party SDKs of any kind in the iOS app. • Pairing tokens and your preference list live in the app's own sandbox. The app's traffic to your desktop is end-to-end encrypted on your local network only. • The Orca desktop app collects anonymized usage metrics per the policy at https://www.onorca.dev/privacy. The mobile app itself does not. • Open source: every line is auditable at https://github.com/stablyai/orca. REQUIREMENTS • An iPhone (iOS 16+) on the same Wi-Fi as your desktop. • The Orca desktop app, free, from https://www.onorca.dev/ or https://github.com/stablyai/orca/releases.

Build Remote Agent puts your local coding CLI and terminal sessions on the screens you already use. Install the open-source desktop agent (gbr-agent) on Windows, macOS, or Linux. Pair with a short code or camera QR. Swipe between named sessions, inject commands (type or voice), and read colorized terminal output. Your device and PC never connect directly; traffic uses ordinary HTTPS to the product relay. No VPN. No open ports between devices. WHAT YOU GET • Paid app — $13.00 USD one-time (no subscription) • Open-source desktop agent (download from the product website) • Pair with an 8-character code (expires in 10 minutes) or QR • Named sessions from folders, git repos, or local session files • Full-screen chat-style inject UI (sidebar session list on larger displays) • Offline command queue • Voice inject and ANSI color terminal transcript • Optional companion on Apple Watch where available HOW IT WORKS 1. Install gbr-agent from the product website 2. Open Build Remote Agent on your mobile or tablet device 3. Complete pairing (scan QR or type the pair code) 4. Select a session and send a command 5. The agent injects and streams output back The app is designed for phone and tablet form factors, including larger screens when supported by the platform. Desktop agent: https://grokbuildremote.com/ Independent product by Linespotting AB. Not affiliated with any third-party AI vendor. Website: https://grokbuildremote.com/ Support: info@linespotting.com Privacy: https://grokbuildremote.com/privacy.html