Comparison

Orca IDE vs Contribution Counts

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

Head to head
About

Orca IDE

This app mirrors your desktop terminal sessions, including AI agent interactions, directly to your iPhone. It provides full keyboard input and multi-terminal support for seamless remote coding management. All processing remains on your desktop, ensuring your data stays secure.

Highlights
  • Live desktop terminal mirror
  • AI agent session management
  • Full keyboard input
  • Multi-worktree, multi-terminal support
  • Phone-fit zoom and smart keyboard
  • Background command execution
  • End-to-end encrypted pairing
Features
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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.

About

Contribution Counts

Features
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See the number behind every square. Contribution Counts adds exact daily numbers to contribution calendars on GitHub profiles in Safari. Instead of relying on color intensity alone, you can read each day's count at a glance. FEATURES • Show a number in every calendar square, including zero • Adapt text contrast to light and dark appearances • Tap a day on iPhone or iPad to see its date and exact count • Keep numbers aligned while zooming and scrolling • Save public profiles in the launcher • View avatars and last-year contribution totals • Search for public users or add an exact username • Sort saved profiles by name or contribution count • Turn a public profile's last 365 days into a polished 9:16 achievement video • Share the recap, save it to Photos, or save it to Files • Include original background music created for Contribution Counts No GitHub sign-in is required for public profiles. If you are signed in to GitHub in Safari, the extension works with the page already visible to you. Saved profiles stay on your device. Contribution Counts is an independent app and is not affiliated with GitHub. SUBSCRIPTION Your first 24 hours include every count through today without starting a purchase or Apple subscription trial. After that, all counts except the latest 14 days remain free. A subscription unlocks the latest 14 days, counts through today, the profile launcher, and on-device Year in Contributions video creation. Year in Contributions video creation requires an active monthly or yearly subscription and is not included in the one-time 24-hour free access period. Monthly and yearly auto-renewable plans both include a 14-day free trial for eligible new subscribers. The localized renewal price is shown before purchase. The selected plan renews automatically unless canceled through Apple Account settings. You can restore purchases in the app. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.jtechs.com/apps/contribution-counts/privacy/

Screenshots

Orca IDE4 screens
Contribution Counts4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Orca IDE at none against Contribution Counts's 2. Orca IDE also leads on chart position (#18 vs unranked). Contribution Counts's advantage is update cadence (daily vs every 3 days). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Contribution Counts sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Orca IDE asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Orca IDE ships an update every 3 days, Contribution Counts daily. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 8 level
Orca IDE versus Contribution Counts: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOrca IDEContribution Counts
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (32 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews87.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings32 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 daysDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
Best chart rank#18 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.115.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size41 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLovecast LLCJ-Tech Creations, Inc.

In-app purchases

None

Orca IDE

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Contribution Counts

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly14 Days trial$0.991 Month
  • Yearly14 Days trial$5.991 Year

Questions

Is Orca IDE free?
Orca IDE is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Contribution Counts free?
Contribution Counts is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Orca IDE or Contribution Counts have ads?
Neither Orca IDE nor Contribution Counts shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Orca IDE or Contribution Counts?
Orca IDE ships an update every 3 days, and Contribution Counts daily. Most recently, Orca IDE was updated on October 11, 2026 and Contribution Counts on October 2, 2026.

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