Comparison

Cursor vs Tersa

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

Head to head
About

Cursor

Build, review, and ship software from anywhere using AI agents. Implement changes, fix bugs, and manage projects remotely. Verify work with demos and provide visual feedback to agents.

Highlights
  • Launch coding agents from anywhere
  • Track and manage engineering work
  • Review screenshots and videos of changes
  • Annotate images for visual feedback
  • Inspect diffs and merge pull requests
  • Communicate with agents via voice
  • Understand codebases faster
Features
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Introducing Cursor for iOS: the best way to build, review, and ship software from anywhere. Kick off and manage agents to implement changes, fix bugs, and keep projects moving forward while you're away from your desk. BUILD FROM ANYWHERE With Cursor in your pocket, you can start new work the moment inspiration strikes. Launch agents directly from your phone to implement features, investigate issues, or answer questions about your codebase. Track progress across long-running agents and review completed work no matter where you are. Cursor helps you think through complex problems with a deep understanding of your codebase. VERIFY WORK WITH DEMOS Agents can test changes in their own sandbox and iterate until they've validated their output. Cursor can produce artifacts like videos, screenshots, and logs, so you can quickly verify its work before moving to the next step. By giving agents their own virtual machines with full development environments, they are able to work more autonomously to create merge-ready PRs. POINT AND DRAW TO FIX Take a screenshot, circle an issue, and drop comments to give agents visual feedback directly on images. Cursor understands annotations and uses them as context to make precise updates. Visual inputs help shrink the distance between what you see and what the agent understands. This allows you to iterate faster when refining UI, fixing visual bugs, or communicating design changes. SHIP CODE FROM YOUR PHONE Review pull requests and inspect changes through a focused diff experience designed for mobile. From quick fixes to major features, Cursor makes it easy to move between files and commits. Understand what changed and merge high-quality code with confidence. TALK TO CURSOR Use voice mode to communicate what you want without typing. Brainstorm ideas, explain bugs, plan features, tackle a difficult technical challenge, or request changes out loud. Cursor turns conversations into actionable engineering work, allowing you to stay in flow and capture ideas as they come to you. BUILT FOR MODERN SOFTWARE TEAMS Cursor is designed to help individuals and teams build ambitious software. Always use the best model for the task at hand with access to any frontier model from OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, and more. Cursor's own agentic model, Composer, delivers frontier-level intelligence while optimizing for speed and token-efficiency. With Cursor for iOS, you can: • Launch coding agents from anywhere • Track and manage active engineering work • Review screenshots and videos of changes • Annotate images to provide visual feedback • Inspect diffs and merge pull requests • Talk to agents with voice conversations • Understand unfamiliar codebases faster Whether you’re maintaining production systems or building your next side project, Cursor helps you turn your ideas into working software from anywhere. ——— Terms of Service: https://cursor.com/terms-of-service Privacy Policy: https://cursor.com/privacy © 2026 Anysphere, Inc.

About

Tersa

Design and analyze analog, digital, and RF circuits directly on your iPhone or iPad. Explore circuit behavior with various simulations and visualize results on clear plots. Supports SPICE model import and local project exploration.

Highlights
  • Schematic building
  • DC operating point analysis
  • AC and transient analyses
  • S-parameter analysis
  • Smith chart visualization
  • SPICE model import
  • Local simulation
Features
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Tersa is a touch-first workspace for learning, reviewing, and tuning small analog and RF circuits on iPhone and iPad. Build editable schematics, configure DC operating point, DC sweep, AC and transient analyses, and inspect measurements on clear plots. For linear two-port work, review S11, S12, S21 and S22, return and insertion loss, and raw complex data on a Smith chart. Use local sample projects to explore RC and LC filters. Change supported component values with the tuner and run the analysis again without rebuilding the project. Import supported SPICE model cards and subcircuits when a circuit needs them. Simulation runs locally on the device. Results depend on the circuit, models, and numerical settings and must be independently verified before fabrication or safety-related use.

Screenshots

Cursor4 screens
Tersa4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Tersa at 100% against Cursor's 59%. Tersa also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 3) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 26.0). Cursor's advantage is chart position (#3 vs unranked). On price, update cadence, ads 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. Cursor sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $25.99 per month. Tersa asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Cursor ships an update every 6 days, Tersa every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on October 15, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Cursor versus Tersa: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCursorTersa
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (868 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews59.5% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings868 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 days — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
Best chart rank#3 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS26.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size275 MB122 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperAnysphereDenis Kosov

Customer experience

Cursor

All ratings868 ratings
Positive92.7%
Neutral1.7%
Negative5.5%
Written reviews227 reviews
Positive59.5%
Neutral4.4%
Negative36.1%

Tersa

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Cursor

Subscriptions3
  • Pro$25.991 Month
  • Pro+$77.991 Month
  • Ultra$259.991 Month
None

Tersa

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Cursor free?
Cursor is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Tersa free?
Tersa is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Cursor or Tersa have ads?
Neither Cursor nor Tersa shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Cursor or Tersa?
Cursor ships an update every 6 days, and Tersa every 2 weeks. Most recently, Cursor was updated on October 15, 2026 and Tersa on October 15, 2026.

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