Comparison

Nura Dev vs Tailscode

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

Head to head
About

Nura Dev

Features
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Nura Dev turns your iPhone into a voice remote for terminal-based AI coding agents. Pair your CLI in seconds, hold the mic button to speak your prompt, and read the agent's reply on your phone. Stay in the loop wherever you are — kitchen, car, walk, bed — without losing your place in a long-running coding session. WHAT YOU CAN DO • Hold-to-talk voice control — speak naturally, no wake word • Replies in real time — every agent response streamed to your phone as text • Real-time activity feed — see tool calls, file edits, and commands as the agent works • Approve tool calls from your phone — keep dangerous actions safe even when you're away from the keyboard • Persistent chat history — pick up where you left off when you reopen the app • Multi-session support — one app, all your paired coding agent sessions HOW IT WORKS 1. Run your coding agent CLI in your terminal with the Nura plugin installed 2. Scan the pairing QR code from the app 3. Hold the mic, talk, release 4. Read the agent's reply, or tap a tool-call card to approve or deny REQUIRES • A compatible terminal-based AI coding agent and any required subscription • iOS 18 or later • A Google or Apple account for sign-in • A working network connection to your paired terminal session PRIVACY Voice audio is transcribed through Nura's relay and not stored. Your code and conversations stay between your terminal and your iPhone. See nuradev.app/privacy.html for full details. SUBSCRIPTION Nura Dev requires a $4.99/month subscription after a 7-day free trial. Subscriptions auto-renew unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel in Settings → Apple ID → Subscriptions. Any unused portion of a free trial is forfeited when you purchase a subscription. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://nuradev.app/privacy.html

About

Tailscode

Interact with AI agents like Claude Code and Oh My Pi from your phone. Monitor and approve commands, view code changes, and manage conversations live on your lock screen. All data is transmitted point-to-point over your private network.

Highlights
  • Live Lock Screen Activities for conversations
  • Approve commands and answer agent questions
  • View code diffs and output inline
  • Manage multiple servers and conversations
  • Track conversation costs and model usage
  • End-to-end encrypted communication
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Send a prompt to Claude Code, opencode or Oh My Pi from your phone, pocket it, and watch the turn finish on your Lock Screen. Approve the risky command, answer the agent's question, read every diff — from anywhere on your own Tailscale network. WHAT YOU NEED A Mac or Linux machine on your tailnet (Tailscale is free for personal use) running one of your agents: opencode, Claude Code through the open-source claude-bridge, or Oh My Pi through the open-source omp-bridge. Set-up is three verified steps, and a built-in demo lets you try every screen before you wire anything. THE TURN, LIVE ON YOUR LOCK SCREEN • A Live Activity per conversation: what it is doing, for how long, and how many tools it has run. • An approval request alerts you; a finished turn lingers with its outcome. Tap to land in the exact chat. • Updates arrive by push while the app is suspended. A NATIVE TRANSCRIPT, NOT A TERMINAL • Streaming text written at the model's own speed, with thinking and tool runs folded into readable groups. • Diffs, commands and their real output inline; syntax-highlighted code with byte-exact copy. • Allow once, always, or deny — without leaving the chat. Agent questions become tappable cards. • Queue the next message while a turn runs, edit it before it goes, or stop the turn on the server. • Every picture the agent hands you, in a gallery you can zoom, save or share. EVERY MACHINE ON ONE BOARD • All your servers' conversations in one list, live status first, grouped by project. • Read the repository before you trust the change: branch, staged, changed, untracked, and the diff of any file. • Subagents dock inside the turn that spawned them; a compaction is drawn as a seam with what it kept. • Slash commands from the server's own catalog, per-message model and reasoning effort, forking. KNOW WHAT IT COSTS • Every conversation priced, every month totalled across machines — by model, project and tool. • Plan limits and quotas for Claude, Grok, Ollama Cloud, DeepSeek and more, on Home and in a widget. YOURS, END TO END • Point-to-point over your tailnet. No relay servers, no account, no analytics, nobody reading your code. • Programmatic UIKit, Swift 6, Liquid Glass on iOS 26. Dark mode, Dynamic Type, haptics. • Open source under GPL-3.0 — the app, the engine, and both bridges. FREE, WITH AN HONEST PRO The free app is the complete core: one server, full chat, approvals, attachments, models, forking, and Live Activities. Tailscode Pro is a one-time purchase, no subscription: multiple saved servers, concurrent Live Activities, and a supporter badge. Tailscode is independent open-source software: not affiliated with or endorsed by Anthropic, Tailscale Inc., the opencode project or Oh My Pi. Privacy policy: https://midgarcorp.cc/tailscode/privacy Source code: https://github.com/guitaripod/Tailscode

Screenshots

Nura Dev4 screens
Tailscode4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Tailscode at every 2 days against Nura Dev's every 3 weeks. Tailscode also leads on chart position (#126 vs unranked). 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. Nura Dev sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $4.99 per month and Tailscode sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Nura Dev ships an update every 3 weeks, Tailscode every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Nura Dev versus Tailscode: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNura DevTailscode
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
Best chart rank—#126 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS18.018.0
Further details — not scored
Size15 MB40 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSimon RajasinghMidgar Oy

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Nura Dev

Subscriptions1
  • Nura Dev Monthly7 Days trial$4.991 Month
4 purchases

Tailscode

One-time4
  • Small Tip$2.99
  • Generous Tip$9.99
  • Tailscode Pro$14.99
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  • Lavish Tip$19.99

Questions

Is Nura Dev free?
Nura Dev is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Tailscode free?
Tailscode is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Nura Dev or Tailscode have ads?
Neither Nura Dev nor Tailscode shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Nura Dev or Tailscode?
Nura Dev ships an update every 3 weeks, and Tailscode every 2 days. Most recently, Nura Dev was updated on October 18, 2026 and Tailscode on October 11, 2026.

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