Comparison

Tmux Bridge vs DeepCode

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

Head to head
About

Tmux Bridge

Features
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Tmux Bridge is a phone-native window into the tmux sessions running on your own Mac. Sign in with an email code, pair your laptop with a six-character code, and your iPhone becomes a real terminal โ€” not a web shell, not a relay, not a hosted IDE. Your sessions never leave your tailnet. tmuxbridge talks directly to a small daemon running on your laptop over Tailscale, terminated with a real Let's Encrypt certificate. There is no middleman tmux server and no cloud terminal to compromise. FEATURES - Real xterm.js terminal embedded in the app - Multiple Macs, fan-out from one phone - Email-OTP sign-in with self-issued, short-lived tokens - Six-character pair codes; revoke a machine anytime from Settings - Mobile keyboard accessory: Esc, Tab, arrows, Ctrl-C, Ctrl-B - Auto-reconnecting WebSocket; survives bad cell signal REQUIREMENTS - A Mac you can install the tmux-bridge daemon on (one-line installer) - Tailscale installed and signed in on the phone AND the Mac - tmux installed on the Mac tmuxbridge is open source under the MIT license. The full source for the iOS app, the Mac daemon, and the backend is available on GitHub.

About

DeepCode

Features
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DeepCode is a minimal, developer-first AI chat app built for one purpose: helping you write better code, faster. How it works 1. Enter your OpenAI-compatible API key and base URL. 2. Pick your model โ€” GPT-4o, GPT-4o Mini, or any custom model. 3. Start a chat. Ask anything: explain a function, debug an error, refactor a block, or brainstorm an architecture. Built for developers 1. Code-first formatting โ€” AI responses render with syntax-highlighted code blocks you can copy in one tap. 2. Session management โ€” Keep multiple conversations organized. Jump between projects without losing context. 3. Bring your own API โ€” Connect to OpenAI, Azure, Anthropic, Gemini, or any custom endpoint. You control the provider, the model, and the cost. 4. No subscriptions, no tracking โ€” We don't collect your code, your conversations, or your API keys. Everything stays on your device. 5. Dark mode by default โ€” Easy on the eyes during late-night debugging sessions. Perfect for 1. Quick code explanations on the go 2. Debugging when you're away from your IDE 3. Learning new languages and frameworks 4. Brainstorming architecture and design patterns 5. Reviewing pull requests from your phone Supported providers OpenAI Azure OpenAI Google Gemini Anthropic Claude Any OpenAI-compatible API endpoint DeepCode is designed to stay out of your way. No onboarding tutorials, no feature bloat, no upsells. Just a clean chat interface that gets you answers you can actually use. ToS: https://www.ygtai.com/deepcode/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://www.ygtai.com/deepcode/privacy.html STAY CONNECTED Email: callus@ygtai.com

Screenshots

Tmux Bridge3 screens
DeepCode3 screens

Verdict

The call

Tmux Bridge and DeepCode are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters โ€” price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them โ€” neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Tmux Bridge versus DeepCode: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTmux BridgeDeepCode
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyโ€”Every 6 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod โ€” betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.115.0 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size28 MB33 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperSaad Omar OsmanNanjing Yibuxilong Intelligent Technology Co., Ltd

In-app purchases

None

Tmux Bridge

No in-app purchases

None

DeepCode

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Tmux Bridge free?
Tmux Bridge is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is DeepCode free?
DeepCode is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Tmux Bridge or DeepCode have ads?
Neither Tmux Bridge nor DeepCode shows ads.

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