Tmux Bridge vs SofaCode
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
Tmux Bridge
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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.
SofaCode
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SofaCode turns your phone or tablet into a remote control for the AI coding assistant already running on your computer โ Claude Code, Codex, GitHub Copilot Chat or Local LLMs in VS Code. Vibe coding, off the desk. Talk to your agent from the couch. Approve its actions from the kitchen. Watch it work from anywhere on your network. NOT JUST VS CODE โ NOW IN BETA SofaCode started as a VS Code remote. Now it drives your agent in the VS Code editor you actually use: Cursor, VS Code Insiders, VSCodium, Devin (formerly Windsurf) and Antigravity (Google's IDE) โ all in beta, right alongside stock VS Code. Same deck, same voice, same real approvals, whichever one you open. (Copilot Chat features apply only where Copilot Chat itself runs: VS Code and Insiders.) HOW IT WORKS A small companion daemon runs on your computer next to VS Code โ free for Mac, Windows and Linux at https://sofacode.app. The app connects to it directly over your own Wi-Fi, VPN, or mesh network. Nothing routes through a cloud: no relay servers, no accounts, and your code, voice, and sessions never leave your network. WHAT YOU CAN DO โข Push-to-talk dictation straight into your coding agent โข Live deck that shows working / needs-you / error states at a glance โข Approve or deny permission prompts remotely โ real approvals, not keystroke hacks โข Full chat with code boxes, task checklists, and session transcripts โข Drive all three assistants alike โ skills, model picker, usage, tasks, permissions and more work the same for Claude Code, GitHub Copilot Chat and OpenAI Codex โข Browse sessions across machines, switch windows, open projects โข File browser, terminal, saved prompts, themes (including LCARS), TTS read-aloud โข Works across editors โ VS Code, plus Cursor, Insiders, VSCodium, Devin and Antigravity in beta โข Multiple machines and multiple devices at once WHAT YOU NEED A computer running VS Code with Claude Code, Codex or GitHub Copilot Chat โ your own assistant subscription โ plus the free SofaCode daemon. Copilot Chat can also run local models from LM Studio or Ollama. Setup takes a few minutes with QR pairing. SofaCode is an independent product and is not affiliated with OpenAI, Anthropic, GitHub, or Microsoft. PRICING One subscription, one week free, then $5/month or $50/year. Cancel anytime in Settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://sofacode.codedatda.casa/privacy.html Your coding agent. In your comfy place. by Codedatda.casa
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Tmux Bridge at none against SofaCode's 2. On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.
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
Both are free to download. SofaCode sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.00 per month. Tmux Bridge asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Tmux Bridge | SofaCode |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | โ | Every 3 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No โ better | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 โ better | 16.0 |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 28 MB | 12 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Saad Omar Osman | Codedatda.casa |
In-app purchases
Tmux Bridge
No in-app purchases
SofaCode
- SofaCode7 Days trial$5.001 Month
- SofaCode7 Days trial$50.001 Year









