TaliCompanion vs Couchside
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
TaliCompanion
Log your Flesh and Blood matches automatically from talishar.net. Replay games turn-by-turn, analyze performance with charts, and track your hero win rates and MMR. Stay connected with friends and view leaderboards.
- Automatic match syncing from talishar.net
- Turn-by-turn game replays
- Performance and damage charts
- Hero win rate tracking
- MMR and rating progression
- Friends list and leaderboards
- Home-screen widget
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TaliCompanion is your match log for Flesh and Blood on Talishar. Every game you play on talishar.net auto-syncs to your phone — no manual save, no spreadsheet — so you can replay, study, and watch your rating climb on the go. WHAT YOU GET • Turn-by-turn replays. Walk through every match step by step, with damage charts, combat chains, and hand/arsenal state at every turn. • Performance charts. Damage per turn, attack efficiency, momentum — see exactly where games were won and lost. • Hero win rates. Your record per hero, all-time and recent. Pin a favorite for the home-screen widget. • MMR tracking. Casual rating that updates after every rated match. Watch your peak climb game by game. • Friends + leaderboard. Add friends by username, view their games and stats, and see who's on top among the people you actually play. • Home-screen widget. Recent results at a glance. HOW IT WORKS Install the free TaliCompanion Chrome extension on your laptop, sign in with Google, and play your usual games on talishar.net. The extension captures everything automatically; the iOS app is your read-only window into the data. PRIVACY No ads, no analytics SDKs, no third-party tracking. Your games and friend list are visible only to you and the friends you've accepted. Account deletion wipes everything from our servers. Sign in with Apple or Google. Free, no in-app purchases. — Not affiliated with Legend Story Studios or Talishar. Flesh and Blood is a trademark of Legend Story Studios. Talishar is a community project.
Couchside
Transform your iPhone into a remote console, game launcher, and controller for your Linux gaming PC. Monitor system health, fix issues without a keyboard, and launch games directly from your couch.
- Live system monitoring dashboard
- One-tap runbook actions for troubleshooting
- Browse system logs remotely
- Launch Steam games and custom applications
- Virtual Xbox 360 game controller
- Trackpad and swipe control modes
- Easy QR code pairing
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Couchside turns your iPhone into a dashboard, remote, game launcher and controller for your living-room Linux gaming PC: SteamOS, Bazzite, a docked Steam Deck, or another supported systemd Linux box. WHAT TO PLAY NEXT Find your next game with suggestions from your box’s game history. See what is running, choose another suggestion, and launch after confirming. The Play tab keeps recent content ready as you move between tabs. Optional demo mode lets you explore sample games away from your box. YOUR STEAM COMPANION Connect Steam on your box for profile and library stats, playtime trends, achievement progress, wishlist discounts and price-drop alerts. Add an optional IsThereAnyDeal integration for historical-low price comparisons. These opt-in features contact Steam and IsThereAnyDeal. Background wishlist notifications are best-effort and need your phone to reach the box. LIVE CONSOLE Check CPU temperature, load, memory, storage, uptime and service health. Supported handhelds also show battery and power information. See what is playing and manage multiple boxes from unified cards with live vitals and connection controls. When the TV is black, inspect the box from your phone. FIX IT FROM THE COUCH Read recent service logs, restart the display session, switch between Desktop and Game Mode, or reboot and shut down with confirmation. Available actions depend on your box’s capabilities and permissions. GAMES, STREAMING AND CONTROLS Browse installed games with cover art, search and filters. Launch a game on the TV or start Steam Remote Play from another PC. Use a virtual gamepad, swipe navigation, trackpad with two-finger gestures, or keyboard input. Landscape controls give you more room when you need it. TV AND LIGHTING Control power, volume and input on supported TVs, including compatible LG and Google TV models. Compatible HDMI-CEC hardware lets the box control the TV. On supported lighting hardware, adjust strip effects, reactive meters and artwork-inspired Game Aura presets. Create custom sequences with frame-by-frame timing and true on/off strobe effects. EASY PAIRING A welcome guide introduces Couchside and optional integrations. Install the free Couchside service on your box, then scan its QR code or enter its pairing PIN. Refined animations can be turned off in Preferences and respect Reduce Motion. Your phone and box must be on the same local network. WAKE FROM THE COUCH Wake supported Ethernet-connected boxes with progress and reconnection confirmation. On iPhone, waking may require another awake Couchside box on the same network to relay the request. Hardware, firmware and network settings must support Wake-on-LAN. PRIVATE LOCAL CONTROL Remote-control traffic stays on your local network, with no cloud relay or Couchside account. Pairing supports an encrypted, pinned connection. Optional online features, store purchases and update checks contact their respective services. No analytics. The Linux service is open source and the app is source-available. TRY FREE FOR 7 DAYS, PAY ONCE Download free and try the full app for 7 days. A one-time purchase unlocks continued use; there is no subscription. Existing unlocks carry forward. REQUIREMENTS • A supported Linux gaming box on your home network • The free Couchside service installed on that box • Your iPhone and box on the same LAN • Optional integrations and hardware for Steam account features, TV control and lighting
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Verdict
The clearest difference is monetization model: Couchside at free against TaliCompanion's free with in-app purchases. Couchside also leads on ratings volume (8 vs 2) and iOS requirement (16.4 vs 26.0). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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
Both are free to download. TaliCompanion sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and Couchside sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for TaliCompanion against 5.0 for Couchside. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 8 respectively.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | TaliCompanion | Couchside |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (8 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 8 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 days | Every 2 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 16.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 25 MB | 57 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Brett Rosen | Taylor Emery |
In-app purchases
TaliCompanion
- Coffee$2.99
- Booster pack$4.99
- Lunch$9.99
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- Booster box$19.99
Couchside
- Couchside Forever Unlock$4.99









