Zelmux vs Better Agent Terminal
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Zelmux
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Zelmux is a mobile client for Zellij,Tmux and SSH. It's optimized for Claude and Codex cli. Connect to a Zellij server running on your Mac or Linux box and attach to live sessions from your iPhone. Built for developers who run long-lived agent workflows — Claude Code, Codex, build watchers, log tails — and want to check in, steer, or paste prompts without opening a laptop. KEY FEATURES • Attach to your Zellij sessions over HTTPS and WebSocket • Secure self-signed TLS support with certificate pinning • Fast ANSI terminal rendering powered by SwiftTerm • Prompt composer with Send, Paste, and Stage modes • Bracketed-paste support for safer multi-line prompts • Saved snippets for repeat commands • Touch modes for scrolling, selection, and terminal mouse input • Pinch to zoom terminal font size • Focus mode for full-screen terminal viewing • Local-first design with no cloud account, telemetry, or third-party tracking
Better Agent Terminal
Access your desktop terminal and agent sessions remotely from your mobile device. Continue coding conversations and send prompts while on the go. Securely connect to your existing workflows without interruption.
- Secure WebSocket connection
- Browse workspaces and sessions
- Continue agent conversations
- Send text prompts
- View streamed responses
- TLS fingerprint pinning
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Better Agent Terminal is a mobile companion for Better Agent Terminal Desktop. Connect securely to your desktop over WebSocket and continue working with your existing terminal and agent sessions from your iPhone. View workspaces, open terminal sessions, send prompts, follow streaming responses, and keep your development flow moving when you are away from your Mac. Better Agent Terminal is designed for developers who already run the desktop app and want lightweight remote access to active coding agents and terminal workflows. Key features: - Connect to BAT Desktop using a secure pairing string - Browse workspaces and terminal sessions - Continue Claude Code and Codex agent conversations - Send text prompts from mobile - View streamed agent responses and tool activity - Use TLS fingerprint pinning for trusted desktop connections This app requires Better Agent Terminal Desktop to be running on a reachable machine.
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Verdict
Zelmux and Better Agent Terminal are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Zelmux ships an update every 3 weeks, Better Agent Terminal every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Zelmux | Better Agent Terminal |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 10 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 28 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Yang Zhang | 拾果踏冰有限公司 |
In-app purchases
Zelmux
No in-app purchases
Better Agent Terminal
No in-app purchases
