Comparison

Zelmux vs Lo Deck

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

Head to head
About

Zelmux

Features
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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

About

Lo Deck

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Lo Deck turns your iPad or iPhone into a customizable control surface — a "macro pad" — for your computer. Design a grid of buttons in the free Lo Deck desktop app (macOS & Windows), then tap them on your tablet to run actions on your computer in real time. • Live data on every key — CPU, memory, free disk, a clock, the battery, weather and more. • Three triggers per key — tap, long-press and double-tap each fire a different action. • Media & app control — play/pause, volume, launch apps, fire keyboard shortcuts. • Smart home & car — webhooks and Tesla climate from a button. • Pages, folders & themes — organize hundreds of actions; recolor keys, add emoji or images. • Page backgrounds & translucent buttons — give a page its own background image (fill / contain / stretch) and let buttons show through translucently. • Live-value tiles — show any number from an HTTP/JSON API or a shell command. Connects locally on your own Wi-Fi network (no account), or from anywhere via your Lo Deck account. This is a companion app: it needs the free Lo Deck desktop app running on your computer.

Screenshots

Zelmux2 screens
Lo Deck3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Lo Deck at every 5 days against Zelmux's every 3 weeks. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

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

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

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

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Zelmux ships an update every 3 weeks, Lo Deck every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference Ā· 5 level
Zelmux versus Lo Deck: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterZelmuxLo Deck
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperYang ZhangLouis van de Wiele

In-app purchases

None

Zelmux

No in-app purchases

None

Lo Deck

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Zelmux free?
Zelmux is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Lo Deck free?
Lo Deck is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Zelmux or Lo Deck have ads?
Neither Zelmux nor Lo Deck shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Zelmux or Lo Deck?
Zelmux ships an update every 3 weeks, and Lo Deck every 5 days. Most recently, Zelmux was updated on October 8, 2026 and Lo Deck on October 6, 2026.

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