Comparison

Mobile IDE for Claude Code AI vs Perchoir

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

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Mobile IDE for Claude Code AI

Features
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Mobile IDE for Claude Code lets you control Claude Code on your Mac from your iPhone. Send prompts, watch the agent work, and ship code while you're away from the desk. WHY THIS APP Claude Code is a powerful agentic coding tool โ€” but until now, you had to be at your computer to use it. Mobile IDE lifts that constraint. Connect your Mac, send a prompt from your phone, and Claude writes, edits, and runs code in your project โ€” wherever you are. WHAT YOU GET - Real-time control. Send prompts to your Mac's Claude Code session and see the agent's response on your iPhone. - Every Claude model. Pick Opus, Sonnet, or Haiku per task with one tap. Switch on the fly when you need speed or depth. - Prompt Book. A curated library of prompts for code review, refactoring, architecture decisions, design patterns, and more. - Agentic Coding. Not just chat โ€” Claude reads your files, writes new ones, runs commands, and iterates until the task is done. - No API keys. No CLI configuration on the phone. Pair your Mac once, then it just works. - Voice input. Dictate your prompts when typing on a small screen isn't ideal. - Unlimited prompts on subscription. No per-message fees, no token meters. GETTING STARTED 1. Open the app on your iPhone. 2. Run the setup helper on your Mac (link inside the app). 3. Pair your devices in seconds. PRIVACY Your code and prompts go between your iPhone and your Mac. We don't store or read the contents of your sessions on our servers. SUBSCRIPTION Try free messages first. When you're ready for unlimited use, upgrade to monthly or yearly โ€” cancel anytime in Settings โ†’ Apple ID โ†’ Subscriptions. DISCLAIMER Mobile IDE for Claude Code is an independent, third-party client. We are not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Anthropic. "Claude" and "Claude Code" are trademarks of their respective owners; we reference them only to describe what this app integrates with. For support: support@luch.dev Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://experts-draw-9pm.craft.me/TzOVehihMJTkKd

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Perchoir

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Perchoir reconnects your iPhone to the agent sessions (Claude Code, Codex and others) that Fauconnier opened on your computer. Nothing runs on the phone: your agents stay on the computer, in tmux sessions that survive closing the app. โ€ข Reattach to a session in one gesture and find the buffer exactly as you left it. โ€ข Follow several agents at once โ€” Canvas mode on iPad and large screens. โ€ข Dictate your instructions by voice, holding the orb. โ€ข Send a screenshot or a file to an agent. โ€ข Get a notification when an agent needs you. Direct SSH connection to your computer, on your own network. Private keys stay in the device keychain, never backed up to iCloud. Requires Fauconnier and Remote Login enabled on the host computer.

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Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Perchoir at none against Mobile IDE for Claude Code AI's 2. Mobile IDE for Claude Code AI's advantage is chart position (#195 vs unranked). 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

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Mobile IDE for Claude Code AI sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $11.99 per month. Perchoir asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences ยท 5 level
Mobile IDE for Claude Code AI versus Perchoir: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMobile IDE for Claude Code AIPerchoir
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyโ€”Every 4 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo โ€” better
Best chart rank#195 โ€” betterโ€”
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.617.0 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size15 MB40 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperUladzsislau LuchkouskiGabriel Turpin

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Mobile IDE for Claude Code AI

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Access$11.991 Month
  • Yearly Access$114.991 Year
None

Perchoir

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Mobile IDE for Claude Code AI free?
Mobile IDE for Claude Code AI is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Perchoir free?
Perchoir is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Mobile IDE for Claude Code AI or Perchoir have ads?
Neither Mobile IDE for Claude Code AI nor Perchoir shows ads.

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