Tmux Term vs Mimi Remote
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β with what reviewers say about each.
Tmux Term
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Tmux Term turns your iPhone into a real terminal. SSH into your servers, attach to tmux sessions that never die, and run AI coding agents β from the train, the couch, or anywhere your laptop isn't. Built for developers who don't stop working when they leave the desk. β SECURE BY DESIGN β Password and private-key auth (ed25519, RSA). Host keys are pinned on first connect to stop man-in-the-middle attacks. Every credential lives in the iOS Keychain and never leaves your device. No accounts on our servers, no telemetry on your sessions. β TMUX THAT SURVIVES ANYTHING β Attach to long-running sessions, switch windows, and scroll back through history. Drop a connection in a tunnel? Tmux Term reconnects and reattaches the moment you're back β your work is exactly where you left it. β AI CLI, ONE TAP AWAY β Launch Claude Code, Codex, Gemini, OpenCode, or Nmap instantly and resume sessions where you stopped. The remote agents you already use, now driven from your phone. β SEND SCREENSHOTS STRAIGHT TO CLAUDE β Upload images over SFTP directly into your Claude Code conversation. No clipboard tricks, no base64 paste β just pick a photo and go. β A KEYBOARD THAT ACTUALLY WORKS ON MOBILE β Ctrl, Esc, Tab, arrows, function keys, the tmux prefix, one-tap password injection, and custom snippets β all sitting right above the iOS keyboard, where your thumbs can reach them. β GESTURES MADE FOR A PHONE β Two-finger scroll through terminal history. Side buttons for tmux copy-mode. Toggle mouse mode with a single tap. This isn't a desktop client squeezed onto a screen β it's designed for the device in your hand. β ONE PRICE, FOREVER β Try everything free for 7 days. Then unlock it all with a single purchase. No subscriptions, no upsells, no ads. Future updates included. Tmux Term is a purpose-built SSH and tmux client. You'll need a server you own or have permission to access.
Mimi Remote
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Mimi Remote is a native mobile developer console for a computer you own or are authorized to use. Connect to your development environment, start or resume coding sessions, review changes, and confirm restricted actions while all commands continue to run on the computer you control. Features: - Browse, search, create, and resume coding sessions - Review structured responses, reasoning, code blocks, images, and diffs - Confirm restricted development actions before they run - Inspect Git status and manage branches and worktrees - Use text, images, and optional voice input - Keep separate connection profiles for different computers - Connect over a local network, private network, or HTTPS Mimi Remote communicates directly with the host you configure. The app does not download or execute code on the mobile device and does not provide models, third-party accounts, subscriptions, cloud code execution, a VPN, traffic relay, or hosted project storage. Project content and connection credentials are not sent to the Mimi Remote developer. Requirements: - A computer with the Mimi companion service and a compatible developer runtime installed - Network access from the mobile device to that computer - Access only to devices and projects you own or are explicitly authorized to use Mimi Remote is independently developed and open source. It is not affiliated with or endorsed by providers of compatible tools.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Tmux Term at every 2 days against Mimi Remote's every 2 weeks. Tmux Term also leads on chart position (#192 vs unranked). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Tmux Term ships an update every 2 days, Mimi Remote every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 20, 2026 and September 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Tmux Term | Mimi Remote |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 2 days β better | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Best chart rank | #192 β better | β |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad β better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 β better | 18.0 |
| Further details β not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 29 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Erdinc Curebal | ηΈεΊ η |
In-app purchases
Tmux Term
No in-app purchases
Mimi Remote
No in-app purchases









