Cuevello Remote Menu & Screen vs Port22
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Cuevello Remote Menu & Screen
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Cuevello turns your device into a fast local control surface for the Mac you already use. Pair your Mac locally, stream a monitor or app window, browse the menu of the active app, run menu commands, trigger keyboard shortcuts, open URLs, send text to the Mac clipboard, switch apps, and save repeatable routines as workflows. Cuevello is made for the small Mac actions that interrupt your flow: checking a build, watching the iOS Simulator from iPad, opening a project URL, exporting a file, pasting text into a Mac app, dismissing a blocking dialog, or starting a prepared automation from across the room. What Cuevello does: - Stream and control a paired Mac screen - View a monitor, app window, or selected app - Use fullscreen or Picture in Picture for live streams - Run Mac menu commands from your device - Browse the active app's menus and submenus - Trigger keyboard shortcuts from the app menu - Build workflows with screen streams, menu commands, app actions, URLs, dynamic menu choices, clipboard text, and prompts - Launch saved workflows from shortcuts and widgets - Sync workflows between your devices - Open URLs on the paired Mac - Send text to the Mac clipboard - Switch, open, or quit Mac apps - Keep separate setups for multiple Macs - Detect modal windows that block automation Cuevello works locally. The Mac app publishes a local service, and your device connects on the same local network or through your VPN. Use it for: - Following up after AI-assisted work - Checking local builds away from the desk - Running saved shortcuts and Cuevello widgets from your device - Sending text snippets to the macOS Clipboard before pasting - Sending files to the Mac or downloading local Mac files - Checking monitor screenshots before the next remote step - Driving demos without breaking presentation focus - Repeating export, share, archive, or render workflows - Controlling a desk Mac, build Mac, or media Mac from one device Requirements: - Cuevello Mac app running on the Mac - Device on the same local network as the Mac - Accessibility permission on macOS so Cuevello can read and trigger menu items - Local Network permission on the device for discovery and pairing - Secure pairing for end-to-end encrypted transfers between paired devices
Port22
Control your AI coding agents from your phone. This app connects to agents running on your Mac, allowing you to monitor sessions, respond to permission prompts with a tap, and view full conversation transcripts. It works both on your local network and remotely, with end-to-end encryption for security.
- Remote session monitoring
- One-tap permission approvals
- Full transcript viewing
- Cross-network connectivity
- End-to-end encryption
- Mac agent integration
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Your AI coding agents are already running on your Mac. Port22 doesn't launch, wrap, or replace them — it attaches to what's there and puts every session on your phone, including a permission prompt you can answer in a tap. Start Claude Code, Codex, or OpenCode in whatever terminal you like. Nothing about your setup changes. Port22 just gives you the whole fleet from anywhere. HOW IT WORKS 1. Install the free Port22 agent on your Mac — it's a menu-bar app, no configuration. 2. Pair your phone by typing a six-character code. No account, no sign-up. 3. Your sessions appear. Start them however you already do. MISSION CONTROL FOR YOUR FLEET See every session at a glance: which agent is working, which one is blocked on you, which one is done. No log tailing, no raw error strings — just states a human can read. WHEN AN AGENT IS BLOCKED Your phone tells you the moment an agent needs permission. Open Port22 and every option the agent actually offered is there as a real button — never a guessed keystroke, never an inferred choice. Answer it and the agent carries on. THE REAL CONVERSATION Read the full transcript exactly as it happened — prose, tool calls, diffs. Send a new prompt. Answer a multiple-choice question with real buttons instead of guessed keystrokes. Nothing is truncated. WORKS OFF YOUR NETWORK On your network it connects directly over your LAN. Off it, it fails over automatically to an encrypted relay, and you keep working from anywhere. Taurine, our keep-awake mode, stops your Mac napping mid-run so a long job survives the walk to the coffee shop. END-TO-END ENCRYPTED Your Mac and your iPhone verify each other's identity when they connect, then talk over an AES-256-GCM encrypted channel that the relay in between cannot read. There is no account and no sign-up — pairing is a code you type once. FREE FOREVER One Mac and two sessions, with every feature unlocked. Not a trial and not a crippled tier: off-network access, permission approvals, Taurine, and the full conversation are all included. The two sessions you're using stay free. PORT22 UNLIMITED Unlimited Macs and unlimited sessions, so you can drive the whole fleet at once. An annual subscription that renews automatically until cancelled. Pricing is shown in the app. REQUIRES THE MAC AGENT Port22 needs the free Port22 companion app running on your Mac. Download it at tryport22.com. Terms: tryport22.com/terms Privacy: tryport22.com/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Port22 at none against Cuevello Remote Menu & Screen's shown. Cuevello Remote Menu & Screen's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and iOS requirement 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. Cuevello Remote Menu & Screen sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Port22 sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $19.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Cuevello Remote Menu & Screen ships an update every 9 days, Port22 every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Cuevello Remote Menu & Screen | Port22 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days — better | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 46 MB | 12 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | HOsy - intelligent software. | Harsha Chaganti |
In-app purchases
Cuevello Remote Menu & Screen
- Cuevello Pro$8.99
Port22
- Unlimited$19.991 Year
Questions
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