Comparison

Cuevello Remote Menu & Screen vs Port22

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

Head to head
About

Cuevello Remote Menu & Screen

Features
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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

About

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.

Highlights
  • 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

Screenshots

Cuevello Remote Menu & Screen4 screens
Port224 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

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.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Cuevello Remote Menu & Screen versus Port22: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCuevello Remote Menu & ScreenPort22
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 9 days — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size46 MB12 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHOsy - intelligent software.Harsha Chaganti

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Cuevello Remote Menu & Screen

One-time1
  • Cuevello Pro$8.99
1 purchases

Port22

Subscriptions1
  • Unlimited$19.991 Year

Questions

Is Cuevello Remote Menu & Screen free?
Cuevello Remote Menu & Screen is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Port22 free?
Port22 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Cuevello Remote Menu & Screen or Port22 have ads?
Cuevello Remote Menu & Screen shows ads; Port22 does not.
Which is updated more often, Cuevello Remote Menu & Screen or Port22?
Cuevello Remote Menu & Screen ships an update every 9 days, and Port22 every 2 weeks. Most recently, Cuevello Remote Menu & Screen was updated on October 30, 2026 and Port22 on October 31, 2026.

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