Comparison

Xtend vs Orka

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

Head to head
About

Xtend

Access your Mac's development environment from your iPhone or iPad. Manage projects, interact with AI coding agents, and control builds and terminals remotely and securely.

Highlights
  • Remote development workspace
  • AI coding agent interaction
  • Project session management
  • Full xterm emulation
  • Remote build and install
  • Simulator mirroring
  • Push notifications (Premium)
Features
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Xtend puts your development workspace in your pocket. A free companion app runs on your Mac. Your iPhone or iPad connects to it directly โ€” encrypted, peer to peer โ€” over any network. Your projects, your tools, your machine. You just aren't sitting at it. YOUR PROJECTS, ORGANIZED Every project on your machine becomes a workspace, with its own sessions, its own branch and its own history. Pick up a conversation from this morning, start a new one, jump between them. Everything survives closing the app. CHAT WITH YOUR CODING AGENT Talk to the agent already installed on your machine โ€” Claude Code or Codex โ€” about your real projects. Streaming replies, tool calls, syntax-highlighted diffs. Slash commands and @-file mentions work exactly as they do in your terminal, because it is your terminal. APPROVE WHAT IT RUNS, FROM YOUR POCKET When the agent wants to run a command or edit a file, the request appears on your phone. Approve, always allow, or deny. Xtend never decides for you โ€” it carries the question and brings back your answer. A REAL TERMINAL Not a toy. Full xterm emulation with ANSI colour, pinch-to-zoom, text selection, eleven themes, and a font panel that does not dismiss the keyboard. Attach files from your photo library, camera or Files app. BUILD AND RUN Start an Xcode build, follow the log as it streams, then install straight to your iPhone โ€” wherever you are, with no cable and no need to be on the same network. Runtime logs from the running app, searchable and filtered by level, like the Xcode console. And when you need to see it move, mirror your iOS Simulator live and touch it โ€” taps go straight through. NO SAME-NETWORK REQUIREMENT Your phone and your desk find each other wherever they are. Cellular in one place, Wi-Fi in another โ€” the connection is direct and end-to-end encrypted either way. PUSH WHEN IT MATTERS (Premium) The agent needs a decision, a long build finishes โ€” your phone tells you, and you can answer without opening the app. Free accounts see the same alerts inside the app. WHAT YOU NEED โ€ข A Mac running the free Xtend Host companion (download at getxtend.com) โ€ข Sign in with Apple, on both โ€ข One Mac per Apple ID FREE AND PREMIUM Chat, terminal, projects and builds are unlimited and always free โ€” no trial, no counter, no catch. Simulator mirroring and installs to your iPhone come with a generous daily allowance. An in-app purchase lifts that allowance and adds push notifications, for people who need more. Privacy Policy: https://getxtend.com/privacy Terms of Use: https://getxtend.com/terms

About

Orka

Features
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Orka is a native iPhone and iPad client for monitoring and managing self-hosted Coolify installations. Check the health of your infrastructure at a glance, follow deployments, and act when a resource needs attention. Orka connects directly to the trusted HTTPS server you configure, with no relay service or Orka account. MONITOR - See installation, server, and resource health in one overview - Browse projects, environments, applications, databases, and services - Review active and recent deployments, status, details, and logs - Switch between multiple Coolify installations MANAGE - Deploy, rebuild, start, stop, and restart supported resources - Create and configure projects, applications, databases, services, and infrastructure - Manage environment variables, storage, scheduled tasks, tags, and backups - Move supported resources between projects and environments - Use permission-aware controls that explain when a token needs more access PRIVATE BY ARCHITECTURE - API tokens are stored in the device Keychain - Coolify API traffic travels directly between your device and your server - No analytics, advertising, tracking SDKs, or persisted API response cache - Sensitive and destructive operations use confirmations and device authentication where appropriate EXPLORE FOR FREE - Use the populated local demo without an account, API token, network connection, or subscription - Demo requests and changes stay on the device and reset when Orka is relaunched SUBSCRIPTION Connecting and managing your own Coolify installations requires Orka Annual. New subscribers receive a 7-day free trial, then pay โ‚ฌ9.99 per year; pricing may vary by region. Payment is charged to your Apple Account, and the subscription renews automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel it in your App Store account settings. Privacy Policy: https://orka.didac.dev/privacy/ Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ REQUIREMENTS Orka requires iOS 17 or later, a trusted HTTPS Coolify installation, and a Coolify API token. Available features depend on the permissions granted to that token. Coolify v4 is supported; older versions are best effort. Orka is an independent client built for the official Coolify API. It is not affiliated with or endorsed by Coolify or CoolLabs.

Screenshots

Xtend4 screens
Orka4 screens

Verdict

The call

Xtend and Orka are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters โ€” price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them โ€” neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. Xtend sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $4.99 per month and Orka sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $8.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Xtend versus Orka: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterXtendOrka
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews100.0% of reviewsโ€”
Update frequencyโ€”Every 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesโ€”
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.217.0 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size39 MB12 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMenahem mendel AouizeratDidac Sabates Duran

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Xtend

Subscriptions1
  • Xtend Premium7 Days trial$4.991 Month
1 purchases

Orka

Subscriptions1
  • Orka Annual7 Days trial$8.991 Year

Questions

Is Xtend free?
Xtend is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Orka free?
Orka is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Xtend or Orka have ads?
Neither Xtend nor Orka shows ads.

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