Comparison

Promptgate vs Kodo

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

Head to head
About

Promptgate

Features
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Promptgate Cloud is a developer tool for routing instructions, approvals, and status updates between people and automated processes through simple HTTPS gates. It is built for human-in-the-loop workflows where an AI coding agent, deployment script, build server, or background job needs to wait for your input, send a result, or request approval without a custom backend. Use Promptgate to: - Send instructions to AI agents from a native iPhone or Mac console - Add manual approval steps to CI/CD and release scripts - Monitor agent responses, build status, and automation logs in one place - Create reusable cloud gates with copyable HTTP endpoints - Let scripts post new items to a gate through secure secret URLs - Receive push notifications when a gate is consumed or a new message arrives Promptgate works with standard tools such as curl, shell scripts, JavaScript, Python, and custom automation. Create a gate, copy the generated endpoint, and connect any process that can make an HTTP request. Your agent can wait for an instruction, stream heartbeat messages while it is waiting, post a short response, or send a new item into the gate. Each gate includes configurable passwords, prompts, timeouts, heartbeat text, message history, notification settings, and delete/clear controls. The native app gives operators a focused dashboard for gate management, chat-style coordination, and fast copy actions for integration snippets. Promptgate Cloud is designed for developers, DevOps teams, automation builders, and AI-agent operators who need a lightweight control layer between scripts and human decisions. Subscription notice: Promptgate Cloud is a subscription-based service. Creating and using hosted cloud gates, posting operator messages, and allowing automated agents to poll gates require an active subscription purchased through Apple in-app purchase. Subscription terms, renewal details, cancellation options, Terms of Service, and Privacy Policy are shown in the app before purchase. Privacy notice: Promptgate stores the anonymous account identifier, gate settings, and the messages or payloads that you intentionally send through your gates so the service can display and deliver them. Do not route secrets or sensitive production data unless you are comfortable storing that content in your Promptgate Cloud account. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://page.promptgate.click/privacy

About

Kodo

A powerful offline code editor for iOS devices featuring an on-device AI assistant for writing, explaining, and fixing code. It also includes a real SSH terminal, SFTP/FTP support, and GitHub integration, all with a strong focus on user privacy.

Highlights
  • On-device AI for code generation and assistance
  • Real SSH terminal with full shell access
  • SFTP and FTP for remote server management
  • GitHub repository cloning and file pushing
  • VS Code-style syntax highlighting and features
  • Live web preview for front-end development
Features
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Edit code on iPhone and iPad with an on-device AI assistant, project workspaces and an interactive SSH terminal. Download an AI model once to use it offline; speed and model availability depend on your device. PROJECTS AND AI • Organize files, documentation and saved project versions in one workspace. • Start with six HTML, CSS and JavaScript templates. • Ask the AI to explain or change code, review proposed changes across multiple files and choose when to apply them. • Get inline code suggestions and recover interrupted AI edit operations. EDIT AND PREVIEW • Syntax highlighting for Python, JavaScript, TypeScript, Swift, HTML, CSS, SQL, Markdown and many other languages and formats. • Multiple tabs, find and replace, snippets, formatting tools and Emmet abbreviations. • Preview HTML and Markdown, inspect the web preview console and edit CSV tables with sorting and filtering. DATABASES AND REMOTE TOOLS • Open SQLite databases, explore tables and run SQL with autocomplete. • Connect to PostgreSQL databases and work with query results. • Use an interactive SSH terminal and transfer files with SFTP or FTP. • Manage npm and Python jobs on your own remote server. • Download GitHub repositories, update linked copies and push files. Local editing and downloaded AI models work offline. GitHub, remote databases, SSH and file transfers require a connection and the relevant server or service credentials. Files you choose to transfer are sent to those services. Kodo does not include a local Python, Node.js, PHP or Swift runtime. Remote commands run on your configured server; the local workspace terminal provides Kodo's built-in file and project commands.

Screenshots

Promptgate3 screens
Kodo4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Kodo at none against Promptgate's 2. Kodo also leads on chart position (#194 vs unranked). On price, ads, device support 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. Promptgate sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Kodo asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 9 level
Promptgate versus Kodo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPromptgateKodo
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (11 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—11 — better
Update frequency—Every 9 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
Monetization—Free
Best chart rank—#194 — better
DevicesiPhone, MaciPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB33 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperAppwaredTHEODOR TIBERIUS STEFAN

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Promptgate

Subscriptions1
  • Standart cloud3 Days trial$4.991 Month
One-time1
  • Standalone features$9.99
None

Kodo

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Promptgate free?
Promptgate is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Kodo free?
Kodo is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Promptgate or Kodo have ads?
Neither Promptgate nor Kodo shows ads.

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