Comparison

Remote Pi vs HAPI

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

Head to head
About

Remote Pi

Control AI coding agents on your machines from your phone. Securely pair devices, monitor agent activity live, and approve tool calls remotely. Your phone acts as a trusted authenticator for your development environment.

Highlights
  • Remote control for AI coding agents
  • Secure device pairing via QR code
  • Live monitoring of agent sessions
  • Approve/reject tool calls
  • Seamless machine switching
  • Open source and self-hostable
Features
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Remote Pi turns your iPhone into the control surface for the AI coding agents running on every machine you work from. Pair your phone once by scanning a QR code on your Mac. From then on your devices form a mesh: the agents on your machines talk to each other, and your phone is the trusted key that authorizes new peers and lets you step in from anywhere. WHAT YOU CAN DO • Scan a QR code to pair with a machine in seconds • See every active agent session across all your paired machines in one list • Follow the conversation live as your agent streams its work • Approve or reject tool calls with a tap — you stay in control of what runs • Move between machines without losing context YOUR PHONE IS JUST THE AUTHENTICATOR You don't run the heavy work on your phone. The agents live on your computers; your phone holds the cryptographic identity that vouches for new devices and gives you a window into what's happening. Pairing uses Ed25519 device keys over TLS. WORKS WITH THE HARNESS YOU USE Remote Pi rides alongside the coding-agent setup you already run on your machines instead of replacing it. OPEN SOURCE & SELF-HOSTABLE Remote Pi is open source. Start with the public relay, or point the app at your own self-hosted relay so the connection between your devices runs on infrastructure you control. Built for developers who want their agents within reach — on the couch, on the move, or away from the desk.

About

HAPI

Features
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Keep your coding workflow within reach, even when you step away from your computer. HAPI is a native companion for your self-hosted HAPI hub: your coding agents run on your machine, while you follow along and interact from your iPhone or iPad. CONTINUE FROM ANYWHERE Read live conversations, send follow-up instructions, and respond to permission requests. Browse your sessions and start new ones on a connected runner. SEE WHAT CHANGED Explore session files, review code and Git diffs, and read formatted Markdown and tool results. Keep notes in a session scratchlist for later. MORE WAYS TO WORK Attach photos and files, or use voice dictation with a transcription provider configured on your hub. Receive push notifications when your attention is needed. YOUR HUB, YOUR WORKFLOW Pair by scanning your hub's QR code or entering its connection details. Connect to multiple hubs and switch between them. Credentials stay in platform-protected storage. iOS push notification content is end-to-end encrypted between your hub and your device. REQUIRES A HAPI HUB This app is a companion, not a standalone hosted AI service. You need a running HAPI hub and a configured coding agent on your computer. Remote access requires a hub address reachable from your device. AI and transcription providers may require separate accounts and may charge for their services. Available agent features depend on your hub and agent configuration. HAPI is open source. Setup instructions and documentation: https://hapi.run/docs/guide/installation Privacy policy: https://hapi.run/docs/privacy

Screenshots

Remote Pi4 screens
HAPI4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Remote Pi at Free against HAPI's $9.90. Remote Pi also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.0) and chart position (#201 vs unranked). On ads, in-app purchases, 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

Remote Pi is free to download; HAPI costs $9.90 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Remote Pi holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Remote Pi has 6 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
Remote Pi versus HAPI: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRemote PiHAPI
PriceFree — better$9.90
Rating5.0 (6 ratings) — better3.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings6 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 10 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
Best chart rank#201 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size42 MB11 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperJacob MouraHongKong Infoturge Technologies Limited

In-app purchases

None

Remote Pi

No in-app purchases

None

HAPI

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Remote Pi free?
Remote Pi is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is HAPI free?
HAPI costs $9.90, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Remote Pi or HAPI?
Remote Pi is rated higher. Remote Pi averages 5.0 out of 5 from 6 ratings, while HAPI averages 3.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Remote Pi or HAPI have ads?
Neither Remote Pi nor HAPI shows ads.

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