Comparison

Remote Pi vs Corral for herdr

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

Corral for herdr

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Corral is the iPhone and iPad app for herdr. It connects straight to your Mac or Linux server over SSH, on your Wi-Fi or anywhere with Tailscale, and shows every coding agent you run in herdr: what's working, what's finished and what needs you. AN INBOX FOR YOUR AGENTS • Every agent across your machines, sorted by what needs you first • Finished agents stay highlighted until you've looked at them • Search and fold your herdr workspaces ANSWER FROM ANYWHERE • Approve permission prompts and pick answers with one tap • Send prompts by typing or hold-to-talk dictation • Message several agents at once, or start a new one in any folder CLAUDE CODE, NATIVELY • Read chats as chat, not a cramped terminal, with full history kept on your phone • Select any line of a reply and add a comment; send all comments in one message • Attach photos and screenshots for the agent to look at • See tool calls and the changes an agent made A REAL TERMINAL WHEN YOU NEED IT • Full terminal with a keyboard bar, pinch to zoom and two-finger swipe between agents • Built for mobile networks: sessions recover after Wi-Fi to cellular switches and sleep AT A GLANCE • Home and lock screen widgets and Live Activities • Your Claude 5-hour and 7-day usage, with reset times PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account, no Corral server, no analytics. Corral talks only to the computers you add, and keeps its SSH key in the iOS Keychain. Try it first: tap "Try the demo first" for a pretend Mac with sample agents. Requires a Mac or Linux computer with SSH turned on. Agent features need herdr (herdr.dev). Corral is an independent app and is not affiliated with herdr or Anthropic.

Screenshots

Remote Pi4 screens
Corral for herdr4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Corral for herdr at every 4 days against Remote Pi's every 10 days. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Remote Pi ships an update every 10 days, Corral for herdr every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Remote Pi versus Corral for herdr: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRemote PiCorral for herdr
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (6 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings6 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 10 daysEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.018.0
Further details — not scored
Size42 MB11 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJacob MouraKhyati Trivedi

In-app purchases

None

Remote Pi

No in-app purchases

None

Corral for herdr

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Remote Pi free?
Remote Pi is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Corral for herdr free?
Corral for herdr is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Remote Pi or Corral for herdr have ads?
Neither Remote Pi nor Corral for herdr shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Remote Pi or Corral for herdr?
Remote Pi ships an update every 10 days, and Corral for herdr every 4 days. Most recently, Remote Pi was updated on November 5, 2026 and Corral for herdr on November 6, 2026.

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