Comparison

Remote Pi vs Tatu Code

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

Tatu Code

Features
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Tatu is a coding agent that lives in your terminal. This app is its remote: follow every session from your phone, answer when it asks, and review what it changed. TATU MUST BE INSTALLED ON YOUR COMPUTER This app does not run code by itself. Install Tatu on your computer or server, connect it to the app by scanning a QR code, and your sessions show up here. EVERY SESSION, EVERY MACHINE One list with all the computers you paired and their live sessions. At a glance you see which ones are working, which are waiting for you and which have finished. ANSWER WHEN IT ASKS When the agent needs a decision, you get a push notification. Open it, pick an option or answer in your own words, and the agent carries on. A finished run or an error arrives the same way. WATCH IT WORK Follow the conversation as it happens: the agent's messages, its tool calls and the plan it is working through, step by step. REVIEW THE CHANGES See what changed in your project: the files, and the diff of each one, right from the chat. SEND IT WORK Type a message, attach a photo, dictate with the microphone, or queue several messages while it works. Switch the model and how hard it thinks without leaving the chat. When Tatu's daemon runs on your computer, you can also start a new session in one of your projects, even in its own git worktree. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Pairing is by QR code, and you can remove a computer from the app at any time. The relay that connects the app to your machine never reads what a session says. MORE • Background tasks: check their output and stop them • Context and usage of your accounts • Light and dark themes • Resume or branch from an earlier message Tatu is curious, persistent and careful. Now it fits in your pocket.

Screenshots

Remote Pi4 screens
Tatu Code4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Tatu Code at every 4 days against Remote Pi's every 10 days. Tatu Code also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). 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, Tatu Code every 4 days. Both last shipped on November 13, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Remote Pi versus Tatu Code: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRemote PiTatu Code
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, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size42 MB33 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJacob MouraJoao Alonso

In-app purchases

None

Remote Pi

No in-app purchases

None

Tatu Code

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Remote Pi free?
Remote Pi is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Tatu Code free?
Tatu Code is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Remote Pi or Tatu Code have ads?
Neither Remote Pi nor Tatu Code shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Remote Pi or Tatu Code?
Remote Pi ships an update every 10 days, and Tatu Code every 4 days. Most recently, Remote Pi was updated on November 13, 2026 and Tatu Code on November 13, 2026.

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