Comparison

SharkTTY vs Mimi Remote

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

Head to head
About

SharkTTY

Features
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SharkTTY keeps your servers and your desktop within reach β€” a fast, native SSH & Mosh terminal and a full remote desktop for your Mac computer, in one app. All of it free. And now it listens β€” hold to talk, and AI turns your words into commands. CONTROL YOUR DESKTOP FROM ANYWHERE Sign in on your iPhone or iPad device and your desktop is right there. Tap to see its screen and take over β€” on the same Wi-Fi or from the other side of the world. SharkTTY finds the best way to connect, so you don't have to think about it. β€’ A smooth, low-lag screen with full keyboard and mouse β€’ See every display at once β€” side by side, stacked, quad or picture-in-picture, arranged your way β€’ A virtual mouse with a built-in magnifier for pixel-perfect taps β€’ A floating on-screen keyboard you can move, resize and dim β€” full symbols, ⌘βŒ₯βŒƒ modifiers, F-keys, six layouts (US, UK, JIS, AZERTY, QWERTZ, Spanish) and smart command suggestions β€’ Hear your Mac computer's sound live, and turn your device into its microphone β€’ Copy on one device, paste on the other β€’ Pick xHD, HD or SD β€” and let it ease off on its own when the signal drops β€’ End-to-end encrypted, so your screen stays yours A TERMINAL THAT KEEPS UP β€’ Connect to any server over SSH β€” there's nothing to install on the other end β€’ Mosh keeps you typing through dropped Wi-Fi, network switches and lag β€’ Lock your device or jump to another app, come back, and your session is still there β€’ Drop straight back into your tmux session with a saved startup command β€’ Experimental Eternal Terminal (ET) support β€” persistent sessions over TCP, for networks where Mosh's UDP is blocked β€’ A bell in a background tab becomes a notification β€” know the moment a long task finishes SPEAK, AND IT TYPES β€’ Hold to talk β€” your words are recognized right on the device: free, private, works offline β€’ Trim a segment, re-recognize it, or bring back past recordings from history β€’ AI polishes what you said into clean text or a ready-to-run command β€” bring your own AI provider, or use the built-in official models β€’ Ask the AI anything in the built-in chat panel, without leaving your session KEYS, FILES, AND PEACE OF MIND β€’ Create or import SSH keys right on your device β€” private keys never leave it β€’ Get a clear heads-up the moment a server's identity changes β€’ Browse and move files over iCloud Drive, shared folders and WebDAV, without leaving the app β€’ Developer fonts and themes, a handy shortcut-key row, and full external keyboard and trackpad support on iPad β€’ Keep your hosts and keys in sync across your devices with iCloud, if you like You never need an account to reach your own servers. SharkTTY β€” your servers and your desktop, always in your pocket. Every feature is free, including on-device voice recognition. The built-in official AI service uses AI Points; with your own API key, everything stays free. And if you'd like to leave a tip and buy me a coffee β€” thank you so much! Tips (one-time or monthly) unlock nothing; the monthly tip auto-renews until cancelled in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://safafish.com/sharktty/eula.html Β· Privacy Policy: https://safafish.com/sharktty/privacy.html

About

Mimi Remote

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Mimi Remote is a native mobile workspace for a computer you own or are authorized to use. Connect to your development environment, start or resume coding sessions, review changes, and confirm restricted actions while all commands continue to run on the computer you control. Features: - Browse, search, create, and resume coding sessions - Review structured responses, reasoning, code blocks, images, and diffs - Confirm restricted development actions before they run - Inspect Git status and manage branches and worktrees - Use text, images, and optional voice input - Keep separate connection profiles for multiple computers and switch between them - Use Codex on your host; optionally connect Claude Code or DeepSeek Harness when configured there - Connect over a local network, private network, or HTTPS Mimi Remote communicates directly with the host you configure. The app does not download or execute code on the mobile device and does not provide models, third-party accounts, subscriptions, cloud code execution, a VPN, traffic relay, or hosted project storage. Project content and connection credentials are not sent to the Mimi Remote developer. Requirements: - One or more computers with the Mimi companion service and a compatible developer runtime installed - Network access from the mobile device to that computer - Access only to devices and projects you own or are explicitly authorized to use Mimi Remote is independently developed and open source. It is not affiliated with or endorsed by providers of compatible tools.

Screenshots

SharkTTY4 screens
Mimi Remote4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Mimi Remote at none against SharkTTY's 4. SharkTTY's advantage is update cadence (every 9 days vs monthly). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. SharkTTY sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Mimi Remote asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SharkTTY ships an update every 9 days, Mimi Remote monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences Β· 4 level
SharkTTY versus Mimi Remote: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSharkTTYMimi Remote
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 9 days β€” betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo β€” better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.0 β€” better18.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size21 MB51 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJingjing Liη›ΈεΊš η›–

In-app purchases

4 purchases

SharkTTY

Subscriptions2
  • Small Monthly Tip$0.991 Month
  • Large Monthly Tip$3.991 Month
One-time2
  • Small Coffee Tip$0.99
  • Large Coffee Tip$3.99
None

Mimi Remote

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SharkTTY free?
SharkTTY is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Mimi Remote free?
Mimi Remote is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do SharkTTY or Mimi Remote have ads?
Neither SharkTTY nor Mimi Remote shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SharkTTY or Mimi Remote?
SharkTTY ships an update every 9 days, and Mimi Remote monthly. Most recently, SharkTTY was updated on October 10, 2026 and Mimi Remote on October 17, 2026.

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