AI Coding Focus vs Sandbox Relay
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
AI Coding Focus
This app helps developers stay focused by blocking distracting applications when their AI coding agent is active or requires attention. It allows controlled breaks and ensures users are notified when their code is ready for review, preventing workflow interruptions.
- Block distracting apps during AI coding
- Get notified when AI agent needs input
- Controlled break time
- Integrates with AI coding plugins
- Uses Apple Screen Time controls
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Vibez is a focus app for developers who vibe code with AI agents. When your coding agent is working, you can take a break, check your apps, or scroll without constantly wondering if it is done yet. When the agent finishes or needs your input, Vibez blocks your distracting apps so you come back to the code. No more losing 30 minutes after a “quick” check. No more forgetting your agent was waiting. No more breaking your flow because you had to babysit the terminal. Vibez connects with plugins for Claude Code and Codex, then uses Apple Screen Time controls to shield distracting apps at the exact moment your attention is needed again. Use Vibez to: • Scroll while your AI coding agent works • Get pulled back when it needs review, approval, or input • Block distracting apps when the task is ready • Stay in the loop without staring at your terminal • Turn AI coding downtime into controlled break time Built for developers, vibe coders, and anyone using coding agents as part of their workflow. Let the agent cook. Vibez will bring you back.
Sandbox Relay
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For developers who run Claude Code or Codex in Docker Sandbox, Sandbox Relay is the phone client for driving that agent. It is a companion, not a standalone app: it needs a broker you run, with an agent connected behind it. Kick off a task from the train, check on a long-running job from the couch, or steer the agent while you are away from your desk. Docker Sandbox runs each agent in its own isolated micro VM. A small broker you self-host sits in the middle: you send work from your phone, the broker passes it to the agent, and the streamed reply comes back. Your infrastructure, your agent. The app is just the remote. New to this setup? The app's support page explains how it works and what you need to run it. WHAT YOU CAN DO - Connect to your broker with a URL and a bearer token. Connections use HTTPS, with plain HTTP allowed only for local-network addresses. - See every connected agent at a glance, with live online/offline status. - Send the agent work and watch its reply stream in token by token. Stop a turn mid-stream, or start a fresh thread whenever you want. - When an agent goes offline, its thread stays readable as history. - See per-turn input and output token counts when the broker reports them. - Save reusable prompts as local notes, organised by hierarchical tags like #work/project/feature. Drill down by tag, copy a note straight into a thread, or link a note to the thread it came from. Notes live on your device only; they never touch the broker. WHAT YOU NEED - A broker you run, reachable from your phone (over your local network, or remotely through a tunnel or private network you control). - A coding agent, Claude Code or Codex, running in Docker Sandbox and connected to that broker. PRIVACY Sandbox Relay talks only to the broker you configure. Your access token is stored securely on your device and sent only to that broker, to authenticate you; it never goes to the developer or any third party. Your notes stay on your device and are never sent anywhere. No third-party analytics, no account to create. Note that the app streams whatever your agent outputs, verbatim.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Sandbox Relay at 16.4 against AI Coding Focus's 26.4. 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | AI Coding Focus | Sandbox Relay |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 26.4 | 16.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 32 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Jinhe Zhao | Eric Boumendil |
In-app purchases
AI Coding Focus
No in-app purchases
Sandbox Relay
No in-app purchases
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