Comparison

Agent Limbo vs Runline

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

Head to head
About

Agent Limbo

Manage AI coding workflows and receive real-time alerts for critical agent actions directly on your iPhone and Apple Watch. Stay in control of your development tasks remotely with instant approvals and status monitoring.

Highlights
  • Real-time approvals on iPhone and Apple Watch
  • Status monitoring for AI agents
  • Support for multiple AI coding tools
  • Remote alerts for task completion/failure
  • Digital pet companions reacting to workflow state
Features
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Agent Limbo is an AI workflow product built for Vibe Coding. It brings approvals for critical local agent actions and runtime status alerts to iPhone and Apple Watch, so you can stay in control of AI coding tasks anytime, even when you are away from your computer. Key features: - Real-time approvals: Receive approval requests on iPhone and Apple Watch, then allow or deny quickly. - Status monitoring: Check online status, pending approval queue, and recent tool calls. - Multi-agent support: Works with Claude Code, Codex, Copilot, and more. - Remote alerts: Get notified when tasks complete or fail, so you can stop watching the screen. - Simple pairing: Pair your iPhone/Apple Watch with your desktop agent in one step. - 18 built-in digital pets: Bring 18 unique pixel companions to your Apple Watch, each reacting to your AI workflow state. Best for: - Developers who use AI coding tools daily - People running long Vibe Coding sessions or long tasks - Users who want remote control over agent workflows Notes: - After installing and signing in, complete pairing on desktop first (Mac and Windows supported). - Some features depend on local network connectivity and notification permissions.

About

Runline

Control AI coding agents on your Mac remotely from your iPhone. Assign tasks, answer prompts, and monitor progress without needing to be at your computer. Your code remains secure on your machine.

Highlights
  • Remote AI coding agent control
  • Assign tasks and answer prompts
  • Monitor progress live
  • Voice input and model switching
  • Secure code on your Mac
  • Notifications for agent needs
Features
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Runline connects the AI coding agents running on your Mac — Claude Code, Codex, Kimi Code and more — to your iPhone: assign work, answer questions and watch progress without being at the computer. It runs, you walk away Start a session on your Mac and follow it from your phone. Your Mac must stay powered on, awake and connected to the internet for tasks to continue. One sentence is one task "Make the retry exponential, five attempts max" — send it and the agent takes it from there. Voice input works too, and you can switch models and permission modes from the phone. It asks, you answer on the phone When the agent needs approval or wants you to pick between proposals, the notification carries the options. One tap and the turn resumes. The Dynamic Island shows the live session state and the tool currently running. See exactly what changed Every turn ends with a summary, and each tool call can be inspected. Read first, then decide whether it continues. Run tasks on your own Mac Repositories stay on your machine. Runline relays session messages and tool output to your phone; those messages may contain code excerpts. Permissions are controlled on the Mac, and a lost phone can be revoked there at any time. Requires the free Runline Mac app (runline.rethinking.art). No accounts — pairing is one QR scan. Terms of Service: https://runline.rethinking.art/terms Privacy Policy: https://runline.rethinking.art/privacy

Screenshots

Agent Limbo4 screens
Runline4 screens

Verdict

The call

Agent Limbo and Runline both sit at 5.0 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Runline's written reviews are positive against 50% of Agent Limbo's. Runline also leads on price (Free vs $4.99). Agent Limbo's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and chart position (#11 vs unranked). On rating, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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

Runline is free to download; Agent Limbo costs $4.99 up front. Runline sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $17.99 per month. Agent Limbo asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Agent Limbo against 5.0 for Runline. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 50% of Agent Limbo's written reviews are positive against 100% of Runline's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Agent Limbo ships an update weekly, Runline every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Agent Limbo versus Runline: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAgent LimboRunline
Price$4.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFreemium — better
Best chart rank#11 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.6 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB70 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer雨川 甘Rethinking.Studio

Customer experience

Agent Limbo

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative0.0%

Runline

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Agent Limbo

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Runline

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Pro$17.991 Month
  • Annual Pro$69.991 Year
One-time1
  • Buyout$99.99

Questions

Is Agent Limbo free?
Agent Limbo costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Runline free?
Runline is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Agent Limbo or Runline?
Agent Limbo and Runline are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Agent Limbo or Runline have ads?
Neither Agent Limbo nor Runline shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Agent Limbo or Runline?
Agent Limbo ships an update weekly, and Runline every 2 weeks. Most recently, Agent Limbo was updated on November 11, 2026 and Runline on November 10, 2026.

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