Comparison

Zeriq vs Tailscode

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

Head to head
About

Zeriq

Features
Read full description

Zeriq: The Orchestration-Native AI IDE Code anywhere, build anything—direct AI agents from your phone or tablet. While traditional IDEs bolt AI onto a chat sidebar, Zeriq is built from the ground up for the future of software development: you supervise and direct, AI executes. AI AGENT PIPELINE • Plan → Scope → Edit → Validate → PR workflow • Human approval gates at critical stages • Multi-file edits with full project context • Automatically generates pull requests • 300+ models via OpenRouter integration FULL-FEATURED CODE EDITOR • Syntax highlighting for 15+ languages • JavaScript, TypeScript, Python, Go, Rust, Java, C++, and more • Git-aware diff viewer • File tree navigation • Multi-tab editing • Auto-save with conflict detection COMPLETE GIT INTEGRATION • Clone any GitHub repository • Commit, push, pull—all from your phone • Branch management • View history and diffs • OAuth-secured GitHub authentication • Works with public and private repos INTELLIGENT AI CHAT • Full file and project context • Multi-turn conversations • Code generation and explanation • Debugging assistance • Architecture guidance • Refactoring suggestions BUILT FOR MOBILE-FIRST WORKFLOWS • Tablet-optimized three-column layout • Touch-friendly interface • Works offline for local editing • Responsive design for all screen sizes • Optimized for iOS and iPadOS WHO IS ZERIQ FOR? • Developers who want to code on the go • Engineering managers reviewing code from anywhere • Open source contributors • Students learning to code • Anyone who wants AI assistance while coding • Teams collaborating remotely PRIVACY & SECURITY • Your code stays on your device (IndexedDB storage) • GitHub OAuth—no passwords stored in Zeriq • Token storage in iOS Keychain • End-to-end encrypted GitHub operations • Read our full privacy policy at Zeriq.dev/privacy PRICING FREE TIER: • AI chat with efficient models • Unlimited Git operations • Full code editor • No credit card required PRO: • Frontier models (GPT-4, Claude 3.5 Sonnet) • 100K+ tokens/month • Priority support • Advanced agent features TEAM: • Everything in Pro • Team collaboration • Shared repositories • Activity tracking • Multi-user workspaces WORKS EVERYWHERE • iPhone (iOS 13+) • iPad with keyboard and mouse support • iPadOS optimized layouts • Portrait and landscape modes Start coding smarter, not harder. Download Zeriq today. Subscription Information Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions automatically renew unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage and cancel subscriptions in your App Store account settings. Privacy Policy: https://zeriq.ai/privacy Terms of Service: https://zeriq.ai/terms Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Support: support@zeriq.dev Learn more: zeriq.dev

About

Tailscode

Interact with AI agents like Claude Code and Oh My Pi from your phone. Monitor and approve commands, view code changes, and manage conversations live on your lock screen. All data is transmitted point-to-point over your private network.

Highlights
  • Live Lock Screen Activities for conversations
  • Approve commands and answer agent questions
  • View code diffs and output inline
  • Manage multiple servers and conversations
  • Track conversation costs and model usage
  • End-to-end encrypted communication
Features
Read full description

Send a prompt to Claude Code, opencode or Oh My Pi from your phone, pocket it, and watch the turn finish on your Lock Screen. Approve the risky command, answer the agent's question, read the diff — over your own Tailscale network, with no relay, no account and no analytics. Free and open source. TRY IT BEFORE YOU WIRE ANYTHING A built-in demo walks every screen with sample conversations. No server needed. WHAT YOU NEED A Mac or Linux machine on your tailnet (Tailscale is free for personal use) running one of your agents: opencode, Claude Code through the open-source claude-bridge, or Oh My Pi through the open-source omp-bridge. Set-up is three verified steps. THE TURN, LIVE ON YOUR LOCK SCREEN • A Live Activity per conversation: what it is doing, for how long, and how many tools it has run. • An approval request alerts you; a finished turn lingers with its outcome. Tap to land in the exact chat. • Updates arrive by push while the app is suspended. A NATIVE TRANSCRIPT, NOT A TERMINAL • Streaming text written at the model's own speed, with thinking and tool runs folded into readable groups. • Diffs, commands and their real output inline; syntax-highlighted code with byte-exact copy. • Allow once, always, or deny without leaving the chat. Agent questions become tappable cards, and a failed turn says what happened and offers to try again. • One quiet row of facts — context, spend, branch, agents out — that steps aside when there is nothing to say. • Queue the next message while a turn runs, edit it before it goes, or stop the turn on the server. • Every picture the agent hands you, in a gallery you can zoom, save or share. EVERY MACHINE ON ONE BOARD • All your servers' conversations in one list, live status first, grouped by project. • Read the repository before you trust the change: branch, staged, changed, untracked, and the diff of any file. • Subagents dock inside the turn that spawned them; a compaction is drawn as a seam with what it kept. • Slash commands from the server's own catalog, per-message model and reasoning effort, forking. KNOW WHAT IT COSTS • Every conversation priced, every month totalled across machines — by model, project and tool. • Plan limits and quotas for Claude, Grok, Ollama Cloud, DeepSeek and more, on Home and in a widget. PICTURES AND CLIPS, ON YOUR OWN MACHINE • Describe an image or a short clip in words; it renders on your own machine and arrives in the app. HAND OFF THE ROUTINE WORK (BETA) • A cheaper model tries first and a verifier decides. Nothing lands until it passes. YOURS, END TO END • Point-to-point over your tailnet. No relay servers, no account, no analytics, nobody reading your code. • Programmatic UIKit, Swift 6, Liquid Glass on iOS 26. Eight themes, dark mode, Dynamic Type, haptics. • Open source under GPL-3.0 — the app, the engine, and both bridges. FREE, WITH AN HONEST PRO The free app is the complete core: one server, full chat, approvals, attachments, models, forking, and Live Activities. Tailscode Pro is a one-time purchase, no subscription: multiple saved servers, concurrent Live Activities, the delegate board, and a supporter badge. Tailscode is independent open-source software: not affiliated with or endorsed by Anthropic, Tailscale Inc., the opencode project or Oh My Pi. Privacy policy: https://midgarcorp.cc/tailscode/privacy Source code: https://github.com/guitaripod/Tailscode

Screenshots

Zeriq4 screens
Tailscode4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Zeriq at 15.1 against Tailscode's 18.0. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Zeriq sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Tailscode sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Zeriq ships an update every 3 days, Tailscode every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Zeriq versus Tailscode: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterZeriqTailscode
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 daysEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS15.1 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size60 MB49 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDivvly IncMidgar Oy

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Zeriq

Subscriptions3
  • Builder Lite$4.991 Month
  • Zeriq Monthly Pro$24.991 Month
  • Zeriq Pro Max$69.991 Month
One-time3
  • 100 Credits$5.99
  • 500 Credits$24.99
  • 1500 Credits$59.99
4 purchases

Tailscode

One-time4
  • Small Tip$2.99
  • Generous Tip$9.99
  • Tailscode Pro$14.99
Show 1 more
  • Lavish Tip$19.99

Questions

Is Zeriq free?
Zeriq is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Tailscode free?
Tailscode is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Zeriq or Tailscode have ads?
Neither Zeriq nor Tailscode shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Zeriq or Tailscode?
Zeriq ships an update every 3 days, and Tailscode every 2 days. Most recently, Zeriq was updated on October 25, 2026 and Tailscode on October 29, 2026.

Other comparisons