Comparison

Mimi Remote vs Niro

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

Head to head
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.

About

Niro

Access your Mac's coding agents directly from your iPhone. Continue existing sessions, manage conversations by project, and inspect tool calls. This app connects to agents running on your Mac via a local network or Tailscale.

Highlights
  • Sync coding agents from Mac to iPhone
  • Continue existing sessions and conversations
  • Group conversations by project workspace
  • Inspect tool calls and agent progress
  • Live Activities for task progress
  • Connect via LAN or Tailscale
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Niro brings the coding agents running on your Mac to your iPhone. Install Niro Bridge, pair it with your Mac, and continue existing sessions, conversations, providers, and agent progress from your phone. Niro 0.3.0 supports DeepSeek Harness, MiMo, OpenCode, and ZCode. A project-first workspace groups conversations by their real working directory across providers, with source filtering, search, collapse, and archive controls. What you can do • View sessions by project across providers • Switch between all providers and the current provider • Search, collapse groups, and swipe a single conversation to archive it • Inspect tool calls and agent progress • See task progress on the Lock Screen with Live Activities when supported • Connect over LAN or your own Tailscale network Niro Bridge Niro is not a cloud coding-agent service. Niro Bridge runs on your Mac and connects the agents you already use. Provider configuration and API keys stay on your Mac. Niro 0.3.0 is free to use. Optional tips unlock nothing.

Screenshots

Mimi Remote4 screens
Niro4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Mimi Remote at none against Niro's 3. Niro's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs monthly). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Niro sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Mimi Remote asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Mimi Remote ships an update monthly, Niro every 4 days. Both last shipped on November 10, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Mimi Remote versus Niro: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMimi RemoteNiro
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size51 MB30 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer相庚 盖岩 李

In-app purchases

None

Mimi Remote

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Niro

One-time3
  • Buy me a coffee$0.99
  • Buy me a dessert$2.99
  • Buy me dinner$4.99

Questions

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

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