Comparison

pocketctl vs Spunk Gauge

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

Head to head
About

pocketctl

Manage AI coding assistant sessions remotely from your mobile device. View live output, send messages, and handle tool approvals for Claude Code, Codex, and OpenCode. Stay updated on host availability and session history.

Highlights
  • Remote AI coding assistant management
  • View live output
  • Send messages to AI
  • Handle tool approvals
  • Check host availability
  • Monitor session history
Features
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PocketCtl is a remote management tool for AI coding assistants, built for developers. By connecting your Mac or Linux development hosts, you can view and manage Claude Code, Codex, and OpenCode sessions from your iPhone—receive live output, send messages, and handle tool approvals and interactive requests. You can also check host availability, Agent versions, session history, and token usage at any time. Whether you’re commuting, in a meeting, or away from your computer, PocketCtl helps you stay on top of your work and keep your AI coding tasks moving forward.

About

Spunk Gauge

Features
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Spunk Gauge is a live dashboard for the computers you run - render boxes, AI rigs, home servers, workstations. See GPU, CPU and memory load, temperatures and power for your Windows, Linux and Mac machines on one screen. FINDS YOUR COMPUTERS Spunk Gauge looks around your local network for machines that accept SSH logins and lists them. Tap one, enter its login (password or SSH key) and it is added. You can also add any computer by address. EVERYTHING AT A GLANCE - A card per computer with round gauges for every GPU, the CPU and memory - GPU temperature, power draw and memory use (NVIDIA GPUs via nvidia-smi) - Fleet summary: machines online, total GPU power, hottest machine, average load - A five-minute temperature chart for the whole fleet HEAT ALERTS Cards turn amber at the warning temperature and red at the kill level, with a banner you can dismiss, so a machine running too hot stands out straight away. NOTHING TO INSTALL The app reads standard system tools over SSH. No agent or server software is needed on the machines you watch. PRIVATE No account, no ads, no tracking. Your computer list stays on your device and logins are kept in the Keychain. Connections go straight from your device to your own computers. Try it first: tap "Try the demo" to see five sample computers with live-moving values.

Screenshots

pocketctl3 screens
Spunk Gauge3 screens

Verdict

The call

pocketctl and Spunk Gauge are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
pocketctl versus Spunk Gauge: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterpocketctlSpunk Gauge
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBeijing Lea Lea Information Technology Co., Ltd.EYIMOFE PREST

In-app purchases

None

pocketctl

No in-app purchases

None

Spunk Gauge

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is pocketctl free?
pocketctl is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Spunk Gauge free?
Spunk Gauge is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do pocketctl or Spunk Gauge have ads?
Neither pocketctl nor Spunk Gauge shows ads.

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