iTerm2 Buddy vs Benchwarden

iTerm2 Buddy connects your iPhone or iPad to iTerm2, the popular terminal for macOS. Once paired with your Mac, it lets you keep an eye on your terminal and act on it from the couch or on the go. REQUIRES A MAC iTerm2 Buddy is a companion app. It works only after pairing with iTerm2 and the free companion plugin on your Mac. Pairing takes a few seconds: your Mac shows a QR code, you scan it, and confirm a short code on both devices. WHAT YOU CAN DO - Live terminal: watch a session update in real time, exactly as it looks on your Mac, including colors, inline images, and full-screen apps like vim, htop, and less. - Type and control: bring up a keyboard with the terminal keys you need (Esc, Control-C, Tab, arrows, function keys) and send input to a session. A composer lets you write longer commands and send them all at once. - Chat with an AI agent: message an assistant that runs on your Mac and can act on your sessions, open windows, run commands, review changes, and report back. Approve sensitive actions right from your phone. - Notifications: get a push when the agent replies or needs your approval, so you can step away and return when it matters. - Voice input: dictate messages with on-device transcription. Your audio never leaves your phone. PRIVACY AND SECURITY Terminal content shared between your Mac and your phone is end-to-end encrypted with the Noise protocol, so only your own devices can read it. There is no account and no advertising, and the app includes no third-party tracking. FREE iTerm2 and iTerm2 Buddy are free.

Benchwarden keeps your electronics and 3D-printing shelf organized so you can find any part in seconds and know exactly what you can build. Track every drawer, bin, and spool by what it holds, how many you have, and where it lives. Type "10k" and instantly see which drawers hold it and where. Benchwarden is local-first and works fully offline: your inventory lives on your device and syncs privately across your iPhone and iPad through your own iCloud. Features: - Fast search across labels, specs, and locations - Drawer-based inventory with quantities and locations - Filament spool tracking for your 3D printer - Projects with a parts list and time tracking - CSV and JSON export of your whole catalog, anytime - A bench co-pilot that suggests what you can build from the parts you actually own, running on-device with Apple Intelligence, or with your own Anthropic or OpenAI key - Private by design: your data stays on your device and in your private iCloud, with no ads and no data selling