Comparison

Port22 vs Nowdex

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

Head to head
About

Port22

Control your AI coding agents from your phone. This app connects to agents running on your Mac, allowing you to monitor sessions, respond to permission prompts with a tap, and view full conversation transcripts. It works both on your local network and remotely, with end-to-end encryption for security.

Highlights
  • Remote session monitoring
  • One-tap permission approvals
  • Full transcript viewing
  • Cross-network connectivity
  • End-to-end encryption
  • Mac agent integration
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Your AI coding agents are already running on your Mac. Port22 doesn't launch, wrap, or replace them — it attaches to what's there and puts every session on your phone, including a permission prompt you can answer in a tap. Start Claude Code, Codex, or OpenCode in whatever terminal you like. Nothing about your setup changes. Port22 just gives you the whole fleet from anywhere. HOW IT WORKS 1. Install the free Port22 agent on your Mac — it's a menu-bar app, no configuration. 2. Pair your phone by typing a six-character code. No account, no sign-up. 3. Your sessions appear. Start them however you already do. MISSION CONTROL FOR YOUR FLEET See every session at a glance: which agent is working, which one is blocked on you, which one is done. No log tailing, no raw error strings — just states a human can read. WHEN AN AGENT IS BLOCKED Your phone tells you the moment an agent needs permission. Open Port22 and every option the agent actually offered is there as a real button — never a guessed keystroke, never an inferred choice. Answer it and the agent carries on. THE REAL CONVERSATION Read the full transcript exactly as it happened — prose, tool calls, diffs. Send a new prompt. Answer a multiple-choice question with real buttons instead of guessed keystrokes. Nothing is truncated. WORKS OFF YOUR NETWORK On your network it connects directly over your LAN. Off it, it fails over automatically to an encrypted relay, and you keep working from anywhere. Taurine, our keep-awake mode, stops your Mac napping mid-run so a long job survives the walk to the coffee shop. END-TO-END ENCRYPTED Your Mac and your iPhone verify each other's identity when they connect, then talk over an AES-256-GCM encrypted channel that the relay in between cannot read. There is no account and no sign-up — pairing is a code you type once. FREE FOREVER One Mac and two sessions, with every feature unlocked. Not a trial and not a crippled tier: off-network access, permission approvals, Taurine, and the full conversation are all included. The two sessions you're using stay free. PORT22 UNLIMITED Unlimited Macs and unlimited sessions, so you can drive the whole fleet at once. An annual subscription that renews automatically until cancelled. Pricing is shown in the app. REQUIRES THE MAC AGENT Port22 needs the free Port22 companion app running on your Mac. Download it at tryport22.com. Terms: tryport22.com/terms Privacy: tryport22.com/privacy

About

Nowdex

Monitor your AI agent usage with a native iOS dashboard. See current session and weekly usage, remaining capacity, and reset times. Widgets provide at-a-glance updates on your Home and Lock Screens.

Highlights
  • AI agent limit tracking
  • Session and weekly usage view
  • Capacity remaining display
  • Limit reset time notifications
  • Home and Lock Screen widgets
  • Appearance customization
Features
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Monitor your AI Agent usage in real time, anytime, anywhere. - Supports Codex, Claude, GLM, Cursor, Kimi, Grok, Minimax, Qoder and more. - The key is stored entirely on your device, and requests never pass through third-party servers - iCloud sync across your Mac, iPhone, and iPad - Beautiful widget

Screenshots

Port224 screens
Nowdex4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Port22 at 5.0 against Nowdex's 4.6. Nowdex's advantage is monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and update cadence (every 3 days vs every 2 weeks). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Port22 sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $19.99 per year and Nowdex sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Port22 holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Nowdex has 10 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Port22 ships an update every 2 weeks, Nowdex every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Port22 versus Nowdex: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPort22Nowdex
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.6 (10 ratings)
Positive reviews—95.2% of reviews
Number of ratings110 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
Best chart rank—#95 — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS17.0 — better18
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB27 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHarsha Chaganti涛南 卢

Customer experience

Port22

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Nowdex

All ratings10 ratings
Positive90.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews21 reviews
Positive95.2%
Neutral4.8%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Port22

Subscriptions1
  • Unlimited$19.991 Year
1 purchases

Nowdex

One-time1
  • Nowdex Pro$5.99

Questions

Is Port22 free?
Port22 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Nowdex free?
Nowdex is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Port22 or Nowdex?
Port22 is rated higher. Port22 averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Nowdex averages 4.6 from 10 ratings.
Do Port22 or Nowdex have ads?
Neither Port22 nor Nowdex shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Port22 or Nowdex?
Port22 ships an update every 2 weeks, and Nowdex every 3 days. Most recently, Port22 was updated on October 13, 2026 and Nowdex on October 16, 2026.

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