Port22 vs iVerb
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
iVerb
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Your coding assistants run on your machines. Follow their work from your iPhone or iPad. iVerb is an SSH terminal and companion for remote development. Connect to your own Mac, Linux host, or WSL environment to read conversations, review code changes, reply to tasks, and use a real terminal. Works with Claude Code, Codex CLI, OpenCode, and DeepSeek Harness running on your own server. Available interactions depend on the CLI and supported transcript formats. CONVERSATIONS AND PROJECTS • Read project conversations, code diffs, and tool activity • Swipe to quote messages and add images from Photos or the clipboard • Preview remote images, text, code, and Markdown through links in project chats • Review recognized collaborating agents, work rounds, results, and separate conversations • Keep editable project to-dos on your device A TERMINAL FOR YOUR PHONE • Connect over SSH to home, office, or cloud hosts • Use Zellij or tmux sessions with terminal function keys • Customize shortcut order and preview terminal themes • CJK input, Dynamic Type, and accessibility support NOTIFICATIONS AND ACTIONS • Receive task-completion and input-needed alerts • Reply or use quick actions for compatible tasks • Optional encrypted hosted push relay access is included with Pro CONNECTIONS AND DATA • You choose the hosts; connection credentials are stored in the device Keychain • SSH encrypts transfers; conversation caches and app to-dos are stored locally • Images you choose to attach are uploaded to your configured server • iVerb does not provide a VPN or an AI model service. Use a network path or networking tools that can reach your host START FREE, UPGRADE WHEN YOU NEED MORE • Try the built-in demo without a server • iVerb Pro is a one-time purchase for additional servers and projects, fonts, Live Activity, the hosted push relay, and alternate icons • No subscriptions. Tips are optional Full remote functionality requires an accessible SSH host and the relevant command-line tools.
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Verdict
Port22 and iVerb are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Port22 sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $19.99 per year and iVerb sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Port22 ships an update every 2 weeks, iVerb every 9 days. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.
| Parameter | Port22 | iVerb |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 9 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 31 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Harsha Chaganti | 健 马 |
In-app purchases
Port22
- Unlimited$19.991 Year
iVerb
- Buy me a coffee$2.99
- Buy me a meal$6.99
- iVerb Pro$9.99
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- Long-term supporter$14.99









