Comparison

Port22 vs TechniPocket

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

TechniPocket

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TechniPocket puts your Technitium DNS Server in your pocket. Manage zones, records, blocking and settings of your servers and clusters from your iPhone, with a search that finds any record on every server at once. YOUR ZONES AND RECORDS * Create, edit, disable and delete records of all common types: A, AAAA, CNAME, MX, TXT, SRV, CAA, HTTPS, SVCB, TLSA, SSHFP, NS, PTR, ANAME, FWD, APP records and more * Primary, secondary, stub and forwarder zones, zone options, import and export * DNSSEC: sign zones and view DS records * Expiry TTL, comments and reverse (PTR) records right in the editor SEARCH EVERYTHING One search box for all your servers. Use plain text or a simple query language: type:A,AAAA, value:10.0.*, zone:*.lan, is:disabled, has:comment, regular expressions and more. Secondary copies are kept apart so you only see what you can edit. BULK CHANGES Select records across zones and servers and change them together: find and replace in value enabled state. You see a preview of every change and confirm before anything is written. CLUSTERS TechniPocket understands Technitium clusters. Switch between nodes, see cluster wide statistics and jump to the node where a zone can be edited. EVERYTHING ELSE * Dashboard with queries, blocked requests, charts and top lists * Blocking on, off or paused for 5, 30 or 60 minutes, blocked and allowed domains * Server settings, TSIG keys, DNS apps, DNS client, query logs, cache, DHCP scopes and leases, sessions * Long press menus, light and dark mode PRIVATE BY DESIGN The app talks directly to your servers. There is no account, no analytics and no tracking. Your password is used once to create an API token, which is stored in the iOS Keychain. Removing a server revokes that token. FREE Manage one server, or one cluster with up to two nodes, at no cost. REQUIREMENTS A Technitium DNS Server with its web console reachable from your iPhone. Plain HTTP on the local network and HTTPS with a trusted certificate are supported. TechniPocket is an independent app by Spasojevic Aleksandar (SPAL) and not affiliated with Technitium.

Screenshots

Port224 screens
TechniPocket4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: TechniPocket at none against Port22's 1. On price, update cadence, ads and device support 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. TechniPocket asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Port22 ships an update every 2 weeks, TechniPocket weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Port22 versus TechniPocket: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPort22TechniPocket
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS17.016.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB27 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHarsha ChagantiAleksandar Spasojevic

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Port22

Subscriptions1
  • Unlimited$19.991 Year
None

TechniPocket

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Port22 free?
Port22 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is TechniPocket free?
TechniPocket is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Port22 or TechniPocket have ads?
Neither Port22 nor TechniPocket shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Port22 or TechniPocket?
Port22 ships an update every 2 weeks, and TechniPocket weekly. Most recently, Port22 was updated on October 24, 2026 and TechniPocket on October 26, 2026.

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