Comparison

Zaviv vs Open Terminal

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

Head to head
About

Zaviv

Control your coding agents remotely from your iPhone. Message, send tasks, or speak requests to your agents, which run on your computer or the cloud. Manage multiple sessions and receive notifications for updates.

Highlights
  • Message coding agents
  • Send tasks and prompts
  • Voice commands for tasks
  • Approve/deny permission requests
  • Manage multiple computer sessions
  • Notifications and widgets
  • Encrypted traffic
Features
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Zaviv is the iPhone companion for the Zaviv desktop app on Mac and Windows. Pair your phone and keep a coding agent moving from the couch, a meeting, or across town. Message it in chat, send a task, or talk. The agent keeps running on that computer, or on a supported cloud agent. WHAT IT DOES • Message Claude, Codex, Cursor, and the other coding agents you already run, in chat. • Send a task and open the conversation when an agent needs you. • Talk to Zaviv. A spoken request becomes a task. • Approve or deny permission requests yourself. • Switch between several computers and see which sessions are running, idle, finished, or waiting. • Keep tasks, prompts, and notes in one place. Send a notebook entry to an agent. • Get notified in the app, with widgets and Live Activities, when work finishes or needs you. HOW IT WORKS Your iPhone sends instructions and shows the results. The code and the agents run on your connected computer or a supported cloud agent, not on the iPhone. Zaviv Desktop shows a QR code or a short code. You review the computer name and what the phone will be able to do before the link is saved. Traffic between the phone and that computer is encrypted. PRIVACY • Prompts, voice audio, images, and task content may be sent to the AI provider you select. The Data & AI screen explains what can leave your device. • Voice audio is shared only during an active voice session. Images are sent only when you attach them. SUBSCRIPTION Zaviv Pro is an auto-renewing subscription, offered as a 1-month subscription at $34.99 per month or a 1-year subscription at $349.99 per year. Prices are in U.S. dollars; prices in other regions are converted by Apple and may vary. Eligible new subscribers may get a 2-week free trial, shown before purchase when your Apple Account qualifies. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase, or at the end of the free trial if one applies. Any unused portion of a free trial is forfeited when you purchase a subscription. The subscription renews automatically for the same period unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage your subscription and turn off auto-renewal in your Apple Account settings after purchase. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.zaviv.com/legal/eula Privacy Policy: https://www.zaviv.com/legal/privacy A Zaviv account and internet connection are required. Controlling your coding agents requires the Zaviv Desktop app. Some features require a supported provider, cloud agent, plan, or compatible Apple device.

About

Open Terminal

Features
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Open Terminal is an SSH client for your pocket. Connect to your servers, run commands, transfer files over SFTP and open tunnels, from your pocket. No account, no telemetry. Your hosts and keys stay on your device and in your own iCloud. SSH-2 with modern ciphers. SFTP file transfer. Port forwarding. Key and password authentication. Works with coding agents running on your own machine.

Screenshots

Zaviv4 screens
Open Terminal4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Open Terminal at none against Zaviv's 2. Zaviv's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 26.0). On price and ads 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. Zaviv sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $34.99 per month. Open Terminal asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Zaviv versus Open Terminal: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterZavivOpen Terminal
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (4 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequency—Every 10 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationSubscription—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size146 MB17 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperZERO MANUAL WORK LLCMichalot Louis

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Zaviv

Subscriptions2
  • Zaviv Pro Monthly14 Days trial$34.991 Month
  • Zaviv Pro Yearly14 Days trial$349.991 Year
None

Open Terminal

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Zaviv free?
Zaviv is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Open Terminal free?
Open Terminal is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Zaviv or Open Terminal have ads?
Neither Zaviv nor Open Terminal shows ads.

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