Comparison

DevMate vs Sandbox Relay

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

Head to head
About

DevMate

Features
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DevMate brings common developer utilities into one compact app. Work with QR codes, timestamps, colors, JSON formatting, device information, deep links, and other small tools that are useful during testing, debugging, and daily development. The app is designed to be fast to open and easy to scan, so you can get a quick answer without switching through multiple sites or scripts.

About

Sandbox Relay

Features
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For developers who run Claude Code or Codex in Docker Sandbox, Sandbox Relay is the phone client for driving that agent. It is a companion, not a standalone app: it needs a broker you run, with an agent connected behind it. Kick off a task from the train, check on a long-running job from the couch, or steer the agent while you are away from your desk. Docker Sandbox runs each agent in its own isolated micro VM. A small broker you self-host sits in the middle: you send work from your phone, the broker passes it to the agent, and the streamed reply comes back. Your infrastructure, your agent. The app is just the remote. New to this setup? The app's support page explains how it works and what you need to run it. WHAT YOU CAN DO - Connect to your broker with a URL and a bearer token. Connections use HTTPS, with plain HTTP allowed only for local-network addresses. - See every connected agent at a glance, with live online/offline status. - Send the agent work and watch its reply stream in token by token. Stop a turn mid-stream, or start a fresh thread whenever you want. - When an agent goes offline, its thread stays readable as history. - See per-turn input and output token counts when the broker reports them. - Save reusable prompts as local notes, organised by hierarchical tags like #work/project/feature. Drill down by tag, copy a note straight into a thread, or link a note to the thread it came from. Notes live on your device only; they never touch the broker. WHAT YOU NEED - A broker you run, reachable from your phone (over your local network, or remotely through a tunnel or private network you control). - A coding agent, Claude Code or Codex, running in Docker Sandbox and connected to that broker. PRIVACY Sandbox Relay talks only to the broker you configure. Your access token is stored securely on your device and sent only to that broker, to authenticate you; it never goes to the developer or any third party. Your notes stay on your device and are never sent anywhere. No third-party analytics, no account to create. Note that the app streams whatever your agent outputs, verbatim.

Screenshots

DevMate4 screens
Sandbox Relay4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Sandbox Relay at none against DevMate's shown. On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard1 real difference ยท 5 level
DevMate versus Sandbox Relay: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDevMateSandbox Relay
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyWeeklyโ€”
AdsYesNo โ€” better
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad โ€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.0 โ€” better16.4
Further details โ€” not scored
Size27 MB32 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperBeijing Chenghan Bowen Education Technology Co., Ltd.Eric Boumendil

In-app purchases

None

DevMate

No in-app purchases

None

Sandbox Relay

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is DevMate free?
DevMate is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Sandbox Relay free?
Sandbox Relay is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do DevMate or Sandbox Relay have ads?
DevMate shows ads; Sandbox Relay does not.

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