Comparison

dev vs SofaCode

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

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dev

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Your agents keep working when you step away from the desk. dev-mux shows you what they're doing โ€” and lets you answer them from anywhere. dev-mux is a cockpit for the terminal sessions running on your own machines: AI coding agents, builds, test runners, deploys, service logs. It connects to a hub you run yourself, so your code and your machines stay yours. THE FLEET AT A GLANCE See every machine and every session in one view. Live status tells you what's running, what finished, and โ€” the one that matters โ€” what is sitting blocked waiting for you. ANSWER WITHOUT SITTING DOWN When an agent stops to ask "apply this patch?", dev-mux tells you. Approve or decline straight from the notification, or open the session and answer in full. The thing that used to cost you a round trip to the desk now costs a tap. VOICE, ON DEVICE Talk to a session instead of typing at it. Tap the Talk button, say what you want, watch the words appear as you speak, tap again, and dev-mux sends it. Recognition runs entirely on your iPhone using Apple's on-device speech engine โ€” your voice is never uploaded, not to dev-mux, not to your hub, not to anyone. The microphone can be opened between the tap that starts it and the tap that stops it. LIVE ACTIVITIES Pin a session to your Lock Screen and Dynamic Island. Watch a long build or a working agent without unlocking your phone. FILES Browse, read, and edit files on your machines. Fix the typo you spotted in the log without opening a laptop. A REAL TERMINAL WHEN YOU NEED ONE For the times a cockpit isn't enough, dev-mux includes a full terminal for the machines you already have access to โ€” proper PTY, real keyboard, host-key verification that refuses a changed key. BUILT TO BE YOURS * No account. No sign-up. No email address. You point the app at your hub and that's the whole setup. * No analytics, no trackers, no advertising, no third-party SDKs collecting anything. * Your credentials live in the iOS Keychain, on this device only. * Everything talks to your hub and nothing else. dev-mux requires a hub to connect to your own machines. Setup instructions at dev-mux.com.

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SofaCode

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SofaCode turns your phone or tablet into a remote control for the AI coding assistant already running on your computer โ€” Claude Code, Codex, GitHub Copilot Chat or Local LLMs in VS Code. Vibe coding, off the desk. Talk to your agent from the couch. Approve its actions from the kitchen. Watch it work from anywhere on your network. NOT JUST VS CODE โ€” NOW IN BETA SofaCode started as a VS Code remote. Now it drives your agent in the VS Code editor you actually use: Cursor, VS Code Insiders, VSCodium, Devin (formerly Windsurf) and Antigravity (Google's IDE) โ€” all in beta, right alongside stock VS Code. Same deck, same voice, same real approvals, whichever one you open. (Copilot Chat features apply only where Copilot Chat itself runs: VS Code and Insiders.) HOW IT WORKS A small companion daemon runs on your computer next to VS Code โ€” free for Mac, Windows and Linux at https://sofacode.app. The app connects to it directly over your own Wi-Fi, VPN, or mesh network. Nothing routes through a cloud: no relay servers, no accounts, and your code, voice, and sessions never leave your network. WHAT YOU CAN DO โ€ข Push-to-talk dictation straight into your coding agent โ€ข Live deck that shows working / needs-you / error states at a glance โ€ข Approve or deny permission prompts remotely โ€” real approvals, not keystroke hacks โ€ข Full chat with code boxes, task checklists, and session transcripts โ€ข Drive all three assistants alike โ€” skills, model picker, usage, tasks, permissions and more work the same for Claude Code, GitHub Copilot Chat and OpenAI Codex โ€ข Browse sessions across machines, switch windows, open projects โ€ข File browser, terminal, saved prompts, themes (including LCARS), TTS read-aloud โ€ข Works across editors โ€” VS Code, plus Cursor, Insiders, VSCodium, Devin and Antigravity in beta โ€ข Multiple machines and multiple devices at once WHAT YOU NEED A computer running VS Code with Claude Code, Codex or GitHub Copilot Chat โ€” your own assistant subscription โ€” plus the free SofaCode daemon. Copilot Chat can also run local models from LM Studio or Ollama. Setup takes a few minutes with QR pairing. SofaCode is an independent product and is not affiliated with OpenAI, Anthropic, GitHub, or Microsoft. PRICING One subscription, one week free, then $5/month or $50/year. Cancel anytime in Settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://sofacode.codedatda.casa/privacy.html Your coding agent. In your comfy place. by Codedatda.casa

Screenshots

dev4 screens
SofaCode4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: dev at none against SofaCode's 2. SofaCode's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 2 months) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads 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. SofaCode sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.00 per month. dev asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

dev ships an update every 2 months, SofaCode every 3 days. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences ยท 3 level
dev versus SofaCode: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterdevSofaCode
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 days โ€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo โ€” betterYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch โ€” better
Requires iOS16.216.0 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size4 MB12 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJamie Ter BeestCodedatda.casa

In-app purchases

None

dev

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

SofaCode

Subscriptions2
  • SofaCode7 Days trial$5.001 Month
  • SofaCode7 Days trial$50.001 Year

Questions

Is dev free?
dev is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is SofaCode free?
SofaCode is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do dev or SofaCode have ads?
Neither dev nor SofaCode shows ads.
Which is updated more often, dev or SofaCode?
dev ships an update every 2 months, and SofaCode every 3 days. Most recently, dev was updated on October 31, 2026 and SofaCode on October 31, 2026.

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