Comparison

afk vs Agent HUD

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

Head to head
About

afk

Features
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Keep coding where you already do. "afk" connects the AI coding agents running in your existing setup โ€” Claude Code, Codex, and more โ€” to your phone. No new IDE. No new workflow. Keep using your editor and terminal as usual, and use "afk" when you step away. - Get notified when your AI finishes, fails, or needs your input. - Approve requests and answer questions from your phone. - Check active sessions and see what your AI is working on. - Send new tasks remotely and review the results. - Stay connected to your computer wherever you are. Your tools and code stay on your computer. "afk" simply gives you a way to stay in control from your phone. Install "afk" on your computer and pair your phone to get started: afkremote.com/install

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Agent HUD

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Away from your desk while Claude Code or Codex works? Agent HUD brings your coding agents to iPhone and Apple Watch: a token ledger, the quota you have left, and every session as it runs. When an agent needs you, answer from your pocket or your wrist. TOKEN LEDGER Tokens for Claude Code, Codex, DeepSeek and the other agents on your Macs, over 5 hours, 24 hours or 7 days, by model and by kind. Today, the last 7 days and the last 30 days side by side, with cache hits, an estimate at each vendor's list price, and a heatmap of the hours your agents worked. QUOTAS AND BALANCES Every quota and when it resets, for Claude, Codex, Cursor, Antigravity, Grok and more, with Codex resets and DeepSeek balances. Each card shows how fast you are using it and whether it will run out before the reset. REMOTE CONTROL When Claude Code or Codex asks to run a tool, has a question or proposes a plan, answer from iPhone or Apple Watch. Send the next prompt to a running session, or start a new one in a project on your Mac. REMOTE CONVERSATIONS Every running session across your Macs, with its model and tokens. Read recent conversations from Claude Code, Codex, DeepSeek Harness and Antigravity, down to each Codex subagent, and reply to Claude Code and Codex where you read. VOICE CODING Speak into a session's reply box, or record a note on Apple Watch. A speech model inside the app turns it into text on your iPhone, sentence by sentence, each sentence in its own language, across 30 languages. Your voice is never sent to a server. Every watch recording keeps its own page, and the sentence being spoken lights up as it plays. ON APPLE WATCH Quota rings, token charts and sessions on your wrist. Hear an agent's latest reply, answer its request, or say what comes next. An idea on a walk becomes a new Claude Code or Codex session on your Mac. AT A GLANCE Quota, balance and token widgets for the Home Screen and Lock Screen. Running sessions as Live Activities on the Lock Screen, in the Dynamic Island and in the Apple Watch Smart Stack. Alerts when a session finishes or a quota runs low. FREE TO CONNECT The iPhone and Apple Watch apps are free. On the same network, or over your own Tailscale, your iPhone shows your Mac's quotas, tokens and sessions with no subscription and no account. Agent HUD Remote adds every network, conversations, remote control, voice prompts, alerts and Live Activities, through your own iCloud: 1, 2 or 3 Macs, monthly or yearly, with a free first week for eligible subscribers. iPhone and Apple Watch never count toward the Mac limit. REQUIREMENTS Agent HUD on a Mac with macOS 14 or later, iOS 17 or later on iPhone and watchOS 10 or later on Apple Watch. Direct connection needs Mac app 0.4.39 or later; the Tailscale route and DeepSeek Harness conversations need 0.6.0 or later. Starting a session from iPhone or Apple Watch needs Mac app 0.5.5 or later. Remote sync needs the same Apple Account on your Mac and iPhone. Apple Watch works with a paired iPhone that has Agent HUD installed. Automatic Live Activities need iOS 18 or later; Live Activities in the Smart Stack need watchOS 11 or later. What you see depends on the tools and accounts connected on your Mac. Apple schedules background updates, widgets, notifications and Live Activities, so timing can vary. Agent HUD does not provide AI model access or run code on your phone. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

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Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: afk at none against Agent HUD's 6. afk also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). Agent HUD's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs fortnightly). On price, ads and device support 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. Agent HUD sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. afk asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

afk ships an update fortnightly, Agent HUD every 3 days. Both last shipped on November 1, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences ยท 3 level
afk versus Agent HUD: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterafkAgent HUD
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 3 days โ€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo โ€” betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS15.0 โ€” better17.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size7 MB1.1 GB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSu Il Leeๆทฑ็š† ้™ˆ

In-app purchases

None

afk

No in-app purchases

6 purchases

Agent HUD

Subscriptions6
  • 1 Mac, Monthly7 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • 2 Macs, Monthly7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • 3 Macs, Monthly7 Days trial$5.991 Month
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  • 1 Mac, Yearly7 Days trial$29.991 Year
  • 2 Macs, Yearly7 Days trial$49.991 Year
  • 3 Macs, Yearly7 Days trial$59.991 Year

Questions

Is afk free?
afk is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Agent HUD free?
Agent HUD is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do afk or Agent HUD have ads?
Neither afk nor Agent HUD shows ads.
Which is updated more often, afk or Agent HUD?
afk ships an update fortnightly, and Agent HUD every 3 days. Most recently, afk was updated on November 1, 2026 and Agent HUD on November 1, 2026.

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