Comparison

Wander vs TTY.Build

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

Head to head
About

Wander

This app offers a local-first markdown editor for notes and wikis. Your content remains as plain markdown files in folders you control, with no account or cloud lock-in. It features a WYSIWYG interface that renders images inline and supports various markdown elements.

Highlights
  • Plain markdown files in owned folders
  • WYSIWYG editing with clean disk files
  • Inline image rendering
  • Wikilinks, tables, code blocks, footnotes
  • Offline functionality
  • Optional cloud subscription for sharing
Features
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Wander is a markdown editor that respects your files. Your notes stay plain markdown in folders you control: no account, no lock-in, no cloud required. What you see is what lands on disk, byte for byte. Write in a clean WYSIWYG editor, where bold looks bold and headings look like headings, while the file on disk stays tidy markdown with clean diffs. Images render in place too, so a note with photos reads like a page, not a preview pane. Open any folder of markdown and start writing; Wander reads and writes standard files, so nothing you open is trapped in the app. • Plain markdown, in folders you own • WYSIWYG editing, clean files on disk • Wikilinks, tables, code blocks, task lists, footnotes • Images inline: photos, galleries and captions render right in the note, sized with plain markdown • Fast and native for iPhone and iPad: works fully offline, no account • Your notes never leave your device unless you move them • Wander Cloud: an optional subscription for private vaults, sharing and agent tokens, free for 14 days. Public vaults stay free • Monthly or yearly. It renews automatically unless you cancel at least 24 hours before the period ends, and you can manage or cancel it in your Apple Account settings • Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ • Privacy Policy: https://wander.md/privacy

About

TTY.Build

Manage AI coding agents and remote terminal sessions from your iPhone and Apple Watch. Monitor agent status, receive attention through Live Activities, and take control of terminals directly from your device.

Highlights
  • AI agent monitoring
  • Remote terminal access
  • Live Activities & Dynamic Island integration
  • End-to-end encrypted sessions
  • Multi-computer terminal support
  • Touch-friendly terminal toolbar
Features
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TTY.Build keeps your coding agents and terminals within reach from iPhone and Apple Watch. See every agent in one Home view. Session names, latest assistant output, and live status make it clear what is running, what finished, and what needs you. TTY.Build surfaces attention through Live Activities and Dynamic Island, so you can stay informed without a stream of ordinary notifications. When an agent needs intervention, open the same computer terminal and take over from iPhone. TTY.Build also works as a complete remote terminal even when you do not use coding agents. • Monitor Claude Code, Codex, Copilot CLI, Grok, Kimi Code, Kiro, OpenCode, Oh My Pi, Pi, and Hermes • Session titles, latest agent output, and live running, waiting, error, and finished states • Live Activity, Dynamic Island, Home, and Apple Watch status • Full end-to-end encrypted remote terminal sessions • Multiple terminals across multiple computers • Touch-friendly terminal toolbar and extended keyboard • One-time 8-digit pairing—no ports to expose and no VPN to configure • Native macOS menu bar companion with automatic updates Privacy is part of the architecture. The TTY.Build service relays encrypted terminal and agent data; it never stores terminal input, output, titles, working directories, or pairing secrets. A Mac running the TTY.Build desktop app is required. Agent monitoring support depends on each agent's hook capabilities.

Screenshots

Wander4 screens
TTY.Build4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Wander at Free against TTY.Build's $1.99. Wander also leads on chart position (#195 vs unranked) and ratings volume (6 vs 1). TTY.Build's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.2) and in-app purchases (none vs 6). On 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

Wander is free to download; TTY.Build costs $1.99 up front. Wander sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. TTY.Build asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

TTY.Build holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Wander has 6 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Wander versus TTY.Build: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWanderTTY.Build
PriceFree — better$1.99
Rating4.2 (6 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews93.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings6 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 4 daysEvery 4 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
Best chart rank#195 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS17.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size146 MB17 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSystem Operator LLCYellowPlus, Inc.

Customer experience

Wander

All ratings6 ratings
Positive83.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative16.7%
Written reviews15 reviews
Positive93.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative6.7%

TTY.Build

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Wander

Subscriptions2
  • Wander Cloud Monthly7 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Wander Cloud Yearly7 Days trial$19.991 Year
One-time4
  • Become a patron: $2$2.00
  • Become a patron: $5$5.00
  • Become a patron: $10$10.00
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  • Become a patron: $15$15.00
None

TTY.Build

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Wander free?
Wander is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is TTY.Build free?
TTY.Build costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Wander or TTY.Build?
TTY.Build is rated higher. Wander averages 4.2 out of 5 from 6 ratings, while TTY.Build averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Wander or TTY.Build have ads?
Neither Wander nor TTY.Build shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Wander or TTY.Build?
Wander ships an update every 4 days, and TTY.Build every 4 days. Most recently, Wander was updated on November 6, 2026 and TTY.Build on November 5, 2026.

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