Comparison

Wander vs TethrX

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 where your notes remain plain text files in folders you control. It features a WYSIWYG interface for a seamless writing experience, with inline image rendering and support for various markdown elements. Your data stays private and accessible offline.

Highlights
  • Plain markdown files
  • User-controlled folders
  • WYSIWYG editing
  • Inline image rendering
  • Wikilinks and tables
  • Offline functionality
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

TethrX

Features
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TethrX is a native, private, independent remote for Grok Build, SpaceXAI's terminal coding agent. Your phone is only a control plane: Grok, its tools and your code stay on your own machine. TethrX connects to a small open-source bridge you run on your computer. • Watch Grok work in real time: thoughts, commands, file edits and their output. • Approve or reject every tool call from the app, from a notification on your lock screen, or from your Apple Watch. • Plan mode: Grok drafts a plan, and you review and approve it before it builds. • Choose the model and reasoning effort for each session. • Review what changed: per-file diffs, then commit or discard from your phone. • Queue follow-ups, branch sessions, schedule recurring tasks, dictate messages, and keep a library of reusable prompts. • Live Activities, widgets and a watch complication show what Grok is doing at a glance. • No accounts, no tracking, no third-party servers. Your phone talks only to your bridge, directly or over Tailscale, with certificate-pinned HTTPS. Requires your own Grok Build install (SuperGrok / SuperGrok Heavy / X Premium+) and the TethrX bridge running on your computer (npx tethrx-bridge). Setup takes a couple of minutes: open the bridge's pairing page and scan its QR code. TethrX is an independent client and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by SpaceXAI. "Grok" and "Grok Build" are trademarks of their respective owner.

Screenshots

Wander4 screens
TethrX4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: TethrX at none against Wander's 6. Wander's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 3 months). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Wander sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. TethrX asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Wander ships an update every 4 days, TethrX every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Wander versus TethrX: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWanderTethrX
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (6 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews93.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings6 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size153 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSystem Operator LLCNathan Ducatillon

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Wander

Subscriptions2
  • Wander Cloud Monthly14 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Wander Cloud Yearly14 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

TethrX

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Wander free?
Wander is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is TethrX free?
TethrX is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Wander or TethrX have ads?
Neither Wander nor TethrX shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Wander or TethrX?
Wander ships an update every 4 days, and TethrX every 3 months. Most recently, Wander was updated on November 1, 2026 and TethrX on October 31, 2026.

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