Comparison

Sandbox Relay vs Hotfork

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

Head to head
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.

About

Hotfork

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Never miss an idea again. See the open-source projects the world is building β€” in real time. Hotfork keeps you on top of the GitHub trends that actually move the industry: trending repositories, top GitHub repos, and the stars, forks and issues behind them β€” updated continuously, right on your iPhone. WHY HOTFORK Your daily tech radar. Browse the GitHub trending feed for Today, Week, or Month, filter by your favorite programming language (Swift, Rust, Python, TypeScript, Go, and more), and watch the leaderboard of repos gaining the most stars today. The result? You spot the next big open source project early β€” before it goes viral. WHAT'S INSIDE β€’ TRENDING FEED β€” Infinite scroll through hundreds of trending repositories, ranked by stars today, with rank numbers, star deltas and language badges on every card. β€’ ENGAGEMENTS β€” The hottest repos right now, sorted by stars gained today/week/month, with podium colors for the top 3. Know what developers were excited about today. β€’ REPO DETAILS THAT TELL A STORY β€” Open any repo to see its README description, stars with +/βˆ’ deltas, forks, open issues, open pull requests, a 12-month star history chart, language breakdown, topics and similar projects. β€’ SMART SEARCH β€” Find any GitHub repo by name, description or topic, with language filters and debounced instant results. Never lose track of a project again. β€’ SAVED & OFFLINE β€” Bookmark repositories for later. They stay available offline, with your own private notes attached. β€’ FAST, NATIVE, QUIET β€” SwiftUI, iOS 18 design, smart caching (feeds load in milliseconds), monospace terminal-style numbers, dark-mode-first. No accounts, no trackers, nothing to configure. BUILT FOR Developers, open-source fans, tech investors, engineering managers, students and everyone who wants to know what's trending in code β€” in one tap. HOW IT WORKS 1. Open the app β€” the today's trending feed is already loaded. 2. Scroll. Star the repos you like. Save them for later. 3. Tap any repo to dig into its history, stars and similar projects. Privacy. Minimal. No account. No tracking. No nonsense. Just the best of GitHub, watching for you. Download Hotfork β€” see what developers are shipping β€” free.

Screenshots

Sandbox Relay4 screens
Hotfork4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Sandbox Relay at 16.4 against Hotfork's 18.0. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

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

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

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

Scorecard1 real difference Β· 4 level
Sandbox Relay versus Hotfork: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSandbox RelayHotfork
PriceFreeFree
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS16.4 β€” better18.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size32 MB4 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperEric BoumendilZordon Intelligence

In-app purchases

None

Sandbox Relay

No in-app purchases

None

Hotfork

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Sandbox Relay free?
Sandbox Relay is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Hotfork free?
Hotfork is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Sandbox Relay or Hotfork have ads?
Neither Sandbox Relay nor Hotfork shows ads.

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