Sandbox Relay vs Monkeytail
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side ā with what reviewers say about each.
Sandbox Relay
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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.
Monkeytail
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Monkeytail is a native request debugger for iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple Vision Pro. The compact Apple Watch companion sends favourite requests copied from iPhone. No Monkeytail account or sign-in. ⢠Import cURL, Postman collections, Insomnia JSON, and OpenAPI or Swagger JSON/YAML. ⢠Organize nested folders with shared headers, authentication, variables, and JavaScript hooks. ⢠Use OAuth 2.0 with PKCE and refresh tokens, API keys, Basic, Bearer, and AWS Signature V4. ⢠Manage cookies and client certificates. Inspect request timings, redirects, and TLS details. ⢠Edit GraphQL queries and variables, browse schema fields, and inspect WebSocket or SSE messages. ⢠Format JSON, browse a tree, search, run visual response tests, and inspect images, audio, video, hex, or binary data. ⢠Save and compare responses, create offline mocks, and export Swift, JavaScript, Python, or Kotlin client code. ⢠Sync workspaces with optional iCloud Drive. Choose proxies. Browser TLS/HTTP2 profiles are available on iOS and Mac. Free, with no in-app purchases, analytics, tracking, or data collection by Kitta Co. Requests go to servers and proxies you choose. Keychain storage is optional. Choose whether credentials join iCloud sync. Cookies, client certificates, and upload files remain on your device. Requires iOS 17 or macOS 14 or later. Client certificate import on Mac requires macOS 15. Import, schema validation, and scripting support the documented subset.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is device support: Monkeytail at 5 against Sandbox Relay's 1. On price, ads, in-app purchases and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | Sandbox Relay | Monkeytail |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | ā | Every 3 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, Vision Pro ā better |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 ā better | 17.0 |
| Further details ā not scored | ||
| Size | 32 MB | 11 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | +4 |
| Developer | Eric Boumendil | Kitta Co. |
In-app purchases
Sandbox Relay
No in-app purchases
Monkeytail
No in-app purchases
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