Comparison

HerdrChat vs CC'ed

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

Head to head
About

HerdrChat

Manage your coding agents remotely. Monitor conversations, respond to prompts, and send commands from your phone. Supports attaching images and offers a built-in demo for exploration.

Highlights
  • Monitor agent progress
  • Respond to prompts
  • Send slash commands
  • Attach images to messages
  • SSH connection with key/password
  • Push notifications for agent status
Features
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Your coding agents, away from your desk. HerdrChat is an SSH chat client for Claude Code, Codex and OMP sessions running on a computer you own. Check progress, read conversations and answer an agent without navigating a desktop terminal on a small screen. STAY ON TOP OF YOUR WORK See which conversations need your input, which agents are working and which are idle. Replies read like a document, with code and formatting, and each run of tool activity folds into one line ("Ran 3 commands · edited 1 file") you can open. The chat header shows the model and effort level. Reply from the chat composer or use supported numbered choices when an agent asks for approval. Pin the chats you care about to the top, and mute notifications for the ones you don't. SLASH COMMANDS Type / to send Claude Code commands such as /model, /effort, /compact and /context. When a command opens a picker, it appears on your phone: choose a model or effort level and apply it for this session only or as your default. KNOW WHEN AN AGENT NEEDS YOU Turn on notifications and your computer tells you when an agent is waiting for you or has finished, with the chat's name and what the agent said. Tap one to open that chat. SEND A PICTURE Attach screenshots or photos to a message. They are copied to your computer over the same SSH connection and handed to the agent with your prompt. MADE FOR iPHONE AND iPAD On iPhone, move between your chats, hosts and settings. On iPad, keep the conversation list beside the selected chat, with a settings layout designed for the larger screen. Light and dark appearances are included. YOUR MACHINE, YOUR CONNECTION Connect over SSH using your own password or private key. Host-key fingerprints are pinned, and a changed host key stops the connection until you explicitly review it. Tailscale is recommended for reaching your computer privately. Credentials are kept in the device Keychain. Conversation caches stay on your device and can be cleared in Settings. HerdrChat has no account system, developer-operated chat server, advertising or analytics SDK. If you turn on notifications, they pass through a small HerdrChat relay that forwards them to Apple and keeps nothing. TRY THE BUILT-IN DEMO A short welcome on first launch walks through what your computer needs. The local Demo host is available without an account, server or purchase. Explore sample conversations, answer an approval prompt and send a sample message. Demo replies are simulated; nothing is sent to a computer or AI service. WHAT YOU NEED FOR REAL USE A computer you administer, reachable over SSH, with herdr and Claude Code, Codex or OMP installed and configured. Agent accounts and any provider charges are separate and are not supplied by HerdrChat. The agents and their commands run on your computer, not on your iPhone or iPad. HerdrChat does not include an AI subscription. Open source under Apache-2.0: github.com/cobanov/herdrchat

About

CC'ed

Features
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Push notifications for agents and automations. Connect any agent, script or automation that can make an HTTP request to your private CC’ed webhook. When work finishes, something fails or your agent needs your attention, CC’ed delivers its message as a native push notification. Use CC’ed to: • Know when an agent finishes a task, hits a blocker or needs your input • Turn agent updates, CI results and monitoring alerts into native pushes • Notify every connected device or target just one • Send plain text or JSON with titles, subtitles, images and grouping Built for private, low-friction workflows: • Ready-made webhook URLs and copy-ready cURL examples • Recent notification history stored on your device • No account and no server-side message history • Webhook contents pass through memory and are discarded after delivery is requested New customers receive 14 days of complimentary hosted delivery. Continue with a monthly or annual auto-renewing subscription, or a one-time lifetime purchase. Prices are shown in the app before purchase. Subscriptions renew unless canceled through your Apple ID. Terms: https://cced.app/terms/ Privacy: https://cced.app/privacy/ Support: https://cced.app/support/

Screenshots

HerdrChat4 screens
CC'ed4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: HerdrChat at none against CC'ed's 3. 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. CC'ed sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. HerdrChat asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference · 7 level
HerdrChat versus CC'ed: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHerdrChatCC'ed
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Update frequencyEvery 4 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size51 MB24 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAHMET MERT COBANOGLURui Peres

In-app purchases

None

HerdrChat

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

CC'ed

Subscriptions2
  • CCed Plus Monthly$0.991 Month
  • CCed Plus Annual$9.001 Year
One-time1
  • CCed Plus Lifetime$25.00

Questions

Is HerdrChat free?
HerdrChat is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is CC'ed free?
CC'ed is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do HerdrChat or CC'ed have ads?
Neither HerdrChat nor CC'ed shows ads.

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