Comparison

herdrup vs TechniPocket

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

Head to head
About

herdrup

This app allows you to manage and interact with AI coding agents running on your computer directly from your phone. Receive urgent notifications when agents require input, approve or reject actions, and send messages or files to your agents.

Highlights
  • View agent status at a glance
  • Interact with live terminal sessions
  • Receive push notifications for agent actions
  • Send messages and files to agents
  • Start new agents remotely
  • Connect via SSH on your local network
Features
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Herdrup is the phone client for herdr, the open-source tool that runs your AI coding agents (Claude Code, Codex, and around 18 more) in terminal sessions on your own machine. Those agents work for hours, then stop to ask: may I run this? which option? overwrite this file? Herdrup lets you answer, from your phone. It's a calm status board. When nothing needs you, the screen is quiet and you close it again. When an agent is waiting, it turns urgent, and you're one tap from the real terminal. WHAT YOU CAN DO • See every agent at a glance, grouped by what needs you, what's working, and what's idle • Jump into the live terminal: scroll the history, send keys, approve or reject the question it's blocked on • Get a push the moment an agent needs you, dies, or finishes. Nothing else • Message your agents with Gram: send a note, a file, or a short-lived API key, and delete it when you're done • Start a new agent: pick a folder, an agent, and a task HOW IT WORKS You run herdr on your own computer and it manages the agents in panes. Herdrup connects to it over SSH on your own network. No cloud in the middle, nothing public. Herdr is open source (github.com/jerryfane/herdr). Bring your own agents.

About

TechniPocket

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TechniPocket puts your Technitium DNS Server in your pocket. Manage zones, records, blocking and settings of your servers and clusters from your iPhone, with a search that finds any record on every server at once. YOUR ZONES AND RECORDS * Create, edit, disable and delete records of all common types: A, AAAA, CNAME, MX, TXT, SRV, CAA, HTTPS, SVCB, TLSA, SSHFP, NS, PTR, ANAME, FWD, APP records and more * Primary, secondary, stub and forwarder zones, zone options, import and export * DNSSEC: sign zones and view DS records * Expiry TTL, comments and reverse (PTR) records right in the editor SEARCH EVERYTHING One search box for all your servers. Use plain text or a simple query language: type:A,AAAA, value:10.0.*, zone:*.lan, is:disabled, has:comment, regular expressions and more. Secondary copies are kept apart so you only see what you can edit. BULK CHANGES Select records across zones and servers and change them together: find and replace in value enabled state. You see a preview of every change and confirm before anything is written. CLUSTERS TechniPocket understands Technitium clusters. Switch between nodes, see cluster wide statistics and jump to the node where a zone can be edited. EVERYTHING ELSE * Dashboard with queries, blocked requests, charts and top lists * Blocking on, off or paused for 5, 30 or 60 minutes, blocked and allowed domains * Server settings, TSIG keys, DNS apps, DNS client, query logs, cache, DHCP scopes and leases, sessions * Long press menus, light and dark mode PRIVATE BY DESIGN The app talks directly to your servers. There is no account, no analytics and no tracking. Your password is used once to create an API token, which is stored in the iOS Keychain. Removing a server revokes that token. FREE Manage one server, or one cluster with up to two nodes, at no cost. REQUIREMENTS A Technitium DNS Server with its web console reachable from your iPhone. Plain HTTP on the local network and HTTPS with a trusted certificate are supported. TechniPocket is an independent app by Spasojevic Aleksandar (SPAL) and not affiliated with Technitium.

Screenshots

herdrup4 screens
TechniPocket4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: TechniPocket at none against herdrup's 3. herdrup's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs weekly). 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. herdrup sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. TechniPocket asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

herdrup ships an update every 3 days, TechniPocket weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 12, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
herdrup versus TechniPocket: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterherdrupTechniPocket
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.016.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size37 MB27 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJerry FanelliAleksandar Spasojevic

In-app purchases

3 purchases

herdrup

One-time3
  • Coffee$4.99
  • Lunch$9.99
  • Dinner$19.99
None

TechniPocket

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is herdrup free?
herdrup is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is TechniPocket free?
TechniPocket is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do herdrup or TechniPocket have ads?
Neither herdrup nor TechniPocket shows ads.
Which is updated more often, herdrup or TechniPocket?
herdrup ships an update every 3 days, and TechniPocket weekly. Most recently, herdrup was updated on November 12, 2026 and TechniPocket on November 6, 2026.

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