Comparison

Zcode Mobile vs 掌中鲸

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

Head to head
About

Zcode Mobile

Access and manage your ZCode development workspace remotely from your iPhone. Connect via local network using QR codes, IP addresses, or hostnames. Enjoy a streamlined interface optimized for mobile viewing.

Highlights
  • Remote workspace access
  • QR code connection
  • IP address connection
  • Automatic service discovery
  • Connection memory
  • Optimized mobile interface
Features
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Zcode Mobile is an independent third-party mobile client for the ZCode desktop workspace. Connect over your local network and keep viewing and working in your development workspace from your iPhone. Key features: • Scan the mobile-connection QR code shown by ZCode on your computer • Import a connection code directly from your photo library • Enter your computer's private IPv4 address, .local hostname, or IPv6 address by hand • Automatically discover compatible services on your local network • Remember your last connection and verify it automatically on the next launch • Enter the main workspace only after it has been confirmed reachable • Refresh, rescan, or disconnect with one tap • Once connected, hide web-page toolbars and other elements that aren't needed on mobile wherever possible, leaving more screen space for your workspace How the app stays free: Zcode Mobile is free. After 3 cumulative foreground minutes in an online workspace, a dismissible full-screen native advertising page opens over the current workspace, without changing conversations or navigating away. The web page stays mounted; close the ad to continue with unsent input retained. The keyboard is dismissed while the ad is visible. At most one attempt is made in any continuous 48 hours, including after restarting. This placement renders Google Native Advanced assets with ad attribution, AdChoices, and a separate close control; it does not call an interstitial popup. At the first eligible page, choose consented non-personalized ads or decline extra data and try eligible limited ads. Later pages use the saved mode automatically, with no View ad or Play button. Limited ads still use IP/technical data and may use fraud-only storage; Google UMP requirements apply and fill is not guaranteed. Google personalization and publisher first-party ID remain disabled, and iOS tracking is not required. Close immediately or fully disable automatic ads in settings. Image/video assets depend on the network, video starts muted, and no reward is offered. Declining, failure, or no fill never restricts the workspace. On-device diagnostic counters do not record chats, URLs, or device identifiers and are not uploaded to a developer server. The native interface supports English and Simplified Chinese. Automatic mode uses Chinese for the mainland China App Store storefront and English elsewhere, falling back to device region if no storefront is available. Use "Language / 语言" on the connection screen to choose either language manually. Workspace content and its own interface come from the connected desktop service and are not automatically translated. Zcode Mobile requires the mobile remote-control feature of the ZCode desktop app. It is an independently developed third-party client and is not an official ZCode product.

About

掌中鲸

Features
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**掌中鲸 (DSH Remote)** lets you view and control the DeepSeek Harness (DSH) AI agent running on your computer, right from your iPhone — in meetings, on the go, or in bed. **Features:** - **Sessions at a glance**: Browse full conversation history, follow AI progress in real time, send messages, or interrupt tasks anytime - **Approval center**: Approve or deny tool-call requests and answer agent questions with one tap - **Goals board**: Create, pause, resume, and complete agent goals at a glance - **Background tasks**: Monitor workflow and subagent status and output - **Zero-config pairing**: Scan the QR code shown by the computer companion app to connect instantly — no manual setup - **Instant notifications**: Get notified on approval requests, questions, and errors **Security**: Pairing keys stay on your device; all communication uses token authentication, and your computer's DSH port is never exposed to the local network.

Screenshots

Zcode Mobile1 screens
掌中鲸4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: 掌中鲸 at 100% against Zcode Mobile's 50%. 掌中鲸 also leads on ads (none vs shown). Zcode Mobile's advantage is rating (3.7 vs 1.0) and ratings volume (9 vs 1). On price, in-app purchases, chart position and device support 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Zcode Mobile holds the better App Store score, 3.7 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Zcode Mobile has 9 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 50% of Zcode Mobile's written reviews are positive against 100% of 掌中鲸's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
Zcode Mobile versus 掌中鲸: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterZcode Mobile掌中鲸
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (9 ratings) — better1.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings9 — better1
Update frequencyMonthly—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supported—
Best chart rank#112 — better#179
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB1 MB
Age rating17+4+
Developer越 王丰智 李

Customer experience

Zcode Mobile

All ratings9 ratings
Positive55.6%
Neutral22.2%
Negative22.2%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral33.3%
Negative16.7%

掌中鲸

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Zcode Mobile

No in-app purchases

None

掌中鲸

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Zcode Mobile free?
Zcode Mobile is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is 掌中鲸 free?
掌中鲸 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Zcode Mobile or 掌中鲸?
Zcode Mobile is rated higher. Zcode Mobile averages 3.7 out of 5 from 9 ratings, while 掌中鲸 averages 1.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Zcode Mobile or 掌中鲸 have ads?
Zcode Mobile shows ads; 掌中鲸 does not.
Which is more popular, Zcode Mobile or 掌中鲸?
Zcode Mobile currently peaks at #112 in the App Store charts, and 掌中鲸 at #179. Chart position reflects recent download velocity rather than total install base.

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