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Codync vs Claude Remote Control
Remote Control lets the Claude app on your phone drive a Claude Code session on your computer, with a paid Claude plan. Codync works with Claude Code and every other agent, as persistent bots you can put in a room, for free.
CodyncClaude Remote Control
- Price
- $0, every feature included. MIT licensed.
- Needs a Claude Pro, Max, Team or Enterprise plan; API keys and other providers don't work.
- Where bots run
- On your own computer: a Mac, a Windows PC, a Linux desktop or a headless server.
- Claude Code on your machine, relayed through Anthropic; or cloud sessions on Anthropic's servers.
- Agents and models
- Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, Gemini, Copilot, OpenCode and about 40 more over ACP, on the plans and logins you already have.
- Claude Code only.
- Apps
- iPhone, Mac, Windows and Linux apps, plus a terminal UI over SSH.
- The Claude app on iPhone, Android and iPad, and claude.ai/code on the web.
- Your data
- Stays on your computer. The phone connects directly, or through an end-to-end encrypted relay.
- Relayed through the Anthropic API over TLS; end-to-end encryption isn't documented.
- Source
- Open source, MIT.
- Not open source.
- Account
- Not required: pair by scanning a code. Signing in is optional.
- Required: a claude.ai account.
- Approvals
- Edits and commands come to your phone: allow once, always allow or deny.
- Yes, from the phone.
- Group chats and threads
- Group chats where every bot answers in its own session, and threads on any message.
- No: up to 32 parallel sessions, not named bots.
- Memory and routines
- Memory per bot, and routines that run on a schedule or from a webhook.
- Not documented for Remote Control.
- Connected apps and tools
- Any connector from the MCP registry, your apps through Composio, and skills. Bots can also see and use the computer.
- Not documented for Remote Control.
- Voice and screen
- Voice calls with a bot, and remote screen to watch and control the computer from the phone.
- Not documented.
Pick Codync if
you use more than Claude Code, want persistent named bots that remember and can work together, or want your phone's connection end-to-end encrypted.
Download for MacPick Claude Remote Control if
you only use Claude Code on a Claude plan and want Anthropic's official app, including cloud sessions.
Sources, checked October 6, 2026
Claude Remote Controlis a product of its owner. Codync is an independent project and isn't affiliated with it. Something out of date? Tell us on GitHub and we'll fix it.