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QuickTUI vs Moshi

QuickTUI and Moshi both help you work with terminals or AI agents from your phone, but they start from different places. This page explains how they differ.

What Moshi is

Moshi is a mobile terminal designed for AI coding agents, calling itself "the baby monitor for your AI agents." It connects from your phone straight to your computer over SSH (Mosh and Eternal Terminal are Pro-only), integrates deeply with tmux, Herdr and Zellij, and offers a chat view on top of the terminal for agents such as Claude Code and Codex. With the optional moshi-hook daemon on your computer, you also get approvals and push notifications on your phone.

What QuickTUI is

QuickTUI is a native iPhone, iPad and Android (Preview) app that works with the QuickTUI server on your computer, so you can attach to the sessions already running there and run and supervise any CLI agent from your phone. What sets it apart:

A real terminal on your existing sessions

Attaches straight to the tmux and Herdr sessions on your computer. No wrapper changes how you launch agents, and your desk and your phone share the same session.

Agent status at a glance

With Herdr, the Session Manager shows whether each agent is idle, working, waiting for input or done.

Setup and pairing in one step

The setup wizard installs the server over SSH once and pairs automatically; you never manage SSH on your phone after that.

End-to-end encrypted, direct by default

Everything between your phone and your computer is end-to-end encrypted. Away from your network, connect through a VPN, a tunnel or the optional QuickTUI Relay without opening SSH.

Built for working on a phone

The Agent Wizard includes launch settings for 19 popular agents and the Command Palette has more than 500 commands, plus stackable Shortcuts Bars, an Input Bar with file and image attachments, a file manager, and port forwarding with a built-in browser.

A one-time purchase

On iPhone and iPad, the free version connects to one computer, and Pro is a one-time purchase ($39.99 on the US App Store) for unlimited computers; it's available on the App Store in China too. The Android (Preview) app includes every feature for free during the preview.

What only QuickTUI offers

Moshi and QuickTUI both support tmux and Herdr, which makes them the two closest products. Compared with Moshi, QuickTUI offers:

No SSH exposure required

Moshi needs your phone to reach your computer directly over SSH (Pro adds Mosh and Eternal Terminal). QuickTUI uses its own end-to-end encrypted server, and away from your network it can connect through the optional QuickTUI Relay, so your computer never has to open SSH to the outside.

Agent data stays off third-party servers

Moshi sends approval and notification summaries, including parts of prompts and responses, through Moshi's servers. With QuickTUI, terminal traffic, agent status and approvals travel end-to-end encrypted between your phone and your computer.

A setup wizard that installs and pairs

Enter your SSH login once in the app and QuickTUI installs the server on your computer and pairs automatically, installing Herdr too if your computer has neither tmux nor Herdr. After that, there's no SSH configuration to keep on your phone.

tmux and Herdr included for free

Multiplexer integration is Pro-only in Moshi. QuickTUI's tmux and Herdr support works in the free version, and it also supports the Luvus backend.

A one-time purchase, no subscription

Moshi Pro is a monthly or yearly subscription, or $249 lifetime (US App Store). QuickTUI Pro is a one-time purchase ($39.99 on the US App Store) for unlimited computers, and the free version already connects to one computer.

Side by side

Interface

QuickTUI: A full terminal and a chat view, plus a Session Manager, Agent Wizard, file manager and port forwardingMoshi: A real terminal with an optional chat view; the diff viewer is Pro-only, and the free version includes only 5 trial agent inbox actions

How it connects

QuickTUI: The app connects to the QuickTUI server on your computer, directly on your network or through a VPN, a tunnel or the optional QuickTUI Relay. The setup wizard installs the server once over SSHMoshi: Direct SSH from your phone to your computer, with Mosh and Eternal Terminal Pro-only; the optional moshi-hook daemon handles approvals and push

Vendor cloud in the path

QuickTUI: Direct to your computer by default; with Relay, only end-to-end encrypted data is forwardedMoshi: Terminal traffic doesn't go through Moshi; approval and notification summaries (including parts of prompts and responses) go through Moshi's servers

tmux / Herdr

QuickTUI: Native tmux and Herdr support, with Luvus available when enabled manually; with Herdr, each agent's status is shownMoshi: Native tmux, Herdr and Zellij support (Pro-only)

Agents

QuickTUI: Any CLI agent that runs in a terminal; the Agent Wizard includes launch settings for 19 popular agentsMoshi: Any CLI agent; a dozen or so agents, including Claude Code and Codex, get the chat view

Platforms

QuickTUI: iPhone, iPad and Android (Preview)Moshi: iOS, iPad, Android, Apple Watch and desktop apps

Pricing

QuickTUI: Free for one computer; Pro is a one-time purchase ($39.99 on the US App Store) for unlimited computers; Relay is an optional subscription; the Android (Preview) app is free during the previewMoshi: The free version covers basic SSH; Pro is $7.99 a month or $69.99 a year on the US App Store, or $249 lifetime

China App Store

QuickTUI: YesMoshi: Yes

QuickTUI is free to download from the App Store; see the install guide to set it up.

Information about Moshi is based on its website and App Store listing as of September 2026. Check Moshi's site for the latest details.