Moshi is a good app, with more features than pocketty.
The two differ most in what they send to a server, what they install, and how you pay.
Here is the whole picture, with sources.
Your computer seals each alert for your phone. Our relay and Apple only carry ciphertext. Pane text is never in it.
moshi-hook sends prompts, messages and the commands you approve to Moshi's server. That is how you can approve from the lock screen.
The daemon reads agent state from herdr. It touches no agent configs. It never needs the same version as the App.
moshi-hook installs hooks into each agent's config files. The App asks you to update it when it falls behind.
Free for 14 days. Then $99 once, with every update.
Free tier. Pro is $9.99 a month or $89.99 a year. Lifetime is $199, or $249 in the App Store.
| Feature | pocketty | Moshi |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Yes: Free for 14 days. Then $99 once, with every update. | Free tier. Pro is $9.99 a month, $89.99 a year, or $199 lifetime ($249 in the App Store).source |
| Three years of use | Yes: $99 | $269.97 on the yearly plansource |
| Account | Yes: None | Yes: None. An email is optional, for license recovery.source |
| Feature | pocketty | Moshi |
|---|---|---|
| What a notification carries | Yes: Agent, state, computer, workspace and tab, sealed on your computer with HPKE. Never Pane text. | No: moshi-hook sends titles, messages, the prompt (up to 200 characters) and the command to approve (up to 256) to Moshi's server.source |
| Who can read it | Yes: Only your phone. Our relay and Apple see ciphertext. | No: Moshi's server, which caches inbox events for up to 24 hours. Banners go through Expo Push.source |
| Analytics | Yes: None in the App | Partly: App opens, feature use and purchase statesource |
| SSH key | Yes: P-256 key made in the Secure Enclave. Face ID to unlock the App. | Yes: Keys in the Keychain, unlocked with Face IDsource |
| Changed host keys | Yes: Pinned after first use. A change stops the connection until you decide. | Not documented |
| Feature | pocketty | Moshi |
|---|---|---|
| herdr | Yes: Native Pane view over herdr's own API, with live agent state. Included. | Partly: Session picker and attach are Pro. Chat View needs moshi-hook.source |
| How it learns agent state | Yes: From herdr. Nothing is installed into your agents. | Partly: moshi-hook writes hooks into each supported agent's config files.source |
| Answer from the lock screen | No: No. A tap opens the Pane, and you answer in the terminal. | Yes: Approve or deny from the banner or Apple Watch (mostly Pro)source |
| Live Activities, Apple Watch | No: Not yet | Yes: Yessource |
| Diffs | Yes: The last agent turn, the whole session, or since the last commit | Partly: Uncommitted changes only, side by side. Pro, with moshi-hook.source |
| File browser | Yes: Browse and search a worktree, with code in 20 color schemes | No: No. Files uploads and shares files.source |
| Port previews | Yes: Any port a Pane opens, through the SSH connection | Yes: Dev servers, over SSH (Pro)source |
| Chat view | No: No. The terminal is the interface. | Yes: Yessource |
| tmux and zellij | Partly: Through a startup command per computer | Yes: Pickers, panels and gestures (Pro)source |
| Feature | pocketty | Moshi |
|---|---|---|
| Protocols | Partly: SSH only. It reconnects by itself. | Yes: SSH, plus Mosh and Eternal Terminal (Pro)source |
| Matching versions | Yes: Never needed. App and daemon update in any order. | Partly: The App flags an out-of-date moshi-hook. Desktop needs hook 0.3.1 or later.source |
| Adding a key | Yes: Approve a six-digit code on the computer, over Tailscale | Yes: Easy Pair with a QR code, through Moshi's APIsource |
| Tailscale | Yes: Built around it, including Tailscale SSH sign-in | Partly: Through the iOS VPN. Its docs warn against Tailscale SSH with keys.source |
| Feature | pocketty | Moshi |
|---|---|---|
| Engine | Yes: libghostty-vt, drawn with Metal | Yes: Built on Ghostty, drawn with Metalsource |
| Fonts and themes | Partly: Every Nerd Font, ligatures. One theme. | Yes: Several fonts and hundreds of themes. Custom ones are Pro.source |
| Voice input | Partly: iOS dictation | Yes: On-device models, or a metered cloud enginesource |
| Images and files | Yes: Photos, camera and files, uploaded to your computer | Yes: Yes (Pro)source |
| Feature | pocketty | Moshi |
|---|---|---|
| Devices | Partly: iPhone and iPad | Yes: iPhone, iPad, Android, Apple Watch, plus a free desktop appsource |
Moshi facts come from getmoshi.app, its docs and its store pages, checked on October 2, 2026. Prices and features change. If something here is out of date, tell us at hello@pocketty.app and we will fix it.
Pick Moshi if you want the most features in one app, you use Mosh or Android, or you want to approve agents from your wrist.
Prompt text then passes through Moshi's server.
Pick pocketty if you run your agents in herdr and want their words to stay between your computer and your phone.
Nothing to install into the agents, and nothing to renew.