CodeAgent Mobile vs Omnara
Both products let you control AI coding agents from your phone, and both act as a thin relay rather than running the model themselves — your code stays in your own environment. Where they differ first is which environment that can be: Omnara pairs a CLI on your machine, so that machine has to stay available; CodeAgent Mobile also runs on GitHub Codespaces or a server you host, which keep going with your laptop closed. Omnara focuses on Claude Code and Codex. CodeAgent Mobile covers those and Cursor, Windsurf, VS Code Copilot, JetBrains AI, and Junie — through dedicated IDE plugins for both VS Code-family and JetBrains IDEs.
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| Feature | CodeAgent Mobile | Omnara |
|---|---|---|
| Supported AI agents | Claude Code, Cursor, Windsurf (Cascade), VS Code Copilot, JetBrains AI Assistant, Junie | Claude Code |
| Terminal CLI (SSH, Docker, remote) | Yes — codeam-cli on npm | Yes |
| VS Code / Cursor / Windsurf extension | Yes (VS Code Marketplace + Open VSX) | No |
| JetBrains plugin | Yes (JetBrains Marketplace) | No |
| iOS app | Yes | Yes |
| Android app | Yes | Yes |
| Web dashboard | Yes | Check omnara.com |
| Free tier | 2 sessions, 5 tasks/day, 2 paired devices | See omnara.com |
| Open-source clients | Yes (MIT, github.com/edgar-durand/codeagent-mobile-clients) | See omnara.com |
| Code stays in your environment | Yes — the backend is a relay only, it never runs the model | Yes — relay model |
| Where the agent can run | Your machine, a GitHub Codespace, or a server you self-host | The machine its CLI is paired with |
| Needs a machine of yours running? | Only for local sessions — Codespaces and self-hosted keep going without your laptop | Yes — the paired machine |
| Agent action audit log | Yes — exportable trail of prompts, approvals, file changes & deploys (Pro) | See omnara.com |
Choose CodeAgent Mobile if
- You use multiple IDEs and want one mobile app for all of them.
- You need a JetBrains plugin (IntelliJ, WebStorm, PyCharm, GoLand, etc.).
- You also use Cursor, Windsurf, or VS Code Copilot and want them on your phone.
- You want open-source CLI + IDE plugins (MIT) so you can audit the client code.
- You want a generous free tier without a credit card.
Choose Omnara if
- Your entire workflow is Claude Code in a terminal, not in an IDE.
- You prefer a tool focused on exactly one agent and don't need multi-IDE support.
- You like the specific UX choices Omnara has made — both apps are good; pick the one that fits your taste.
Frequently asked questions
Try CodeAgent Mobile
Install once. Pairs with your existing Claude Code, Cursor, Windsurf, VS Code, or JetBrains setup.