How Moshi stacks up
Moshi core is a full mobile terminal. Add moshi-hook for an agent inbox, status, approvals, usage, and review — then compare both with the tools you already use.
Compare the whole agent loop.
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| Capability | Moshi + moshi-hook | Claude Code Remote Control | Termius | Blink Shell | ShellFish | Happy | Kittylitter |
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| Native chat view | |||||||
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| Rich message rendering | |||||||
| Paste images & files into agents | |||||||
| Structured tool, plan, and question cards | |||||||
| Multi-agent inbox | |||||||
| Working / needs-you / done status | |||||||
| Stay in the loop | |||||||
| Push notifications and remote approvals | |||||||
| Live Activity and lock-screen progress | |||||||
| Apple Watch approvals and status | |||||||
| Usage and rate-limit reporting | |||||||
| Context-window remaining | |||||||
| Voice input | |||||||
| Review and continue | |||||||
| Diff review | |||||||
| Repository browser and source viewer | |||||||
| Local development preview | |||||||
| Full shell fallback | |||||||
| Persistent session and multiplexer continuity | |||||||
| Reach and ownership | |||||||
| Mobile platform reach | |||||||
| Desktop and web continuation | |||||||
| Source and cost posture | |||||||
Product capabilities and tiers change. This summary reflects the linked comparisons, last reviewed August 2026.
Moshi vs Termius
Termius is the do-everything SSH client across every platform. Moshi is the phone-first terminal built for driving Claude Code, Codex, and friends — agent approvals, voice, and diff review included.
Moshi vs Claude Code Remote Control
Remote Control is the free, first-party choice for Claude. Moshi is the broader terminal for people running several agents, sessions, and command-line tools from a phone.
Moshi vs Blink Shell
Blink is the open-source, Mosh-first power terminal for iPhone and iPad. Moshi wraps the terminal in an agent cockpit — approvals, push, voice, image paste, and diff review for driving Claude Code and Codex.
Moshi vs Secure ShellFish
Secure ShellFish is a leading iOS/Mac SSH + SFTP + Files.app client, and it has added thoughtful agent affordances. Moshi is agent-first — a structured approval inbox, diff viewer, Mosh, voice modes, and Apple Watch actions — for driving Claude Code and Codex.
Moshi vs Happy
Happy is a free, open-source, E2E-encrypted mobile client for Claude Code and Codex, built on a relay. Moshi is a paid native iOS terminal that drives the same agents over a direct connection to your machine — with a real shell, Mosh, image paste, and diff review.
Moshi vs Kittylitter
Kittylitter is a free, open-source, Codex-first agent client — it can even run Codex on-device, and reaches your machines over LAN, SSH, or peer-to-peer. Moshi is a paid native terminal, Claude-Code-first, with Mosh, diff review, image paste, and Live Activity.