iOS AI Agent
A real AI coding agent you drive from your iPhone. Type or voice-call a task, close the app, come back to deployed code. The agent lives in a container with a real GitHub repo, your phone is just the remote.
Why an iOS-first AI agent
- Long-running by design. Tasks survive your phone going to sleep, the app being killed, or you switching tabs. The agent is server-side; iOS is just the screen.
- Voice calls to the agent. Tap the orb, speak the task, the agent listens, reasons, and replies. Hands-free while you walk, drive, or whiteboard.
- Push notifications when done. The agent buzzes your lock screen the moment a task finishes, no polling, no checking back manually.
- Real GitHub repo behind every app. Open it on a laptop later and pick up exactly where the agent left off. Nothing is locked into the phone.
What you can do from your phone
The iOS app is a control panel for AI coding agents, not a sandboxed in-app IDE. Here's the kind of work that actually fits the form factor:
- Ship small UI tweaks ("make the hero copy shorter, the CTA tighter")
- Diagnose production issues from a coffee shop ("why is /api/v1/users returning 500?")
- Kick off long-running refactors before bed and read the diff in the morning
- Tell the agent what you want next while waiting in line, it works while you don't
How it works
1. Open VibeKit on iPhone → "+" → describe the app
2. Agent provisions a container, GitHub repo, live domain
3. Chat or voice-call the agent to make changes
4. Close the app, work continues on the server
5. Push notification when the build finishesiOS app vs. typical "AI app builders"
Most "build an app on your phone" tools render a sandboxed preview that runs only inside the app. That UX is fine for demos, but it leaves you with no exportable code, no real domain, and nothing to hand to a developer. VibeKit's iOS app does the opposite: zero in-app preview, but every app gets a live URL at yourapp.vibekit.bot, a real GitHub repo, and a Fargate container. You can keep using the app forever, or pull the repo to your laptop and walk away.
Pricing on iOS
Free tier with BYOK (your own Claude / OpenAI / Codex key, AI spend goes straight to the provider, VibeKit charges nothing for AI). Paid tiers if you want VibeKit to handle billing. See full pricing →
FAQ
Is there an iOS app for an AI coding agent?
Yes, VibeKit's iOS app on the App Store is a control panel for your AI coding agents. Each app you build gets its own agent. You text or voice-call the agent from your phone, it does the work in a real container with a real GitHub repo, and pushes a notification when the task finishes. It is not a sandboxed in-app preview, it is a remote control for an agent that lives on your hosting.
Can I write code on my iPhone with an AI agent?
You don't write code on the phone, you delegate work to an agent that writes the code. Type or speak the change you want; the agent edits files, runs the build, deploys, and reports back. The repo lives on GitHub under your account, so a developer on a real machine can pull it and pick up exactly where the agent left off.
Do iOS AI coding apps actually run code on the phone?
No, and they shouldn't, Apple sandboxes prevent meaningful code execution inside an iOS app, and battery / memory limits would kill anything non-trivial anyway. Useful AI coding agents run in a server-side container; the iOS app just sends the prompt, streams the agent's reasoning, and surfaces logs. VibeKit follows that pattern.
Can I voice-call the AI agent from my phone?
Yes. The iOS app has a voice call mode, tap the orb, speak your task, the agent transcribes, runs, and reads its reply back. Useful for hands-free task hand-offs while walking, driving, or working through ideas. Call duration is unlimited and the agent stays on the same conversation thread as your text messages.
What happens when I close the iOS app while the agent is working?
The agent keeps working. The app is just a remote, the agent itself runs in a Fargate container on VibeKit's infrastructure. Close the app, lock your phone, walk away. When the task finishes, you get a push notification with the result and a link back into the conversation.