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Drover: Steer AI Coding Agents

D Tier
Weak · provisional
61
5.03 ratings
20dsince update
Freeto download
Developer Tools
category
Utilities
category
4+age rating
1language
Made for iPhone

What is Drover?

Mobile client that lets you view and supervise AI coding agents running under Herdr on your own computer over SSH.

Drover is an iOS client for AI coding agents that run under Herdr on a computer you own. It shows each session as a readable chat, turns permission prompts into tappable buttons, and sends a notification when an agent is blocked and needs you. A built-in demo runs a scripted session on the device without any host or connection.

Pricing. Drover is free, with no in-app purchases on the App Store.

Good for

  • Checking on coding agents running on your own computer from your phone
  • Approving agent permission prompts without typing into a terminal
  • Watching several machines' agents in a single list

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Why this app is in D tier

61/100The average of 4 parts, with no weights
Rating100
Ratings45
App Store search rank0
Update recency100

D tier follows from that score within this list. The full explanation, as data.

Drover scores 61 out of 100: rating 100, rating count 45, App Store search rank 0, update recency 100. The four parts are averaged and D tier follows from that score within this list.

Description

Drover is a mobile client for the AI coding agents you run under Herdr on your
own computer. It turns them into something you can supervise from your phone.

It is not a mobile terminal. Drover speaks the agent's language: it renders a
running session as a readable chat, turns permission prompts into buttons you
can tap, and tells you the moment an agent is waiting on you.

NO SERVER IN BETWEEN

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Drover connects straight from your device to your own machine over SSH. There
is no service in the middle. Your transcripts, your commands and your code go
to your machine and nowhere else - the developer of this app cannot see them.

WHAT YOU CAN DO

  • See every agent and its status at a glance - waiting for you, working, done
  • Read the session as a chat, with Markdown, syntax-highlighted code and diffs
  • Answer an agent's permission prompt by tapping a button instead of typing

into a raw terminal pane

  • Send follow-up instructions, cycle the agent's mode, or dictate by voice
  • Attach a photo from your camera or library for the agent to look at
  • Get a notification the moment an agent is blocked and needs you
  • Switch between several machines, or watch them all in one list

TRY IT WITH NO SETUP

Tap "Try the demo" on the first screen. It runs a scripted session entirely on
your device, with no host and no connection, so you can see how Drover works
before setting anything up.

WHAT YOU NEED

Drover is a client for a machine you already own. To use it for real you need a
computer running Herdr (herdr.dev) with your coding agents in it, SSH access to
that machine with key-based authentication, and Herdr 0.8.0 or newer.

PRIVACY

Speech recognition runs entirely on your device - Drover will not fall back to
a server. Notifications carry a fixed message and never any of your transcript.
Your SSH key is stored in the iOS Keychain and never leaves your device.

Drover is an independent project. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or
sponsored by the Herdr project, Anthropic, OpenAI, or GitHub, and is not
certified by any of them.

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Questions about Drover

Do I need a computer running Herdr to use it?

For real use, yes: you need a computer running Herdr 0.8.0 or newer with your coding agents in it, plus SSH access with key-based authentication. The built-in demo runs without any setup.

Does my code or data pass through a server?

The listing says Drover connects directly from your device to your own machine over SSH, with no service in between, and that the developer cannot see your transcripts, commands or code.

Is Drover affiliated with Herdr, Anthropic, OpenAI or GitHub?

No. The listing says Drover is an independent project and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by the Herdr project, Anthropic, OpenAI, or GitHub, and is not certified by any of them.

Is Drover free?

Yes. Drover is free on the App Store, with no in-app purchases.

Is Drover right for me?

Drover is built for checking on coding agents running on your own computer from your phone, approving agent permission prompts without typing into a terminal, watching several machines' agents in a single list. It sits in the AI coding agents list on AppTierList.

Is Drover worth it?

Drover is D tier, ranked #18 of 23 AI coding agent apps with a score of 61 out of 100, from a 5.0 App Store rating across 3 ratings. 17 apps rank above it in the same list.

How does Drover compare to Clack?

Drover is D tier at 61; Clack is D tier at 62. Clack ranks higher. Drover is free, with no in-app purchases, Clack is free to download, with in-app purchases.

How often is Drover updated?

Drover was updated 20 days ago, which counts in its favour.

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Ranking

List
AI Coding Agents (D tier, #18)
Tier
D (Weak)
Score
61 / 100
Rank in list
#18 of 23
Ranking certainty
early: few ratings or search ranks so far

Ratings

App Store rating
5.0 out of 5, every App Store country
Ratings
3

App

Price
Free download
App Store category
Developer Tools
Current version
(20 days ago)
Size
39 MB
Requires
iOS 15.0 or later
Age rating
4+
Languages
1
Runs on
iPhone

Links

Developer pages
Website · Support · Privacy policy
Maker
not verified

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