# Claude Remote

10 Hacker News commenters recommended Claude Remote and 11 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 6 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** People recommend it to approve Claude Code prompts from a phone while the computer keeps working, though sessions often disconnect or hang.

## Why people recommend it

- Approve prompts from phone (2 comments): "Claude Remote prompts my phone when it needs direction, the hardware stays busy and I can just go out with my family" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50117505)) "Claude Remote prompts my phone when it needs direction, the hardware stays busy" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50110689))
- Works well day to day (2 comments): "I use it daily and it seems to work pretty well" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48141620)) "Claude remote works well... for Claude" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49392136))

## What people warn about

- Disconnects, hangs, or is buggy (4 comments): "it works for about five minutes before it just disconnects or hangs" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48141663)) "it periodically signs me out, breaking the session" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49985469)) "very buggy, websocket disconnecting, UI broken" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47451645))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [Paseo](https://hackerapproved.com/p/paseo.md): 70 recommend
- [OpenChamber](https://hackerapproved.com/p/openchamber.md): 31 recommend
- [Claude Code Remote Control](https://hackerapproved.com/p/claude-code-remote-control.md): 30 recommend
- [Omnara](https://hackerapproved.com/p/omnara.md): 27 recommend
- [Juggler](https://hackerapproved.com/p/juggler.md): 22 recommend

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Claude Remote", https://hackerapproved.com/p/claude-remote-control/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).