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Handsy AI vs Excession Labs

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Handsy AI compared with Excession Labs
DetailHandsy AI logo Handsy AIExcession Labs logo Excession Labs
What it doesAn AI that controls your iPhone using a $7 ESP32 board as its eyes and hands AI security agent and hosted model API for authorized testing
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Pricing modelOpen source Not given
PricingFree to use; the ESP32-S3 board costs about $7, a USB-C cable is required, and optional AI services like OpenRouter are user's choice to pay for. Starter $20/month with $30 credit; Pro $100/month with $175 credit; Max $200/month with $400 credit; Ultra $500/month with $1,250 credit. Pay as you go: add funds from $10 to $1,000, balance never expires. DeepSeek V4.1 Flash: $0.035 input, $0.005 cached input, $0.50 output per 1M tokens. DeepSeek V
Key features
  • Screen mirroring via AirPlay to see iPhone display in real-time
  • Tap, swipe, drag, and type control through USB without jailbreak
  • iPhone app for task automation with visual feedback
  • Handsy CLI to connect computer-based AI agents over Bluetooth
  • Support for OpenAI-compatible vision models
  • Notifications before risky actions like sending messages or deleting data
  • Demo mode without hardware for testing
  • Optional free Handsy line with limited requests
  • Terminal AI agent with parallel workers
  • Per-tool allow, deny and ask rules
  • Evidence-linked findings with severity and remediation steps
  • OpenAI and Anthropic SDK-compatible API endpoints
  • Session save, resume, fork and export
  • Headless mode with JSONL output and exit codes for CI
  • Support for MCP servers, skills, AGENTS.md, slash commands and hooks
  • DeepSeek V4.1 Flash and abliterated variant models
  • Cross-platform support for macOS, Linux and Windows
  • Shared account balance between terminal agent and API
What makes it different
  • Only $7 hardware cost with no device hacking or jailbreak required
  • Open source MIT license for transparency and customization
  • Works with any existing iPhone through native OS features like Screen Mirroring
  • Two modes: use the app or connect your own AI agent for full automation
  • Asks for confirmation before performing risky actions like payments or deletions
  • Unified billing for both terminal agent and hosted API
  • API compatible with OpenAI and Anthropic SDKs
  • Evidence-based findings with source lines and reproduction steps
  • Terminal agent with configurable tool rules and headless CI mode
Community votes00
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)9 +2 (up) since last check15 −1 (down) since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)20
Citation Flow (Majestic)190
Referring domains (Majestic)280

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