Recurse vs Monish

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Recurse compared with Monish
Detail	Recurse	Monish
What it does	Build and deploy Agent MCP Apps	Your lock screen, run by your agents
Stage	Growing	Startup
Founded	Not given	Not given
Based in	Not given	Not given
Pricing model	Paid	Free
Pricing	Not given	Free, no subscription or in-app purchases. Each key can send up to 300 messages per hour.
Key features	Run agents with Python tools Deploy agents as MCP servers Validate structured inputs and outputs Inspect run results and artifacts Secrets management 24-hour result retention	Live progress cards on lock screen and Dynamic Island Completion and failure notifications Approval and denial prompts Metrics display on lock screen Stop button for running tasks Native formatting on lock screen No account or login required One-line setup integration
What makes it different	No subscription or idle charges for usage-based pricing Zero markup on model tokens Hosting included with deployment Available through MCP clients like Claude and Codex Full visibility into agent execution and results	No computer installation, SDK or MCP server needed—agents use curl over HTTPS Completely free with no subscription, ads or in-app purchases Works with multiple AI platforms including Claude Code, Codex and Cursor High-rate message delivery with 300 messages per hour per key
Community votes	0	0
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)	13 −21 (down) since last check	1 −1 (down) since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)	11	5
Citation Flow (Majestic)	20	18
Referring domains (Majestic)	39	8

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