Short answer. There are several good apps for people who run coding agents, and most of them are free. Vakr is one of them, and I make it, so this page is written by an interested party.
How I see the field
Not long ago the hard part was running more than one agent without them stepping on each other. That part is now solved, and mostly given away. Every tool on this page puts each task on its own branch or worktree. Claude Code's own desktop app has run parallel sessions with a worktree each since April 2026 (Anthropic’s docs).
The tools differ on three other things:
- Where you sit. Some are full environments with terminals, diffs and a browser (Orca). Some are a chat-shaped control surface (T3 Code). Some are an inbox you clear (One, Agentbox). Conductor is built around workspaces you review and merge.
- Where the work runs. On your own computers only, or also in someone's cloud, and whether reaching it from a phone needs an account.
- What happens before you review. This is the part I care about. Agents write code faster than one person can read it, so the review is where the time goes, and where trust is won or lost.
The table
All prices and licences are from each maker's own pages on 10 October 2026.
| Tool | What it is | Price | Licence | Platforms | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| One | An Inbox for your agents that you can answer by voice or text | Free with 25 requests a day. Pro $12.99 a month or $119.88 a year. Lifetime $229 | Not stated | Mac, iPhone and iPad (beta), web, Linux servers | Answering agents from anywhere, by voice |
| Orca | An agent development environment with terminals, diffs and a browser | Free | MIT | Mac, Windows, Linux, iOS, Android | One free place to run many agents on any desktop |
| T3 Code | An open-source control plane for coding agents | Free | MIT | Mac, Windows, Linux, web, iOS, Android | Driving agents from every device, then one button to a PR |
| Agentbox | An inbox where you file work for Claude Code or Codex | Free | GPL-3.0 | Mac | A light, open-source task inbox on one Mac |
| Conductor | Parallel agents in isolated workspaces on your Mac | Free locally. Pro $50 a month. Teams $60 a month per user | Not stated | Mac, mobile app on Pro | Cloud workspaces and working with a team |
| Vakr | Tracks your Projects and agents, and checks agent work before you merge | Free on your own Machines. Pro $99 a year, not on sale yet. Founding licence $149 once | Not open source | Mac. A Linux VPS can join as a Machine | One person who wants proof before merging |
Which one, in a sentence each
- Pick One if you want to talk to your agents and clear an inbox from your iPhone. Vakr vs One.
- Pick Orca if you want a free, MIT-licensed environment for many agents on Mac, Windows or Linux, with a phone app. Vakr vs Orca.
- Pick T3 Code if you want an open-source control surface on every device and a one-button path to a pull request. Vakr vs T3 Code.
- Pick Agentbox if you want a simple, free, GPL inbox for Claude Code and Codex tasks on your Mac, with recurring tasks. Vakr vs Agentbox.
- Pick Conductor if you want polished parallel workspaces now, cloud sandboxes, or collaboration with other people. Vakr vs Conductor.
- Pick Vakr if the agents already run fine and your day goes to deciding whether to trust what they hand back.
What Vakr does that I couldn't find elsewhere
I looked for these on each maker's site on the date above and did not find them. These tools ship quickly, so tell me if one has added any of this.
- Tests first. The agent writes failing tests for the task. You approve a few short tests, then it writes the code and cannot change them.
- Claims against the record. What the agent said, such as "all tests pass", is checked against the command it ran and its exit code. A contradiction holds the merge.
- Another agent tries to break it. An agent from a different vendor gets the diff with one job: write a test that fails.
- A track record per Repo. Merged clean, reworked or reverted.
- Budgets per Project. Each Project gets a share of your weekly usage limit.
What Vakr does not do
- It needs a Mac. macOS 15 or later. A Linux VPS can join as a Machine, but there is no Windows or Linux app.
- It is in early access. There is a waitlist, and I let people in a few at a time. You cannot download it today. Every other tool on this page you can.
- There is no iPhone app. Your phone gets a page over Tailscale.
- It is for one person. No team features.
- It is not open source. Orca, T3 Code and Agentbox are.
If that is acceptable, the waitlist is at vakr.app. Everything is unlocked during early access.
Checked on 10 October 2026. Sources: getone.one, onorca.dev and its repository, t3.codes and its repository, agentbox.ac and its repository, conductor.build and its pricing page.
Questions
Which of these is the closest to Vakr?
Agentbox. Both are Mac apps where you hand small tasks to Claude Code or Codex and review what returns. Agentbox is free, open source and available now. Vakr adds checks before the review and work from other Machines.
Most of these are free. Is Vakr?
Yes, on your own Machines, with no caps on agents or runs, and that includes tests first and the review checks. Pro will cost $99 a year when it goes on sale and adds a second agent on every run automatically, the track record and pacing against your limit.
Can I use more than one of these?
I have not tested every pairing and will not promise it.