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Comparison

mobilerun vs mobile-use: framework plus a real fleet.

Both are open-source agent frameworks for mobile. The difference is what runs underneath: with mobile-use you bring the devices, with mobilerun they come with it.

TL;DR
mobile-use by Minitap is an Apache-2.0 multi-agent framework. You supply the hardware, physical iOS is not supported, and the company now leads with autonomous QA.
mobilerun ships the fleet with the framework. Real physical Android and iPhone hardware we own and operate in the US and EU, plus stateful hosted Android in EU/US regions. Pay by the minute, scale to hundreds of concurrent devices, keep state across spin-down, and drive it all from your own models.
Capability mobilerun mobile-use (Minitap)
What you get Framework + fleet, devices included Framework, bring your own devices
Physical iOS Real iPhones we own and operate Not yet supported, simulators only
Android devices Stateful hosted Android (EU/US) + physical iPhones on request Your own emulators or handsets
Device identity Authentic hardware, Play Integrity & App Attest Whatever your hardware provides
Product direction Agent infrastructure for production workloads Autonomous mobile QA, sold against BrowserStack
AndroidWorld (community leaderboard) 91.4, self-reported 91.4, self-reported. Minitap also publishes 100% of its own
Open source MIT framework, 8,000+ stars Apache-2.0 framework, ~2,700 stars
Interfaces REST API, Python/TypeScript SDKs, hosted MCP Self-hosted framework
Pricing (July 2026) $0.03/min · rentals from $5/mo · iPhone $200/mo Solo $510/mo to Scale $2,040/mo (annual), credit based
Device scale Hundreds of concurrent devices Paid tiers cap at 2 to 8 devices
State on spin-down Persists, resume with logins intact Managed by you
Company Germany (EU) $4.1M seed reported by Forbes, Dec 2025

Benchmark row source: the AndroidWorld community leaderboard linked from google-research/android_world lists mobile-use at 91.4 and mobilerun at 91.4. The sheet states: "Community-submitted results. No independent verification is performed. Scores are self-reported and may be inaccurate."

Minitap additionally publishes a 100% AndroidWorld figure of its own, in its README and in arXiv:2602.07787.

mobile-use details from github.com/minitap-ai/mobile-use and minitap.ai (homepage and pricing), July 2026. The README states verbatim: "Physical iOS devices are not yet supported." Prices change, check both vendors.

Why teams choose mobilerun

  • Framework plus fleet. You do not have to source, rack and babysit your own handsets.
  • Real iPhones we own and operate, not simulators. Native iOS identity for App Attest.
  • Our own physical Android and iOS hardware in the US and EU, plus stateful hosted Android in EU/US regions.
  • The most human-like behaviour of any provider. Authentic hardware identity that is compatible with Play Integrity.
  • Per-minute economics. $0.03/min, rentals from $5/mo, dedicated Android $80/mo, real iPhone $200/mo.
  • Scales on demand. Hundreds of devices at once, no seat or device cap to negotiate.
  • State persists. Spin down, resume later with logins and session state intact.
  • Your own models drive it. REST API, Python/TypeScript SDK, hosted MCP.
  • Built for production agent workloads, not only CI test suites.
  • Social media too, on your own and your clients' authorized accounts.
  • Open-source framework, MIT licensed, 8,000+ GitHub stars, 91.4 on AndroidWorld.
FAQ

mobilerun vs mobile-use, common questions.

What is the main difference between mobilerun and mobile-use?+
mobile-use is an open-source multi-agent framework (Apache-2.0) that drives mobile devices you supply yourself. mobilerun is a framework plus a fleet: the devices come with it. Android and iOS devices we own and operate in the US and EU, stateful and hosted, driven by the LLM of your choice over REST API, Python/TypeScript SDKs and a hosted MCP server.
Does mobile-use support physical iOS devices?+
Not yet. The mobile-use README states verbatim that physical iOS devices are not yet supported, so iOS runs on simulators with a macOS host, and Minitap's paid QA product advertises iOS as simulator-backed. mobilerun runs real iPhones we own and operate, with authentic device identity for iOS apps.
How do the two compare on the AndroidWorld benchmark?+
The AndroidWorld community leaderboard linked from google-research/android_world lists mobile-use at 91.4 and mobilerun at 91.4. That leaderboard states: "Community-submitted results. No independent verification is performed. Scores are self-reported and may be inaccurate." Minitap additionally publishes a 100% AndroidWorld figure of its own in its README and paper.
Which one fits production agent workloads?+
Minitap has moved commercially toward autonomous QA and sells against BrowserStack, with credit-based seats that cap at 2 to 8 devices. mobilerun stays agent infrastructure for production: pay as you go at $0.03/minute, hundreds of concurrent devices, state that persists across spin-down on enterprise request, and real hardware identity that is compatible with Play Integrity and App Attest.

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