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Anysphere launches Cursor for iOS, letting developers run always-on cloud agents and manage desktop agents remotely

Story Overview

Anysphere has shipped a native iOS app that puts Cursor's AI coding agents in developers' pockets, letting them spin up always-on cloud agents or reach out to desktop agents from anywhere. The release adds voice dictation so spoken ideas can trigger background code work, along with tools to review diffs, merge PRs, and annotate screenshots while the agents keep running.

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Original post

eric zakariasson@ericzakariasson#1911inTech

i've been using cursor mobile on the go for the last weeks, and having access to all cloud agents from everywhere is really nice

go on a walk, get an idea, dictate it in the app come back from walk to a finished agent where you can jump into it

try it today!

Cursor@cursor_ai

Introducing Cursor for iOS.

Build from anywhere by launching always-on cloud agents. Or remotely control agents running on your computer from the app.

Composer 2.5 is 75% off in the app now through July 5.

10:06 AM · Jun 29, 2026 · 810K Views

Developer Impact

Agents stay active without constant phone attention

Users can launch multiple agents in parallel, track long-running tasks, and inspect logs or media output directly from the phone. This keeps momentum going even when the developer steps away from a laptop.

Open Question

Exact access rules and pricing tiers stay unspecified

The app is free to download with in-app purchases, yet no details confirm whether a paid Cursor plan is required for full agent features or how usage limits apply on mobile.

Sentiment

Positive users praise Cursor's iOS app for its cloud AI agents and remote control features as a game changer enabling seamless workflows, while negative users criticize misleading descriptions, past trust issues, and subscription models.

Pos

72.0%

Neg

28.0%

603 comments with sentiment.

Cluster Engagement

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Justin Mezzellasked

Is this a paid app?

No, the Cursor iOS app is free with in-app purchases. ^¹

Related links

Cursor App - App Store

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Elon Musk@elonmusk

Cursor for iOS!

Cursor@cursor_ai

Introducing Cursor for iOS.

Build from anywhere by launching always-on cloud agents. Or remotely control agents running on your computer from the app.

Composer 2.5 is 75% off in the app now through July 5.

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Ryo Lu@ryolu_

wherever ideas hit. desks and laptops optional.

Cursor@cursor_ai

Introducing Cursor for iOS.

Build from anywhere by launching always-on cloud agents. Or remotely control agents running on your computer from the app.

Composer 2.5 is 75% off in the app now through July 5.

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Nick Dobos@NickADobos

Cursor on iOS first impressions:

I’ve been in the TestFlight for a while now, very excited for remote control launch to actually make cursor mobile useable!

- Cloud (via Linux) is entirely useless to me as a Mac and iOS focused dev. Thx Apple. So this limits the app greatly. Cursor I beg you get Mac hosts. So yay remote controlling my laptop is finally available and the app is actually usable!

- Cursor iOS App is nice, and I like the live activities and notifications. UX feels a little weird coming from codex. But it’s very grey and hospital walls. vibe eww.

- You have to use /remote-control like Claude code to get a local thread appearing on mobile. This kinda sucks cuz you can’t start a new thread from mobile. Their marketing for the app says “kick off agents” but that’s not actually possible. I hope cursors compaction is good cuz I’m never starting a new thread now.

- remote control UX is weird. 1 you can’t send it with an empty message so you send a prompt and connect at same time? 2. It asked me to include some uncommitted files in the cloud agent? What cloud agent? Then it errors and disconnects, if I choose to exclude them the cloud agent(???) launches, then if ask to run git status and I see my files??? I have no idea what’s going on? But seems to have local access?

- I could really use automations on mobile too. Especially since cursors notifs are way better that codex

Overall feels nice but awkward to hold. For day one it’s not bad. Excited to use more!

Cursor@cursor_ai

Introducing Cursor for iOS.

Build from anywhere by launching always-on cloud agents. Or remotely control agents running on your computer from the app.

Composer 2.5 is 75% off in the app now through July 5.

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Chubby♨️@kimmonismus

No composer 3, but Cursor for iOS.

dont know...

Cursor@cursor_ai

Introducing Cursor for iOS.

Build from anywhere by launching always-on cloud agents. Or remotely control agents running on your computer from the app.

Composer 2.5 is 75% off in the app now through July 5.

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Cursor@cursor_ai

Stay in the loop with Live Activities, and get notified when an agent finishes or needs your input.

Review demos and diffs before merging PRs from your phone.

http://cursor.com/blog/ios-mobile-app

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Hamel Husain@HamelHusain

To try @cursor_ai 's new remote + iOS feature you need to enable it in two places (It took me a while b/c was buried in docs).

1. Go to your dashboard on the web and enable it https://cursor.com/dashboard/cloud-agents

2. In cursor, select agents view, and then select local & remote (screenshot below)

HTH

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Cursor@cursor_ai

Introducing Cursor for iOS.

Build from anywhere by launching always-on cloud agents. Or remotely control agents running on your computer from the app.

Composer 2.5 is 75% off in the app now through July 5.

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Cursor@cursor_ai

Download Cursor for iOS on the App Store: http://apps.apple.com/app/cursor/id6767085653

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Soleio@soleio

You can sense when a startup hits its stride and is releasing software like a rolling thunder.

@cursor_ai is a rolling thunder right now.

Cursor@cursor_ai

Introducing Cursor for iOS.

Build from anywhere by launching always-on cloud agents. Or remotely control agents running on your computer from the app.

Composer 2.5 is 75% off in the app now through July 5.

1d10K9816

Brian Roemmele@BrianRoemmele

This is AWESOME!

Thank you @cursor_ai !

Cursor@cursor_ai

Introducing Cursor for iOS.

Build from anywhere by launching always-on cloud agents. Or remotely control agents running on your computer from the app.

Composer 2.5 is 75% off in the app now through July 5.

1d10.1K6717

Tim Sweeney@TimSweeneyEpic

@elonmusk Till Apple blocks or kneecaps it, as they’ve done with all of the other vibe coding apps and AI assistants with any potential.

Elon Musk@elonmusk

Cursor for iOS!

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Theo - t3.gg@theo

@NickADobos I think you’ll like what we’re cooking with T3 Code a lot :)

Nick Dobos@NickADobos

Cursor on iOS first impressions:

I’ve been in the TestFlight for a while now, very excited for remote control launch to actually make cursor mobile useable!

- Cloud (via Linux) is entirely useless to me as a Mac and iOS focused dev. Thx Apple. So this limits the app greatly. Cursor I beg you get Mac hosts. So yay remote controlling my laptop is finally available and the app is actually usable!

- Cursor iOS App is nice, and I like the live activities and notifications. UX feels a little weird coming from codex. But it’s very grey and hospital walls. vibe eww.

- You have to use /remote-control like Claude code to get a local thread appearing on mobile. This kinda sucks cuz you can’t start a new thread from mobile. Their marketing for the app says “kick off agents” but that’s not actually possible. I hope cursors compaction is good cuz I’m never starting a new thread now.

- remote control UX is weird. 1 you can’t send it with an empty message so you send a prompt and connect at same time? 2. It asked me to include some uncommitted files in the cloud agent? What cloud agent? Then it errors and disconnects, if I choose to exclude them the cloud agent(???) launches, then if ask to run git status and I see my files??? I have no idea what’s going on? But seems to have local access?

- I could really use automations on mobile too. Especially since cursors notifs are way better that codex

Overall feels nice but awkward to hold. For day one it’s not bad. Excited to use more!

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Getchetti@GetchettiLFF

@elonmusk Nice!

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Getchetti@GetchettiLFF

@elonmusk LFG!

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Marco Mascorro@Mascobot

Cursor’s iOS app is here:

Cursor@cursor_ai

Introducing Cursor for iOS.

Build from anywhere by launching always-on cloud agents. Or remotely control agents running on your computer from the app.

Composer 2.5 is 75% off in the app now through July 5.

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Sam Whitmore@sjwhitmore

huge!!!!! go try it out!

Cursor@cursor_ai

Introducing Cursor for iOS.

Build from anywhere by launching always-on cloud agents. Or remotely control agents running on your computer from the app.

Composer 2.5 is 75% off in the app now through July 5.

1d2.7K261

Ryo Lu@ryolu_

get the app: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/cursor/id6767085653

Ryo Lu@ryolu_

wherever ideas hit. desks and laptops optional.

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eric zakariasson@ericzakariasson

http://apps.apple.com/app/cursor/id6767085653

eric zakariasson@ericzakariasson

i've been using cursor mobile on the go for the last weeks, and having access to all cloud agents from everywhere is really nice

go on a walk, get an idea, dictate it in the app come back from walk to a finished agent where you can jump into it

try it today!

1d4.2K162

Agboola Oluwasegun@Olu71544Agboola

@elonmusk Now you can actually build real software from anywhere with always-on cloud agents or remote desktop control. This is how we make coding truly mobile and accessible.

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Beff (e/acc)@beffjezos

@elonmusk @wholemars Tired: posting on the throne Wired: coding on the throne

Elon Musk@elonmusk

Cursor for iOS!

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