Cursor is one of the original AI code editors (2023 was a long time ago!) and has stood the test of time. It's a VS Code fork, which was key for me. I lean on @VS Code extensions and custom shortcuts. I was able to keep all of them (there is a migration assistant) when moving over to Cursor.
Cursor is very much an editor for looking at code as opposed to a vibe coding tool like @v0 by Vercel. My typical modes of using cursor are:
Describe a feature or a bug using Agent mode in the right sidebar.
Review diff + use AI autocomplete in editor.
I review every line of code an agent outputs. And I find myself editing code quite a bit. The agent still outputs code that is too verbose and, sometimes, not maintainable.
The price is nice too. $20/month is very reasonable.
Cursor for iOS
Hey all! I'm Chris, Mobile Lead at Cursor, excited to hear what you think of our new app. We'll be around to answer questions throughout the day!
@cbrauchli I really hope you announce the Android version very soon
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@ayoub3bidi Android is planned. :)
Voice input from the phone sounds useful, but I’d be nervous sending a messy spoken prompt straight to an agent. Does Cursor turn it into an editable brief first, or does the agent start from the raw voice request?
Cursor for iOS
@novamaker01 You get editable text from your voice request first! Allows you to edit any of the text before you send to the agent.
This is a really helpful update! I used Cursor on my computer, and I really like how efficient it is; it saved a lot of time for me. The ios version can definitely help me to continue working when I step away from the computer. I can manually review it on my phone, but when I go back to desk, will it automatically pick up what I did on my phone, and synchronous message history?
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@xinrui1 Yes it will! You'll see your full message history, PRs, and prompts from all Cursor surfaces
The mobile part I keep thinking about is the review step. Kicking off agents from a phone is easy, but merging on the go means approving diffs on a screen where you can't really read a diff, and every time we've moved approvals to a phone people start rubber-stamping. So the agent's summary of what it changed becomes the real gate, not the diff. Does the app surface anything risk-ranked, like this touched auth or deleted tests, or is review just scrolling the raw changes?
Can I switch seamlessly between an agent running in the cloud and one running on my local machine, or do they have separate workflows?
Congrats on the iOS launch! 🚀
The most useful part for me is not full coding on mobile, but starting agents, checking progress, and reviewing work while away from the laptop.
Curious how Cursor handles mobile review safety. Does it highlight risky changes like auth, payments, database migrations, or deleted tests before someone approves or merges from a small screen?
The mobile angle for coding agents is interesting, especially with Cursor already being associated with dev workflows. How much of the iOS experience is meant for actually editing code versus steering an agent through prompts, reviews, and approvals? I’d also be curious whether the app is optimized for existing projects or if it supports starting lightweight tasks from scratch while on the go.