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AI-Native iOS Dev Platform

Code it. Run it. Test it.

The secure AI infrastructure layer that lets AI tap, type, swipe, and debug iOS apps from anywhere.that lets your AI (or you) tap, type, swipe, and debug a real iOS app from anywhere. It operates across the entire developer lifecycle.

Works on any React Native app — no testIDs, no SDK, no app changes.

Any React Native app. No testIDs. No SDK.

npm install -g @metroremote/cli

Works with Claude, Cursor, and Codex. Any bare React Native or Expo bare workflow project. No Mac? Cloud builds launch with Pro as a paid add-on (from $2/build).

Terminal

$ npm install -g @metroremote/cli

✓ Installed

$ metro-remote setup

✓ Project detected

✓ System requirements met

✓ Logged in via GitHub

✓ Tunnel provisioned

✓ App patched

Scan QR code with the Metro Remote app on iPhone (auto-imports and toggles ON)

Clean build in Xcode (Cmd+Shift+K, Cmd+R)

✓ Setup complete!

$ metro-remote start

✓ Tunnel active

✓ Device connected

✓ Metro running

Metro Remote is running!

Dashboard

Manage tunnels, devices, and billing in one place.

Real-time relay status, connected devices, AI tool calls. Rotate keys, add devices, change plans in seconds.

metroremote.dev/dashboard

Metro Remote dashboard showing relay status, connected devices, AI tool calls, and device management

AI Device Control · UK patent pending

Give Your AI Hands and Eyes on a Real iPhone

Tap, scroll, type, and debug your app on a real iPhone. Your AI drives it — you watch. Works on any React Native app with zero instrumentation: no testIDs, no SDK, no app changes.

Claude Code

> "Test the login flow and verify the dashboard loads"

metro_remote_run [8 steps]

✓ tap "Sign In" - Screen: Login

✓ type "user@example.com" - Email field

✓ type "password" - Password field

✓ tap "Login" - Screen: Dashboard (1.8s)

✓ scroll down - 500px

✓ tap "Profile" - Screen: Profile

✓ elements - 47 found

✓ wireframe - screen layout mapped

Run completed (8 steps, 3.4s)

AI tools built in

200

Actions per batch call

Config required

Works with Claude, Cursor, and Codex.

Learn more about AI Device Automation →

The Problem

Without Metro Remote

Metro only works on same WiFi or USB cable
Coffee shop? Hotel? Corporate firewall? Development stops.
Xcode builds require USB to deploy
Source code and dev logs sent as plain HTTP - anyone on your WiFi can read them
React Native 0.77+ removed console.log from your terminal
Your AI writes code but can't see or test your app on the device

With Metro Remote

✓ Hot reload from anywhere - no cable, no same WiFi, even over 5G
✓ Works through corporate firewalls, hotel WiFi, any network
✓ Native Xcode rebuilds, installed to your phone over the tunnel Beta
✓ Encrypted in transit — we don't read, log, or inspect your traffic
✓ Console logs stream to your terminal in real-time - fixes RN 0.77+
✓ Your AI can tap, swipe, type, and debug your app on the real device
✓ Works with any React Native project - if hot reload works locally, it works remotely

How It Works

Your Mac

Metro bundler

Encrypted Relay

Secure connection

Your iPhone

Real device

Only dev traffic goes through the encrypted relay. Everything else on your phone goes direct - browsing, apps, streaming are untouched.

Three Products in One

To our knowledge, each one solves a problem nothing else can. You get all three.

⚡

Remote Hot Reload

Metro hot reload through an encrypted tunnel. Change a .tsx file, see it on your phone in ~100ms. From anywhere.

~95% of your development time

AI Device Automation

Your AI can tap, swipe, type, and debug your app on a real device. 27 tools for Claude, Cursor, and Codex. Zero app changes needed.

To our knowledge, nothing else does this

🚀

Beta

OTA App Deploy

Build, sign, and deploy your app to any tester's iPhone over the air. No TestFlight, no cables, no Apple review queue. One command.

Skip TestFlight entirely

React Native Killed console.log

We Brought It Back.

React Native 0.77+ removed console.log from your Metro terminal. Metro Remote restores it automatically -streamed to your Mac in real-time, even over 5G.

metro-remote logs --tail

LOG App started -connecting to API...

LOG Auth token valid, user authenticated

WARN Deprecated prop "onPress" in Button.tsx:42

LOG Fetching /api/projects -200 OK (34ms)

ERR TypeError: Cannot read property "name" of undefined

LOG > at ProjectList.tsx:18

LOG Retrying with fallback data...

Works on React Native 0.77+. Zero code changes needed.

Deploy to Testers in Seconds Beta

One command builds your app, signs it, and sends an install link to any iPhone. No TestFlight wait. No USB cable. No App Store review.

30+ min

TestFlight (build + review + install)

seconds

Metro Remote (cached builds)

Terminal

$ metro-remote deploy --ota

✓ Building with xcodebuild...

✓ Build succeeded

✓ IPA packaged

✓ Uploaded to deploy server

Install link: https://metroremote.dev/deploy/abc123

Link expires in 30 minutes

Build

Full xcodebuild archive on your Mac

Package

Dev-signed IPA, ready to install

Install

Tester taps a link, app installs OTA

Add Any Tester's iPhone in 30 Seconds Beta

No cables. No asking testers for their UDID. One QR code does everything.

📲

Scan

Tester opens a link on their iPhone

🔑

Collect

Device ID collected automatically

✅

Auto-registered with Apple Developer

🚀

Deploy

App builds and installs automatically

One command: metro-remote invite

8 Things Nothing Else Can Do

To our knowledge, Metro Remote is the only tool that does all of these.

01Beta

Native Builds, Delivered Over Cellular

Build natively on your Mac, then install to your phone over cellular — the rebuilt app rides the tunnel. Change Swift code, add CocoaPods. (No Mac? Cloud builds launch with Pro as a $2/build paid add-on.)

AI Taps, Swipes, and Tests

Your AI can interact with your running app on a real device. 27 tools for Claude, Cursor, and Codex. Zero app changes needed.

Console Logs Restored

React Native 0.77+ removed console.log from your terminal. Metro Remote brings it back - streamed in real-time, even over 5G.

One Command Setup

metro-remote setup. That's it. Provisions your tunnel, patches your app, generates a QR code. Done in under 60 seconds.

Stays Connected

Switch from WiFi to cellular and back - your session usually stays alive across the transition. If hot reload stalls, shake to Reload.

Multi-Device Testing

Connect multiple iPhones and iPads simultaneously. Test on different screen sizes and OS versions at once.

Your Real Device

Not a simulator. Not a cloud VM. Your actual iPhone on your actual network. Find real-world bugs that emulators miss.

Switch Projects Instantly

cd to another project and run start. Tunnel stays up, Metro switches, no re-setup needed. Test multiple apps in one session.

The Full CLI

Everything you need. Nothing you don't.

Terminal

metro-remote loginAuthenticate via GitHub in your browser

metro-remote setupProvision tunnel, patch app, generate QR

metro-remote startStart tunnel + Metro bundler

metro-remote stopStop tunnel + Metro bundler

metro-remote deployBuild and deploy to device over the air (OTA)

metro-remote statusCheck tunnel & device status

metro-remote doctorDiagnose issues, check system requirements

metro-remote logsView, export, or tail logs

metro-remote rewireRe-patch app after git checkout or RN upgrade

metro-remote rotate-keysGenerate new tunnel keys

metro-remote inviteCollect device UDIDs remotely via QR

metro-remote setup-appleConnect Apple Developer for auto-registration

metro-remote billingOpen Stripe billing portal

metro-remote uninstallRemove all changes and clean up

Built For Real Developers

If you build React Native apps on iOS, this is for you.

💻

Solo Developers

Code from the couch, a cafe, or another room. Your phone doesn't need to be next to your Mac.

🌎

Remote Teams

Developers in different cities or countries. Test on real devices without shipping hardware around.

🏢

Agencies

Send ad-hoc builds to registered test devices without TestFlight. One command, one link, one tap to install.

🔒

Security-Conscious

Your source code is sent as plain HTTP by default. Metro Remote encrypts everything. Work safely on any network.

How We Compare

Built specifically for React Native remote development — to our knowledge, no competitor combines all of this.

Feature comparison between Metro Remote and alternatives
Feature	Metro Remote	Expo Tunnel	ngrok	Tailscale	BrowserStack
AI Device Automation	27 tools	×	×	×	×
5G Hot Reload	~100ms	Limited	Manual	Manual	×
Remote Xcode Builds (local Mac)	✓	×	×	×	×
Cloud Builds (no Mac, $2/build add-on) Coming	Add-on	×	×	×	×
OTA Deploy Beta	✓	×	×	×	×
Per-customer isolation	Per-tenant kernel isolation	Shared subdomain	Shared proxy	Shared network	Shared
Survives WiFi-to-5G switch	Near-seamless	×	×	Manual	×
Multi-Device	✓	Limited	×	Manual	✓
One-Command Setup	✓	Expo only	×	×	×
Doesn't slow your phone	✓	×	×	Split-tunnel	×

More Secure Than Normal Metro

Every data flow is encrypted and authenticated. Tunnel traffic, API calls, deploys, login - all of it.

Security comparison between normal Metro and Metro Remote
Feature	Normal Metro	Metro Remote
Encryption	None (plain HTTP)	Encrypted in transit
Source visibility	Anyone on WiFi	Only you
Coffee shop risk	HIGH	Negligible
MITM attack	Possible	Prevented
Device auth	None	Cryptographic

Encrypted in transit. We don't read, log, or inspect your traffic.

Web Dashboard

Manage your account, view deploy history, and upgrade your plan - all from the browser.

Account & Billing

View your plan, API keys, and subscription status. Upgrade or manage billing with one click.

Deploy History

See recent OTA deploys with status tracking - ready, downloading, installed, or expired. Share install links.

Device Management

Add and remove devices, view live connection status, and rotate tunnel keys with a new QR code.

GitHub Login

Your Daily Workflow

Set up once. Then it's three steps every day.

Start + Toggle

Run metro-remote start on your Mac, toggle Metro Remote on your iPhone.

Code Normally

Write code, hot reload, run Xcode builds. Everything works exactly like it does on local WiFi.

Stop When Done

Run metro-remote stop or just close the terminal. That's it.

Works With Your Existing Project

Metro Remote doesn't change your code, your build system, or your workflow. It patches a small number of project files (AppDelegate, Podfile, index.js, Xcode env) and everything else stays exactly the same.

Bare React Native

Any version 0.70+

Expo Bare Workflow

Ejected / prebuild

CocoaPods

Native modules work

TypeScript / JS

Hot reload on both

Set Up Once. Works Until You Change It.

Install once with npm install -g @metroremote/cli, then run metro-remote setup. Scan a QR code, rebuild in Xcode once. After that, your tunnel config is saved on your Mac and your iPhone. There is nothing to re-configure, no tokens that expire, no sessions that time out.

<5min

One-time setup

1 tap

Daily reconnect

None

Daily maintenance

System Requirements

Mac (Development Machine)

✓ macOS 12+ (Monterey or later)
✓ Node.js 18+
✓ Xcode 15+ (for native builds)
✓ Tunnel tools (auto-installed)

iPhone (Test Device)

✓ iOS 15+ (iPhone 8 or later)
✓ Metro Remote app (free on App Store)
✓ WiFi or cellular connection
✓ Camera (to scan QR code once)

Frequently Asked Questions

Does this replace Expo?

No. Metro Remote works alongside Expo bare workflow (ejected/prebuild with an ios/ directory) or standalone React Native. It doesn't change how you build - it changes where you can build from. Note: Expo managed workflow (no ios/ directory) is not supported - use Expo's built-in dev client instead.

Is my source code sent through your servers?

Your traffic passes through an encrypted tunnel via our relay. Each connection is encrypted in transit with credentials unique to your account. The relay does not store, log, or inspect your traffic.

Does it work on Android?

Not yet - iOS only for now. Android support is on the roadmap.

What happens if my internet drops?

The tunnel handles network transitions smoothly. Switch from WiFi to cellular, walk out of range, reconnect - the tunnel usually picks up exactly where it left off. If hot reload stalls after a switch, shake your device and tap Reload.

How much bandwidth does it use?

Only Metro dev traffic goes through the tunnel. Normal phone usage (browsing, apps, streaming) goes direct. A typical hot reload is a few KB. Even a full Xcode build is only 50-100MB.

My app crashes on launch - what's going on?

Make sure Metro Remote is toggled ON on your iPhone before opening the app. Metro Remote patches your app to load the JavaScript bundle through an encrypted tunnel. If the tunnel is off, the app can't reach Metro and will crash. This is by design - your dev traffic only flows over a secure, encrypted connection. Just toggle Metro Remote on and reopen the app.

Can I deploy to a device that's never been connected to my Mac?

Yes. One command handles everything -device registration, provisioning, and deployment. The device doesn't need Xcode, a USB cable, or physical access to your Mac. It can be anywhere in the world on any network.

Does hot reload work over 5G / cellular?

Yes. The encrypted tunnel works over any connection: WiFi, 5G, LTE, even tethering. Edit code on your Mac, save, and the app updates on the iPhone instantly regardless of what network it's on. Switch from WiFi to 5G mid-session and the tunnel usually reconnects on its own — if hot reload stalls, shake the device and tap Reload. Logs stream back to your terminal in real-time over the encrypted tunnel too.

How does OTA deploy work? Beta

Run metro-remote deploy --ota and Metro Remote runs a full xcodebuild archive, signs the IPA with your certificate, uploads it to our server, and gives you an install link. Testers tap the link on their iPhone and the app installs instantly. No TestFlight, no cables, no Apple review. Links expire after 30 minutes for security. Beta: some apps with custom CocoaPods build scripts (Firebase, WebRTC, gRPC) may need a one-time build in Xcode before the first OTA deploy. After that, Metro Remote handles all subsequent builds automatically.

Do testers need to be on my WiFi?

No. OTA deploy links work from anywhere - testers just need an internet connection and their device UDID registered in your Apple Developer provisioning profile. They tap the link, the app installs. They can be on the other side of the world.

Is my source code safe?

Yes. Your code is encrypted in transit and we don't read, log, or inspect it. The tunnel rides through most network transitions and usually survives WiFi-to-cellular handoffs. Use Metro Remote on coffee-shop WiFi, hotel networks, or hostile cellular. Your dev traffic isn't exposed on the local network.

Does it slow down my phone?

No. Only your dev traffic uses the encrypted connection. Browsing, streaming, apps, and everything else on your phone goes direct through your normal connection. You won't notice any difference.

Is there a web dashboard?

Yes. Log in at metroremote.dev to manage your account, view recent OTA deploys with live status tracking, manage devices, rotate keys, and upgrade your plan. Sign in with GitHub.

Can I use it with multiple React Native projects?

Yes. One tunnel works across all your projects. Just cd to another project folder and run metro-remote start -it auto-detects the new project, patches the AppDelegate, and switches Metro. Tunnel stays up, no QR rescan needed. Same tunnel, same device config, different app.

Are the QR codes secure?

QR codes contain sensitive credentials and should be treated like passwords. They're displayed once during setup and not saved to disk. Each QR is unique to one device. Run metro-remote rotate-keys to regenerate if needed.