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Phonebox

Runs cloud Android devices that an agent can see, tap, type into and park when idle, billed per second.

Free plan · From $0.06 per useActively maintained

At a glanceswept Oct 14, 2026

364 installs/mo

Emerging

For
Developers and AI agents that need to see and control Android apps in the cloud
Price
Free plan · From $0.06 per usepricing page, read Oct 15, 2026
Activity
Actively maintainedrelease 11 days ago · site updated 13 days ago
Company
Steelworks Software LLC · Domain since 2026privacy policy · domain registered
Runs as
APISDK
Used for
  • Open an app on a cloud phone and click through its screens
  • Sign in to apps that have no API
  • Install apps and move files on an Android device
read off phonebox.dev on Oct 15, 2026
Worth knowingcomputed from what we read · each with its source
Pricingpricing page, read Oct 15, 2026

Free plan · From $0.06 per use

Your datawhat they publish, each line with its page · read Oct 15, 2026

“We do not sell Google profile data, use it for advertising or use it to train AI models.”

privacy policy ↗

These are Phonebox's own statements, read from its pages. We did not audit them. A line that is missing was not found on the pages we read; it does not mean the practice is absent.

How a program reaches itfound, not claimed · read Oct 15, 2026
  • MCP serverdev.phonebox/phoneboxverified in the MCP registry
  • Stateanswers, requires sign-inchecked 2026-10-15
  • Address to connectphonebox.dev/mcp
  • OpenAPI spec34 pathsthe spec ↗

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Each line is something a program found when it went looking: the registry entry, the server's own answer, a spec that parses. A missing line means we did not find it, not that it does not exist.

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  • What is Phonebox?

    Runs cloud Android devices that an agent can see, tap, type into and park when idle, billed per second. It is listed in the Atlas under Developer tools and made by Steelworks Software LLC.

  • Who is Phonebox for?

    Developers and AI agents that need to see and control Android apps in the cloud

  • How much does Phonebox cost?

    Phonebox has a free plan; paid plans start at $0.06 per use, per its pricing page on 2026-10-15.

  • Is Phonebox free?

    Yes, Phonebox has a free plan, per its pricing page on 2026-10-15.

  • Do people use Phonebox?

    Emerging: 364 installs/mo (npm).

  • Is Phonebox still maintained?

    Actively maintained: release 11 days ago · site updated 13 days ago.

  • Who owns Phonebox?

    Phonebox is run by Steelworks Software LLC, per its privacy policy (2026-10-15).

  • Does Phonebox train AI on your data?

    No, per its privacy policy (2026-10-15): “We do not sell Google profile data, use it for advertising or use it to train AI models.”

  • Is Phonebox safe?

    We do not audit vendors. What Phonebox publishes, read 2026-10-15: on training with your data, “We do not sell Google profile data, use it for advertising or use it to train AI models.”.

  • What are alternatives to Phonebox?

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