Comparison - Multitasking terminal for agents

Winy vs crystl

crystl is a terminal built around projects and agent sessions; Winy is a canvas notebook with the agents on the board.

crystl is a native macOS terminal for running many AI coding agents at once, where each project is a gem, each terminal session is a shard, and approvals pop up as floating cards you can answer without switching projects.

Winy is a native infinite-canvas notebook for Mac, iPad and iPhone, where real agent sessions like Claude Code and Codex sit on the board as live cards beside your notes, ink and images.

Both help you watch many agents at once on a Mac with an iPhone in your pocket, but crystl is a terminal with orchestration, worktrees and scheduling, and Winy is a board you think on.

At a glance

Question	Winy	crystl
What it is	A canvas notebook where agent sessions are cards	A multitasking macOS terminal for AI coding agents
Which agents	Claude Code, Codex, any CLI	Claude Code, Codex, Antigravity CLI first-class; any CLI runs
Layout	Cards on an infinite canvas	Project gems in a rail, session shards, split view
Approvals	Claude Code pickers shown as buttons on the card	Floating cards, color-coded by project
Isolation per agent	Not built in; you choose the folder	Optional worktree and branch per shard
Orchestration	A command bar per card, with verbs a script can use	Agent teams, schedules and multi-step sequences
Notes and sketches	Text, notes, ink, arrows and images on the board	Markdown editor and a task list shared with agents
Phone and tablet	The same board on iPad and iPhone	iPhone app to approve, check on and spawn agents
Price	Early access, join the waitlist	Free; Guild membership $170/year

Which one is for you

Choose crystl if

You want a full terminal that also understands agents, with floating approval cards and an activity panel across many projects.
You run several agents on one repo and want each in its own worktree and branch.
You want agents on a schedule, multi-step sequences, or agent teams that coordinate workers.
You want it free to start, with a paid tier for orchestration and scheduling.

Choose Winy if

You think visually and want your notes, arrows and Pencil ink on the same board as the agents, visible to them.
You want to read a Claude Code agent as a conversation instead of a pane of terminal text.
You want the whole board, agent cards included, on your iPad and iPhone, with local-first sync over your own network and no cloud holding your notes.
You want Winy to attach to Claude Code sessions already running in your own terminal.

Questions

What is crystl?

crystl is a native macOS terminal built for running several AI coding agents at once. Projects are gems, sessions are shards, and approvals and questions show up as floating cards.

Is crystl free?

crystl has a free plan that includes parallel sessions, isolated shards and floating cards. The Guild plan is $170 a year and adds agent orchestration, unlimited scheduling and iPhone access from anywhere.

Does crystl run on Windows or iPad?

No. crystl is macOS only, with a companion iPhone app. Winy runs on Mac, iPad and iPhone, with the same board on each.

Is Winy a crystl alternative?

For seeing and steering many agents at once, yes, from a different direction. crystl is a terminal with orchestration and worktrees; Winy puts each session on a canvas next to your notes.

Thinking is Winning