v0.1.5
Chat
Keep the thread going.
Use your paired machine when it is there. Keep the thread moving when it is not, with the same RoachClaw posture and clear account boundaries.
RoachNet iOS
RoachNet in your pocket.
RoachClaw first. Vault reads, runtime checks, app queues, and RoachAtlas GPS stay close without pretending the phone should be the desktop. Control in your pocket, not the whole desk.
Unsigned IPA for SideStore or AltStore. Pair it when you want. Cached reads stay useful when the Mac is asleep or the network drops.
Screens
Chat first. The rest stays one tap away.
One companion shell for chat, vault reads, app queues, runtime checks, and local GPS handoff. Same posture as the desktop lane. Pocket-sized, not toy-sized.
v0.1.5
v0.1.5
Apps
Queue packs from anywhere.
Browse packs, queue installs, and hand them to the Mac when the bridge comes back. Field shopping, but for files you actually asked for.
v0.1.5
Runtime
Check the desktop fast.
See what is live, what is downloading, what needs attention, and whether the RoachAtlas GPS bridge is actually feeding the Mac.
v0.1.5
Vault
Read the shelf without opening the shell.
Vault shelf cards, map and education pack summaries, archive reads, and media/document handoff on your phone, still readable when the bridge drops.
What’s in 0.1.5
Small companion. Real utility.
The companion opens quicker, pairs faster, and adds a local GPS bridge for RoachAtlas. Small app, actual job.
Built for the moments when you are not at the desk.
It stays chat-first, keeps runtime state readable, and mirrors the desktop shell closely enough that handoff feels familiar.
Cached state on launch. Opens where you left it instead of starting from a blank page.
Each device gets its own signed peer token. Revoke one without touching the others.
Scan the QR from the Mac. No typing a 32-character token into a phone keyboard.
Sync state, folder health, linked devices. Same view as chat and installs.
Start the iPhone BLE advertiser only when you need it. Location stays local to the paired desktop receiver.
When the Mac goes dark, cached runtime, vault state, and RoachBrain summaries still give you something useful.
Save apps, see recents, queue sends. Useful when you are not at your desk and still somehow doing desk things.
Install
SideStore and AltStore, with the routes labeled.
Add the shared source or use the IPA. Same build, two clean sideload lanes.
Add the source, or hand SideStore the IPA directly.
Both routes land the same companion build. The source is cleaner. The IPA is there when you need the direct file.
Add the RoachNet source in SideStore, or download the IPA and share it to SideStore to install.
Open this page on your iPhone or iPad, or AirDrop the IPA first.
Add the RoachNet source to SideStore.
Install RoachNetiOS from the source or fall back to the IPA.
Sign and install. Open RoachNetiOS and pair your Mac.
Use the same RoachNet source in AltStore.
The shared AltSource points at the current unsigned IPA and keeps the source repo in one place, where future-you can find it.
Add the same RoachNet source in AltStore, or download the IPA and import it from Files.
Open this page on your iPhone or iPad, or AirDrop the IPA first.
Install AltStore and keep AltServer available on your Mac.
Add the RoachNet source URL, then install RoachNetiOS from AltStore.
Refresh before the signing window expires. Pair the Mac after first launch.
Pairing
Pair once. Keep the phone useful.
The desktop still owns the models, vault, installs, and secure network host. The phone stays quick because it is a companion, not a second desktop.
Point the phone at the alias or scan the QR.
The secure bridge belongs to the desktop runtime. The phone just needs a fast path in and a clean fallback when the machine goes dark.
https://roachnet.roachtail is the front door.