mobile-use vs Mobile Device MCP
mobile-use is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by microsoft. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Copilot CLI: github/awesome-copilot). Mobile Device MCP is an MCP server published by srmorete. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-11-12. This pair was picked by a reader, not by our comparison rule, so search engines are asked not to index the page.
Where each is published
| Marketplace |  mobile-use |  Mobile Device MCP |
|---|---|---|
| Copilot CLI: github/awesome-copilot | Listed Version: 0.1.0 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 0 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Official MCP Registry | Not listed | Listed Version: 0.1.10 Downloads/month (npm): 396 Downloads/week (npm): 95 Forks (GitHub): 2 Stars (GitHub): 53 Not marked · First seen |
Each figure is the marketplace's own and is never added up across marketplaces. A marketplace that publishes no figure shows none: no number is not zero.
The facts side by side
| Fact | mobile-use | Mobile Device MCP |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it | 1 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 0 (worse) | 53 (better) |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 0 (worse) | 2 (better) |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | Installs as a plugin bundle | On your machine (@srmorete/mobile-device-mcp) |
| Transport (differs) | Not stated | stdio |
| Tools it declares | Not published | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for | Not published | Not published |
| Licence (differs) | MIT | Not stated |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/microsoft/mobile-use | github.com/srmorete/mobile-device-mcp |
| Changes in the last 7 days (differs) | 2 | 0 |
| First seen (differs) | 2026-11-09 | 2026-10-11 |
Lines where the two differ have a tinted background and bold values. Where the data itself says which value is better (more marketplaces, a larger figure of the same marketplace, a fresher release, a verified mark on a marketplace that lists both), the better one is also marked green with ▲ and the worse one red with ▼. Where it runs, the transport, the tools, the settings, hooks, the bundle's parts, the licence and the week's changes are marked only as different: more or fewer is not better in itself.
What each says it does
mobile-use
Observe and interact with explicitly selected real Android devices over authorized USB or paired wireless ADB.
Mobile Device MCP
Control iOS and Android devices with multi-device and seamless Native/WebView support.
How to run each
mobile-use
No data for an automatic command: what its marketplaces declare does not say unambiguously how to connect it.
Mobile Device MCP As a local MCP server: npm package
claude mcp add --transport stdio mobile-device-mcp -- npx -y @srmorete/mobile-device-mcpCommands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Tools each declares
Neither one's marketplaces publish a list of tools, so there is nothing to compare.
Settings each asks for
Neither one's marketplaces publish the settings it asks for.
What it can do: mobile-use · What it can do: Mobile Device MCP · Compare two other plugins
Data comes from the public marketplace file https://github.com/github/awesome-copilot/blob/HEAD/.github/plugin/marketplace.json. Data comes from the Official MCP Registry (registry.modelcontextprotocol.io), CC0 1.0. Figures come from our own regular passes over the marketplaces, last read on . We publish no contact details for plugin publishers.