mobile-use vs UIAutomator2 MCP Server
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). UIAutomator2 MCP Server is an MCP server published by tanbro. Marketplaces we read that list it: 2 (Official MCP Registry, PyPI (MCP servers)). 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 |  UIAutomator2 MCP Server |
|---|---|---|
| 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: 0.3.3 Downloads/month (PyPI): 314 Downloads/week (PyPI): 149 Not marked · First seen |
| PyPI (MCP servers) | Not listed | Listed Version: 0.4.1 Downloads/month (PyPI): 314 Downloads/week (PyPI): 149 Forks (GitHub): 12 Stars (GitHub): 55 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 | UIAutomator2 MCP Server |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it (differs) | 1 (worse) | 2 (better) |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 0 (worse) | 55 (better) |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 0 (worse) | 12 (better) |
| Last release (differs) | Not published | 2026-10-25 |
| Where it runs (differs) | Installs as a plugin bundle | On your machine (uiautomator2-mcp-server) |
| Transport (differs) | Not stated | stdio |
| Tools it declares | Not published | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for | Not published | Not published |
| Licence (differs) | MIT | Apache-2.0 |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/microsoft/mobile-use | github.com/tanbro/uiautomator2-mcp-server |
| 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.
UIAutomator2 MCP Server
Android mobile automation with uiautomator2. AI bot for taps, swipes, apps, XPath testing, RPA.
How to run each
mobile-use
No data for an automatic command: what its marketplaces declare does not say unambiguously how to connect it.
UIAutomator2 MCP Server As a local MCP server: PyPI package
claude mcp add --transport stdio uiautomator2-mcp-server -- uvx uiautomator2-mcp-server stdioCommands 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: UIAutomator2 MCP Server · 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. Package data comes from the Python Package Index (pypi.org). Figures come from our own regular passes over the marketplaces, last read on . We publish no contact details for plugin publishers.