Android Viewer vs Argent
Android Viewer is an MCP server published by acertijosapps. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). Argent is an MCP server published by software-mansion. 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 |  Android Viewer |  Argent |
|---|---|---|
| Official MCP Registry | Listed Version: 1.0.2 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 0 Not marked · First seen |
Listed Version: 0.19.0 Downloads/month (npm): 529 754 Downloads/week (npm): 148 120 Forks (GitHub): 154 Stars (GitHub): 3 187 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 | Android Viewer | Argent |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it | 1 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 0 (worse) | 3 187 (better) |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 0 (worse) | 154 (better) |
| Last release (differs) | 2026-11-03 | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | On your machine (@acertijosapps/android-viewer) | On your machine (@swmansion/argent) |
| Transport | stdio | stdio |
| Tools it declares | Not published | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for (differs) | 2, secrets among them: 0 | Not published |
| Licence | Not stated | Not stated |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/acertijosapps/android-viewer | github.com/software-mansion/argent |
| Changes in the last 7 days | 0 | 0 |
| First seen (differs) | 2026-11-02 | 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
Android Viewer
Drive Android emulators: screenshots, taps, swipes, keys, text, rotation and foldable postures.
Argent
Drive iOS Simulators, Android emulators, TVs and Electron/web apps from your coding agent
How to run each
Android Viewer As a local MCP server: npm package
claude mcp add --transport stdio android-viewer -- npx -y @acertijosapps/android-viewer mcpArgent As a local MCP server: npm package
claude mcp add --transport stdio argent -- npx -y @swmansion/argent 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
The marketplaces of Argent publish no settings it asks for, so we do not compare settings.
What it can do: Android Viewer · What it can do: Argent · Compare two other plugins
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.