Hunk vs Orca (2026): Which Vibe Coding App Is Better?

Both are popular terminal coding agents. Here is how Hunk and Orca stack up on price, strengths and weaknesses, and which one we would pick.

Hunk

Terminal diff viewer built for reviewing multi-file changes made by AI coding agents

7.0 /10

Pricing: Open source

Pros

Purpose-built review UI for agent-generated diffs: multi-file review stream, inline agent annotations, split/unified/auto layouts, watch mode
Works as a Git pager/difftool and auto-detects Jujutsu and Sapling too, not just Git
Actively maintained (MIT, 9.3k stars, 305 forks, 876 commits) with an extension system and community Discord

Cons

Doesn't map cleanly onto any single existing app category here — it's a review/viewer tool for agent output, not an agent, editor, app-builder, or cloud agent i
No dated "last commit" was visible in the fetched page, so exact recent-activity cadence couldn't be confirmed beyond the commit count

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Orca

An ADE for running fleets of coding agents in parallel worktrees, from desktop or mobile

8.0 /10

Pricing: Open source

Pros

Runs multiple coding agents in parallel isolated worktrees with diff comparison
Free, open source (MIT), backed by Y Combinator
Mobile companion apps for monitoring/steering agents remotely

Cons

No hosted/managed tier documented — you bring your own agent subscriptions
Extremely fast recent star growth is worth watching, even though the activity looks organic

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Hunk vs Orca at a glance

	Hunk	Orca
Editor score	7.0 / 10	8.0 / 10
Pricing model	Open source	Open source
Starting price	Free	Free
Reader upvotes	0	0
Best for	diff-viewer, code-review, terminal-ui	ade, parallel-agents, claude-code
Agent Skills support	No	No
Subagents support	No	No
MCP support	No	No
AGENTS.md support	No	No
Plugins support	No	No
Hooks support	No	No
Rules support	No	No
Agent skills in this directory	0	0
Subagents & agents in this directory	3	3
MCP servers in this directory	0	0

Our pick

Orca edges it with a score of 8.0 versus 7.0. Orca is the better fit if you value: runs multiple coding agents in parallel isolated worktrees with diff comparison, free, open source (mit), backed by y combinator. Choose Hunk instead if you need: purpose-built review ui for agent-generated diffs: multi-file review stream, inline agent annotations, split/unified/auto layouts, watch mode, works as a git pager/difftool and auto-detects jujutsu and sapling too, not just git.