I'm going to give you the comparison I couldn't find when I was choosing.

Most "Claude Code vs Cursor" articles are either vibe-based or benchmarks that don't match solo indie dev workflows. I wanted something grounded in an actual multi-product project: 4 iOS apps, 5 distribution surfaces, 11 public repos, CI/CD across all of them.

So I spent 14 days building exactly that — exclusively with Claude Code Pro — while having used Cursor previously for frontend work. This is my honest breakdown.

Upfront disclaimer : I'm not paid by Anthropic or Cursor. I pay $20/mo for both (at different points). All numbers are from my actual project.

The setup

Project : autoapp — 4 iOS apps (SwiftUI, StoreKit 2, Privacy Manifest), TestFlight + App Store pipeline, 1 Gumroad product, 1 Chrome extension, 1 VSCode extension, 1 WeChat miniprogram.

Duration : 14 days of productive work (not calendar days — actual tracked hours).

Tools : Claude Code Pro ($20/mo) for the 14-day sprint.…