Blink Shell, Build & Code Reviews: Is It Legit?

Customer Experience

Positive experience36.8% of reviews
Neutral2.3% of reviews
Negative experience60.9% of reviews

~ Based on 348 written reviews from the US App Store.

Is Blink Shell, Build & Code Safe?

Blink Shell, Build & Code has mixed safety signals based on user ratings. AppsHunter Safety Score for Blink Shell, Build & Code is 63/100.

This assessment is based on 421 user ratings, with an App Store average of 3.1/5.

Safety Analysis

51.7% of ratings point to a safe experience
2.6% of ratings suggest some concerns
45.7% of ratings point to a risky experience

~ Based on 418 App Store ratings for Blink Shell, Build & Code.

Is Blink Shell, Build & Code Legit?

Blink Shell, Build & Code appears to be a legitimate app. AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for Blink Shell, Build & Code is 83/100.

Based on 83 of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.

Top reviews

Terrible compatibility

ANSI, VT220, xterm terminal emulation fails with corrupted screens even in simple stuff like top, control-c kills the entire connection instead of sending interrupt, that was enough for me, canceled subscription. One of the worst term emulators I’ve seen and that is saying something.

Excellent remote shell and terminal networking tools

This is the best ssh, terminal, ping, etc tools set I’ve used on iPad. Easy to use. Full features for everything I need to log in to my home machines (I connect via tailscale) and work remotely. It has saved me many times already when VNC has gone wonky or the network is too slow.

Cursor is bugged

Cursor is bugged

Subscription

There is a special place in hell for subscription apps

New release - regressions

The new rendering engine or session management appeared to have introduce quite a few regressions: long connected sessions don’t render and seem stuck after idle and when returning to the app. All the different sessions just basically got stuck and I found myself closing the tab and start over.

My terminal

Says it all.

Either love it or hate it? I loved it.

Based on the ratings, it seems that users either love or hate it. I am pleased with it, as it allows me to remotely open a terminal that is connected to my remote MacBook Pro. A terminal is not an interface for the faint-of-heart, but for more technically oriented users. It required some work on my MacBook Pro, though it was a breeze as ClaudeCode held my hand throughout the process. With this app now I can open a ClaudeCode terminal in my iPhone, or iPad, via SSH or MOSH, and work on it as if I was directly sitting in front my Mac. Worth $20/year in my opinion. Again: it requires some work on the Mac side. Based on the few reviews I read, seems to me, that those complaining either did not know how to set up the Mac side correctly, and/or do not want to pay for it. I have TailScale on my Mac, which made it easier though.
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The one you’re looking for

This thing basically works right every time without any unnecessary bells or whistles. The $20 annual was a no-brainer.

i

❤️❤️❤️

the best

Best in its class, can't live without it now

John

Great stuff

Deceptive

The description states, “Blink Shell Classic $0.00”. There is no “Classic” option. There is no “Free trial.” There is no $9.99 version. It is all a lie. You must pay $19.99 before you can get past the app’s initial screen. Blink on that.

I thought I could not copy long outputs to clipboard, but…

It would be nice to have a way to highlight and copy a long prompt, rather than pinch to zoom out.

Simply Amazing for a Developer

I’m running a software startup on top of a full time job. I’ve used every terminal under the sun for MacOS and this is truly the only one I feel at home on. It just works the way I the way I expect and love that it has it’s own shell that you use to connect or send commands. I love how mosh keeps things connected. When I go on lunch breaks or can get away from my day job for a few minutes I use my iPad via cellular/tailscale and have no hiccups. Being able to grab a lightweight device and complete 95% of what I can do with a MBP by connecting to my MBP is just amazing. The VSCode integration works well too however using neovim/tmux on the MacBook via Mosh is my preferred flow. The MacBook has to stay connected to peripherals required to validate my code changes and now I can work remote and don’t have to splurge on a higher end Mac mini or studio or carry a ton of stuff with me:)
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Says free trial.. rip off

It says it’s a free trial but it attempts to charge. Luckily all final transactions needs my approval via text otherwise instant denial. I do not recommend this app. Rip off and they are legit scamming and stealing. App Store shouldn’t allow this.

It was a good ride

I thought I bought it years ago, but now it means nothing and it locked me out with a pay wall. I understand the need to pay for development, but it could have been handled more gracefully.

Fixed all issues I had with Termius

This terminal does not have any of the occasional glitching that I would get with termius using nvim & tmux. Makes better use of space on my 11inch ipad. People complaining and downvoting due to the price are really making a disservice to the community, because the app is genuinely good. $20 a year is nothing for the amount of value offered.
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Equipo de blink

Tengo una pregunta.. a la aplicación se le puede instalar una IA con agentes.. si la respuesta es si me pueden decir como

It’s paid

This is paid version but you need to download it first to know.

Brilliant

Just works so well