# La Terminal: Mosh & SSH Client — SFTP, Files + AI Agent Remote

> Mobile SSH, Mosh, SFTP client with AI coding assistance and server monitoring. (iPhone/iPad app by Xibbon, Inc.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/la-terminal-mosh-and-ssh-client/id1629902861 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Xibbon, Inc](https://appshunter.io/developer/1625207138)
- Category: Developer Tools, Utilities
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Rating: 4.70/5 from 103 App Store ratings · 50 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 18.6 · 81 MB
- Languages: American English, Arabic, Bangla, Catalan, Czech, Danish, Dutch, French (France), German (Germany), Greek and 20 more
- Released: 2022-09-02
- Data updated: 2026-08-27
- Monetization: free with in-app purchases
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/la-terminal-mosh-and-ssh-client/id1629902861/reviews.md

## What is La Terminal?

Welcome to La Terminal, your mobile command center for AI coding agents.

Connect to OpenAI Codex, Claude Code, GitHub Copilot CLI, or OpenClaw from anywhere, with full SSH and Mosh support for resilient, always-on sessions.

More than just a simple command-line shell, La Terminal provides a fully-native, first-class touch experience for command-line hackers on iPhone and iPad.

Built on Open Source:
From the original developer of Midnight Commander, the open source visual file manager for Linux, La Terminal provides a comprehensive Xterm/DEC VT terminal emulator experience based on the popular open source SwiftTerm library with powerful client amenities for serious command-line aficionados.

Command Search:
Use Command Search to quickly find the command you are looking for. Search your own command history and our comprehensive workflow gallery to find and execute commands. Create and edit your own workflows for a variety of tasks, including running frequently used commands, automating a series of commands, or just tracking down a complex command that might be difficult to recall.

AI-powered assistant:
Get help writing Linux, Mac, or Windows terminal commands using plain English, such as “extract the name property inside the article element from a json file” or “list the most CPU consuming Kubernetes pods”.

Eye candy:
La Terminal sports a fully themeable experience accented with beautifully captivating live-effect backgrounds powered by Metal Performance Shaders.

Secure Enclave:
Your private keys are stored in the secure enclave so your private key can never be found in plain text.

Powerful status visualizations:
La Terminal’s resource monitoring tools put powerful CPU and memory use visualizations, as well as a native process explorer, right at your fingertips. Resource monitoring visualizations are accessible from the top of any connected terminal, and process explorer tools provide multiple views into CPU, memory, and disk utilization. Thumbnail snapshots show previews of connected hosts along with system load over time in the active Terminals view. Network monitoring plots data traffic on a world map to help you understand the sources and targets of connections to and from your connected hosts.

iCloud for everyone:
La Terminal makes it easy to switch between your iPhone, iPad, and Mac by syncing your settings and keys over iCloud - like magic!

Host platform aware:
Whether you’re managing a dozen Linux VMs on AWS or Azure, logging into zsh on your Mac desktop, or configuring your latest IoT Raspberry Pi project via bash, La Terminal provides the most productive experience possible on a mobile device. La Terminal is even Windows-aware to ensure PowerShell power users can enjoy a delightful ssh experience, too.

International support:
La Terminal delivers extensive support for international terminals, including rendering internationalized output as well as support for internationalized input methods from native iOS dictation and international keyboards.

La Terminal Pro features
- Complete SFTP File Manager
 - Upload, download and navigate remote filesystems with our native SFTP client.
 - Files can be uploaded or downloaded to the local device via the iOS Files app, or copied between remote hosts.
- Files app support
 - Access files on any configured La Terminal host using Apple’s Files app and other File Provider-enabled apps.
- SSH Agent Forwarding
 - Use locally configured keys to authorize connections when SSHing between remote hosts.
- All Live Backgrounds
 - Choose from our full library of GPU-accelerated Live Backgrounds to customize your terminal experience.

Terms of Service: https://la-terminal.net/la-terminal/terms-of-service
Privacy Policy: https://la-terminal.net/privacy-policy

## Key features

- SSH and Mosh support
- AI-powered command assistant
- Command Search and workflow gallery
- Resource monitoring and process explorer
- Secure private key storage
- iCloud sync for settings and keys

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**Subscriptions**

| Subscription | Price | Period |
| --- | --- | --- |
| La Terminal Pro Monthly | $4.99 | per month |
| La Terminal Pro Yearly | $19.99 | per year |

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| La Terminal Pro Lifetime | $99.99 | one-time |


## Chart rankings

- #195 in Top Grossing · Developer Tools (US App Store)

## Recent user reviews (10 of 50)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/la-terminal-mosh-and-ssh-client/id1629902861/reviews.md

### 2/5 — First use on Apple Vision Pro: stuck in the “	keys” dialog

*2026-07-09*

According to website, this app looks promising. However, on opening it  for the first time (AVP, Bluetooth keyboard), the app goes to the “key” dialog -that is, add ssh/generate enclave-. Once there, after adding keys or not, it is impossible to exit the dialog UNLESS you click on the “edit” button and exit the dialog from there. The “nerd” symbols do not display well. The app is not mature enough; I will keep trying new versions as it is indeed promising!

### 5/5 — My First SSH terminal

*2026-04-19*

So far so good. Quite happy with it. Thank you to the authors

### 4/5 — Complet et efficace

*2026-04-12*

Bonjour, j'utilise votre appli depuis environ 3 ans je la trouve complète et pratique à utiliser. Cependant depuis quelques mois je ne parviens plus à faire appel à mes flux de travails personnels dan un terminal. Je ne sais pas si c'est volontaire d'avoir retiré la fonction mais je trouvais cela bien pratique.

### 5/5 — Well, I’ll be.

*2026-02-10*

I’ve used several terminal emulators in iOS and this is easily the best one! My new favorite, hands down.

### 4/5 — One of the best SSH clients on iOS, file feature would be killed but doesn’t work

*2025-09-24*

I’ve tried many ssh clients for iOS. I used iTerminal for a while and Prompt for years. 
The keyboard is just better with LaTerminal
Their home grown session keep alive technology is nice; though it stopped working well, perhaps because my Ubuntu version is in extended support

The real killer feature was supposed to be files, but it never works correctly. I try to upload pictures to a server and 99 times out of 100 they come out corrupt

Even within the app, you can browse files, but if you as much as go to antihero app and come back, the connection silently dies and the app doesn’t realize, but starts showing all folders as empty. Really disappointing 
Support is non existent, even as a paid user. Apparently there used to be a feedback part in the app, but it was replaced with some AI page or something

Despite all of that, I’m not using a prompt anymore and am still using this, it’s that slick

### 5/5 — The best terminal

*2025-09-17*

I’ve tried as many iOS terminal emulators as I could and this one is the best I have seen.

### 1/5 — issue at ipad os 26. (Korean Language de-compositions)

*2025-09-10*

Korean language is de-compsed, at iPad OS 26. and cannot use. also, no Character support for 2character-wide support. font or some. :(

**Developer response:** Thank you for reporting this. We have confirmed that this issue is affecting how some languages, as well as Emoji, are rendering. We are working on an update to correct this. I am sorry for the trouble this has caused, and I appreciate you taking the time to let us know.

### 2/5 — Bad translation. No lang switch.

*2025-08-26*

I don't know what I'm pressing at.
Please add English option.

**Developer response:** Thank you for taking the time to point this out. La Terminal does not include an in-app language switch, but it does respect the Preferred Language setting in the iOS Settings app. If you open Settings, search for La Terminal, and set the Preferred Language to English, the app will follow that choice.
We are also working on improving our translations so that the experience is clearer for all supported languages. I am sorry for the confusion this caused and appreciate you bringing it to our attention.

### 5/5 — wow

*2025-05-10, version 1.9.1*

this is truly an amazing app

### 1/5 — Very broken

*2025-02-24*

None of the tutorials work, half of the settings buttons don’t seem to do anything. No easy way to change the text size (would expect cmd +/cmd -. Also, double-clicking does a paste. I accidentally paste my clipboard into random files all the time and don’t know I did it until later, after I’ve quit my editor (vim) and there’s no longer an undo buffer. I wish there was a great terminal for vision pro, but this isn’t it.

## Frequently asked questions about La Terminal

### What does La Terminal do?

La Terminal acts as a mobile command center, enabling you to connect to servers via SSH and Mosh, manage files with SFTP, and interact with AI coding agents. It provides a native touch experience for command-line tasks and includes features like command search and resource monitoring.

### What are the key features of La Terminal?

Key features include robust SSH and Mosh support for stable connections, an AI-powered assistant to help generate terminal commands, a command search function with a workflow gallery, comprehensive resource monitoring tools, and secure storage of private keys.

### How much does La Terminal cost?

The application is free to download and use, but it offers in-app purchases for additional features or functionality. Specific pricing details for these purchases can be found within the app.

### What devices is La Terminal compatible with?

La Terminal is designed for iPhone and iPad devices. It also syncs settings and keys via iCloud, allowing for a seamless experience across your Apple devices, including Macs.

### What are common use cases for La Terminal?

Common use cases include remotely managing Linux VMs on cloud platforms like AWS or Azure, logging into your Mac desktop, configuring IoT projects like Raspberry Pi, and even using PowerShell on Windows machines. It's also useful for interacting with AI coding agents for development tasks.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 2.0.4 — 2026-08-11

* Add complete BiDi support for Arabic and Hebrew.

* Extensive improvements and fixes for Korean, Thai, CJK, emoji and other bidirectional or complex text.

* New Tmux Control mode: browse, switch, rename, and manage tmux sessions and windows directly from La Terminal.

* Upload files to remote servers from the SFTP file browser.

* Added confirmation before remote applications can request clipboard contents.

* Customise which CPU, memory, disk, and network monitors appear for each host.

* Improved command and snippet search, including keyboard navigation and focus handling.

* Better handling of background disconnects and SSH host-key changes.

* Better support for modern terminal applications, including OSC 133 shell integration, Kitty keyboard input, Kitty graphics, and synchronised output.

* Improved mouse reporting, scrolling, text selection, drag behaviour, and touch interaction.

* Fixed rendering issues affecting scrollback, cursor updates, resized terminals, translucent backgrounds, image deletion, and alternate-screen applications.

* Improved VoiceOver and accessibility support.

* Enhanced stability and performance in the Metal renderer, glyph cache, terminal buffer, hyperlink detection, local-process I/O, and network handling.

* Modernised SSH and network handling, including an updated libssh2/OpenSSL stack, more resilient asynchronous socket I/O, improved connection error handling, and safer recovery from background disconnects.

* Improved SSH host verification when servers offer different host-key algorithms, with clearer key-change details and an option to reset saved known hosts.

### 2.0.2 — 2026-04-13

* Mosh protocol improvements

### 2.0 — 2026-03-10

* Mosh support: you can now use Mosh for session preservation. Unlike native preservation, it survives device reboots or app termination, but with lower terminal fidelity

* Keyboard shortcuts now let you navigate between tabs

* You can now configure scrollback size

* Easier custom terminal fonts — no third‑party app required

* File Manager supports Quick Look previews of remote files and local editing

* Various community-reported bug fixes

### 1.14 — 2026-02-07

* New navigation system: we now use tab-based navigation for multiple sessions, providing more terminal space by moving common actions closer to your fingers on iPhone and placing common actions in an inspector on iPad.

* Accessory bar buttons can now be customized.

* You can now define per-host startup scripts.

* Added a convenient way to reconnect to your AI sessions.

### 1.12 — 2026-01-16

* Native text file editing from within the SFTP file browser

* Added support for displaying images with the Kitty terminal graphics protocol

* Improved input and rendering for Vietnamese, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, and other double-width characters including Emoji

* Improved translations across the app

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