# Pockterm — Smart SSH and SFTP client

> Smart SSH and SFTP client (iPhone/iPad app by John Hancock.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/pockterm/id6789968094 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [John Hancock](https://appshunter.io/developer/6789968096)
- Category: Developer Tools, Utilities
- Price: Free
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 18.0 · 13 MB
- Languages: American English, Arabic, French (France), Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Russian and 5 more
- Released: 2026-07-20
- Data updated: 2026-09-02
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/pockterm/id6789968094/reviews.md

## What is Pockterm?

Pockterm is a native SSH and SFTP client built for iPhone.

CONNECT
- SSH into your servers with passwords or Ed25519/RSA keys
- Trusted host-key verification warns you if a server's key ever changes
- Multiple live sessions; minimize one and pick it back up from the tab bar

MANAGE
- Organize hosts into groups
- Save reusable command snippets
- Generate and store SSH keys in the iOS Keychain
- Set up local and remote port forwards

TRANSFER
- Browse, upload, and download files over SFTP

AI ASSISTANT (optional)
- Ask an AI assistant about terminal output and get suggested commands
- Bring your own API key: Anthropic, OpenAI, OpenRouter, or Hugging Face
- Off by default; you're told which provider receives data before anything is sent

PRIVACY
- No account, no Pockterm servers, no tracking or analytics
- Credentials and keys live in the iOS Keychain
- Your connection data stays on your device


## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 1.6 — 2026-08-30

New
• Nine more languages. Pockterm now speaks 14 — Italian, French, Greek, Russian, Ukrainian, Japanese, Korean, Hindi and Telugu join Spanish, Arabic, Hebrew and both Chinese scripts. Every string is translated, including the whole in-app guide.

Fixed
• The arrow keys are on screen. They used to sit past the right edge of the key bar, reachable only by swiping — and they are the keys you reach for most.
• Ports read as ports in every language. In Arabic a port of 8080 was shown as ٨٬٠٨٠. Ports and permissions now always use Latin digits, so they match what is in your server's config.
• Parts of the port-forwarding screen stayed in English whatever language you used. They are translated now.
• The AI assistant no longer reports an error when a command simply exits with a non-zero status. It now receives the command's output along with the status, so it can tell you what actually happened.

### 1.5 — 2026-08-17

Fixed
• Full-screen tools now render properly. Pockterm was telling every server the terminal was 80 columns wide no matter its real size, so top, htop and vim wrapped each line onto two.
• The keyboard-dismiss button on the key bar is a proper, tappable chip again, and keys scroll underneath it instead of past it.
• The AI assistant can dismiss its keyboard, which used to cover most of the answer.

New
• Assistant conversations are kept per host, so reopening a server picks up where you left off — including after the app has been closed. Delete one at any time with the bin in the assistant. Conversations stay on your device.

### 1.4 — 2026-08-15

Now in your language
- Pockterm is fully translated into Spanish, Arabic, Hebrew, Simplified Chinese and Traditional Chinese - every screen, the whole user guide, and every VoiceOver label.
- Arabic and Hebrew get a properly mirrored interface, while the terminal itself stays left-to-right, because that is how a server addresses its columns.

Polish
- A clearer theme picker, and a quieter close button on session tabs.

### 1.3 — 2026-08-12

Find your files faster
- A help button in the SFTP browser explains how to download (long-press a file), how to upload, and how to move files to and from iCloud Drive.

Keyboard fixes
- The hide-keyboard button is now pinned to the right of the key bar, so it never scrolls out of reach. The other keys slide underneath it.

Under the hood
- Updated the terminal engine to the latest SwiftTerm.

### 1.2 — 2026-08-08

Files, front and centre
- A host can now open straight into the SFTP file browser: choose SSH or SFTP when you add or edit it.
- Reach files from any live session with the new folder button in the terminal bar, or by long-pressing a host.

Large transfers
- Uploads and downloads now stream, so moving a big file no longer balloons memory.
- The browser shows real progress, with transferred and total size.

Clearer setup
- "Identity" is now "Credentials", and a host cannot be saved without them - no more discovering that at connect time.
- A dismiss button on the keyboard in the host editor, so the Port number pad is no longer a dead end.

Also: a redrawn app icon, including dark and tinted variants for iOS 18.

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