# Prompt 3 — The SSH app with speed & style

> Native terminal emulator for Mac, iPhone, iPad, and Apple Vision Pro with SSH, Mosh, and sync. (iPhone/iPad app by Panic, Inc..)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/prompt-3/id1594420480 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Panic, Inc.](https://appshunter.io/developer/403388568)
- Category: Developer Tools, Utilities
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Rating: 4.30/5 from 349 App Store ratings · 146 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 17.0 · 43 MB
- Languages: American English, French (France), German (Germany), Japanese, Chinese (Simplified, China)
- Released: 2024-01-16
- Data updated: 2026-08-26
- Monetization: paid
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/prompt-3/id1594420480/reviews.md

## What is Prompt 3?

Prompt 3 is our #1 fully-native terminal emulator for Mac, iPhone, iPad, and now, Apple Vision Pro! Yes, with one purchase, you get four platforms. 

Supporting SSH, Mosh, Eternal Terminal, Telnet, and Local Shells (on Mac), you can stay connected even on the most unstable networks. And with Panic Sync, your servers sync everywhere. For terminals, this is the only app you need.

NOW EVEN BETTER:

• SSH, Telnet, and Local (for Mac)
Rock-solid and reliable connectivity to your hosts.

• Mosh and Eternal Terminal
Keep your terminal open even when you get disconnected. Mosh is optimized for high-latency, low-throughput networks. Eternal Terminal is great for when you need to keep your full terminal history on a flaky connection.

• Lower Price
Everything is so expensive right now. So we made Prompt cheaper. Take that, capitalism.

• Superfast Emulation
We retooled the text engine in Prompt 3 to be up to 10x faster, including GPU acceleration, and with improved terminal emulation, you can run nvim inside tmux without breaking a sweat.

• Clips
Put your most-used commands and text bits into clips and access them with a single tap via Prompt’s keyboard bar. Clips can be stored globally or per-server.

• Secure Enclave
Authenticate with FaceID and TouchID. The keys will stay secure on your device.

• Panic Sync
Sync your favorite servers, passwords, private keys, and clips, between Prompt on all of your devices.

• Customizable
Make Prompt perfect with new themes, fonts, and a very configurable iOS keyboard.

• Jump Hosts and Agent Forwarding
Access corporate servers, even at the beach.

• Mouse Support
Use your mouse to interact with TUI-based apps that run through the terminal.

AND YES, A DARK ICON. What more can we say?

TAKE CONTROL FROM ANYWHERE, INCLUDING YOUR MAC AND APPLE VISION PRO.
WE HOPE YOU ENJOY PROMPT 3.

© Panic

EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

## Key features

- Native terminal emulator
- SSH, Mosh, Eternal Terminal, Telnet support
- Panic Sync for cross-device server syncing
- Superfast emulation with GPU acceleration
- Customizable clips for commands
- FaceID/TouchID authentication
- Jump Hosts and Agent Forwarding

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**Subscriptions**

| Subscription | Price | Period |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Prompt 3 iOS + Mac (Annual) | $9.99 | per year |

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Prompt 3 One Time | $49.99 | one-time |


## Chart rankings

- #107 in Top Free · Developer Tools (US App Store)
- #30 in Top Grossing · Developer Tools (US App Store)

## What do users think of Prompt 3?

Overall sentiment: mixed

**Pros**

- 🚀 Fast and powerful
- 🔒 Secure with Secure Enclave support
- 👍 Great admin tool
- 👍 Continues to improve over time
- 👍 Fantastic terminal emulator on iPad

**Cons**

- 🐛 Crashes frequently
- 🐛 Buggy and unreliable
- 🚫 Subscription required for full functionality
- 💰 Extremely expensive, especially for existing users
- 🤔 Lacks features compared to competitors
- 🤔 Questionable business practices

**Commonly reported bugs**

- Server list randomly disappears with Panic Sync
- Crashes when connected to external monitor
- Black screen issues with custom font configurations
- Sync issues causing data loss
- Vertical display sync issues

**Most requested features**

- Shortcuts support on macOS
- Ability to click and select within commands
- Local shell option
- Run clips on server connection
- Export/backup clips
- Alt/Meta key support for Emacs
- iCloud sync option
- Sign in with Apple for Panic Sync

## Recent user reviews (10 of 146)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/prompt-3/id1594420480/reviews.md

### 1/5 — Overnight, app becomes unusable

*2026-08-12*

Overnights, the developers website went down and the app is unusable as long as their website is down. Can’t even submit a support ticket because it’s handled through their website. This app should be standalone and zero reason why it’s dependent on their host website. 

As long as the website is down, this app is dead and a waste of a subscription. I’ll be opening a dispute with Apple to get this months money back.

### 2/5 — Ugly UI

*2026-07-30*

Prompt 3 used to look good and function well but overtime the team developing it has stopped putting in effort. Instead of embracing iPadOS UI elements, they have been avoiding them which is causing major usability issues. UI elements collide with traffic light window controls, something almost all other apps avoid. Top bar looks terrible as a “fix” but the fix is unreliable. I pay for this…

Developer charges a subscription for an app that doesn’t see major updates ever.

### 1/5 — Glad there’s a lite mode

*2026-06-04, version 3.5.2*

Downloaded, connected to a host. Ctrl key appeared pressed, even though it wasn’t. Tapping didn’t do anything. Eventually managed to disconnect. Left app, came back, now it crashes immediately every launch. Panic’s software is usually great, but this app needs more time in the lab.

### 2/5 — Missed opportunity?

*2026-05-24*

I used to use and love Prompt years ago, but for me, the only real differentiator in version 3 is the Vision Pro spatial environment (which is genuinely very cool).

Beyond that, I’ve run into several issues: I’m unable to connect to many servers that work perfectly with other SSH apps I use regularly, there’s no full Nerd Font installed by default, and in some cases tmux refuses to start, reporting that “the shell is not a terminal.” I had none of these problems with other terminal emulators. I was planning to contact the support, but honestly issues like these should not have been shipped in the first place, in a commercial product.

My daily driver is ShellFish, but even rootshell, which is 100% free, has none of the issues listed above.

Finally, I have read the support article explaining why Panic developed their own sync service, but I don’t feel like trusting it with the private keys for critical servers, especially since they could have just used iCloud Keychain.

### 1/5 — Scroll jumping makes it unusable

*2026-05-10, version 3.5.2*

Apparently there was some kind of fix that was done somewhat recently and that has broken the experience completely I can’t scroll and use this app at all I need to refund if this is not fixed within a few days

### 5/5 — Classic Panic, making great software!

*2026-05-05*

I tried it for the great SSH app, but bought it because of the fantastic immersive environment. The attention to detail is awesome! I hope they continue to work on it, either letting you move your vantage point, adding in variations, or even new environments altogether. I’ve been using the immersive environment to work for hours with Mac Virtual Display, it’s perfect for tuning out distractions and getting things done!

### 3/5 — 音声入力に対応してほしい！

*2026-04-25, version 3.5.2*

外出先から音声入力でmistral vaibe cli を使いたい。

### 3/5 — Leider enttäuschend

*2026-04-05, version 3.5.1*

Ich bin langjähriger Coda und Nova Nutzer. In Coda/Nova ist bereits ein Terminal integriert weshalb ich keinen dringenden Bedarf an einer zusätzlichen Terminal App habe. Grundsätzlich gefallen mir die Produkte von Panic sehr gut auch wenn diese vielleicht nicht immer die meisten Updates erhalten. So habe ich in Nova immer wieder Verbindungsabbrüche im Terminal, prinzipiell funktioniert das dort aber schon sehr gut. Ich dachte Prompt wäre eine schöne Möglichkeit die Entwickler von Panic zu unterstützen und für mich vielleicht auch eine zuverlässige Lösung für die Zukunft, da ich zunehmend VS Code verwende da Nova leider perspektivisch keine native Github CoPilot Unterstützung bringen wird. Für JavaScript Projekte bin ich schon lange bei VSCode, nur die FTP Unterstützung gefällt mir bei Nova besser für PHP Projekte.

Nun aber zu Prompt, ich hatte gehofft dort ein zuverlässiges Terminal mit guten Presets (Clips) zu erhalten, so wird dieses ja beworben. Die App ist hübsch gestaltet, leider aber noch instabiler als das Terminal in Nova. Oft bekomme ich in Prompt gar keine Verbindung, auf dem iPhone habe ich es überhaupt nicht geschafft eine Verbindung herzustellen, auf dem Mac nur ohne Startscript (cd zu einem Pfad, in Nova ist das Standard) verwende. Panic Sync funktioniert eher schlecht, da ich meine Nova Server händisch übertragen muss und diese nicht mit Prompt synchronisiert werden. Clips sind auch schlecht integriert und funktionieren schlechter als in Nova, synchronisiert werden die natürlich auch nicht mit Nova. 

Ich werde mein Abo daher leider wieder kündigen, da meine Erwartungen leider überhaupt nicht erfüllt werden. Leider entwickelt Panic schon seit einigen Jahren lieber Games statt modernen Entwickler Tools.

### 5/5 — Very well done - LOVE it on Vision Pro!

*2026-04-04, version 3.5.1*

I got this so that I could run Claude Code on my iPad Pro by SSHing into my Mac Studio from the couch and its working great. But that’s not even the best part. I’m really LOVING the attention to detail Panic put in when creating the immersive environment for Vision Pro! Wow! What a cool environment guys! This is incredible! The experience alone was worth the $50. And now I can run Claude Code on my Vision Pro with a bluetooth keyboard which is so cool! Now if you guys would put some effort into bringing Nova up to speed for Claude Code, I’d 100% switch over to only using Panic software.

### 2/5 — App doesn’t open on Apple Vision Pro

*2026-03-29, version 3.5.1*

:(

## Frequently asked questions about Prompt 3

### What does Prompt 3 do?

Prompt 3 is a fully-native terminal emulator designed for Mac, iPhone, iPad, and Apple Vision Pro. It provides robust connectivity for protocols like SSH, Mosh, Eternal Terminal, and Telnet, allowing users to manage servers and access local shells from anywhere.

### What are the key features of Prompt 3?

Key features include rock-solid connectivity for SSH and Telnet, support for Mosh and Eternal Terminal to maintain sessions on unstable networks, superfast emulation with GPU acceleration, customizable clips for quick command access, secure authentication via FaceID/TouchID, and Panic Sync for seamless server syncing across all your devices.

### How much does Prompt 3 cost?

Prompt 3 is available for a single purchase that grants access to four platforms: Mac, iPhone, iPad, and Apple Vision Pro. The app has been made more affordable, reflecting a lower price point.

### What devices is Prompt 3 compatible with?

Prompt 3 is fully native and compatible with Mac, iPhone, iPad, and Apple Vision Pro. The single purchase covers all these platforms, allowing for a consistent experience across your Apple ecosystem.

### What are common use cases for Prompt 3?

Common use cases include remotely connecting to servers via SSH, maintaining terminal sessions on unreliable networks using Mosh or Eternal Terminal, quickly accessing frequently used commands with customizable clips, and securely managing server credentials and keys with FaceID/TouchID authentication.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 3.5.2 — 2026-04-06

• Restored default icon

### 3.5.1 — 2026-03-19

• Fixed an issue that could cause text to be underlined incorrectly
• Resolved an emulation issue with drawing Homebrew progress indicators
• zsh: Space characters no longer disappear when using the arrow keys in some circumstances
• Fixed a crash when selecting and copying text
• Resolved a crash when using SSHFP with certain DNS servers
• Addressed a crash when dismissing theme import/export view
• Fixed a potential crash when closing SSH key info window

### 3.5 — 2026-03-12

New
• Prompt is now on Apple Vision Pro!
• Includes an optional cyberpunk-y immersive space — "Terminal 33" — for Apple Vision Pro hacking.
• And, we've lowered the price of Prompt, too. (Everything is so expensive right now. We wanted to give you a break.)

Improved
• Added support for escape sequences OSC 10 and 11
• Added support for half-bright colors
• Added support for the Bitwarden SSH agent

Fixed
• Scrollbars are no longer disabled when using certain command-line tools
• Various cosmetic improvements

### 3.1.2 — 2025-12-17

• Fixed a memory leak

### 3.1.1 — 2025-11-17

Note: In Prompt 3.1, we switched control-space to use the system-wide shortcut to change input languages. If you use control-space in emacs, you can disable this behavior by enabling "Capture Control-Space" in Prompt's keyboard settings.

• Addressed a potential crash after a default theme is assigned in 'Advanced Server Settings'
• Emulation: Improved box-drawing for command-line applications
• Added a setting to allow ctrl-space to switch keyboard input languages
• Addressed visual issues with terminal output when using "Light" theme and system appearance with GPU Acceleration enabled
• Fixed a crash when changing the default font

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