# Telnet Lite — user reviews > 165 indexed App Store user reviews of Telnet Lite by MochaSoft, rated 2.50/5 from 20 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/telnet-lite/id286893976/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/telnet-lite/id286893976.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 4 · 4★ 3 · 3★ 1 · 2★ 2 · 1★ 10 ## What do users think of Telnet Lite? Overall sentiment: negative **Pros** - ✅ Functional telnet/SSH client for basic remote access - 📱 Useful for mobile device administration - ⚙️ Configurable settings and keyboard layouts - 🎯 Works well for quick emergency access - 💾 Saves SSH credentials for convenience - 🔧 Supports macro functionality for commands - 📡 Compatible with various network devices (routers, servers, Cisco gear) **Cons** - ⏱️ 5-minute session timeout limit (major complaint) - ⌨️ Enter button removed/relocated in recent updates - 🐢 Slow performance and laggy keyboard animations - 📵 Disconnects when switching to other apps - ⌨️ Keyboard obscures input/cursor visibility - ❌ Missing essential keys (ESC, function keys, arrow keys, tab, control) - 🔄 Frequent updates that worsen functionality - 💸 Expensive upgrade path with poor value proposition - 📤 Export feature broken/incomplete - 🚫 Poor developer support and responsiveness - 🔌 Crashes on certain iOS versions - 📋 No copy/paste functionality - 🎨 Garbled/crude display quality **Commonly reported bugs** - 5-minute session timeout introduced in update - Enter button missing or relocated in recent versions - App crashes on iOS 3.0 and later versions - Keyboard animations are laggy - Text entry is very slow - Cannot send carriage return (CR) properly - App freezes on connection screen - Crashes after 4 minutes of use - Cannot input login credentials - Display shows garbled text - Backspace key not functioning - Export only exports last session - Connection issues with certain servers - App locks immediately after opening **Most requested features** - Remove or increase 5-minute session time limit - Restore enter button to standard keyboard location - Add ESC and function keys to lite version - Implement arrow keys and tab key support - Add copy/paste functionality - Prevent disconnection when switching apps - Improve keyboard positioning to not obscure input - Add ANSI color support - Implement scroll buffer for viewing history - Add landscape mode support (or make it free) - Support for different line-ending handling (CR/LF) - Resizable window and movable terminal view - Separate input line display - Control key accessibility improvements ## Newest reviews (15 of 165) ### 3/5 — Export only exported last session used *2022-12-07* Export broken, purchased app and tried to export and it would not export all sessions. ### 4/5 — Actually works, slowly *2021-06-01* I tried five other terminal apps before this one. None of them worked. This on runs but it is slow. If you’re using IOS then you likely are happy when your Apple device does anything so let’s call this app a win. ### 2/5 — Once decent; time to get rid of it *2021-01-01* I used to use Mocha Telnet on a regular basis. When the developers, in their infinite wisdom, decided to make a 5 minute limit on sessions, that was the beginning of the end. Since then, I’ve moved to Termius and found that it does everything that Mocha does, but better. Bye bye! ### 2/5 — 2.5 stars, really, as it’s basically half useful *2020-02-07* For what it is, it’s good. But the 5 minutes session timeout and lack of ability to upgrade to the full version and preserve existing settings makes it half what it could be. For short emergency access it is perfect. But for anything more involved, unless you don’t have any full computer anywhere nearby, it’s just easier to logon to a console with a decent keyboard and screen than pay £6 and then painstakingly re-enter your login details ona. touchscreen interface. ### 2/5 — Enter button *2019-09-23* Where has the enter button gone???? **Developer response:** If you wants enter key shown at the top, use menu - configure - swap done with return. ### 3/5 — rt *2019-02-04* 新版本不能删除，不能删除，不能删除 ### 4/5 — Termtype *2017-09-18* Please, add vt100 ### 1/5 — Not worth it. *2017-07-24, version 3.3* This app used to be good for occasionally connecting via ssh to another host. Now that sessions are limited to 5 minutes, I'll be deleting it. Turns out there are competing apps that do what this app does, for free. UPDATE: Developer updated this app once again to hide all the recent negative reviews. Beware! ### 1/5 — Не подключается *2017-07-20* Не подключается Неудобный интерфейс ### 1/5 — Five minute session limit is a killer *2017-06-26* The five minute session limit introduced in the latest update makes this app completely useless. Deinstalling. ### 1/5 — arbitrary time limit *2017-06-19, version 3.4* Adding in a totally arbitrary 5 minute session time limit = 1 star rating ### 1/5 — Loved it... before money grab update *2017-06-16* Time limit makes free version useless. Takes away functionality in an update. Uninstalling now. ### 1/5 — AVOID!!! *2017-06-14, version 3.4* Dumping this app. Not worth the hassle of the 5 minute limit, and too costly for what this app does. Look for an alternative. ### 1/5 — Bye! *2017-06-13* Loyal user until they added the five minute limit. Useless to me now. See you! ### 2/5 — Great app, but... *2017-06-12* 5 minutes it's too little ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Piece of junk *2026-06-05* I can connect to the server but when I attempt to type anything including my login details it doesn’t allow a single character to enter the screen, this is entirely worthless ### 1/5 — iPhone 6 *2025-07-02* Do not start, just open and closing suddenly. Everything was ok until last update ### 1/5 — Невозможно пользоваться *2023-09-15* Не работают стрелки для прокрутки ### 1/5 — One star because there is no option for a zero *2019-09-26* What muppet decided to do away with the enter button, a perfectly good app is no bloody useless **Developer response:** If you wants enter key shown at the top, use menu - configure - swap done with return. ### 1/5 — Worse with every update *2019-09-21* I first started using this app years ago on an iPhone 4. It worked great, scanned quickly, didn’t have a 5 minute limitation on the free version, and did everything I needed it to do. After upgrading phones and getting the updated app, I noticed that each update is making the app worse. The scanning feature deteriorated to a point where it takes forever to properly find a barcode. Why would they update an app that would make a newer phone harder to use than an iPhone 4? The most recent update moved the enter button and replaced it with a second, useless keyboard button. Years ago I contacted the developers about issues I had with scanning after an update and they basically said they didn’t care. If the scanner worked like it should and the developers didn’t continue making the product worse with each update, I would happily spend the $5 to upgrade to the unlimited version, but until that happens, I guess I’ll just reconnect every 5 minutes. If there was another app option, I would use it in a heartbeat. ### 1/5 — Telnet Lite *2019-05-03* Was an OK telnet client until the 5 minute time limit was introduced. Now it’s virtually useless as an admin tool. Bad move :-( ### 1/5 — Can’t type and bait/switch issues *2019-01-05* Keyboard no longer works, and now I lost the ability of using app for more than five minutes. Those two issues were not there prior to updates. ### 1/5 — 5 minutes limit has killed the app *2017-11-14* Introducing the time limit has been a horrible idea. No matter if you reset the ratings on the App Store hoping to get people to download it. ### 1/5 — I disabled auto update because of this *2017-10-26* When I originally downloaded this app, there were very few limitations, mainly concerning which keys you could press. Then the developer updated the app and changed the limitation: the full keyboard was available, but sessions cannot last longer than five minutes. I held off updating for three months, and would have waited longer had I not accidentally hit the button. It was uninstalled in less than 60 seconds. Sorry, but I’m not allowing that. ### 1/5 — Once great, now useless *2017-08-18, version 3.5* ****WARNING - this will quit your sessions every five minutes.*** Don't bother. I was a happy Mocha user for years, and this "update" was foisted on me without warning. I will never buy a Mocha product, and will actively celebrate their demise. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Perfekt für Dreambox *2020-12-08* Perfekt für alle Linux Receiver, also hier kann man nur volle Punktzahl vorgeben funktioniert alles, wenn man natürlich weiß wie ### 5/5 — great free telnet/ssh client *2020-09-18* Works great to ssh into home router/gateway. Even saves ssh credentials if you’d like. Nice keyboard and control key layouts. I’m impressed. ### 5/5 — Top *2020-09-09* Macht das was es soll!!! ### 5/5 — Лучшее *2017-10-19* Единственное приложение с помощью которого вошёл в систему через telnet. Клавиатура ничего не перекрывает, можно экран подвинуть вверх. Стрелочки есть. ### 5/5 — 唯一的缺点，打错命令没发删除 *2017-07-03* 唯一的缺点，打错命令没发删除 ### 5/5 — Works Great for UPR RP Students *2016-05-13, version 3.1* I you study at the UPR in Rio Piedras, this is just great. Replacing TeraTerm in PC by being mobile. ### 5/5 — Very useful *2015-09-13, version 2.7* Even the lite version has proven to be an asset while needing to check progress or stability of my Linux servers. Very good app ### 5/5 — Telnet lite *2015-09-05, version 2.7* This is a very useful app for me. This enables me to connect my iPad to ham radio dx spotting network which is telnet based. At a glance it provides dx station callsign, frequency, mode of operation, be it phone, digital, code, etc. in this case the iPad is really just functioning as a dumb terminal, but the app has many more capabilities beyond what I use it for. Thanks for a good solid application. ### 5/5 — Great App *2015-08-05, version 2.7* This does exactly what I needed so it's a winner for me ### 5/5 — Great App! *2015-07-24, version 2.7* Works as advertised. Thanks! --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-08-15.*