Best apps like xTerminal - SSH Terminal Shell

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Updated September 2026

xTerminal - SSH Terminal Shell

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📊 Productivity

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Top Alternatives to xTerminal

Termius - Modern SSH Client by Termius Corporation

SFTP, Terminal, Telnet, PuTTY

Editor's Choice

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4.7😊(19K ratings)

FreeIn-App Purchases

#4in Developer Tools

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This app provides a modern SSH client and terminal for seamless remote access across devices. It offers a desktop-grade terminal experience with advanced features like multi-tab support, custom themes, and saved commands. Securely manage connections and credentials with cloud sync and hardware key authentication.

What We Love

🚀 Smooth and fast
👍 Intuitive and easy to use
🔒 Secure with SSH/SFTP support
💡 Useful features like port forwarding
👍 Customizable keyboard and themes
🚀 Reliable and stable
👍 Convenient for remote access

Room to Improve

💰 Expensive subscription model
🐛 Occasional crashes and bugs
🔋 Drains battery quickly
🤔 Aggressive upselling of premium features

SSH Client - Terminal & Termux by Moon Technolabs Pvt Ltd

SFTP, iSH, PuTTY, Telnet & Cmd

Strong Contender

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3.6😊(406 ratings)

FreeIn-App Purchases

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This app provides a powerful and advanced SSH and Telnet client for managing remote servers on iOS and Mac. It offers robust features like multi-session support, customizable terminals, and SFTP file transfer capabilities for seamless server administration.

What We Love

🚀 Fast and convenient SFTP
🔒 Secure SSH app
👍 Easy session reconnection
👍 Very easy port forwarding
👍 Reliable SSH client
👍 Lifetime subscription is good
👍 Helps you customize terminal
👍 Easy to manage sessions
👍 Great for business productivity
👍 Greatly satisfied
👍 SSH awesome app
👍 Reliable and secure
👍 Powerful key management
👍 Best SSH client for tech geeks
👍 Great app and support
👍 Good app!
👍 Easy user interface
👍 Works well on cellular and WiFi
👍 Friendly design
👍 Smooth and perfect
👍 Superb, simple, efficient

Room to Improve

🐛 Can't try without subscription
🐛 Took my server password then told me it costs
🐛 Quality Garbage
🐛 Why do I have to have a subscription?
🐛 Don't work without Subsription
🐛 Unable to restore subscription
🐛 Doesn't work, no support
🐛 performance seems to be poor
🐛 It stops working
🐛 Crashes constantly
🐛 Zero Use

WebSSH - Sysadmin Toolbox by MENGUS ARNAUD

SSH & SFTP client since 2012!

Worth Considering

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4.7😊(2.5K ratings)

FreeIn-App Purchases

#22in Developer Tools

This app provides a comprehensive suite of tools for managing remote servers. It offers secure SSH, SFTP, Telnet, and Port Forwarding capabilities, along with file management and built-in diagnostic utilities. Customize your workflow with extensive profile options for a seamless server management experience.

What We Love

🚀 Efficient and fast
🔒 Secure SSH/SFTP connections
👍 Intuitive and easy to use
💡 Useful additional tools (ping, traceroute, etc.)
👍 Seamless iCloud sync across devices
👍 Lifetime license, no subscription
👍 Responsive and helpful developer

Room to Improve

🐛 Occasional crashes or connection issues
🐛 Copy/paste functionality can be buggy
🐛 Compatibility issues with older devices/iOS versions
🐛 Slow input response in some cases
🐛 SFTP limitations (no folder uploads, etc.)

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