View Source vs SSH Term
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
View Source
Inspect the HTML, CSS, and JavaScript of any website directly on your device. Features syntax highlighting and search capabilities for easy code analysis. Can be used as a standalone tool or integrated with your browser.
- View HTML source code
- View CSS source code
- View Javascript source code
- Syntax highlighting
- Search within source code
- Standalone app
- Safari integration
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HTML source code, CSS and Javascript browser with syntax highlighting and search! Can be used as a standalone app or directly from Safari! View Source offers developers and other curious people to view the source code of any website on the internet! For any feature requests or problem reports tweet me @r00m
SSH Term
A private SSH client for Mac, iPhone, and iPad offering full terminal and SCP functionality with live resource monitoring. All credentials remain on your device, ensuring 100% privacy. Offers premium features via subscription.
- Private SSH client
- Full Terminal/SCP access
- Live CPU/RAM/Disk monitoring
- Credentials stay on device
- SFTP support
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Private SSH Client The 100% private SSH terminal for Mac/iPhone/iPad: • No ads • Full Terminal/SCP with live CPU/RAM/Disk monitoring • All credentials stay only on your device - We never collect your data Subscription Terms Subscribe to access premium app features. Subscription details are the following: • Length: weekly or yearly • Free trial: only on selected subscriptions • Your payment will be charged to your iTunes Account as soon as you confirm your purchase • You can manage your subscriptions and turn off auto-renewal from your Account Settings after the purchase • Your subscription will renew automatically unless you turn off auto-renew at least 24 hours before the end of the current period • The cost of renewal will be charged to your account in the 24 hours prior to the end of the current period • When canceling a subscription, your subscription will stay active until the end of the period. Auto-renewal will be disabled, but the current subscription will not be refunded • Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when purchasing a subscription Terms & Conditions https://magic-cake-e95.notion.site/SSH-Term-Terms-Conditions-215cf6557a08807cb5d8c02f2604732b?source=copy_link Privacy Policy https://magic-cake-e95.notion.site/SSH-Term-Privacy-Policy-215cf6557a08806db930c2fd2c221bee?source=copy_link Contact us at sshterm.help@gmail.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: SSH Term at 4.2 against View Source's 3.4. SSH Term also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 10 months). View Source's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and ads (none vs shown). On price, review sentiment and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. SSH Term sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. View Source asks for nothing beyond the download.
SSH Term holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 3.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 59 and 14 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 58% of View Source's written reviews are positive against 60% of SSH Term's.
View Source ships an update every 10 months, SSH Term weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | View Source | SSH Term |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.4 (59 ratings) | 4.2 (14 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 58.4% of reviews | 60.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 59 — better | 14 |
| Update frequency | Every 10 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 16 MB | 126 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Roman Tomjak | WHATSTICKER APPS SRL |
Customer experience
View Source
SSH Term
Bugs and requests
View Source
Reported bugs
6 issues- Crashes when selecting text
- Crashes when pasting URL
- Crashes when hitting share
- Cannot copy text after iOS upgrade
- Search is broken
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- App crashes on iPhone 6s
Requested features
12 requests- Add 'select all' function
- Implement dark mode
- Add ability to copy entire source
- Improve text selection and copying
- Allow login to authenticated sites
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- Provide CSS and JavaScript viewing
- Add 'pretty print' feature
- Proper iPad version
- History of viewed websites
- Syntax highlighter
- Color coding for source code
- Search within page
SSH Term
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
View Source
No in-app purchases
SSH Term
- Weekly premium7 Days trial$2.997 Days
- Weekly premium$2.997 Days
- Yearly premium$49.991 Year
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- Yearly premium7 Days trial$49.991 Year
