Comparison

StarOrder vs ShellHistory

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

StarOrder

Organize your GitHub starred repositories with intuitive tagging and search. Easily find specific projects and designate favorites. Enjoy a clean, native interface with seamless multi-device syncing.

Highlights
  • Flexible tagging for repositories
  • Search thousands of starred repos
  • Designate 'Star of All Stars'
  • Simple and elegant native UI
  • Multi-device CloudKit syncing
  • Secure with minimal OAuth permissions
Features
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Star Order is a professional tool for managing GitHub Stars. With easy and flexible tagging, it allows you to search through thousands of Star repositories and still be able to select the one you need with ease and grace. In addition, you can select your favorite Star repository and make it a "Star of All Stars"! - Simple and Elegant Star Order is a pure native application developed with SwiftUI, and the UI has been carefully designed to make you feel more comfortable using it. - Multi-device syncing Star Order uses Apple's official CloudKit data syncing solution to ensure your data is quickly synced on iPhone / iPad / Mac. - Secure and Pure Star Order does not collect any user data and applies minimum GitHub Oauth permissions to ensure your private data is safe.

About

ShellHistory

Browse and search shell history collected from macOS devices. Organize commands into notebooks, back up and sync history via iCloud, and view statistics. Supports popular shells like zsh, bash, and fish.

Highlights
  • Browse shell history from macOS
  • Full-text search capabilities
  • Backup and sync via private iCloud
  • Organize commands in notebooks
  • View statistics over time
  • Supports zsh, bash, and fish shells
Features
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# ShellHistory for iOS ShellHistory for iOS is a companion application for the ShellHistory for macOS. iOS version of ShellHistory does not have ability to collect shell history, but allows you to browse the history collected from your macOS devices collected with ShellHistory for macOS application. ## Description With the ShellHistory, you can easily keep years of shell history, search history using Full-Text Search, back it up to your private iCloud, and create Notebooks. With ShellHistory you can: * Run full-text search queries over your shell history. * Extend your shell history by including information about the working directory, session, elapsed time, exit code, host, user, and more. * Never lose your shell history. Backup and synchronize it between Macs using your private iCloud storage. * Organize commands in notebooks to easily access the everyday workflow. * Import existing shell history. * See statistics over time. * See a complete terminal session in the order of the commands executed. * Dark and light mode support. * Multi-windows, multi-tabs support. ShellHistory easily integrates with your shell. ShellHistory supports all the most popular shells: zsh (default on macOS), bash, and fish shell. It will not break your prompt, and you can keep using your favorite terminal application. ShellHistory provides simple prompt commands, that will integrate with your shell and start recording your history. # Security ShellHistory is a sandboxed application distributed only via App Store. If you wish to synchronize your history, it will be stored in the private iCloud account, that only users with access to your AppleID can access it. Everything is stored in encrypted fields. # Feedback Check out the help page for more information https://loshadki.app/shellhistory/, have a question, or suggestion, or want to report a bug, please email us at support@loshadki.app

Screenshots

StarOrder4 screens
ShellHistory2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: StarOrder at $3.99 against ShellHistory's $13.99. StarOrder also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 8 months). ShellHistory's advantage is iOS requirement (17.5 vs 26.0). On rating, review sentiment, ratings volume and ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

StarOrder costs $3.99 and ShellHistory $13.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for StarOrder against 5.0 for ShellHistory. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 2 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 86% of StarOrder's written reviews are positive against 91% of ShellHistory's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

StarOrder ships an update every 2 months, ShellHistory every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on September 18, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
StarOrder versus ShellHistory: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStarOrderShellHistory
Price$3.99 — better$13.99
Rating5.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews85.7% of reviews90.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings22
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 8 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS26.017.5 — better
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer俊 吕Loshadki, LLC

Customer experience

StarOrder

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive85.7%
Neutral14.3%
Negative0.0%

ShellHistory

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews11 reviews
Positive90.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative9.1%

In-app purchases

None

StarOrder

No in-app purchases

None

ShellHistory

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is StarOrder free?
StarOrder costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is ShellHistory free?
ShellHistory costs $13.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, StarOrder or ShellHistory?
StarOrder and ShellHistory are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 2 and 2 ratings respectively.
Do StarOrder or ShellHistory have ads?
Neither StarOrder nor ShellHistory shows ads.
Which is updated more often, StarOrder or ShellHistory?
StarOrder ships an update every 2 months, and ShellHistory every 8 months. Most recently, StarOrder was updated on September 18, 2026 and ShellHistory on September 23, 2026.

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