Comparison

Arduino Bluetooth Pro vs ShadowTerm ssh & mosh Terminal

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

Head to head
About

Arduino Bluetooth Pro

Control Arduino projects via Bluetooth with a customizable interface. Send and receive data, use voice commands for keywords, and monitor serial communication. Ideal for IoT projects, robotics, and smart devices.

Highlights
  • Customizable Bluetooth control
  • Send/Receive data
  • Voice command support
  • Serial monitor
  • Automatic device search
  • D-pad control
Features
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High-end, customizable, Bluetooth control for Arduino Projects Connect to and control your Arduino project with this easy-to-use Bluetooth Serial Monitor + Controller Send/Recieve Data - now even with custom voice commands utilizing speech recognition for keywords set by the user Great for any IOT project Command your Drones to take off Tell your Smart Lights to Dance Ask your Robot to bring you a drink Or keep it simple and turn an LED on with nothing but your voice Very easy-to-use GUI Automatically searches for Bluetooth Devices and Bluetooth-enabled Arduino boards or boards with a bluetooth module attached Send data as String format to your boards with whatever you programmed your Arduino to recognize and Receive data back in the Serial Monitor below New features continually added, newest feature is Speech Recognition For D-Pad: Set what Data string sends when each button is Pressed/Released (you can also leave onRelease() blank to send null) Suggestions on next features to add are welcome. Next in line are accelerometer control and if-statement controlled Data-sends for received response from the Arduino Device being controlled. If you have an idea leave it below or contact us.

About

ShadowTerm ssh & mosh Terminal

This app provides a robust SSH and Mosh terminal experience for mobile devices. It offers features like persistent connections, a customizable keyboard, and integrated AI assistance for code generation and task management. Seamlessly manage files and monitor system resources directly from your device.

Highlights
  • Persistent SSH and Mosh connections
  • Customizable keyboard layouts
  • Integrated AI code assistance
  • SFTP file management
  • System monitoring tools
  • Multi-window support on iPad
  • Handoff and Live Activities
Features
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ShadowTerm is a full-featured SSH and Mosh terminal for iPhone and iPad. Keep tmux and herdr alive across networks, with a desktop-quality terminal and keyboards built for the job. KEY FEATURES Connections that survive - SSH with passwords and keys. Secure Enclave keys sign with Face ID and never leave the device - Jump hosts (Connect Via), one hop. Mosh does not run through a jump - Mosh survives network drops, backgrounding, and sleep - Local and remote port forwarding. SSH agent forwarding (SSH only), confirmed each use - Auto-connect and geofence auto-connect. Background monitoring, notifications, and Live Activities - Handoff a saved host to another Apple device - Picture in Picture. Stopping it does not disconnect Terminal - 256-color support - tmux, GNU screen, and herdr, detected automatically - Mouse mode: tap to left-click, long-press to right-click, scroll to navigate. Mouse off: long-press or double-tap to paste - Tap a path to open that file. A wrapped link opens as one URL - Multi-window on iPad: Terminal, Files, Monitor, Markdown, or Text Editor - App themes include Sci-Fi, Glass, Midnight, Matrix, and more. Glass chrome is transparent. The terminal stays solid - Terminal colors include Dracula, Nord, Gruvbox, Solarized, Monokai, and others - Pinch-to-zoom. Disconnect All from Control Center Keyboards - 15 layouts: Tmux, Herdr, Screen, Files, OpenCode, Productivity, DevOps, Git, Kubernetes, Python, Node.js, macOS, Database, Security, Terminal Classic - Editable keys, snippets, and sticky modifiers. Auto-switch per process. Mic voice entry Files - SFTP with multi-select and bulk copy, move, and delete. Paste a screenshot or file to upload it - Dual-pane copy between hosts, and Files app access (Premium) - Editor with syntax highlighting. Markdown preview, including Mermaid. Startup snippets per host AI, on your keys - OpenAI, Anthropic, Gemini, Grok, Ollama, OpenRouter, or any OpenAI-compatible server - Blocks fork bombs, rm -rf /, and similar patterns on the device - Inline assistant in the editor Hermes, T3, and agents - Hermes for your own hermes-webui: sessions, chat, Tasks, Kanban, and skills. Console layout, voice listen, and read-aloud. Scheduled tasks notify you when you are away - T3 for a self-hosted T3 Code server: chat, plan, implement, a branch picker, and photo attachments - AI Agents for herdr and tmux. A pane is a full terminal. Claude Code, questions, and Hermes actions share one approval card. Face ID can be required to approve - Your own ntfy server. Many channels. Link a host to a channel - Approve or deny Claude Code from the phone, including always-allow and accept-edits. Session templates for repeatable workflows - MCP server (Premium): open sessions, run commands, read output, and check hosts. Risky commands stay approval-gated, with per-host always-allow. Siri and Shortcuts. Agents can edit your keyboards over MCP Monitor - CPU, memory, network, filesystem, disk I/O, and Nvidia GPU when present - Ping, port scan, DNS, TLS probe, Wake-on-LAN, Bonjour, and SSH preflight Also - Snippets with variables, including secrets. Widgets for hosts and AI Agents: Lock Screen, StandBy, CarPlay, and Control Center - Searchable Settings. Universal clipboard sync. Demo Privacy Mode scrambles the terminal while you record. Face ID to turn it off - iCloud sync for machines, identities, snippets, port forwards, keyboards, and settings. Credentials in the Keychain - Your API keys, or fully local with Ollama. No telemetry, no analytics, no data collection ShadowTerm is built by a developer who lives in tmux on iPad. If mobile SSH apps disconnect, lose your prompt, or feel cramped, this one will feel different. mosh ;) Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://shadowterm.app/privacy

Screenshots

Arduino Bluetooth Pro4 screens
ShadowTerm ssh & mosh Terminal1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Arduino Bluetooth Pro at none against ShadowTerm ssh & mosh Terminal's 3. Arduino Bluetooth Pro also leads on rating (4.7 vs 4.3) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 26.0). ShadowTerm ssh & mosh Terminal's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 4 months) and review sentiment (63% vs 50%). On price, ratings volume, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. ShadowTerm ssh & mosh Terminal sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Arduino Bluetooth Pro asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Arduino Bluetooth Pro holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 34 and 17 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 50% of Arduino Bluetooth Pro's written reviews are positive against 63% of ShadowTerm ssh & mosh Terminal's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Arduino Bluetooth Pro ships an update every 4 months, ShadowTerm ssh & mosh Terminal every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Arduino Bluetooth Pro versus ShadowTerm ssh & mosh Terminal: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterArduino Bluetooth ProShadowTerm ssh & mosh Terminal
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (34 ratings) — better4.3 (17 ratings)
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews62.5% of reviews — better
Number of ratings34 — better17
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS12.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size105 MB136 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBad Assassin GamesCarlos Savcic

Customer experience

Arduino Bluetooth Pro

All ratings20 ratings
Positive90.0%
Neutral5.0%
Negative5.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral16.7%
Negative33.3%

ShadowTerm ssh & mosh Terminal

All ratings17 ratings
Positive76.5%
Neutral11.8%
Negative11.8%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive62.5%
Neutral12.5%
Negative25.0%

In-app purchases

None

Arduino Bluetooth Pro

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

ShadowTerm ssh & mosh Terminal

Subscriptions2
  • ShadowTerm Premium Monthly7 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • ShadowTerm Premium Yearly$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Premium$19.99

Questions

Is Arduino Bluetooth Pro free?
Arduino Bluetooth Pro is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ShadowTerm ssh & mosh Terminal free?
ShadowTerm ssh & mosh Terminal is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Arduino Bluetooth Pro or ShadowTerm ssh & mosh Terminal?
Arduino Bluetooth Pro is rated higher. Arduino Bluetooth Pro averages 4.7 out of 5 from 34 ratings, while ShadowTerm ssh & mosh Terminal averages 4.3 from 17 ratings.
Do Arduino Bluetooth Pro or ShadowTerm ssh & mosh Terminal have ads?
Neither Arduino Bluetooth Pro nor ShadowTerm ssh & mosh Terminal shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Arduino Bluetooth Pro or ShadowTerm ssh & mosh Terminal?
Arduino Bluetooth Pro ships an update every 4 months, and ShadowTerm ssh & mosh Terminal every 3 days. Most recently, Arduino Bluetooth Pro was updated on October 29, 2026 and ShadowTerm ssh & mosh Terminal on October 30, 2026.

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