AirTerminal vs SSH Client
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
AirTerminal
This app provides a Bluetooth terminal for embedded devices, allowing console access without internet or SSH. It supports hardware keyboards and includes special buttons for common commands.
- Bluetooth (BLE) terminal
- Console/shell access for embedded devices
- Hardware keyboard support
- Special input buttons (ESC, TAB, CTL, cursor)
- Automatic terminal size adjustment
- Central and peripheral mode support
- XMODEM file transfer
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AirTerminal is a Bluetooth (BLE) terminal for embedded devices such as Raspberry Pi, BeagleBone, Arduino Yún and more. With AirTerminal, you can easily access the console / shell of your embedded devices without a Internet / SSH connection. (To use AirTerminal, an additional BLE serial adapter is required.) Features: - Full feature terminal works with bash, vim, top, tmux and more. - Hardware keyboard support. - Addition buttons to input ESC, TAB, CTL or cursor keys easily. - A "Fit" button uses "stty" command to adjust terminal size automatically. - Support central and peripheral mode. - Send or receive files with XMODEM protocol
SSH Client
This app provides a fast SSH terminal and remote file access, seamlessly integrating your SSH servers with your iOS device. It offers advanced text editing gestures, drag-and-drop file management, and built-in tmux support for persistent sessions. Access your server's file system directly within the Files app and automate transfers via Shortcuts.
- Lightning fast SSH terminal
- Remote file access and management
- Standard and custom text editing gestures
- Drag-and-drop file transfer
- Built-in tmux support for session persistence
- Files app integration for server file system
- Shortcuts app integration for automation
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Lightning fast SSH terminal with remote file access. No other app fuses your SSH servers and iOS devices as well as Secure ShellFish. Tap Get and see for yourself. Terminal supports standard text editing gestures for selection, scrolling and copy/paste as well as custom gestures to send arrow keys and tabulator making shell entry and full screen editing with vim or emacs delightful. Bar above the keyboard makes it easy to type special keys and insert snippets. Select and drag filenames out of the terminal as actual files and drag files from other apps into the terminal to upload. Use built-in tmux support to persist terminal sessions if you lose Internet access, pick existing sessions with thumbnails and Handoff sessions between devices. Server file system is available in the Files app and recently accessed files and directories are cached to make them available when offline. Use apps like Textastic and iA Writer for a native editing experience working on your remote server files. Upload files or entire directories from the share sheet with minimal friction as the last destination directory for each kind of file is remembered or automate file transfers in the Shortcuts app. Connect to your Mac, Synology NAS and any other SSH server or create new Digital Ocean droplets right from the app. Secure ShellFish is useful as a free app and paying pro users can disable ads in the terminal, upload through the Files app and configure unlimited number of servers.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: SSH Client at Free against AirTerminal's $9.99. SSH Client also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 3 months) and ratings volume (1.5K vs 5). AirTerminal's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3). On ads and iOS requirement 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
SSH Client is free to download; AirTerminal costs $9.99 up front. SSH Client sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. AirTerminal asks for nothing beyond the download.
SSH Client holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SSH Client has 1.5K ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 72% of AirTerminal's written reviews are positive against 94% of SSH Client's.
AirTerminal ships an update every 3 months, SSH Client weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 14, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | AirTerminal | SSH Client |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $9.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.6 (5 ratings) | 4.8 (1.5K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 72.2% of reviews | 94.4% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 1.5K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Freemium — better |
| Best chart rank | #110 | #25 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 17.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 117 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 晓忠 马 | Anders Borum |
Customer experience
AirTerminal
SSH Client
Bugs and requests
AirTerminal
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
SSH Client
Reported bugs
2 issues- Crashes when running certain commands
- Issues with file transfer progress reporting
Requested features
4 requests- Improved documentation and tutorials
- Support for additional authentication methods
- Customizable keyboard shortcuts and layouts
- Tabbed terminal interface
In-app purchases
AirTerminal
No in-app purchases
SSH Client
- ShellFish Monthly subscription14 Days trial$2.991 Month
- ShellFish Annual subscription$14.991 Year
- ShellFish Lifetime Pro Unlock$29.99
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