AirTerminal vs ServerCat
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
ServerCat
Monitor your Linux servers and Docker containers directly from your mobile device. View detailed resource usage, network traffic, and container stats. Offers an SSH terminal for remote management and automation capabilities.
- Server status monitoring
- CPU, GPU, Memory usage
- Network traffic and speed
- Docker container stats
- SSH Shell Terminal
- Container management
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ServerCat is a Linux monitor and Docker Management & SSH Terminal app. ServerCat makes it easy to monitor your server status on your mobile. It shows detail running status of your linux servers and docker containers. It only needs an SSH account without any other dependencies. It will not install any tools to your system. Free Features Monitor detail status of your server including: ・CPU usage per-core ・GPU usage and running process ・Memory usage ・Network traffic/speed and TCP stats ・Docker containers and stats ・Disk blocks and IO per second Premium Features ・ SSH Shell Terminal ・ Sync data across all your iOS devices ・ Create and Manage containers ・Background SSH Security: All SSH credentials are AES-encrypted and saved locally. The Cloud Sync uses iCloud to sync AES-encrypted data securely and nobody can inspect your data in the cloud. Terms of Use https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy https://servercat.app/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: ServerCat at Free against AirTerminal's $9.99. ServerCat also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 4 months) and ratings volume (1K vs 5). AirTerminal's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3). On rating, review sentiment, ads and chart position 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
ServerCat is free to download; AirTerminal costs $9.99 up front. ServerCat sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per year. AirTerminal asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for AirTerminal against 4.6 for ServerCat. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ServerCat has 1K ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 74% of AirTerminal's written reviews are positive against 77% of ServerCat's.
AirTerminal ships an update every 4 months, ServerCat weekly. Both last shipped on October 29, 2026.
| Parameter | AirTerminal | ServerCat |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $9.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.6 (5 ratings) — better | 4.6 (1K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 73.7% of reviews | 77.4% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 1K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Best chart rank | #107 | #63 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 45 MB |
| Age rating | +4 | 4+ |
| Developer | 晓忠 马 | Early Moon, LLC |
Customer experience
AirTerminal
ServerCat
Bugs and requests
AirTerminal
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
ServerCat
Reported bugs
4 issues- Connection issues and failed logins
- Server status not refreshing properly
- Crashes when switching between screens or using certain features
- Incompatibility with certain server configurations (e.g., Debian/Ubuntu only for some features)
Requested features
7 requests- Add support for SFTP
- Implement Celsius temperature display
- Add home screen widgets for server status
- Improve syncing of servers and SSH keys across devices
- Enhance Docker/container management features
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- Add support for Telnet and other protocols
- Improve terminal experience (e.g., Tmux bindings, font customization)
In-app purchases
AirTerminal
No in-app purchases
ServerCat
- Premium Annual Subscription7 Days trial$5.991 Year
- Premium Upgrade Discount$5.99
- ServerCat Lifetime Premium$18.99
