Codable vs Simple Shell
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Codable
This app offers front-end web development tools optimized for mobile devices. It allows for basic debugging, rendering tests, and CSS editing of any web URL directly from your phone.
- Resizable viewport for device emulation
- View pre-rendered website source
- Inspect and edit CSS
- View and execute console commands
- Structured listing of rendered nodes
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Codable is a lightweight web developer toolkit for iPhone and iPad. Use the Safari extension to inspect pages where they already run. Select elements inline, browse the DOM tree, view HTML, inspect styles and node metadata, evaluate JavaScript, capture console output, view source, inspect resources, and review network activity. On supported devices, on-device Apple Intelligence can be used to find elements and perform edits. The main app has three tabs for development and testing: - Resize: a browser surface for testing responsive layouts with custom viewport width, height, scale, presets, and drag handles. - Scratchpad: a JavaScript editor and runner with syntax coloring, code-focused keyboard shortcuts, document support, and optional Apple Intelligence assistance on supported devices. - Extension: a small info page with instructions on how to enable the Safari extension, and a way to view a local demo page with CSS, JavaScript, resources, console logs, and network requests to try out the tools within Safari.
Simple Shell
This utility app offers a secure and efficient SSH client for iOS devices. It provides a cost-effective alternative for remote terminal access, based on an open-source project.
- SSH client functionality
- Mosh protocol support
- Remote terminal access
- Cost-effective alternative
- iOS compatibility
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This project is a clone of shell application for iOS by Nicolas Holzschuch, https://github.com/holzschu/blink It is created to provide lower cost version of the ssh client for iPhone and iPad with older iOS versions
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Codable at Free against Simple Shell's $1.99. Codable also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 40 months) and ratings volume (6 vs 1). Simple Shell's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.3) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.4). On review sentiment, ads, in-app purchases 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
Codable is free to download; Simple Shell costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Simple Shell holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Codable has 6 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 0% and 0% positive.
Codable ships an update monthly, Simple Shell every 40 months. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Codable | Simple Shell |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $1.99 |
| Rating | 4.3 (6 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 6 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 40 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 26.4 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 19 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jeremy Collins | ASHER SYED |
Customer experience
Codable
Simple Shell
In-app purchases
Codable
No in-app purchases
Simple Shell
No in-app purchases
