Comparison

XHelper vs Commands for Linux Terminal

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

Head to head
About

XHelper

A straightforward utility for developers to perform common cryptographic and encoding tasks. It allows hashing strings with SHA256, converting between epoch and Unix timestamps, and encoding/decoding with base64.

Highlights
  • SHA256 string hashing
  • Epoch and Unix timestamp conversion
  • Base64 encoding
  • Base64 decoding
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XHelper is a fast, private toolkit for the small conversions developers do all day. Paste anything and XHelper recognizes it — a JWT, JSON, a Unix timestamp, a UUID, a URL, a color, a number, or Base64 — and opens the right tool with your input already filled in. ENCODING • Base64 — Encode and decode text and files, with a URL-safe option and image previews for decoded data. • URL — Percent-encode and decode, and see every part of a URL plus its query parameters. • JWT — Decode the header, payload and claims, see when a token expires, and verify HS256, HS384 and HS512 signatures. HASH • MD5, SHA-1, SHA-256, SHA-384 and SHA-512 for text or files, with optional HMAC. Large files are hashed in chunks. FORMAT • JSON — Pretty-print with 2 spaces, 4 spaces or tabs, minify, sort keys, and get errors with the exact line and column. GENERATE • UUID — Create v4 or time-ordered v7 UUIDs in batches, with uppercase, hyphen and brace options. Inspect any UUID, including the timestamp inside a v7. CONVERT • Epoch — Unix timestamps in seconds, milliseconds, microseconds or nanoseconds to UTC, local time, ISO 8601 and relative dates, and back again. • Number Base — Binary, octal, decimal and hex, including negative numbers. • Color — Hex, RGB and HSL, plus ready-to-paste SwiftUI, UIKit and AppKit code. TEXT • Regex Tester — Live match highlighting, capture groups and flags. • Text Diff — Compare two blocks of text line by line. • Text Tools — camelCase, snake_case, kebab-case and more; sort, reverse and de-duplicate lines; count characters, words, lines and bytes. WORKS EVERYWHERE • Shortcuts, Siri and Spotlight — Encode and decode Base64 and URLs, hash text, format JSON, decode JWTs, generate UUIDs, convert timestamps and change case without opening the app. • Mac Services — Select text in any Mac app and use Services → XHelper to encode, decode, format JSON or change case in place. • A native app for Mac, iPhone and iPad, with a searchable sidebar and keyboard shortcuts on Mac. PRIVATE BY DESIGN XHelper works completely offline. Nothing you paste ever leaves your device, and there's no tracking of any kind.

About

Commands for Linux Terminal

Access a comprehensive offline manual of Linux commands directly on your device. Quickly search and learn how to use various commands with detailed explanations in Markdown format. Ideal for developers and system administrators needing on-the-go reference.

Highlights
  • Offline Linux command database
  • Detailed command explanations
  • Markdown formatted content
  • Easy search functionality
  • Quick command querying
Features
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A Complete Set of Linux commands in your pocket, with Markdown-formatted command references for quick lookup and offline use. Easily search commands and learn how to use them — anytime, anywhere. Bonus: monitor your servers in real time, track CPU, memory, disk, load and Docker containers over SSH, all from one app.

Screenshots

XHelper4 screens
Commands for Linux Terminal4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: XHelper at none against Commands for Linux Terminal's 1. XHelper also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (100% vs 86%). Commands for Linux Terminal's advantage is update cadence (every 9 days vs every 16 months). On price, device support 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Commands for Linux Terminal sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. XHelper asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

XHelper ships an update every 16 months, Commands for Linux Terminal every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
XHelper versus Commands for Linux Terminal: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterXHelperCommands for Linux Terminal
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.5 (212 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better86.4% of reviews
Number of ratings—212 — better
Update frequencyEvery 16 monthsEvery 9 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS27.026.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB51 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVea Software LLC雷 戴

Customer experience

XHelper

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Commands for Linux Terminal

All ratings212 ratings
Positive87.7%
Neutral5.7%
Negative6.6%
Written reviews88 reviews
Positive86.4%
Neutral8.0%
Negative5.7%

In-app purchases

None

XHelper

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Commands for Linux Terminal

One-time1
  • Get Pro Version$0.99

Questions

Is XHelper free?
XHelper is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Commands for Linux Terminal free?
Commands for Linux Terminal is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do XHelper or Commands for Linux Terminal have ads?
Commands for Linux Terminal shows ads; XHelper does not.
Which is updated more often, XHelper or Commands for Linux Terminal?
XHelper ships an update every 16 months, and Commands for Linux Terminal every 9 days. Most recently, XHelper was updated on October 18, 2026 and Commands for Linux Terminal on October 15, 2026.

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