SSH Client vs Clean OSC
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
Clean OSC
Create custom user interfaces with various controls like buttons, sliders, and toggles. Organize elements into groups and tabs. Send and receive Open Sound Control (OSC) messages via UDP or TCP, with support for Siri Shortcuts.
- Customizable UI elements (buttons, sliders, toggles)
- Organize UI into groups, tabs, and panels
- Send and receive OSC messages
- UDP and TCP support
- Siri Shortcuts integration
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Build a custom user interface with buttons, toggles, sliders, pickers, lists, text fields and steppers. Organize items together in nested groups, tabs and panels. Send and receive messages with OSC via UDP or TCP. Send OSC with Siri Shortcuts. Projects are synced via iCloud. Import and export projects. OSC is the Open Sound Control protocol.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: SSH Client at Free against Clean OSC's $4.99. SSH Client also leads on rating (4.8 vs 3.8) and update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months). Clean OSC's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3). On 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
SSH Client is free to download; Clean OSC costs $4.99 up front. SSH Client sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Clean OSC asks for nothing beyond the download.
SSH Client holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SSH Client has 1.5K ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 94% of SSH Client's written reviews are positive against 78% of Clean OSC's.
SSH Client ships an update weekly, Clean OSC every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SSH Client | Clean OSC |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $4.99 |
| Rating | 4.8 (1.5K ratings) — better | 3.8 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 94.4% of reviews — better | 77.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1.5K — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #18 — better | #179 |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Vision Pro |
| Requires iOS | 17.4 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 132 MB | 14 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Anders Borum | Anton Heestand |
Customer experience
SSH Client
Clean OSC
Bugs and 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
Clean OSC
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
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
Clean OSC
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is SSH Client free?
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