SSH Client vs ChameleonTiny Manager
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.
ChameleonTiny Manager
Configure all eight slots of your Chameleon device, including slot type, SAK mode, and UID mode. Transfer logs and virtualized cards to and from your device, and recover Mifare Classic keys by submitting detection logs.
- Configure all eight Chameleon slots
- Change active slots and set slot types
- Configure button actions
- Transfer logs and virtualized cards
- Preview and save card contents
- Recover Mifare Classic keys
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ChameleonTiny Manager is the best way to interact with your Chameleon on the go. # Manage ChameleonTiny Manager can be used to configure all eight slots of the Chameleon. Easily change the active slot; dive into the details of a specific slot; or set the type, SAK mode or UID mode. Plus, configure both buttons on the Chameleon for any of the supported short or long press actions. # Transfer ChameleonTiny Manager gives you maximum detail on the contents of you Chameleon. Transfer logs or virtualized cards from the Chameleon, preview their contents, and save them. You can even select virtualized cards from your phone to transfer to the Chameleon. # Recover ChameleonTiny Manager also supports downloading and parsing the Chameleon's detection log, as well as an online version of mfkey32v2. With the tap of a button, submit the log and recover any Mifare Classic keys.
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Verdict
SSH Client and ChameleonTiny Manager both sit at 4.8 stars, but that hides the real split: 94% of SSH Client's written reviews are positive against 0% of ChameleonTiny Manager's. SSH Client also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 5 months) and ratings volume (1.6K vs 3). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. SSH Client sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and ChameleonTiny Manager sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
ChameleonTiny Manager holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SSH Client has 1.6K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 94% of SSH Client's written reviews are positive against 0% of ChameleonTiny Manager's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
SSH Client ships an update weekly, ChameleonTiny Manager every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SSH Client | ChameleonTiny Manager |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (1.6K ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 94.4% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1.6K — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | #16 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.4 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 132 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Anders Borum | Eric Betts |
Customer experience
SSH Client
ChameleonTiny Manager
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
ChameleonTiny Manager
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
ChameleonTiny Manager
- Buy me caffeine$0.99
- Buy me a pack of NFC tags$4.99
- Buy me a field detector$19.99
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- Send me to DefCon$99.99
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