Comparison

SSH Client vs Simple_TextEdit

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

About

Simple_TextEdit

This app provides a native plain text editing experience for iOS devices. It allows users to open, edit, and save plain text files like .txt, .md, and .json directly from the Files app, offering a streamlined alternative to rich text editors.

Highlights
  • Native plain text editing
  • Opens and saves .txt, .md, .json
  • Integrates with Files app
  • Prettify JSON functionality
  • Clipboard integration
  • Supports 39 languages
Features
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A native plain text editor for iOS. No accounts, no bloat, just text. **WHY NOTES ISN'T ENOUGH** Apple's Notes is rich text. It can't open or write actual plain text files. If you need to edit a .txt, .md, or .json from your Files app, Notes won't open it. **THE SOLUTION** SimpleTextEdit opens any plain text file from Files (iCloud, On My iPhone, third-party providers), edits it, and saves it back. One tap to prettify JSON. One tap to paste from or copy to the clipboard. Simple. Fast. Native. 39 languages.

Screenshots

SSH Client4 screens
Simple_TextEdit1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: SSH Client at none against Simple_TextEdit's shown. SSH Client also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 3 months) and ratings volume (1.5K vs 1). Simple_TextEdit's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.8) and monetization model (ad-supported vs freemium). On price, review sentiment, in-app purchases 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. SSH Client sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Simple_TextEdit sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Simple_TextEdit holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SSH Client has 1.5K ratings behind it against 1, 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 100% of Simple_TextEdit's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SSH Client ships an update weekly, Simple_TextEdit every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
SSH Client versus Simple_TextEdit: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSSH ClientSimple_TextEdit
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (1.5K ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews94.4% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1.5K — better1
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumAd-supported — better
Best chart rank#20 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.4 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size128 MB28 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAnders BorumSeung-Un Ham

Customer experience

SSH Client

All ratings1,528 ratings
Positive95.8%
Neutral1.2%
Negative2.9%
Written reviews627 reviews
Positive94.4%
Neutral1.8%
Negative3.8%

Simple_TextEdit

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

Simple_TextEdit

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

3 purchases

SSH Client

Subscriptions2
  • ShellFish Monthly subscription14 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • ShellFish Annual subscription$14.991 Year
One-time1
  • ShellFish Lifetime Pro Unlock$29.99
1 purchases

Simple_TextEdit

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$1.99

Questions

Is SSH Client free?
SSH Client is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Simple_TextEdit free?
Simple_TextEdit is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, SSH Client or Simple_TextEdit?
Simple_TextEdit is rated higher. SSH Client averages 4.8 out of 5 from 1.5K ratings, while Simple_TextEdit averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do SSH Client or Simple_TextEdit have ads?
Simple_TextEdit shows ads; SSH Client does not.
Which is updated more often, SSH Client or Simple_TextEdit?
SSH Client ships an update weekly, and Simple_TextEdit every 3 months. Most recently, SSH Client was updated on October 2, 2026 and Simple_TextEdit on September 19, 2026.

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