Comparison

Core Shell vs Nex Terminal

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

Head to head
About

Core Shell

This app provides a powerful terminal emulator and SSH client for efficient host management. It offers robust features like OpenSSH compatibility, automatic reconnection, and customizable themes. Premium features include unlimited connections and cross-device profile syncing.

Highlights
  • Full-featured terminal emulator
  • OpenSSH compatible
  • Keychain integration
  • Advanced options editor
  • Automatic reconnection
  • Theming and color schemes
  • Unlimited connections (premium)
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A full featured terminal with built-in OpenSSH support, it’s focused on managing and login to hosts efficiently. Don't waste your time; be productive. ## Features Full-featured Terminal • Compatible with Terminal.app, iTerm and xterm. • Supports ANSI 16 and 256 color palettes, as well as 24bit true color. • Passed cases of *vttest* – a strict VT100/VT220/VT420 terminal functionality test suite. OpenSSH Compatible • Everything in OpenSSH, certificates, proxy jump, etc. Keychain Integration • Tightly integrated with Keychain, don't have to enter passwords or passphrases repeatedly. • It's totally optionally, you can opt-in or opt-out at any time. Advanced Options Editor • A handy way to tune per-host advanced options. • For every ssh directives, there is a contextual help provides immediate information, no more googling. Automatic Reconnect • Always tries to restore your connections after network failure or waking up from background. Theming • Eight built-in color schemes: Basic, Dracula, Grass, Homebrew, Man Page, Novel, Ocean, Red Sands • Our color optimization ensure that colorful text always clearly visible. Premium Features (free for a limited time) • Unlimited number of connections • Sync profiles between all of your Mac computers and iOS devices • Prioritized customer support ------- We'd love to answer your questions or just hear what you think about Core Shell. Our Community: https://community.codinn.com/c/core-shell Use the community to request support or report bug. Discuss and explore Core Shell’s future with us by joining the community.

About

Nex Terminal

Manage multiple servers and files with this versatile SSH and SFTP client. Offers basic terminal functions, iCloud sync, and extensive file management tools. Upgrade to Pro for advanced features like unlimited transfers and a text editor with syntax highlighting.

Highlights
  • Unlimited server management
  • iCloud data sync
  • Extensive file management
  • Port forwarding
  • Snippets automation
  • Syntax highlighting text editor (Pro)
Features
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Nex Terminal Free Version - Unlimited server management, group management - Basic terminal functions - iPad with external Keyboard support - iCloud data sync on multiple devices - Snippets - One click quick copying of terminal sessions - 20 terminal themes - 2 port forwarding rules - 500MB file size transfer limit - File management (upload, download, compress, decompress, copy, delete, rename, image view, file permissions, copy path, search, follow ssh path) - cursor style setting - Keep alive setting - Scrollback setting - Switch between dark and light appearance Nex Terminal Pro Version - All functions of the free version - 300+beautiful terminal themes - Multi-hop jump hosts - Unlimited number of port forwarding rules - Snippets automation on multiple targets - Unlimited file transfer size - Resume from breakpoint - Text editor, support syntax highlighting - Membership Badge Identification - Unlock all Pro features on Mac, iPhone and iPad

Screenshots

Core Shell4 screens
Nex Terminal4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Nex Terminal at 91% against Core Shell's 38%. Nex Terminal also leads on rating (4.9 vs 4.0) and ratings volume (7 vs 2). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Core Shell sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and Nex Terminal sells 14 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Nex Terminal holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 7 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 38% of Core Shell's written reviews are positive against 91% of Nex Terminal's.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Core Shell versus Nex Terminal: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCore ShellNex Terminal
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (2 ratings)4.9 (7 ratings) — better
Positive reviews38.1% of reviews91.2% of reviews — better
Number of ratings27 — better
Update frequency—Every 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS17.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size49 MB24 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCodinn Technologies贝贝 尚

Customer experience

Core Shell

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews42 reviews
Positive38.1%
Neutral11.9%
Negative50.0%

Nex Terminal

All ratings7 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews34 reviews
Positive91.2%
Neutral2.9%
Negative5.9%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Core Shell

One-time2
  • Premium (1-Year)3 variants$14.99
  • Premium (4-Year)$44.99
14 purchases

Nex Terminal

Subscriptions1
  • Pro Annual Subscription7 Days trial$7.991 Year
One-time13
  • 30-day Pro benefitsFree
  • 10元优惠Free
  • 14-day Pro trial$0.99
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  • 30元优惠$3.00
  • 50元优惠$5.00
  • Pro Yearly$7.99
  • Nex Terminal Mini$9.99
  • Pro Lifetime Upgrade Discount$14.99
  • Pro Lifetime$14.99
  • Pro Lifetime$16.99
  • Pro Lifetime$18.99
  • Pro Lifetime$19.99
  • 一年Pro$29.99

Questions

Is Core Shell free?
Core Shell is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Nex Terminal free?
Nex Terminal is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Core Shell or Nex Terminal?
Nex Terminal is rated higher. Core Shell averages 4.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Nex Terminal averages 4.9 from 7 ratings.
Do Core Shell or Nex Terminal have ads?
Neither Core Shell nor Nex Terminal shows ads.

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