Comparison

Commands for Linux Terminal vs Hex

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

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About

Commands for Linux Terminal

Access a comprehensive collection of Linux commands with offline, markdown-formatted references. Monitor server status, including CPU, memory, disk, load, and Docker containers via SSH, all within a single application.

Highlights
  • Offline Linux command references
  • Markdown-formatted command details
  • Command search functionality
  • Real-time server monitoring
  • SSH connectivity for server status
  • Track CPU, memory, disk, and load
  • Monitor Docker containers
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.

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Hex

Features
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Hex is a developer toolkit for iPhone and iPad: 21 small utilities for the jobs that interrupt real work, like decoding a token, pretty-printing a payload, testing a pattern or checking a file hash. Everything runs on your device. ENCODE • Base64: encode text, or decode standard, URL-safe (base64url), line-wrapped (MIME) and unpadded input. Bytes that aren't UTF-8 text are shown as a hex dump. • URL Encode: percent-encode a value so & = ? / # + : @ are escaped, or decode it (+ reads as a space). Malformed escapes are flagged. • HTML Entities: encode ampersands, angle brackets and quotes, or decode every HTML 4 named entity (nbsp, copy, mdash and the rest) plus decimal and hex references. • JWT Decode: header and payload as readable JSON, with claim order kept. • Hash Generator: MD5, SHA-1, SHA-256 and SHA-512 of any text. FORMAT • JSON Formatter: prettify, minify and validate. Your key order, numbers and escapes stay exactly as written, and top-level values like "text" or 42 are accepted. • XML Formatter: indents and validates. Comments, CDATA, processing instructions and the XML declaration are kept, and the output is re-escaped so it stays valid XML. • SQL Formatter: puts SELECT, FROM, WHERE, JOIN, GROUP BY and ORDER BY clauses on their own lines and uppercases keywords. Strings, quoted names and -- or /* */ comments pass through unchanged. • Markdown Preview: headings, bullet and numbered lists, block quotes, fenced code blocks and rules, with bold, italic, inline code and links. • HTML Preview: renders your HTML offline. Remote images, scripts, styles and frames are blocked, and links don't navigate away. GENERATE • UUID Generator: version 4 UUIDs, 1 to 100 at a time, upper or lower case. • Lorem Ipsum: words, sentences or paragraphs. • Password Generator: 4 to 128 characters from uppercase, lowercase, digits and symbols, with at least one from each set you pick. The strength meter shows entropy in bits. • Color Converter: HEX (3 or 6 digits), RGB and HSL, each editable with sliders. • Checksum: MD5, SHA-1 and SHA-256 of a file from Files, read in chunks so large files work, and a check against an expected hash. TIME • Unix Timestamp: timestamp to date and back. Seconds, milliseconds and microseconds are recognised. • Cron Parser: standard five-field cron with ranges, lists, steps and month or weekday names, a plain-English description and the next five run times. • Timezone Converter: pick a time and the zone it's in, then see it in any of the listed zones. TEXT • Diff Checker: line-by-line comparison that lines up inserted and deleted lines. • Regex Tester: matches highlighted in your text, a numbered match list, and case-insensitive, multiline and dot-matches-newline options. • Text Inspector: characters, words, lines, sentences, paragraphs and UTF-8 bytes, with a character breakdown. WORKFLOW • Clipboard detection: copy JSON, a JWT, Base64, a URL, XML, HTML, a Unix timestamp, a hex color or SQL, and Hex offers the matching tool with your text already in it. iOS may ask permission before Hex reads the clipboard. • Deep links: hex://json, hex://jwt, hex://base64, hex://cron and the other tools open directly from Shortcuts or other apps. • Copy any result, or export it as a file (.json, .xml, .sql, .txt and more) through the share sheet. WHAT HEX DOESN'T DO • No network tools: no HTTP client, no API testing, no DNS lookups. • JWT Decode reads tokens but does not verify signatures. • Cron Parser doesn't support the L, W or # extensions or a seconds field. • The SQL Formatter changes layout only. It doesn't run or validate queries. • No sync and no history beyond your five most recent tools. PRIVACY Nothing leaves your device. Hex makes no network requests, has no analytics, no tracking and no accounts. Text you paste and files you hash stay on your iPhone or iPad. PRICE A one-time purchase. No subscription, no in-app purchases and no ads. Made by SHYGUY LLC.

Screenshots

Commands for Linux Terminal4 screens
Hex4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Commands for Linux Terminal at Free against Hex's $2.99. Commands for Linux Terminal also leads on update cadence (every 11 days vs every 4 months). Hex's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Commands for Linux Terminal is free to download; Hex costs $2.99 up front. Commands for Linux Terminal sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Hex asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Commands for Linux Terminal ships an update every 11 days, Hex every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and November 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Commands for Linux Terminal versus Hex: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCommands for Linux TerminalHex
PriceFree — better$2.99
Rating4.5 (221 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews86.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings221 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 11 days — betterEvery 4 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size42 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer雷 戴Chad Neal

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Commands for Linux Terminal

One-time1
  • Get Pro Version$1.99
None

Hex

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Commands for Linux Terminal free?
Commands for Linux Terminal is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Hex free?
Hex costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Commands for Linux Terminal or Hex have ads?
Commands for Linux Terminal shows ads; Hex does not.
Which is updated more often, Commands for Linux Terminal or Hex?
Commands for Linux Terminal ships an update every 11 days, and Hex every 4 months. Most recently, Commands for Linux Terminal was updated on November 10, 2026 and Hex on November 9, 2026.

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