Comparison

LibTerm vs ServerCat

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

Head to head
About

LibTerm

This app provides a powerful command-line interface for iOS devices, enabling users to run various shell commands. It includes tools for coding in C, Python, and Lua, and allows for text file editing with syntax highlighting.

Highlights
  • Command line interface
  • Coding in C, Python, Lua
  • Text file editor
  • Syntax highlighting
  • Install third-party commands
  • Run C code
Features
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LibTerm is a command line interface for iPhone and iPad. Includes what you need for coding C programs! Commands: ls, lli, ifconfig, ping, readlink, id, chmod, clang, telnet, host, du, link, dig, egrep, bc, date, gzip, nslookup, python2, fgrep, mv, python3, md5, say, luac, ssh-keygen, xargs, diff, cd, tee, chksum, lua, touch, dc, tar, chflags, rm, sort, uniq, awk, printenv, chgrp, find, mkdir, tail, df, pwd, opt, chown, gunzip, compress, llvm-link, nc, uptime, sed, setenv, stat, uname, sum, head, wc, cat, echo, unsetenv, unlink, pbpaste, rmdir, uncompress, curl, ln, cp, whoami, rlogin, tr, env, whois, pbcopy, python, grep, nm, jsc, clear, sh, help, exit, open, package, edit Edit text files and code with a graphical editor and syntax highlighting with the 'edit' command. Not enough commands? You can code your own scripts with Python 2.7, Python 3.7, Lua 5.3, install third party commands or even compile and run C code with the 'clang' and 'lli' commands!

About

ServerCat

Monitor your Linux servers and Docker containers directly from your mobile device. View detailed resource usage, network traffic, and container stats. Offers an SSH terminal for remote management and automation capabilities.

Highlights
  • Server status monitoring
  • CPU, GPU, Memory usage
  • Network traffic and speed
  • Docker container stats
  • SSH Shell Terminal
  • Container management
Features
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ServerCat is a Linux monitor and Docker Management & SSH Terminal app. ServerCat makes it easy to monitor your server status on your mobile. It shows detail running status of your linux servers and docker containers. It only needs an SSH account without any other dependencies. It will not install any tools to your system. Free Features Monitor detail status of your server including: ・CPU usage per-core ・GPU usage and running process ・Memory usage ・Network traffic/speed and TCP stats ・Docker containers and stats ・Disk blocks and IO per second Premium Features ・ SSH Shell Terminal ・ Sync data across all your iOS devices ・ Create and Manage containers ・Background SSH Security: All SSH credentials are AES-encrypted and saved locally. The Cloud Sync uses iCloud to sync AES-encrypted data securely and nobody can inspect your data in the cloud. Terms of Use https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy https://servercat.app/privacy

Screenshots

LibTerm2 screens
ServerCat4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: LibTerm at none against ServerCat's 3. LibTerm also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.0). ServerCat's advantage is chart position (#31 vs unranked). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. ServerCat sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per year. LibTerm asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for LibTerm against 4.6 for ServerCat. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 804 and 1K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 70% of LibTerm's written reviews are positive against 77% of ServerCat's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

LibTerm ships an update every 8 days, ServerCat every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
LibTerm versus ServerCat: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLibTermServerCat
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (804 ratings)4.6 (1K ratings) — better
Positive reviews70.4% of reviews77.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings8041K — better
Update frequencyEvery 8 daysEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank—#31 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS12.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size428 MB43 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperDevelobile S.p.A.Early Moon, LLC

Customer experience

LibTerm

All ratings804 ratings
Positive85.7%
Neutral5.5%
Negative8.8%
Written reviews186 reviews
Positive70.4%
Neutral11.8%
Negative17.7%

ServerCat

All ratings1,001 ratings
Positive89.8%
Neutral3.1%
Negative7.1%
Written reviews441 reviews
Positive77.3%
Neutral8.8%
Negative13.8%

User reviews

LibTerm

From 804 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Basic UNIX command line utilities
  • 🚀 Handy Command Utility
  • 👍 Excellent
  • 👍 Simply awesome
  • 👍 Brilliant!

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Not awesome
  • 🐛 400+ MB App size
  • 🐛 Странно.
  • 🐛 Potential but disappointing with the usability
  • 🐛 Limited feature set

ServerCat

From 1K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Fantastic app
  • 🚀 Convenient and powerful
  • 👍 Intuitive and feature-rich
  • 👍 Excellent for monitoring Linux servers
  • 👍 Beautiful and well-designed UI

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Crashes frequently
  • 🐛 Unstable on iPhone 13
  • 🐛 Scrolling and copy-paste issues
  • 🐛 Incompatible with some platforms (FreeBSD, Windows)
  • 🔋 High CPU usage when connected to servers

Bugs and requests

LibTerm

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • SSH complains about keys when the remote machine does not require key auth
  • Can't even do simple ssh on iOS 16
  • Can't ssh, port option doesn't work, and if only it were possible to cd into private/mobile/Applications
  • When attempting to append a file (cat test.txt >> sort.txt) it reads the second > as the file name and creates a file called > instead of appending the second file in the command
  • Bus Error after ~10 DNS DIG queries

Requested features

10 requests
  • Странно. Можно добавить?
  • Add git clone
  • Please add nano
  • Please add pip
  • Please add bash
Show 5 more
  • Please add traceroute
  • Please add GCC/Clang support
  • Please add more commands like natmask, natstat
  • Please add dark theme
  • Please add ability to install PyPi modules and pip

ServerCat

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Connection issues and failed logins
  • Server status not refreshing properly
  • Crashes when switching between screens or using certain features
  • Incompatibility with certain server configurations (e.g., Debian/Ubuntu only for some features)

Requested features

7 requests
  • Add support for SFTP
  • Implement Celsius temperature display
  • Add home screen widgets for server status
  • Improve syncing of servers and SSH keys across devices
  • Enhance Docker/container management features
Show 2 more
  • Add support for Telnet and other protocols
  • Improve terminal experience (e.g., Tmux bindings, font customization)

In-app purchases

None

LibTerm

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

ServerCat

Subscriptions1
  • Premium Annual Subscription7 Days trial$5.991 Year
One-time2
  • Premium Upgrade Discount$5.99
  • ServerCat Lifetime Premium$18.99

Questions

Is LibTerm free?
LibTerm is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ServerCat free?
ServerCat is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, LibTerm or ServerCat?
ServerCat is rated higher. LibTerm averages 4.5 out of 5 from 804 ratings, while ServerCat averages 4.6 from 1K ratings.
Do LibTerm or ServerCat have ads?
Neither LibTerm nor ServerCat shows ads.
Which is updated more often, LibTerm or ServerCat?
LibTerm ships an update every 8 days, and ServerCat every 5 days. Most recently, LibTerm was updated on October 8, 2026 and ServerCat on October 7, 2026.

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