# LibTerm vs ID Assistant

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: LibTerm at none against ID Assistant's 1. LibTerm also leads on update cadence (every 8 days vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (804 vs 7). ID Assistant's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 70%) and rating (4.9 vs 4.5). On price, ads, monetization model and device support there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. ID Assistant sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. LibTerm asks for nothing beyond the download.

ID Assistant holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: LibTerm has 804 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 70% of LibTerm's written reviews are positive against 100% of ID Assistant's.

LibTerm ships an update every 8 days, ID Assistant every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 12, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | LibTerm | ID Assistant |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | [4.5 (804 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/libterm/id1380911705/reviews) | **[4.9 (7 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/id-assistant/id1590861929/reviews)** |
| Number of ratings | **804** | 7 |
| Positive reviews | 70.4% of reviews | **100.0% of reviews** |
| In-app purchases | **No** | Yes |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | **Every 8 days** | Every 2 months |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Size | 428 MB | 2 MB |
| Requires iOS | **12.0** | 15.0 |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Develobile S.p.A.](https://appshunter.io/developer/1212021727) | [Sean McNeil](https://appshunter.io/developer/884178100) |

## What reviewers say

### LibTerm

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/libterm/id1380911705)

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:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases:** none

**What reviewers like**

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

**What reviewers complain about**

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

**Reported bugs**

- 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**

- Странно. Можно добавить?
- Add git clone
- Please add nano
- Please add pip
- Please add bash


### ID Assistant

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/id-assistant/id1590861929)

This free utility helps developers generate, validate, and manage UUID and CBUUID values. It also includes a searchable database of over 5,000 Bluetooth assigned numbers. All features are free and do not involve tracking.

**Highlights:** Generate UUID and CBUUID values, Validate UUID and CBUUID values, Adjust capitalization for IDs, Copy and share generated IDs, Search Bluetooth assigned numbers database, 100% free and no tracking

**Features:** macOS Compatibility

**In-app purchases (1)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Tip the developer | $0.99 | one-time |


## Frequently asked questions

### Is LibTerm free?

LibTerm is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

### Is ID Assistant free?

ID Assistant is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Which has better reviews, LibTerm or ID Assistant?

ID Assistant is rated higher. LibTerm averages 4.5 out of 5 from 804 ratings, while ID Assistant averages 4.9 from 7 ratings.

### Do LibTerm or ID Assistant have ads?

Neither LibTerm nor ID Assistant shows ads.

### Which is updated more often, LibTerm or ID Assistant?

LibTerm ships an update every 8 days, and ID Assistant every 2 months. Most recently, LibTerm was updated on September 24, 2026 and ID Assistant on September 12, 2026.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*