# LibTerm vs La Terminal

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: LibTerm at none against La Terminal's 3. LibTerm also leads on update cadence (every 8 days vs every 3 weeks) and ratings volume (804 vs 103). La Terminal's advantage is rating (4.7 vs 4.5). On price, review sentiment, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. La Terminal sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. LibTerm asks for nothing beyond the download.

La Terminal holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: LibTerm has 804 ratings behind it against 103, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 70% of LibTerm's written reviews are positive against 66% of La Terminal's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

LibTerm ships an update every 8 days, La Terminal every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | LibTerm | La Terminal |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | [4.5 (804 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/libterm/id1380911705/reviews) | **[4.7 (103 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/la-terminal-mosh-and-ssh-client/id1629902861/reviews)** |
| Number of ratings | **804** | 103 |
| Positive reviews | **70.4% of reviews** | 66.0% of reviews |
| In-app purchases | **No** | Yes |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | **Every 8 days** | Every 3 weeks |
| Monetization | **Free** | Free with in-app purchases |
| Size | 428 MB | 81 MB |
| Requires iOS | **12.0** | 18.6 |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Vision Pro |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Develobile S.p.A.](https://appshunter.io/developer/1212021727) | [Xibbon, Inc](https://appshunter.io/developer/1625207138) |

## 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


### La Terminal

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/la-terminal-mosh-and-ssh-client/id1629902861)

This app provides a mobile command center for AI coding agents and server management. It offers full SSH and Mosh support for resilient sessions, along with powerful resource monitoring and an AI-powered assistant for command generation.

**Highlights:** SSH and Mosh support, AI-powered command assistant, Command Search and workflow gallery, Resource monitoring and process explorer, Secure private key storage, iCloud sync for settings and keys

**Features:** macOS Compatibility

**In-app purchases (3)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| La Terminal Pro Monthly | $4.99 | per month |
| La Terminal Pro Yearly | $19.99 | per year |
| La Terminal Pro Lifetime | $99.99 | one-time |

**What reviewers like**

- 🚀 Best SSH client on iOS/iPadOS
- 👍 Great UI and design
- 💡 Innovative features like session keep alive
- ✨ Nerd font support for icons
- ✅ SFTP server works well

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🐛 Laggy performance for some users
- 🐛 File transfer corrupts uploads
- 🐛 Connection silently dies after app switch
- 🐛 Keyboard doesn't hide on sessions page
- 🐛 Blurry fonts on Vision Pro

**Reported bugs**

- Stuck in "keys" dialog on first use (Vision Pro)
- Nerd symbols do not display well
- Session keep alive technology stopped working well
- File transfer corrupts uploads
- Connection silently dies after app switch, folders appear empty

**Requested features**

- Add English option
- Ability to change text size easily
- Support for ed25519 SSH keys
- Option to turn off rendering bright colors as bold fonts
- Ban the soft keyboard from ever appearing again


## Frequently asked questions

### Is LibTerm free?

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

### Is La Terminal free?

La Terminal is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Which has better reviews, LibTerm or La Terminal?

La Terminal is rated higher. LibTerm averages 4.5 out of 5 from 804 ratings, while La Terminal averages 4.7 from 103 ratings.

### Do LibTerm or La Terminal have ads?

Neither LibTerm nor La Terminal shows ads.

### Which is updated more often, LibTerm or La Terminal?

LibTerm ships an update every 8 days, and La Terminal every 3 weeks. Most recently, LibTerm was updated on October 15, 2026 and La Terminal on October 14, 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.*