Secure Terminal vs Random Color Generator
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Secure Terminal
This application provides secure remote access to servers via SSH and Telnet. It supports various authentication methods, terminal emulations, and file transfer protocols. Advanced features like SFTP and port forwarding are available through an in-app purchase.
- SSH & Telnet connection
- Password & key authentication
- SFTP file transfer
- xterm-256color emulation
- Key generation
- Port forwarding
- Customizable terminal
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SSH Terminal to access multiple SSH server, with full support of "xterm-256color" emulation. Base Features: • SSH connection with password or key authentication: DSA, RSA, ECDSA, Ed25519 (OpenSSH format & Putty PPK) • SSH Agent • Key generation (RSA, ECDSA, Ed25519) • Support for FIDO key (iPhone NFC only) • Secure Enclave Key • Support for Mosh, Sixel, iTerm2 image, ZModem and Trzsz protocols • Connection params are safely stored on Keychain • Connection history & localization • Connection through SSH proxy • Connection with Telnet protocol • External keyboard support • Terminal colors customization • Multiple font size • Image background • User font choice (fixed width only) • Pointer/Mouse support PRO Features (require in-app purchase): • Upload/Download files through SFTP • Port forwarding • Local text editor • Store unlimited connections • Files plugin support • Shortcuts support • Commands snippet • Hosts Status Dashboard • SFTP Commander • XWindow (iPad only)
Random Color Generator
Discover new colors and their corresponding hexadecimal codes. This tool is ideal for designers and web developers needing quick color references.
- Discover new colors
- View hex codes
- Useful for design
- Useful for web development
- Quick color references
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Random Color Generator will help you discover new colors and view their hexidecimal (hex) colour codes, for use in design work and web development.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Random Color Generator at none against Secure Terminal's 1. Random Color Generator also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks) and device support (4 vs 2). Secure Terminal's advantage is rating (4.5 vs 4.2) and ratings volume (63 vs 5). On price and ads 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
Both are free to download. Secure Terminal sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Random Color Generator asks for nothing beyond the download.
Secure Terminal holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Secure Terminal has 63 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 86% of Secure Terminal's written reviews are positive against 75% of Random Color Generator's.
Secure Terminal ships an update every 3 weeks, Random Color Generator weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Secure Terminal | Random Color Generator |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (63 ratings) — better | 4.2 (5 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 85.9% of reviews — better | 75.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 63 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 196 MB | 17 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Filippo Maguolo | Double Theory Ltd |
Customer experience
Secure Terminal
Random Color Generator
Bugs and requests
Secure Terminal
Reported bugs
14 issues- SFTP cannot be opened when using a proxy server to connect to SSH
- Backspace clears the entire line, hiding the current working directory
- App crashes during docker compose pull with ZSH and ohmyzsh
- FaceID authenticates only once per app execution
- File transfer adds single quotes to the beginning and end of filenames
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- Password input is case-insensitive, causing login failures
- Background mode loses connections within ~30 seconds
- Slide-up toolbar covers the bottom line of text when using an external keyboard
- Pro features not working after app was offloaded/reloaded
- App crashes frequently
- Cannot log in to remote servers without a password
- External keyboard shortcuts sometimes stop working
- Background color change not working
- Cannot insert copied password into Linux terminal
Requested features
19 requests- Allow adding more than one connection in free version
- Improve UI/UX for better intuitiveness
- Provide clear documentation for Port Forwarding
- Add ability to format/prettify command snippets in clipboard/saved commands
- Keep theme full dark and add plain simple b&w icon
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- Make password input case-sensitive
- Fix FaceID authentication to be more robust
- Allow login to servers without passwords
- Add option to place connection shortcuts on the main screen
- Support background mode for persistent connections
- Improve handling of symbolic links
- Add Agent SSH functionality
- Allow storage of multiple named keys
- Make app protected by FaceID/TouchID on launch
- Access iOS password manager for SSH keys
- Remove bottom keyboard bar
- Improve handling of external keyboard shortcuts
- Add a way to cancel connections more clearly
- Make the main screen less blank and improve 'connect' button placement for single-handed use
Random Color Generator
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Secure Terminal
- PRO FEATURE$4.99
Random Color Generator
No in-app purchases
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