Secure Terminal vs Power JSON Editor Mobile
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 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)
Power JSON Editor Mobile
This app provides a robust JSON editing experience for developers on iOS devices. It allows for easy viewing, exploring, and validating JSON files through a document browser interface and offers both tree and text views with syntax highlighting.
- Document browser for file management
- Tree view for JSON hierarchy
- Text view with syntax highlighting
- External keyboard support
- Import from pasteboard and web URL
- Parse not well-formed JSON as JavaScript
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Power JSON Editor Mobile is a powerful JSON editor for app and web developers, and it is ready for working with external keyboard on iPhone and iPad. With Power JSON Editor Mobile, developers could handle JSON files easily on iOS, like viewing, exploring, validating any details of a JSON file. √ Document Browser based - PowerJSON is a document browser based app - Manage JSON files like in Files app - Processing any JSON file saved by other apps - Handle JSON file opening in Files app √ Powerful Tree Editor - View JSON in Tree View clearly - Check JSON nodes hierarchy in a tree - Separated node editor - Keyboard supports ready, it turns your iPad to a productive tool √ Useful Text Editor - View JSON inText View with syntax highlighting - Error indicator when parse invalid JSON √ Multiple Tools - Import content from Pasteboard - Import JSON from web url - Parse not well-formed JSON as JavaScript For more information, please check on https://powerjsonapp.com/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Secure Terminal at 4.5 against Power JSON Editor Mobile's 3.2. Secure Terminal also leads on review sentiment (86% vs 54%) and ratings volume (62 vs 10). Power JSON Editor Mobile's advantage is iOS requirement (14.1 vs 16.6). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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 and Power JSON Editor Mobile sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Secure Terminal holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Secure Terminal has 62 ratings behind it against 10, 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 54% of Power JSON Editor Mobile's.
Secure Terminal ships an update every 3 weeks, Power JSON Editor Mobile every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Secure Terminal | Power JSON Editor Mobile |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (62 ratings) — better | 3.2 (10 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 85.9% of reviews — better | 53.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 62 — better | 10 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 11 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 14.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 195 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Filippo Maguolo | 基伟 徐 |
Customer experience
Secure Terminal
Power JSON Editor Mobile
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
Power JSON Editor Mobile
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Secure Terminal
- PRO FEATURE$4.99
Power JSON Editor Mobile
- PowerJSON Full Version$0.99
Questions
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