Secure Terminal vs Chatium
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)
Chatium
Manage your existing Chatium account or create a new one. This application allows for seamless account management and offers subscriptions through in-app purchases.
- Manage existing Chatium accounts
- Create new Chatium accounts
- Subscribe to Chatium accounts
- In-app purchase subscriptions
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Chatium is the messaging app for your Chatium account: talk to your team, run public channels, answer client requests and ask the built-in AI assistant that knows your account. ACCOUNT Folders and channels every teammate can see: company news, departments, projects. Admins decide who can post and who only reads. TEAM One-to-one chats with colleagues and working groups. You can see who is online and who is typing. CLIENTS Requests from inbound channels, answered by the whole team — the conversation stays intact when it is handed over. ACCOUNT CHAT A built-in AI assistant. It searches the web for fresh facts, opens pages and runs your account tools without leaving the conversation. IN EVERY CHAT • Replies, forwarding and quotes • Emoji reactions and pinned messages • Photos, files and voice messages • Search inside a chat and across the list • Notifications for new messages MULTIPLE ACCOUNTS Connect as many Chatium accounts as you need and switch between them in one tap — each with its own profile and chat list. Connect your Chatium account through secure browser sign-in. TERMS OF USE The app offers auto-renewable subscriptions. By subscribing you agree to the standard Apple Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Secure Terminal at 86% against Chatium's 54%. Chatium's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 3 weeks) and rating (4.7 vs 4.5). On price, ratings volume, 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 Chatium sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $39.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Chatium holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 62 and 39 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 86% of Secure Terminal's written reviews are positive against 54% of Chatium's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Secure Terminal ships an update every 3 weeks, Chatium every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Secure Terminal | Chatium |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (62 ratings) | 4.7 (39 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 85.9% of reviews — better | 53.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 62 — better | 39 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 2 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, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 195 MB | 17 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Filippo Maguolo | Chatium |
Customer experience
Secure Terminal
Chatium
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
Chatium
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Secure Terminal
- PRO FEATURE$4.99
Chatium
- Chatium platform access$39.991 Month
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