Secure Terminal vs Proxycat
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)
Proxycat
This app allows developers to capture and modify HTTP messages using JavaScript. It offers various viewers for data formats and supports SSL decryption. Scripts can be synchronized via iCloud for seamless workflow.
- HTTP message capture
- Request/response modification via JavaScript
- Multiple data viewers (JSON, Tree, HTML, XML, Hex)
- Code Prettier
- iCloud script synchronization
- SSL Decryption
- Dark Mode
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Proxycat is a debugging application that can be used to capture http messages. You can use javascript code to modify requests and responses. Features - JSON, Tree View, HTML, XML, JavaScript and Hex Viewers - Code Prettier - iCloud synchronize scripts - Script can modify requests and responses - SSL Decryption - Dark Mode Feedback - [email](mailto:bytecrossing@gmail.com) - [twitter](https://twitter.com/ByteCrossingLtd)
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Proxycat at 5.0 against Secure Terminal's 4.5. Proxycat also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and review sentiment (100% vs 85%). Secure Terminal's advantage is ratings volume (61 vs 2). 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 Proxycat sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Proxycat holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Secure Terminal has 61 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 85% of Secure Terminal's written reviews are positive against 100% of Proxycat's.
Secure Terminal ships an update every 3 weeks, Proxycat fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Secure Terminal | Proxycat |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (61 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 85.3% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 61 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 157 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Filippo Maguolo | Byte Crossing |
Customer experience
Secure Terminal
Proxycat
In-app purchases
Secure Terminal
- PRO FEATURE$4.99
Proxycat
- Proxycat Pro$2.99
