a vs Webview Application Tool
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
a
This app provides a local Unix terminal emulator for iOS devices, enabling users to run various Unix commands, edit files, and process data. It includes support for multiple programming languages and network utilities, with integration for iOS Shortcuts and multi-window functionality.
- Local Unix terminal emulator
- Run Unix commands
- File transfer (scp, curl)
- Text editing (vim, ed)
- Programming languages (Python, Lua, C)
- Network utilities (ping, nslookup)
- iOS Shortcuts integration
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a-Shell is a complete local terminal emulator, allowing to run most Unix commands on your iOS device. You can transfer files using scp and curl, edit them with vim and ed, process them using grep, awk and sed. You can work with git repositories using lg2. Most commands are compiled for iOS native Arm64 format, making them fast and well integrated with the BSD Unix that powers iOS/iPadOS. a-Shell includes Python, Lua, Perl, JavaScript, C, C++ for programming and TeX (texlive 2025, with Tikz and LuaTeX) for text processing. There are also multiple network utilities: nslookup, ping, whois, ifconfig... Type help for help, help -l to get the full list of commands. a-Shell can be controlled from Shortcuts: run commands in order, process files in a-Shell, get the results as text or files, transfer files to other apps... a-shell uses iOS 13+ “multiple windows” ability, so you can run multiple shells at the same time, with different commands, in different directories. You can edit a file in one window with vim and process it in the other with python. Compile your C or C++ programs to webAssembly using clang or clang++, and execute the resulting binary. A complete webAssembly SDK is included (WASI-libc). a-Shell is the complete version. If you need a smaller app, and you don't need a C compiler, a TeX engine, or numpy and matplotlib, there is a-Shell mini.
Webview Application Tool
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WebView-Tool will allow you to prepare your website and create a mobile application from it yourself. Cross-platform solutions are confidently gaining the attention of developers and the IT market. The low cost of the project and the high speed of launching the finished product make native solutions uncompetitive. WebView-Tool allows one developer to prepare and launch a viable full-stack e-commerce project in the shortest possible time. WebView-Tool allows one developer to prepare and launch a viable full-stack e-commerce project in the shortest possible time. One no-code developer can now organize sales funnels, loyalty bonus systems and other scenarios. Our service allows you to create an independent application with unlimited PUSH mailings without subscription fees, rent and additional SDK packages.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is chart position: a at #24 against Webview Application Tool's unranked. Webview Application Tool's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
a ships an update monthly, Webview Application Tool every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 13, 2026 and November 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | a | Webview Application Tool |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (575 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 78.4% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 575 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Best chart rank | #24 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2.1 GB | 34 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Nicolas Holzschuch | Dorina Rakova |
Bugs and requests
a
Reported bugs
3 issues- Toolbar buttons not accessible in portrait mode on some devices
- Pasting from clipboard can insert unexpected characters
- Sourcing certain script files causes crashes
Requested features
5 requests- Add support for package managers like Homebrew or APT
- Implement more advanced shell features like job control and better tab completion
- Integrate Git for version control
- Allow installing additional packages and libraries
- Improve clipboard and file management integration
Webview Application Tool
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
a
No in-app purchases
Webview Application Tool
No in-app purchases
