JellyCuts vs GateShell
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
JellyCuts
This app acts as a powerful script wizard for your iPhone or iPad, enabling advanced automation and custom actions beyond the standard shortcuts app. It offers a streamlined coding experience with functions, macros, and direct access to iOS features, making complex tasks simple and fun.
- Functions, macros, and magic actions
- Direct access to iOS features
- Jelly Language with auto-completion
- Integration with popular third-party apps
- Script gallery for inspiration
- iCloud Drive sync across devices
- JSON Dictionary Builder and Icon Creator
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Ever wish your iPhone or iPad could do more with shortcuts? Meet Jellycuts: your pocket-sized script wizard, making automation magical and fun. It's concise and intuitive—think of it as coding without the headaches. Switching from Shortcuts to Jellycuts is like upgrading from a tricycle to a Tesla. With functions, macros, and magic actions, Jellycuts leaves the standard Shortcuts app in the dust. Access iOS features like files, calendars, reminders, contacts, photos, and location without the hassle of app store reviews or arbitrary gatekeepers. Auto-complete as you type with Jelly Language, which is lean, mean, and free from JavaScript’s quirks. It’s like giving your phone a PhD in awesome. Seamlessly integrate actions from a variety of apps including Toolbox Pro, Actions, Scriptable, Data Jar, a-shell, a-shell mini, Apollo, Carrot Weather, Drafts, Focused Work, GizmoPack, LinkBin, Budget, An Otter RSS, Progress, Recurrence, Rubyist, The Wallpaper App, and WidgetPack. Need inspiration? Dive into our growing script gallery on our website. Here are a few tricks you can teach Jellycuts: - Wind Down: Dim your screen, turn off notifications, and prepare for bedtime serenity. - Live Photos to GIFs: Transform your live photos into fun, eye-popping GIFs. - Date and Time Formatting: Master date and time in your shortcuts. - Photo Management: Automate the chaos of managing photos and screenshots. - Extract EXIF Data: Pull detailed data from your photos. - QR Code Generator: Create a simple QR code in just 3 lines of code. - RoutineHub & UpdateKit: Keep your shortcuts updated seamlessly. - GET Requests: Retrieve user lists in JSON format with a GET request. - POST Requests: Easily create and send POST requests. Why Jellycuts is Your New Best Friend: - Work Anywhere: Sync scripts across devices with iCloud Drive. Your scripts, everywhere you go. - Unleash Limitless Possibilities: Access hidden actions not available in the Shortcuts app. - Supercharge Your Workflow: Enhance shortcuts with functions and macros for efficiency. - Effortless Transitions: Export Jellycuts into Shortcuts and import existing ones back. - Powerful Tools: Use the JSON Dictionary Builder and Icon Creator for easy shortcut creation. - Quick Learning Curve: Comprehensive documentation. - Work Anytime: Dark mode for comfortable coding in any lighting. Editor Features That Make Coding Fun: - Clarity: Syntax highlighting. - Customization: Over 60 editor themes, including dark mode. Because coding in the dark is cool. - Speed: Auto-completion for fast coding. - Troubleshooting: Built-in debug console. Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
GateShell
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GateShell is an SSH, Mosh, and SFTP client, and a full server command center. Your servers, your keys, your device, nothing in between. No backend, no relays, no tracking. PRIVATE BY DESIGN • Zero backend. GateShell runs entirely on-device. There's no server to breach because there is no server. • Credentials live in the hardware-encrypted Apple Keychain, or on Secure Enclave keys that never leave your device, not even as an export. • No analytics, no telemetry. We don't know who you are or what you connect to. CONNECT, AND STAY CONNECTED • Native Mosh, with encrypted UDP and predictive local echo. Change networks, close the lid, come back hours later: your session is still there. • Jump hosts reach private servers through a bastion, with per-hop auth and host-key checks. • Import your ~/.ssh/config, or bulk-import servers from CSV. • SSH, Mosh, and Telnet, with automatic SSH fallback when UDP is blocked. SECURE CONNECTIONS • Verified host keys, pinned per server, with a warning the instant one changes. • Generate ed25519, P-256, RSA, or Secure Enclave hardware-backed keys, or import a PuTTY .ppk, including Argon2-encrypted ones. • Security Assistant scans for missing updates, exposed listeners, weak SSH policy, firewall gaps, and expiring certificates. Every finding shows its evidence, and guided fixes run allow-listed commands only after you approve them. • Face ID / Touch ID lock keeps your servers safe even if your device isn't. A REAL TERMINAL • Full XTerm-256 color terminal with fullscreen, scrollback search, and a customizable toolbar. • Two- and four-pane terminals with optional input broadcast. • 32 themes, bundled Nerd Fonts, custom font import, and named keyboard layouts. • Command snippets with ${VAR} prompts, run across many hosts at once. MANAGE THE WHOLE SERVER • 20+ built-in dashboards: Docker, PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, Redis, Nginx, Caddy, Traefik, Firewall, Cron, PM2, WireGuard, Fail2Ban and more. Each one shows the status and acts on it. • Fleet broadcasts one command to every server at once. • Live health monitoring with restart, logs, and failure alerts. • Install the optional open-source agent on your own server for metric history and push alerts when a service drops, a disk fills, or a cron job fails. It runs on your box, not ours. FILES & CODE • Upload and download over SFTP with progress tracking and background retry. • Show your servers in the Files app, and open remote files like local ones. • Built-in editor with syntax highlighting and find/replace for 13+ languages. • Git on the go: status, stage, commit, and review diffs. • App Preview opens your dev server right in the app, tunneled over your existing SSH connection. BRING YOUR OWN CODING AGENT • Start, resume, and interrupt Claude Code, Codex, or Gemini CLI in any project on your server, straight from the terminal. • It runs under your account, with your CLI. GateShell never proxies it and never sees your provider keys. AI THAT STAYS ON THE DEVICE • Describe what you want in plain English, and GateShell composes the command on-device via Apple Intelligence. • Long output gets an instant, structured summary with error and warning counts. • A multi-step agent proposes a plan and runs it, with your approval on every step. • Automatic secret redaction and a risk warning before dangerous commands run. AT A GLANCE • Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets for quick connect, server health, and your last session, plus a Live Activity that tracks the connection you're on. SYNC EVERYWHERE • iCloud syncs your servers, snippets, and known hosts across iPhone, iPad, and Mac, end-to-end encrypted. Free to start. Pro unlocks unlimited servers, SFTP, Mosh, port forwarding, the full dashboard suite, and more. On-device AI features require a device that supports Apple Intelligence. Terms of Use: https://gateshell.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://gateshell.com/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: JellyCuts at every 3 weeks against GateShell's every 2 months. JellyCuts also leads on chart position (#129 vs unranked) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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. JellyCuts sells 13 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and GateShell sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
JellyCuts ships an update every 3 weeks, GateShell every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | JellyCuts | GateShell |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.6 (58 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 58 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Best chart rank | #129 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Mac |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 49 MB | 52 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Skyground Media, Inc. | HEFTY INNOVATIONS |
In-app purchases
JellyCuts
- Basic$4.991 Month
- Standart$9.991 Month
- Premium$19.991 Month
- Flower Hat Jellyfish Tip$0.99
- Immortal Jellyfish Tip$2.99
- Immortal Jellyfish Pro Unlock$2.99
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- Atolla Jellyfish Tip$4.99
- Atolla Jellyfish Pro Unlock$4.99
- Crystal Jellyfish Tip$9.99
- Crystal Jellyfish Pro Unlock$9.99
- Cauliflower Jellyfish Pro$14.99
- Lion’s Mane Jellyfish Tip$19.99
- Lion’s Mane Pro Unlock$19.99
GateShell
- GateShell Pro Monthly$0.991 Month
- GateShell Pro Yearly$9.991 Year









