Simple Shell vs Cylonix
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Simple Shell
This utility app offers a secure and efficient SSH client for iOS devices. It provides a cost-effective alternative for remote terminal access, based on an open-source project.
- SSH client functionality
- Mosh protocol support
- Remote terminal access
- Cost-effective alternative
- iOS compatibility
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This project is a clone of shell application for iOS by Nicolas Holzschuch, https://github.com/holzschu/blink It is created to provide lower cost version of the ssh client for iPhone and iPad with older iOS versions
Cylonix
This open-source solution offers secure network access using WireGuard technology. It provides advanced firewall services and software-defined WAN routing for mesh VPN networks. The platform is deployable via Kubernetes.
- Open source secure access service edge
- WireGuard mesh VPN technology
- Cilium-based firewall services
- VPP-based software defined WAN routing
- Kubernetes deployment system
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Cylonix provides open source secure access service edge solution including the controller. It uses WireGuard® technology as the mesh service, leveraging the Tailscale® design. For edge WireGuard aggregation and exit nodes, it offers Cilium® based firewall services and VPP-based software defined WAN routing and routed mesh VPN networks. The platform also includes a Kubernetes-based open source deployment system.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Cylonix at Free against Simple Shell's $1.99. Cylonix also leads on update cadence (every 3 months vs every 40 months). On rating, 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
Cylonix is free to download; Simple Shell costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Simple Shell against 5.0 for Cylonix. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.
Simple Shell ships an update every 40 months, Cylonix every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Simple Shell | Cylonix |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 40 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 19 MB | 66 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ASHER SYED | EZBLOCK INC |
Customer experience
Simple Shell
Cylonix
In-app purchases
Simple Shell
No in-app purchases
Cylonix
No in-app purchases
