Simple Shell vs SearchBoyAdvance
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
SearchBoyAdvance
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This application is a tool to easily configure and also manage each option of Twitter Advanced Search. From the settings you create, you can create a search URL, open it, or copy it to the clipboard. ■ Search criteria you can set ・Keywords ・Excluding keywords ・Hashtags ・Whether images, videos, or GIFs are included ・Language ・Safe search ・Minimum favorites ・Minimum retweets ・User ・Filter tweets from your following ・Sort(featured / live) ・Date(since / until)
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: SearchBoyAdvance at Free against Simple Shell's $1.99. SearchBoyAdvance also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 40 months). On ads, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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
SearchBoyAdvance is free to download; Simple Shell costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Simple Shell ships an update every 40 months, SearchBoyAdvance every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Simple Shell | SearchBoyAdvance |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 40 months | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 19 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ASHER SYED | HIROKI IKEUCHI |
In-app purchases
Simple Shell
No in-app purchases
SearchBoyAdvance
No in-app purchases
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