Simple Shell vs StopTheFonts
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
StopTheFonts
This utility blocks web fonts in Safari, allowing users to disable all fonts or specific ones. It's a universal purchase for iOS and macOS, developed by an indie developer.
- Block all web fonts
- Block specific web fonts
- Safari content blocker
- Universal purchase for iOS and macOS
- Indie developer support
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StopTheFonts is a Safari content blocker for web fonts. Block all web fonts, or only web fonts that you specify. StopTheFonts is a Universal Purchase for iOS and macOS. Made by Jeff Johnson, indie developer of the popular StopTheMadness Safari extension. If you need support, please email me at stopthefonts@underpassapp.com or visit the support site: https://underpassapp.com/StopTheFonts/support.html To set up StopTheFonts, just enable the content blocker in Safari Extensions Settings.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: StopTheFonts at 75% against Simple Shell's 0%. StopTheFonts also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 40 months) and ratings volume (10 vs 1). Simple Shell's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.6) and price ($1.99 vs $2.99). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model 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
Simple Shell costs $1.99 and StopTheFonts $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Simple Shell holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: StopTheFonts has 10 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 0% of Simple Shell's written reviews are positive against 75% of StopTheFonts's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Simple Shell ships an update every 40 months, StopTheFonts every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on September 12, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Simple Shell | StopTheFonts |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 — better | $2.99 |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.6 (10 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 75.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 10 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 40 months | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 19 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ASHER SYED | Jeff Johnson |
Customer experience
Simple Shell
StopTheFonts
In-app purchases
Simple Shell
No in-app purchases
StopTheFonts
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Simple Shell free?
Is StopTheFonts free?
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