Simple Shell vs Better Agent Terminal
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
Better Agent Terminal
Access your desktop terminal and agent sessions remotely from your mobile device. Continue coding conversations and send prompts while on the go. Securely connect to your existing workflows without interruption.
- Secure WebSocket connection
- Browse workspaces and sessions
- Continue agent conversations
- Send text prompts
- View streamed responses
- TLS fingerprint pinning
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Better Agent Terminal is a mobile companion for Better Agent Terminal Desktop. Connect securely to your desktop over WebSocket and continue working with your existing terminal and agent sessions from your iPhone. View workspaces, open terminal sessions, send prompts, follow streaming responses, and keep your development flow moving when you are away from your Mac. Better Agent Terminal is designed for developers who already run the desktop app and want lightweight remote access to active coding agents and terminal workflows. Key features: - Connect to BAT Desktop using a secure pairing string - Browse workspaces and terminal sessions - Continue Claude Code and Codex agent conversations - Send text prompts from mobile - View streamed agent responses and tool activity - Use TLS fingerprint pinning for trusted desktop connections This app requires Better Agent Terminal Desktop to be running on a reachable machine.
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Verdict
Simple Shell and Better Agent Terminal both sit at 5.0 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Better Agent Terminal's written reviews are positive against 0% of Simple Shell's. Better Agent Terminal also leads on price (Free vs $1.99) and update cadence (every 10 days vs every 40 months). On rating, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.
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Better Agent Terminal 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 Better Agent Terminal. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 0% of Simple Shell's written reviews are positive against 100% of Better Agent Terminal's.
Simple Shell ships an update every 40 months, Better Agent Terminal every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Simple Shell | Better Agent Terminal |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 40 months | Every 10 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 19 MB | 28 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | ASHER SYED | 拾果踏冰有限公司 |
Customer experience
Simple Shell
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In-app purchases
Simple Shell
No in-app purchases
Better Agent Terminal
No in-app purchases
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