Comparison

Vibe SSH Terminal vs ScarfGo

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

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About

Vibe SSH Terminal

A powerful mobile SSH client for developers and sysadmins. Connect to servers, run commands, manage files, and monitor system performance with AI-powered voice input and command suggestions. Optimized for DevOps workflows, it offers secure credential storage and a seamless on-the-go infrastructure management experience.

Highlights
  • AI Voice Input for Terminal
  • AI Voice Command Suggestions
  • Powerful SSH Terminal with Keyboard Support
  • Live Server Stats Visualization
  • SFTP File Manager
  • Server Manager with Organization
  • Multi-Session SSH
Features
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Vibe SSH Terminal is a powerful SSH client built for developers, sysadmins, and DevOps engineers. Connect to your servers, run commands, manage files, monitor system performance, and generate shell commands with AI — all from your iPhone or iPad. Whether you're troubleshooting production issues, deploying updates, or checking server health, Vibe SSH Terminal gives you the speed, visibility, and control you need to manage infrastructure on the go. Key Features • AI Voice Input for Terminal Dictate commands and text hands-free directly inside your SSH sessions. • Optimized for Vibe Coding Works seamlessly with AI coding tools like Claude Code or Codex running on remote servers, with fast input and an extended keyboard designed for terminal workflows. • AI Voice Command Get AI-powered suggestions for shell commands, scripts, and configuration edits directly in the terminal. • Powerful SSH Terminal Fast and responsive terminal with full keyboard support including arrow keys, ESC, CTRL shortcuts, and vi/vim editing. • Live Server Stats Visualize server performance with real-time metrics including memory, disk, and load. • Command Snippets Save frequently used commands and run them instantly when you connect to your servers. • SFTP File Manager Upload, download, edit, and manage files using the built-in SFTP browser. • Server Manager Organize servers with labels, search by name or host, and quickly connect to your infrastructure. • Extended Terminal Keyboard Full command-line keyboard including ESC, CTRL, arrows, and shortcuts optimized for terminal workflows. • Multi-Session SSH Open multiple SSH sessions and switch between them easily. Built for DevOps Workflows Vibe SSH Terminal helps you manage real infrastructure from anywhere: • Connect to Linux servers • Run shell commands • Monitor production systems • Edit configuration files • Transfer files with SFTP • Execute automation commands • Troubleshoot incidents on the go All from a single powerful mobile terminal. Privacy & Security Your infrastructure security is our priority. • SSH credentials and private keys are stored securely on your device • Server connections never leave your device • No server credentials are shared with AI features AI assistance only processes the text you choose to send for command or coding help. Manage servers, run commands, monitor performance, and automate workflows — all from one powerful mobile SSH terminal. Download Vibe SSH Terminal and manage your infrastructure from anywhere. Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal. Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase. Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable. Terms of use https://septudio.com/terms-of-use and privacy policy https://septudio.com/privacy-policy

About

ScarfGo

Features
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ScarfGo is the iPhone companion to Scarf, the open-source macOS GUI for the Hermes AI agent. It connects from your phone to a Hermes server you operate — your Mac, a home Linux box, a cloud VM, anything reachable over SSH — and lets you run sessions, browse memory, manage cron jobs, and resume conversations on the go. A fully native iOS app, not a web view or a remote desktop. ScarfGo speaks SSH directly using a pure-Swift implementation, reads Hermes state via SFTP and SQLite snapshots, and streams real-time agent output over the Agent Client Protocol on a long-lived SSH exec channel. Every byte stays between your device and the Hermes host you configured. What you can do: • Multi-server. Configure as many Hermes hosts as you like and switch between them with a tap. Soft Disconnect keeps your credentials cached; Forget wipes a server end-to-end. • Dashboard. Stats and the 25 most recent sessions, with project badges so you can tell at a glance which work is which. • Project-scoped chat. Pick a project from your registry and ScarfGo writes the same Scarf-managed AGENTS.md context block the Mac app does, so the agent boots with the right project context. The resulting session is attributed correctly across both clients. • Session resume. Tap any row on the Dashboard to open that session's transcript in Chat. CLI-started sessions hydrate from the Hermes state database; ACP sessions show an empty-state because Hermes does not persist ACP transcripts to the database. • Memory editor. Read and edit MEMORY.md and USER.md with a Saved indicator that survives keyboard dismissal and a one-tap Revert. • Cron list. Human-readable schedules ("Every 6 hours", "Weekdays at 09:00") instead of raw cron expressions, plus a relative next-run estimate. Read-only in this release; editing comes in a future update. • Skills browser. Read-only category tree with the SKILL.md frontmatter chips (allowed tools, related skills, dependencies) the Mac app shows. • Settings viewer. Read-only inspection of your config.yaml. Edit values from the Mac app or a remote shell. Privacy. ScarfGo does not collect, transmit, or store your data on any server controlled by the developer. There are no analytics, no telemetry, no ad identifiers. SSH keys are generated on-device and stored in the iOS Keychain with the ThisDeviceOnly attribute, so they are unreachable while the device is locked and never sync to iCloud. The complete privacy policy lives at awizemann.github.io/scarf/privacy. Open-source under the MIT license. Source, issue tracker, and contributor docs at github.com/awizemann/scarf. Bug reports tagged component:scarfgo go straight to the developer. Requirements. iOS 18.0 or later. An SSH-reachable Hermes server (Hermes v0.10.0 or later recommended; full v0.11.0 features supported). Your phone needs to be able to reach that server over the network, for example on the same Wi-Fi or at a public address that accepts SSH connections. ScarfGo itself does not provide any network or VPN service.

Screenshots

Vibe SSH Terminal4 screens
ScarfGo4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: ScarfGo at none against Vibe SSH Terminal's 3. Vibe SSH Terminal's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.6). On price and ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Vibe SSH Terminal sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. ScarfGo asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Vibe SSH Terminal versus ScarfGo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVibe SSH TerminalScarfGo
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (39 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews83.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings39 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size25 MB17 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer婉媚 邵Alan Wizemann

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Vibe SSH Terminal

Subscriptions2
  • Vibe SSH Pro$1.991 Month
  • Vibe SSH Pro7 Days trial$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • Vibe SSH Pro$39.99
None

ScarfGo

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Vibe SSH Terminal free?
Vibe SSH Terminal is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ScarfGo free?
ScarfGo is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Vibe SSH Terminal or ScarfGo have ads?
Neither Vibe SSH Terminal nor ScarfGo shows ads.

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