Comparison

a vs Morbid OPS

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

Head to head
About

a

This app provides a local Unix terminal emulator for iOS devices, enabling users to run various Unix commands, transfer files, and edit them. It supports programming languages like Python and JavaScript, along with network utilities and image/video conversion tools.

Highlights
  • Local Unix terminal emulator
  • File transfer (scp, curl)
  • Text editing (vim, ed)
  • Programming languages (Python, Lua, JavaScript)
  • Network utilities (nslookup, ping)
  • Image and video conversion (ffmpeg)
  • Shortcuts integration
Features
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a-Shell mini is a complete local terminal emulator, allowing to run most Unix commands on you iOS device. You can transfer files using scp and curl, edit them with vim and ed, process them using grep, awk and sed. Work with git repositories using lg2. Most commands are compiled for iOS native Arm64 format, making them fast and well integrated with iOS underlying BSD Unix. a-Shell mini includes Python, Lua, JavaScript and webAssembly for programming and scripting. It also includes native ffmpeg and convert for fast image and video conversion. There are also multiple network utilities: nslookup, ping, whois, ifconfig... Type help for help, help -l to get the full list of commands. a-Shell mini can be controlled from Shortcuts: run commands in order, process files in a-Shell, get the results as text or files, transfer files to other apps... a-Shell mini uses iPadOS 13+ “multiple windows” ability, so you can run multiple shells at the same time, with different commands, in different directories. You can edit a file in one window with vim and process it in the other with python. a-Shell mini is a minimalist terminal, designed to have a very small footprint (less than 250 MB). If you need more commands, please consider a-Shell, which has more Python packages, more JavaScript modules, Perl, make, a C and C++ compiler and TeX.

About

Morbid OPS

Access and compare 18 powerful AI language models from a single interface. Generate images and video, engage in offline AI chats, and pit models against each other in debates. Designed for power users with advanced features and a secure cloud backend.

Highlights
  • Access 18 AI language models
  • Offline AI chat with Qwen 0.8B
  • Head-to-head model battles (LLM Arena)
  • Image and video generation
  • Custom system prompts
  • Full conversation history with search
  • Vision support for image analysis
Features
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MorbidOPS is a unified AI chat platform giving you direct access to the world's most powerful language models from a single, no-compromise interface. CHAT WITH 18 MODELS Switch between models from Meta, Google, xAI, Mistral, MiniMax, NousResearch, and more — mid-conversation if you want. Every model runs through a secure cloud backend with streaming responses so you see tokens as they arrive, not after a long wait. Supported providers: • Meta — Llama 70B, Llama Maverick, Llama Scout, Llama 5.2 3B • Google — Gemini Pro (vision), Gemma 27B • xAI — Grok 4, Grok Fast, Grok Code • Mistral — Mistral 7B, Mistral 24B • MiniMax, Zhipu, StepFun, NousResearch, Intropy, Trinity OFFLINE AI — NO INTERNET REQUIRED Download Qwen 0.8B directly to your device and chat completely offline. On-device inference runs via llama.cpp with no data leaving your phone. LLM ARENA — HEAD-TO-HEAD MODEL BATTLES Set a topic, choose your models, and watch them debate. Arena streams multiple models in parallel, round by round, so you can directly compare how different providers reason through the same problem. Find out which model actually wins. IMAGE & VIDEO STUDIO Generate images and video from text prompts using cutting-edge generative models. Multiple providers, multiple aspect ratios, built-in prompt enhancement. BUILT FOR POWER USERS • Full conversation history with search • Custom system prompts per conversation • Vision support for image analysis (Gemini Pro) • Secure login with two-factor authentication • Dark, high-contrast interface designed for extended sessions Your conversations are processed by the model providers you select. No data is used for advertising.

Screenshots

a4 screens
Morbid OPS4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Morbid OPS at 5.0 against a's 4.6. Morbid OPS also leads on update cadence (every 6 days vs every 2 weeks). a's advantage is ratings volume (124 vs 1) and chart position (#35 vs unranked). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Morbid OPS holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: a has 124 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

a ships an update every 2 weeks, Morbid OPS every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on November 13, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
a versus Morbid OPS: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteraMorbid OPS
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (124 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews77.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings124 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 6 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
Best chart rank#35 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better26.2
Further details — not scored
Size380 MB7 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperNicolas HolzschuchJonathan Chapman

Customer experience

a

All ratings124 ratings
Positive89.5%
Neutral3.2%
Negative7.3%
Written reviews93 reviews
Positive77.4%
Neutral6.5%
Negative16.1%

Morbid OPS

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

a

Reported bugs

12 issues
  • Keyboard icons comically large
  • App deletes itself
  • Rotating iPhone/iPad scrambles display
  • Pasting text results in strange characters
  • App only uses half of the screen when editing files
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  • Command not found errors for all commands
  • App crashes on launch after update
  • Cannot get own absolute path
  • Cannot execute own programs
  • App messes up .txt file association
  • Trouble selecting characters to copy and paste
  • No module named requests in shortcuts

Requested features

8 requests
  • Option to use old keyboard buttons
  • Add openssl support
  • Add libx265 codec for ffmpeg
  • Support telnet command
  • Add possibility to compile from source
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  • Make Ubuntu default
  • Add expansion of keys (e.g., echo {a..z})
  • Adjustable font size

Morbid OPS

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

a

No in-app purchases

None

Morbid OPS

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is a free?
a is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Morbid OPS free?
Morbid OPS is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, a or Morbid OPS?
Morbid OPS is rated higher. a averages 4.6 out of 5 from 124 ratings, while Morbid OPS averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do a or Morbid OPS have ads?
Neither a nor Morbid OPS shows ads.
Which is updated more often, a or Morbid OPS?
a ships an update every 2 weeks, and Morbid OPS every 6 days. Most recently, a was updated on November 13, 2026 and Morbid OPS on October 31, 2026.

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