IoTMeter vs SSHHIP
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
IoTMeter
This application provides a user interface for managing smart devices that measure electrical quantities and control EVSE charging. It optimizes the use of photovoltaic power for heating appliances and hot water storage, enabling wireless communication with various energy systems.
- Device setup and user interface
- Electrical quantity measurement
- EVSE charging current control
- PV power utilization optimization
- Wireless communication with PV inverters
- Standalone function capability
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The IoTMeter application offers complete setup and user interface for IoTMeter, Smartmodule, and PV-router devices. The IoTMeter device is used to measure basic electrical quantities (voltage, power, current, etc.). Additionally, IoTMeter allows control of the EVSE (Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment) charging current, which is influenced either by the current household consumption or by the production of a photovoltaic power plant. The PV-router is a smart Wi-Fi control system with a wattmeter for optimizing the utilization of overflows from a photovoltaic power plant into heating appliances and hot water storage such as boilers, storage tanks, pools, etc. It enables direct wireless communication with PV inverters, heat pumps, or operates as a standalone function.
SSHHIP
A terminal client for developers to connect to their remote machines and manage SSH, Mosh, and Tmux sessions. Offers secure authentication, command snippets, and image transfer capabilities. Designed for efficient remote work on iPhone and iPad.
- Connect to Mac, workstation, or homelab hosts
- Automatic, direct SSH, or Mosh connection options
- Secure authentication with OpenSSH keys or Secure Enclave
- Attach to existing tmux or herdr sessions
- CommandDial for saved snippets and multiplexer actions
- Send images to host over SFTP
- Optional iCloud sync for saved hosts
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SSHHIP is a focused iPhone and iPad terminal client for developers who keep real work running on their own machines. Add your Mac mini, workstation, or homelab host, connect with Automatic or direct SSH, and jump back into the tmux or herdr session you already use. SSHHIP is built for the small moments when you need to check a build, guide a coding agent, restart a process, or send one careful command while away from your desk. SSHHIP keeps the workflow familiar: - Save hosts you own or administer. - Connect directly, without a SSHHIP account or hosted relay. - Choose Automatic, direct SSH, or Mosh per host; Automatic uses Mosh when available and falls back to SSH. - Use Automatic authentication for Tailscale SSH or other hosts that accept keyless SSH, import an unencrypted or passphrase-encrypted OpenSSH Ed25519 or ECDSA private key, or generate a non-exportable Secure Enclave P-256 key. - Attach to existing tmux or herdr sessions with one tap. - Use the CommandDial for saved command snippets, common keys, sticky arrow D-pad navigation, directional pane focus in tmux or herdr, paste, selection, voice, keyboard control, and contextual multiplexer actions, with a resting-puck tap fallback to an organized full command menu where frequently used commands can be pinned. - Send a clipboard image or selected photos to your connected host over SFTP and insert their remote paths. - Optionally sync saved-host metadata across your Apple devices through your private iCloud database. - Keep imported credentials in the iOS Keychain and hardware-backed keys in the Secure Enclave. - Use a polished dark interface designed for terminal work. SSHHIP is local-first by design. There is no SSHHIP backend, no cloud vault, no analytics SDK, no advertising, and no tracking. Command snippets and command-menu pins stay on your device. Your host list also stays on your device unless you turn on saved-host iCloud sync. When enabled, saved-host metadata syncs through your private iCloud database; passwords, imported private keys, passphrases, and Secure Enclave key references still stay out of CloudKit. Automatic hosts can connect without a saved password when the SSH server allows it. Passwords and imported private keys that you save stay in Keychain. Secure Enclave private keys are non-exportable and never leave the hardware. Terminal traffic goes between your iOS device and the hosts you configure over SSH. When you choose Send Image, each selected image goes directly from your iOS device to that connected host over SFTP, and SSHHIP inserts the remote path into your terminal input line. SSHHIP is a one-time purchase. Every feature is free for one month, then you can buy the lifetime unlock once to keep using SSH, multiplexer shortcuts, themes, saved hosts, and client-side features. SSHHIP is narrow on purpose: a calm, native way to get back to your own terminal.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: SSHHIP at 83% against IoTMeter's 33%. SSHHIP also leads on rating (4.8 vs 1.0) and update cadence (every 5 days vs every 3 weeks). IoTMeter's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1). On price, ads, 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
Both are free to download. SSHHIP sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. IoTMeter asks for nothing beyond the download.
SSHHIP holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SSHHIP has 20 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 33% of IoTMeter's written reviews are positive against 83% of SSHHIP's.
IoTMeter ships an update every 3 weeks, SSHHIP every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | IoTMeter | SSHHIP |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) | 4.8 (20 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews | 83.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 20 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | — | #54 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17 | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 35 MB | 16 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Pavel Lpa | Kun Chen |
Customer experience
IoTMeter
SSHHIP
In-app purchases
IoTMeter
No in-app purchases
SSHHIP
- SSHHIP Lifetime Unlock$29.99









