Comparison

ShellHistory vs PocketUNIX

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

Head to head
About

ShellHistory

This app syncs your Mac's shell history to your iPhone and iPad via iCloud. It allows for detailed searching, analysis of work habits, and secure management of sensitive information within your command history.

Highlights
  • Sync shell history via iCloud
  • Search and filter history by various criteria
  • Analyze command usage statistics
  • Organize commands in notebooks
  • Securely find and delete sensitive data
  • Integrate with Shortcuts, Spotlight, and Siri
Features
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ShellHistory for iPhone and iPad shows the shell history your Macs record with ShellHistory for Mac, synced through your private iCloud. It doesn't record commands itself. With ShellHistory you can: • Search your shell history, and filter it by shell, machine, session, directory, exit status or date. • See a command's details: when and where it ran, how it ended, how long it took, and every other run of it. • Explore how you work on the Statistics page: activity over time, success rate, exit codes and what they mean, your busiest hours and days, the slowest and most used commands, and your streak. • Keep the commands you need in notebooks, with placeholders like {{version}} filled in before you copy. • Have Apple Intelligence explain a command, on your device. • Find passwords, tokens and keys in your history and delete them on all your devices. • Search your history from Shortcuts, Spotlight and Siri. On iPad and the iPhone Duo, the history, a command's details and your notebooks fit side by side. Privacy Your history stays on your devices and in your private iCloud database, in encrypted fields. ShellHistory has no account and no servers of its own, and collects no data. ShellHistory is made by an independent developer. Questions, suggestions and bug reports: support@loshadki.app. Help: https://loshadki.app/shellhistory/

About

PocketUNIX

Learn essential Linux commands on your mobile device. This app guides you through basic and intermediate terminal commands, making it accessible for beginners and useful for advanced users.

Highlights
  • Learn fundamental Linux commands
  • Terminal command prompt simulation
  • Covers basic and intermediate commands
  • Suitable for beginners and advanced users
  • Mobile learning experience
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PocketUNIX is a mobile application designed to instruct users on fundamental commands applicable in a Linux operating system through the terminal command prompt. The app provides guidance on both basic and intermediate commands, catering to a wide audience ranging from beginners to advanced users.

Screenshots

ShellHistory4 screens
PocketUNIX4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: PocketUNIX at Free against ShellHistory's $13.99. PocketUNIX also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 8 months). ShellHistory's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ratings volume (3 vs 1). On rating, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

PocketUNIX is free to download; ShellHistory costs $13.99 up front. PocketUNIX sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. ShellHistory asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for ShellHistory against 5.0 for PocketUNIX. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ShellHistory ships an update every 8 months, PocketUNIX every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
ShellHistory versus PocketUNIX: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterShellHistoryPocketUNIX
Price$13.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (3 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews90.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 8 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.516.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB83 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperLoshadki, LLCRogelio Amezquita

Customer experience

ShellHistory

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews11 reviews
Positive90.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative9.1%

PocketUNIX

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

In-app purchases

None

ShellHistory

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

PocketUNIX

One-time1
  • PocketUNIX Lifetime Unlock$1.99

Questions

Is ShellHistory free?
ShellHistory costs $13.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is PocketUNIX free?
PocketUNIX is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, ShellHistory or PocketUNIX?
ShellHistory and PocketUNIX are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 3 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do ShellHistory or PocketUNIX have ads?
Neither ShellHistory nor PocketUNIX shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ShellHistory or PocketUNIX?
ShellHistory ships an update every 8 months, and PocketUNIX every 3 weeks. Most recently, ShellHistory was updated on November 7, 2026 and PocketUNIX on November 3, 2026.

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