Comparison

Applytics vs Blink Shell, Build & Code

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

Head to head
About

Applytics

This app provides detailed reporting and sales metrics for your app store performance. It offers beautiful interfaces to analyze downloads, purchases, and subscriptions across multiple currencies, with smart breakdowns and widgets for quick insights.

Highlights
  • App sales and metrics reporting
  • App Store Connect integration
  • Analysis of downloads, purchases, subscriptions
  • Multi-currency support
  • Smart app breakdowns
  • Trend tracking
  • Widgets for quick sales view
Features
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Applytics is a powerful reporting tool for app sales and metrics. All your sales and reporting will be fetched from App Store Connect and parsed in a beautiful interface allowing you to dig into new downloads, re-downloads, purchases, subscriptions, and more in multiple different currencies. View smart breakdowns by apps to easily track trends and success over time by comparing sales on different days. Applytics also offers widgets for an easier and quicker way to view your latest days of sales. Applytics requires an App Store Connect API Key to work. These credentials are stored securely in Keychain and synced through iCloud. Applytics connects directly to App Store Connect to ensure your credentials are safe and secure.

About

Blink Shell, Build & Code

Transform your iOS device into a powerful terminal for coding and development. Leverage Mosh and SSH for stable, fast connections. Integrate with VS Code and manage your entire development workflow from your pocket.

Highlights
  • Mosh and SSH connections
  • VS Code integration (Blink Code)
  • Remote runtime creation (Blink Build)
  • Full SSH toolset
  • Hardware keyboard support
  • External display support
  • SFTP transfers
Features
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Do Blink! Transform your iOS device into a pro-grade terminal. Blink is the first professional, desktop-grade terminal for iOS that leverages the support of Mosh and SSH. Thus, we can guarantee stable connections, crazy-fast speeds, and full configurations. It can and should be your all-day-long tool.  **Start your 14-day free trial now!** But, Blink is much more. Now with Blink Code and Blink Build**, your entire development workflow fits in your pocket. What the Blink community is saying: “In some ways, I prefer my iPad / Blink / Digital Ocean setup to coding on my Mac“ - TheVerge "I have tried a number of terminals on iOS and this is really The One." - Twit.tv “Connections still come up when I get back to a client project after a weekend off.“ - The Sweet Setup “The way to use VS Code on the iPad” - programminglife.io What our users love the most from Blink Shell: - Mosh connections that even survive a device reboot. - Most complete SSH implementation on iOS. - Code command for VS Code integration. - Blazingly fast terminal and SFTP transfers. - Includes Pragmata Pro with ligatures. Blink Shell has a fully loaded SSH toolset: - SSH with PKI support: DSA, RSA, ECDSA & ED25519 keys. - Support for Secure Enclave Keys and Certificates. - Port forwarding with local, remote & dynamic tunnel support. - SOCKS5 proxy for a private VPN. - Agent Forwarding. - Complete SSH Config file support. - ControlMaster and pooled connections. - Files.app integration for SFTP remote hosts. - SFTP with copy-on-change. Blink has been the leading developer tool in the AppStore for +5 years, so there is a lot more: - External Display support. - Legendary Hardware Keyboard support, even remap shortcuts and keyboard codes. - Local & iCloud Blink Shell folders for Files.app access across devices. - Host sync over iCloud. - Link-files from other applications and work with them in Blink. - Cool themes and fonts, and install your own! - Smart Keys on SW Keyboard to navigate with touch. - FaceCam command to create tutorials and streams. - Bell notifications. - Supports multiple windows and multiple tabs. - Network & UNIX CLI tools, check our docs for more information. Blink Code integrates with VS Code: - Code on local projects, or seamlessly on remote machines. - Fully-loaded code editor. - A coding experience fitted to your device, that connects to VS Code for web, GitHub Codespaces, GitPod or your own VS Code server. Blink Build (Requires a $7.99/month subscription) Creates remote runtimes that can be accessed on all your devices. You can use Build in your day-to-day workflows whether you need to do development, DevOps or just play around with new tooling. Participate in our community, and don’t forget to leave us your feedback and your feature(s) requests. Enjoy! http://blink.sh http://twitter.com/blinkshell http://GitHub.com/blinksh Terms of Use: https://blink.sh/blink-gpl Privacy Policy: https://blink.sh/pp * Blink Code is not affiliated nor endorsed by Microsoft. ** Blink Build requires a separate subscription to make use of our Virtual Machines.

Screenshots

Applytics4 screens
Blink Shell, Build & Code4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Applytics at 100% against Blink Shell, Build & Code's 37%. Applytics also leads on rating (4.4 vs 3.1) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). Blink Shell, Build & Code's advantage is ratings volume (418 vs 7) and chart position (#12 vs unranked). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Applytics sells 5 one-off in-app purchases and Blink Shell, Build & Code sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Applytics holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Blink Shell, Build & Code has 418 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Applytics's written reviews are positive against 37% of Blink Shell, Build & Code's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Applytics ships an update monthly, Blink Shell, Build & Code every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 8, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Applytics versus Blink Shell, Build & Code: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterApplyticsBlink Shell, Build & Code
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (7 ratings) — better3.1 (418 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better36.9% of reviews
Number of ratings7418 — better
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank—#12 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.017.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size17 MB211 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperINNOVATIVE DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES LIMITEDBlink Shell, Inc

Customer experience

Applytics

All ratings7 ratings
Positive85.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative14.3%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Blink Shell, Build & Code

All ratings418 ratings
Positive51.7%
Neutral2.6%
Negative45.7%
Written reviews344 reviews
Positive36.9%
Neutral2.3%
Negative60.8%

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Applytics

One-time5
  • Small Tip$0.99
  • Medium Tip$1.99
  • Large Tip$4.99
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  • Huge Tip$9.99
  • Pro - Unlock all features$14.99
5 purchases

Blink Shell, Build & Code

Subscriptions4
  • Build Basic - 50 credits/month1 Month trial$7.991 Month
  • Blink+Build Basic7 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Blink Plus$19.991 Year
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  • Blink+14 Days trial$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • Blink Shell ClassicFree

Questions

Is Applytics free?
Applytics is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Blink Shell, Build & Code free?
Blink Shell, Build & Code is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Applytics or Blink Shell, Build & Code?
Applytics is rated higher. Applytics averages 4.4 out of 5 from 7 ratings, while Blink Shell, Build & Code averages 3.1 from 418 ratings.
Do Applytics or Blink Shell, Build & Code have ads?
Neither Applytics nor Blink Shell, Build & Code shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Applytics or Blink Shell, Build & Code?
Applytics ships an update monthly, and Blink Shell, Build & Code every 3 weeks. Most recently, Applytics was updated on September 8, 2026 and Blink Shell, Build & Code on September 24, 2026.

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