Comparison

Prompt 3 vs Q

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

Head to head
About

Prompt 3

A fully-native terminal emulator for Apple devices, offering robust connectivity for SSH, Mosh, and more. It features fast emulation, customizable clips, secure authentication, and cross-device syncing for a seamless experience.

Highlights
  • Native terminal emulator
  • SSH, Mosh, Eternal Terminal, Telnet support
  • Panic Sync for cross-device server syncing
  • Superfast emulation with GPU acceleration
  • Customizable clips for commands
  • FaceID/TouchID authentication
  • Jump Hosts and Agent Forwarding
Features
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Prompt 3 is our #1 fully-native terminal emulator for Mac, iPhone, iPad, and now, Apple Vision Pro! Yes, with one purchase, you get four platforms.  Supporting SSH, Mosh, Eternal Terminal, Telnet, and Local Shells (on Mac), you can stay connected even on the most unstable networks. And with Panic Sync, your servers sync everywhere. For terminals, this is the only app you need. NOW EVEN BETTER: • SSH, Telnet, and Local (for Mac) Rock-solid and reliable connectivity to your hosts. • Mosh and Eternal Terminal Keep your terminal open even when you get disconnected. Mosh is optimized for high-latency, low-throughput networks. Eternal Terminal is great for when you need to keep your full terminal history on a flaky connection. • Lower Price Everything is so expensive right now. So we made Prompt cheaper. Take that, capitalism. • Superfast Emulation We retooled the text engine in Prompt 3 to be up to 10x faster, including GPU acceleration, and with improved terminal emulation, you can run nvim inside tmux without breaking a sweat. • Clips Put your most-used commands and text bits into clips and access them with a single tap via Prompt’s keyboard bar. Clips can be stored globally or per-server. • Secure Enclave Authenticate with FaceID and TouchID. The keys will stay secure on your device. • Panic Sync Sync your favorite servers, passwords, private keys, and clips, between Prompt on all of your devices. • Customizable Make Prompt perfect with new themes, fonts, and a very configurable iOS keyboard. • Jump Hosts and Agent Forwarding Access corporate servers, even at the beach. • Mouse Support Use your mouse to interact with TUI-based apps that run through the terminal. AND YES, A DARK ICON. What more can we say? TAKE CONTROL FROM ANYWHERE, INCLUDING YOUR MAC AND APPLE VISION PRO. WE HOPE YOU ENJOY PROMPT 3. © Panic EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Q

Features
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Q-Bridge is a quantum job workbench for iPhone, iPad and Mac. It is built for developers and researchers who write quantum circuits, submit them, and want to see what happens next without switching between vendor consoles. WHAT YOU CAN DO • Submit jobs — Pick a backend and submit a job from the Dashboard, or write and paste OpenQASM in the built-in editor (Pro). • Follow every job in real time — Each job moves from queued to running to completed on screen as it happens. Your job list updates the moment a status changes, with no manual refresh. • Emergency stop — One tap cancels all of your active jobs, and the app shows which jobs, if any, could not be stopped. • Open real results — Finished simulator jobs return measurement counts you can inspect right away, together with the job's history and details. • Cloud simulator — Circuits run on our cloud simulator (not on your device). The qubit limit depends on your plan, and the simulator is noiseless. • Compare backends from seven providers (Pro) — Browse backends from IBM Quantum, IonQ, Rigetti, Quantinuum, PASQAL, QuEra and Amazon Braket side by side in one catalog. • Bring your own provider credentials (Pro) — Provider API keys you add are stored in the Keychain on your device. No provider key is bundled with the app, and you never need one to use the simulator. They are sent only with requests that need them — the provider catalog or a job you submit to a provider. • Backend suggestions on your device (Pro) — On supported devices, Bridge Advisor suggests a backend for your circuit using Apple's on-device model, so your circuit is not sent anywhere to get a suggestion. • Bloch sphere — Visualize single-qubit states interactively, on every plan. • Easy start — A short intro you can skip or replay from Settings, and a guest mode to look around before you create an account. BUILT FOR APPLE PLATFORMS A native app for iPhone, iPad and Mac, with Liquid Glass design. Universal Purchase: one subscription covers iPhone, iPad and Mac. Available in English, Korean, Japanese, Simplified Chinese, Spanish, French and German. PRIVACY No ads and no third-party tracking. The camera is used only when you choose to scan a QR code to pair a gateway. Provider keys stay in the Keychain. Creating an account requires you to be 13 or older. PLANS • Free — Cloud simulator jobs with live tracking, emergency stop and the Bloch sphere. • Pro — $24.99/month or $159.99/year. Adds the OpenQASM editor, the seven-provider catalog with your own credentials, Bridge Advisor and more tools, plus a higher simulator limit. • Team — $69.99/month or $549.99/year. Everything in Pro, plus the Team workspace and Team tools. • Enterprise — Contact sales. Not sold in the app. • Job submissions per day: Free 100 · Pro 1,000 · Team 5,000. You can subscribe without creating an account. Prices shown are in US dollars; your local App Store price may differ. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel in your Apple Account settings. Payment is charged to your Apple Account. Quantum hardware access through a provider is subject to that provider's own account, terms and pricing. TRADEMARK NOTICE IBM Quantum, IonQ, Rigetti, Quantinuum, PASQAL, QuEra, Amazon Braket and AWS are trademarks of their respective owners. Q-Bridge is an independent app and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by these companies. The names are used only to identify the providers a backend belongs to. Made by SwiftQuantum Technologies, LLC. Terms of Use: https://swiftquantum.tech/terms/ · Privacy Policy: https://swiftquantum.tech/privacy/

Screenshots

Prompt 34 screens
Q4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is chart position: Prompt 3 at #55 against Q's unranked. Q's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 6 weeks). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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. Prompt 3 sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per year and Q sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $24.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Prompt 3 ships an update every 6 weeks, Q every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 9 level
Prompt 3 versus Q: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPrompt 3Q
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (375 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews21.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings375 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationPaid—
Best chart rank#55 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Vision Pro — betteriPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS26.026.0
Further details — not scored
Size46 MB17 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPanic, Inc.EUNMIN PARK

Bugs and requests

Prompt 3

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Server list randomly disappears with Panic Sync
  • Crashes when connected to external monitor
  • Black screen issues with custom font configurations
  • Sync issues causing data loss
  • Vertical display sync issues

Requested features

8 requests
  • Shortcuts support on macOS
  • Ability to click and select within commands
  • Local shell option
  • Run clips on server connection
  • Export/backup clips
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  • Alt/Meta key support for Emacs
  • iCloud sync option
  • Sign in with Apple for Panic Sync

Q

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Prompt 3

Subscriptions1
  • Prompt 3 iOS + Mac (Annual)7 Days trial$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • Prompt 3 One Time$49.99
4 purchases

Q

Subscriptions4
  • Q-Bridge Pro Monthly7 Days trial$24.991 Month
  • Q-Bridge Team Monthly7 Days trial$69.991 Month
  • Q-Bridge Pro Yearly$159.991 Year
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  • Q-Bridge Team Yearly$549.991 Year

Questions

Is Prompt 3 free?
Prompt 3 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Q free?
Q is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Prompt 3 or Q have ads?
Neither Prompt 3 nor Q shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Prompt 3 or Q?
Prompt 3 ships an update every 6 weeks, and Q every 3 weeks. Most recently, Prompt 3 was updated on October 25, 2026 and Q on October 24, 2026.

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