Prompt 3 vs Intode
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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/
Intode
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Intode is an SSH client for developers who work on a remote server from a phone. Connect over SSH, browse the file system over SFTP, read and edit code, and run commands in a terminal. Terminal An xterm-compatible terminal on an SSH PTY channel, with 256-color and TrueColor output and the Catppuccin Mocha palette. The extra key bar supplies the keys a phone keyboard leaves out: Esc, Tab, Shift-Tab, arrow keys, a Ctrl modifier that arms the next keypress, one-tap Ctrl-C, Ctrl-D, Ctrl-Z, Ctrl-L, Ctrl-A, Ctrl-B and Ctrl-O, and the characters ~ | / - _ within reach. File browser An SFTP file tree that loads each directory as you open it, so a large project does not stall on the first listing. Rename, copy, move, delete, and create files and folders. Select several entries to copy, move, or delete them together. Upload files from the device, and download files from the server. Code editor CodeMirror 6 with line numbers and syntax highlighting. TypeScript, JavaScript, JSX, Python, Go, Rust, Java, Kotlin, C, C++, PHP, SQL, YAML, JSON, HTML, CSS, XML and Markdown are built in; other languages load on demand. Files are read and written over SFTP, and the key bar switches to Save, Undo, Redo, brackets and quotes while you edit. Markdown and HTML GitHub Flavored Markdown with tables, task lists and highlighted code blocks. HTML files render in a sandboxed frame, with relative images and stylesheets fetched over SFTP. Images preview inline. SSH keys Generate a key on the device or import an existing one. Private keys are held in the iOS Keychain and are not uploaded anywhere. Web preview Open a development server you are running and see the page inside the app. Reachable addresses are limited to loopback, private and shared address ranges, link-local and .local hostnames. Intode is not a web browser and there is no route from this screen to a public website. Touch details Pinch to zoom the terminal and code editor. Zoom images and the whole rendered Markdown page, including tables and diagrams. Pan to inspect details and tap the zoom percentage to return to fit. Long-press a workspace to rename or delete it. Drag terminal tabs and workspaces to reorder them. Dark, light and follow-the-system appearance. Workspaces Store host, port, user and credentials for each server, and test a connection before saving it. Switch servers from the workspace menu. Intode Pro Intode is free with one workspace, two terminal tabs and two file tabs. Intode Pro is an auto-renewable subscription that lifts those limits and adds split terminal panes (up to four per tab), Git log and diff, project-wide grep, jump host connections, SSH port forwarding, session restore, a console and network log for the web preview, snippets, custom themes, a custom key bar, and Mermaid and KaTeX rendering in Markdown. Two plans are offered: Intode Pro Monthly, billed every month, and Intode Pro Annual, billed every year. The price of each is shown in your local currency on the subscription screen before you buy. Payment is charged to your Apple Account when you confirm the purchase, and the subscription renews automatically for the same period unless you cancel at least 24 hours before the current period ends. Manage or cancel it any time in your Apple Account settings. Privacy Intode has no user accounts and no server of its own. Hosts, credentials and keys stay on the device. File contents move directly between the device and the server you connect to. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://intode.mintcinc.com/privacy Intode Terms of Service: https://intode.mintcinc.com/terms
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Intode at none against Prompt 3's 2. Intode also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 6 weeks) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.0). Prompt 3's advantage is chart position (#15 vs unranked). On price, ads 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
Both are free to download. Prompt 3 sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per year. Intode asks for nothing beyond the download.
Prompt 3 ships an update every 6 weeks, Intode every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Prompt 3 | Intode |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (372 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 21.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 372 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Best chart rank | #15 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Vision Pro — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 46 MB | 24 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Panic, Inc. | Mintc Inc. |
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
Intode
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Prompt 3
- Prompt 3 iOS + Mac (Annual)7 Days trial$9.991 Year
- Prompt 3 One Time$49.99
Intode
No in-app purchases









