Comparison

sshview vs La Terminal

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

Head to head
About

sshview

Features
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This app is SSH viewer. You can connect remote server with SSH protocol. SSH terminal and local port forward is available. SSH proxy jump connection is available with port forwarding. App has a internal web viewer for local port forwarding. SSH connection is open and running commands for example tensorboard, jupyter notebook, and port forward on the server to the local device, open the forwarding port with a browser. You can see the tensorbord or jupyter notebook from remote server on your iPhone and iPad via SSH connection.

About

La Terminal

This app provides a mobile command center for AI coding agents and server management. It offers full SSH and Mosh support for resilient sessions, along with powerful resource monitoring and an AI-powered assistant for command generation.

Highlights
  • SSH and Mosh support
  • AI-powered command assistant
  • Command Search and workflow gallery
  • Resource monitoring and process explorer
  • Secure private key storage
  • iCloud sync for settings and keys
Features
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Welcome to La Terminal, your mobile command center for AI coding agents. Connect to OpenAI Codex, Claude Code, GitHub Copilot CLI, or OpenClaw from anywhere, with full SSH and Mosh support for resilient, always-on sessions. More than just a simple command-line shell, La Terminal provides a fully-native, first-class touch experience for command-line hackers on iPhone and iPad. Built on Open Source: From the original developer of Midnight Commander, the open source visual file manager for Linux, La Terminal provides a comprehensive Xterm/DEC VT terminal emulator experience based on the popular open source SwiftTerm library with powerful client amenities for serious command-line aficionados. Command Search: Use Command Search to quickly find the command you are looking for. Search your own command history and our comprehensive workflow gallery to find and execute commands. Create and edit your own workflows for a variety of tasks, including running frequently used commands, automating a series of commands, or just tracking down a complex command that might be difficult to recall. AI-powered assistant: Get help writing Linux, Mac, or Windows terminal commands using plain English, such as “extract the name property inside the article element from a json file” or “list the most CPU consuming Kubernetes pods”. Eye candy: La Terminal sports a fully themeable experience accented with beautifully captivating live-effect backgrounds powered by Metal Performance Shaders. Secure Enclave: Your private keys are stored in the secure enclave so your private key can never be found in plain text. Powerful status visualizations: La Terminal’s resource monitoring tools put powerful CPU and memory use visualizations, as well as a native process explorer, right at your fingertips. Resource monitoring visualizations are accessible from the top of any connected terminal, and process explorer tools provide multiple views into CPU, memory, and disk utilization. Thumbnail snapshots show previews of connected hosts along with system load over time in the active Terminals view. Network monitoring plots data traffic on a world map to help you understand the sources and targets of connections to and from your connected hosts. iCloud for everyone: La Terminal makes it easy to switch between your iPhone, iPad, and Mac by syncing your settings and keys over iCloud - like magic! Host platform aware: Whether you’re managing a dozen Linux VMs on AWS or Azure, logging into zsh on your Mac desktop, or configuring your latest IoT Raspberry Pi project via bash, La Terminal provides the most productive experience possible on a mobile device. La Terminal is even Windows-aware to ensure PowerShell power users can enjoy a delightful ssh experience, too. International support: La Terminal delivers extensive support for international terminals, including rendering internationalized output as well as support for internationalized input methods from native iOS dictation and international keyboards. La Terminal Pro features - Complete SFTP File Manager - Upload, download and navigate remote filesystems with our native SFTP client. - Files can be uploaded or downloaded to the local device via the iOS Files app, or copied between remote hosts. - Files app support - Access files on any configured La Terminal host using Apple’s Files app and other File Provider-enabled apps. - SSH Agent Forwarding - Use locally configured keys to authorize connections when SSHing between remote hosts. - All Live Backgrounds - Choose from our full library of GPU-accelerated Live Backgrounds to customize your terminal experience. Terms of Service: https://la-terminal.net/la-terminal/terms-of-service Privacy Policy: https://la-terminal.net/privacy-policy

Screenshots

sshview4 screens
La Terminal4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: sshview at none against La Terminal's 3. sshview also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 3 weeks) and iOS requirement (16.4 vs 18.6). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. La Terminal sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. sshview asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

sshview ships an update daily, La Terminal every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 10, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
sshview versus La Terminal: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParametersshviewLa Terminal
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.7 (103 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—66.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—103 — better
Update frequencyDaily — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Vision Pro — better
Requires iOS16.4 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB81 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerichiro NAKAHARAXibbon, Inc

In-app purchases

None

sshview

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

La Terminal

Subscriptions2
  • La Terminal Pro Monthly$4.991 Month
  • La Terminal Pro Yearly$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • La Terminal Pro Lifetime$99.99

Questions

Is sshview free?
sshview is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is La Terminal free?
La Terminal is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do sshview or La Terminal have ads?
Neither sshview nor La Terminal shows ads.
Which is updated more often, sshview or La Terminal?
sshview ships an update daily, and La Terminal every 3 weeks. Most recently, sshview was updated on September 10, 2026 and La Terminal on September 22, 2026.

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