Comparison

La Terminal vs Snap

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

Head to head
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

About

Snap

This application helps users read various electrical measurements from a clamp-on meter. It supports readings for voltage, resistance, capacitance, frequency, temperature, current, and wattage.

Highlights
  • Voltage measurement
  • Resistance reading
  • Capacitance detection
  • Frequency (Hz) monitoring
  • Temperature readings
  • Current measurement
  • Wattage calculation
Features
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Introducing the new clamp-on meter by Snap-on! An app that assists in reading various measurements including voltage, resistance, capacitance, Hz, temperature, current, and wattage.

Screenshots

La Terminal4 screens
Snap4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Snap at none against La Terminal's 3. Snap also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.6). La Terminal's advantage is ratings volume (103 vs 1). On price, update cadence, 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. Snap asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Snap holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: La Terminal has 103 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
La Terminal versus Snap: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLa TerminalSnap
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (103 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews66.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings103 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Vision ProiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS18.613.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size81 MB284 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperXibbon, IncSnap-on Inc.

Customer experience

La Terminal

All ratings103 ratings
Positive93.2%
Neutral1.0%
Negative5.8%
Written reviews50 reviews
Positive66.0%
Neutral14.0%
Negative20.0%

Snap

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

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
None

Snap

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is La Terminal free?
La Terminal is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Snap free?
Snap is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, La Terminal or Snap?
Snap is rated higher. La Terminal averages 4.7 out of 5 from 103 ratings, while Snap averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do La Terminal or Snap have ads?
Neither La Terminal nor Snap shows ads.
Which is updated more often, La Terminal or Snap?
La Terminal ships an update every 3 weeks, and Snap every 3 weeks. Most recently, La Terminal was updated on September 22, 2026 and Snap on September 24, 2026.

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