# La Terminal vs TrackOSC

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: TrackOSC at none against La Terminal's 3. TrackOSC also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 66%) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). La Terminal's advantage is ratings volume (104 vs 2) and chart position (#109 vs unranked). On price, update cadence, ads and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

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

TrackOSC holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: La Terminal has 104 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 66% of La Terminal's written reviews are positive against 100% of TrackOSC's.

La Terminal ships an update every 3 weeks, TrackOSC fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | La Terminal | TrackOSC |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | [4.7 (104 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/la-terminal-mosh-and-ssh-client/id1629902861/reviews) | **[5.0 (2 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/trackosc/id6795593815/reviews)** |
| Number of ratings | **104** | 2 |
| Positive reviews | 66.0% of reviews | **100.0% of reviews** |
| In-app purchases | Yes | **No** |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | **Fortnightly** |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | **Free** |
| Best chart rank | **#109** | — |
| Size | 85 MB | 4 MB |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 | **18.0** |
| Devices | **iPhone, iPad, Vision Pro** | iPhone |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Xibbon, Inc](https://appshunter.io/developer/1625207138) | [Joel Lewis](https://appshunter.io/developer/1698695342) |

## What reviewers say

### La Terminal

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/la-terminal-mosh-and-ssh-client/id1629902861)

**Currently charting:** #109 Top Grossing · Developer Tools (US App Store)

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:** macOS Compatibility

**In-app purchases (3)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| La Terminal Pro Monthly | $4.99 | per month |
| La Terminal Pro Yearly | $19.99 | per year |
| La Terminal Pro Lifetime | $99.99 | one-time |

**What reviewers like**

- 🚀 Best SSH client on iOS/iPadOS
- 👍 Great UI and design
- 💡 Innovative features like session keep alive
- ✨ Nerd font support for icons
- ✅ SFTP server works well

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🐛 Laggy performance for some users
- 🐛 File transfer corrupts uploads
- 🐛 Connection silently dies after app switch
- 🐛 Keyboard doesn't hide on sessions page
- 🐛 Blurry fonts on Vision Pro

**Reported bugs**

- Stuck in "keys" dialog on first use (Vision Pro)
- Nerd symbols do not display well
- Session keep alive technology stopped working well
- File transfer corrupts uploads
- Connection silently dies after app switch, folders appear empty

**Requested features**

- Add English option
- Ability to change text size easily
- Support for ed25519 SSH keys
- Option to turn off rendering bright colors as bold fonts
- Ban the soft keyboard from ever appearing again


### TrackOSC

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/trackosc/id6795593815)

This app transforms your iPhone into a wireless motion-tracking camera. It streams real-time pose, face, text, and animal tracking data over your local network as OSC messages. All processing is done on-device, ensuring your video never leaves your phone.

**Highlights:** Live tracking overlays (body, hand, face, text, animals), Per-detector toggles for performance, Front/back camera support with selfie mirror, Portrait/landscape orientation lock, Automatic OSC receiver discovery (Bonjour), Hide-video mode for stage use

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases:** none


## Frequently asked questions

### Is La Terminal free?

La Terminal is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Is TrackOSC free?

TrackOSC is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

### Which has better reviews, La Terminal or TrackOSC?

TrackOSC is rated higher. La Terminal averages 4.7 out of 5 from 104 ratings, while TrackOSC averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.

### Do La Terminal or TrackOSC have ads?

Neither La Terminal nor TrackOSC shows ads.

### Which is updated more often, La Terminal or TrackOSC?

La Terminal ships an update every 3 weeks, and TrackOSC fortnightly. Most recently, La Terminal was updated on October 25, 2026 and TrackOSC on October 24, 2026.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*