Linux Basics vs Terminal Drill
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Linux Basics
Learn essential Linux commands and concepts through an interactive, gamified mobile experience. Gain practical, day-to-day knowledge and discover useful tips presented in a fun and engaging format.
- Interactive learning
- Gamified approach
- Practical daily knowledge
- Cool tips
- Easy to learn
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Our new mobile interactive and gamified approach makes it easy and fun to learn Linux usage from the basic, the app gives practical day to day knowledge and cool tips in a gameful way.
Terminal Drill
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Build command-line confidence, one useful session at a time. Terminal Drill is an offline practice companion for terminal skills, developer workflows and Linux administration. Learn with short lessons, recall commands, troubleshoot simulated machines and take the same tasks to your own system. FOUR LEARNING TRACKS • Terminal Foundations — files, text, permissions and everyday shell skills. • Developer Workflows — Git, shell productivity and automation. • Linux Operations — services, networking, storage and containers. • RHCSA preparation — a RHEL 10 curriculum with 83 lessons, review assignments, 48 chapter labs and six capstones. PRACTISE, THEN APPLY Choose guided practice or independent recall. Use hints when you need them, then return for a later retrieval attempt. Practical labs check the represented machine state, including protected data and configuration that must survive a simulated reboot. Each lab declares its supported commands and limitations. Companion guides help you practise on a disposable real system. The 66 practical labs include twelve additional exercises across shell reasoning, Git recovery, files and text, service troubleshooting, networking and container operations. Labs are bounded teaching simulations, not a Linux runtime. They remain labelled as awaiting independent technical review; completion is not a certification or an exam-readiness guarantee. CLASSIC OR ADVENTURE Keep the familiar Classic experience, or switch to Adventure in Settings. Adventure adds missions, a character profile, twelve achievements, earned titles and cosmetics, flexible weekly goals and a collectible homelab. Progress, XP and purchases are shared between modes. Switch whenever you like. BUILT FOR USEFUL PRACTICE • Adaptive sessions and spaced review • Searchable command reference with examples and pitfalls • Mistake review and targeted practice • Saved lab checkpoints and session history • Manual backup and replacement restore for account-free device transfer • iPhone, iPad and Mac support ONE PURCHASE. EVERY TRACK. Start with free introductory content, Starter Ops and the RHCSA sampler. The existing one-time Full Access purchase unlocks every track and future content updates. Existing Full Access owners receive this expansion at no additional cost. No subscription. OFFLINE AND PRIVATE No account, advertising SDK or app analytics. Learning content is bundled and progress stays on your device. You control exports and sharing. Purchases and restoration use Apple's StoreKit. Terminal Drill is an independent learning product, not affiliated with or endorsed by Red Hat. Red Hat, RHEL and RHCSA are trademarks of Red Hat, Inc.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Linux Basics at none against Terminal Drill's 1. Linux Basics also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). 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
Both are free to download. Terminal Drill sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Linux Basics asks for nothing beyond the download.
Linux Basics ships an update every 2 months, Terminal Drill every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Linux Basics | Terminal Drill |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (50 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 76.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 50 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 39 MB | 11 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Gabi Karasin | Richard Ziolkowski |
In-app purchases
Linux Basics
No in-app purchases
Terminal Drill
- Terminal Drill - Full Access$3.99
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