Get Console vs SecureCRT
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Get Console
This app provides comprehensive terminal access for network equipment, supporting serial, SSHv2, and Telnet connections. It offers advanced features like scripting, screen sharing, and cloud integration for efficient management and remote support.
- Serial connectivity via Airconsole or Redpark cables
- SSHv2 and Telnet terminal emulation
- Multi-session tabbed interface
- Powerful scripting for automation
- Instant screen sharing for remote support
- Integrated TFTP server
- Dropbox and iCloud integration for logs and scripts
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Get Console is a powerful and complete terminal app that provides physical serial console access to network and other equipment as well as SSHv2, Telnet, Scripting, TFTP Server, full Logging, integration with Dropbox, iCloud and instant Screen Sharing. Please read below for Full information. Features: - Serial Connectivity: Use our Airconsole (Serial over Wifi or Bluetooth Low Energy), or Redpark L2-RJ45 and L2-RJ45V physical cables to provide direct Serial Console port access to supported equipment (Adapt L2-RJ45 Cable to DB9, DEX or DB25 with adaptors available at www.get-console.com) - Full Terminal: Also provides Telnet and SSH(v2) terminal (over Wifi or 3G). VT100 emulation. Supports password authentication, generate or import SSH Keys easily via clipboard - Multi Session: run concurrent Serial, SSH and Telnet sessions in tabs, and cut/paste between sessions. Each session runs independently and can be backgrounded. Many Many Advanced Terminal Features: - Powerful Scripting of terminal sessions allows for automation of many common terminal tasks, including auto-responding to terminal output and auto-upload of log files. - Easily share your iPad/iPhones terminal window with remote web users to provide remote access to your console sessions - useful for remote support, teaching or for Disaster Recovery - Connection Manager for organizing Serial / Telnet / SSH saved sessions which can be imported/exported via iTunes - Free web based conversion utility to convert existing PuTTY and SecureCRT(r) saved connections into Get Console format. - Fully configurable terminal settings including baud rate, parity, flow control, scroll buffer and column width - Integrated Cut/Copy/Paste directly from terminal window and slide-out clipboard viewer - Integrated TFTP Server for WIFI/3G upload and download of files - Bluetooth Keyboard Support - Rapid configuration of common configuration tasks via shortcuts (common command drop down) and pre-configured (and user changeable) shortcut buttons - Free integrated cloud storage on get-console.com or Dropbox.com for log files and configuration scripts - integrates directly into your iPad or iPhone ready for pasting to console window - full logging of terminal session to individual session files that can be attached to emails, downloaded via iTunes or uploaded to your own repository on the get-console.com website ***NOTE*** Serial Connectivity requires either our Airconsole Adaptor, or a supported Redpark cable to work - part code L2-RJ45V - purchase from www.get-console.com/shop or from redpark.com directly. Does NOT work with Redpark C2 or L2-DB9 cable. If DB9, Null Modem or DB-25 connectivity is required, use an adaptor also available from our website.
SecureCRT
This app provides secure remote access and terminal emulation for business applications on mobile devices. It offers advanced session management, allowing users to organize connections and import settings from desktop versions. Supports various emulation types and customizable session configurations.
- SSH/Telnet remote access
- Terminal emulation
- Advanced session management
- Session organization with folders
- Import desktop sessions
- Multiple simultaneous sessions
- Customizable session settings
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SecureCRT is a go-anywhere SSH/Telnet app with rock-solid remote access and terminal emulation on your iPhone and iPad. SecureCRT has advanced session management that lets you create folders to organize sessions and import sessions from your desktop version of SecureCRT. SecureCRT makes it easy to: - Access business applications securely on UNIX, Linux, or VMS from your iPhone or iPad with rich emulation support. - Configure, manage, and customize sessions to keep on top of your workload. - Depend on the open standard Secure Shell (SSH2) protocol. Key Features: - Choose from emulations like VT100/102/220, ANSI, SCO ANSI, Wyse 50/60, Xterm, and Linux console - Customize session settings for firewalls, logon data, authentication, agent, emulation, ANSI, font, and more - Import sessions from your desktop version of SecureCRT - Run multiple sessions at a time - Connect to the same host multiple times - Organize sessions into folders - Troubleshoot connections with trace options
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Get Console at Free against SecureCRT's $9.99. Get Console also leads on review sentiment (56% vs 36%) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 18.0). On rating, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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
Get Console is free to download; SecureCRT costs $9.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 2.8 for Get Console against 2.9 for SecureCRT. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 34 and 31 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 56% of Get Console's written reviews are positive against 36% of SecureCRT's.
Get Console ships an update every 3 months, SecureCRT every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Get Console | SecureCRT |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $9.99 |
| Rating | 2.8 (34 ratings) | 2.9 (31 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 55.6% of reviews — better | 35.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 34 — better | 31 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 40 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Amix Capital Limited | VanDyke Software |
Customer experience
Get Console
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In-app purchases
Get Console
No in-app purchases
SecureCRT
No in-app purchases









