Comparison

iTerminal vs HTML & HTML5 Editor

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

Head to head
About

iTerminal

This app provides a powerful and simple client for connecting to remote servers via SSH or Telnet on your iPhone and iPad. It supports various authentication methods, server list management, and secure key handling, making remote server access convenient.

Highlights
  • SSH and Telnet connection
  • Username/password and private key authentication
  • Server list management
  • iCloud sync for server info
  • Socks 5 Proxy support
  • Private key management
  • Bluetooth keyboard support
Features
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iTerminal is a simple yet very powerful SSH and Telnet client on your iPhone and iPad. You can connect to remote servers through SSH or Telnet with iTerminal. Supported features include: - Connect to your servers using user name/password or private key authentication through SSH. - Connect to your servers using Telnet. - Support Server List. - Support exporting Server info to and importing Server info from iCloud. Now Server info can be easily transferred among different versions and devices. - Support to connect through Socks 5 Proxy Server. - Support history of Recent Tasks. - Support Private Key Management and encrypted PEM and PPK keys up to 4096 bit long. -- Support importing key files from and exporting key files to your iCloud Drive. You now can easily import a key file from your iCloud Drive by copying your key file to your iCloud Drive under /iterminal/key folder. - Support Bluetooth Keyboard. With its simple interfaces, iTerminal provides the easiest way to securely connect to your remote servers on iPhone and iPad. If you have any questions, please visit: http://www.comcsoft.com/Portfolio/our_apps/iTerminal/iTerminal_overview.php.

About

HTML & HTML5 Editor

This app provides a robust environment for editing HTML and HTML5 code. It offers features like syntax highlighting, code completion, and file preview, along with comprehensive file management tools. Easily edit, organize, and share your web development projects.

Highlights
  • HTML code coloring
  • Code intelligence sensing
  • Code auto-completion
  • HTML file preview
  • Undo/redo functionality
  • Automatic file backup
  • File sorting and management
Features
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HTML Editor is a simple and practical the HTML source code editor. Software features: * Support for HTML code coloring. * Support for HTML code intelligence sensing. * Support for HTML code auto-completion. * Support HTML file preview function. * Support redo and undo. * Automatically backup files when editing a text file. **** Facilitate and efficient manage files * Sorting by file name、create time and file type * View, copy, move, delete, rename, email, zip Compression and unzip files/folders * Extract all files from a compressed .zip file * Glide deleting function * Select all and DeSelect all * Transferring files by wifi and itunes file sharing * Email multiple files, folder Supported * Photo import Supported * Landscape mode supported * iPad-compatible

Screenshots

iTerminal4 screens
HTML & HTML5 Editor3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: iTerminal at 4.4 against HTML & HTML5 Editor's 3.8. iTerminal also leads on ratings volume (124 vs 41). On price, review sentiment, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. iTerminal sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and HTML & HTML5 Editor sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

iTerminal holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 124 and 41 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 59% of iTerminal's written reviews are positive against 62% of HTML & HTML5 Editor's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

iTerminal ships an update every 4 months, HTML & HTML5 Editor every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
iTerminal versus HTML & HTML5 Editor: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteriTerminalHTML & HTML5 Editor
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (124 ratings) — better3.8 (41 ratings)
Positive reviews59.5% of reviews61.8% of reviews — better
Number of ratings124 — better41
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.013.0
Further details — not scored
Size46 MB24 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperComcSoft Corporation锦文 游

Customer experience

iTerminal

All ratings117 ratings
Positive82.9%
Neutral2.6%
Negative14.5%
Written reviews501 reviews
Positive59.5%
Neutral7.8%
Negative32.7%

HTML & HTML5 Editor

All ratings41 ratings
Positive65.9%
Neutral12.2%
Negative22.0%
Written reviews68 reviews
Positive61.8%
Neutral14.7%
Negative23.5%

Bugs and requests

iTerminal

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Crashes on startup
  • Scrolling issues
  • Unreliable SSH authentication
  • Incompatibility with certain devices

Requested features

4 requests
  • Landscape mode support
  • Improved keyboard integration
  • Customizable terminal settings
  • Background connection support

HTML & HTML5 Editor

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

iTerminal

One-time1
  • Premium$4.99
1 purchases

HTML & HTML5 Editor

One-time1
  • Full version$0.99

Questions

Is iTerminal free?
iTerminal is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is HTML & HTML5 Editor free?
HTML & HTML5 Editor is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, iTerminal or HTML & HTML5 Editor?
iTerminal is rated higher. iTerminal averages 4.4 out of 5 from 124 ratings, while HTML & HTML5 Editor averages 3.8 from 41 ratings.
Do iTerminal or HTML & HTML5 Editor have ads?
Both iTerminal and HTML & HTML5 Editor show ads.
Which is updated more often, iTerminal or HTML & HTML5 Editor?
iTerminal ships an update every 4 months, and HTML & HTML5 Editor every 2 months. Most recently, iTerminal was updated on November 1, 2026 and HTML & HTML5 Editor on November 2, 2026.

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