Comparison

iTerminal vs Command Line Program

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

Command Line Program

Access a variety of useful tools and information through a command-line interface on your iOS device. Perform tasks like checking weather, location, network status, converting formats, and retrieving data from various sources.

Highlights
  • Time and timezone checks
  • Network and location information
  • Weather forecasts
  • ASCII code lookup
  • RSS feed reader
  • Proverb and quote collection
  • Password generation
Features
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Command Line Program is a command line program for iOS. It is not a shell, but a collection of various commands using the greatest UI of all time: the command-line interface. Use cases to use commands of Command Line Program come from the need that is right now. For example: - Check time and timezones of the world. - Ping a given host or IP address. - Get local weather. - Check latest tweets using "tweet" command and tweet latest Astronomy Picture of the Day. - What is my latitude and longitude right now: use "location" command and there it is. - Are there cafes nearby: use command "location nearby cafe". - What is my device's IP address: use "network" command. - What is the ASCII code of '+': use "ascii" command. - What was the Astronomy Picture of the Day of Christmas Eve 2012: use "apod" command. - View latest RSS items of your favourite feeds. - Get inspiration for the moment from proverbs all over the world. - And so on and so forth... Depending on new needs, user wishes or some other trigger, new commands will be implemented. Over a dozen commands are implemented, including: - apod, Astronomy Picture of the Day by NASA. - wttr weather info from wttr.in. - quakes, list latest earthquakes - ascii, ASCII and extended ASCII, chars 0 - 255. - copy, Copy output of command to clipboard. - cowsay, Cow says. - curl, Get URL content (text/plain & application/json). - httpheaders, Retrieve and list HTTP headers. - location, Current location. - network, Device network info. - quakes, Show latest earthquakes. - proverb, Collection of proverbs around the globe (over 40,000). - pwd, Generate random passwords. - quote, Collection of various quotes (over 150,000). - roman, Roman numeral converter and calculator. - rot13, cipher/decipher text using ROT-13. - rss, Read RSS feeds. - sun, Sunrise/sunset time in current location. - time, Info about time and timezones. - tweet, Send and search tweets. - uname, Generate random usernames. Some features require purchase of Premium features. Premium features are purchase using command "Premium purchase". Command "Premium info" gives more information about Premium features.

Screenshots

iTerminal4 screens
Command Line Program3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: iTerminal at 59% against Command Line Program's 17%. iTerminal also leads on rating (4.3 vs 2.1) and ratings volume (117 vs 8). Command Line Program's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and monetization model 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 Command Line Program 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, 4.3 against 2.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: iTerminal has 117 ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 59% of iTerminal's written reviews are positive against 17% of Command Line Program's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

iTerminal ships an update every 4 months, Command Line Program every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
iTerminal versus Command Line Program: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteriTerminalCommand Line Program
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (117 ratings) — better2.1 (8 ratings)
Positive reviews59.5% of reviews — better16.7% of reviews
Number of ratings117 — better8
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size46 MB56 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperComcSoft CorporationSami Salkosuo

Customer experience

iTerminal

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

Command Line Program

All ratings8 ratings
Positive12.5%
Neutral37.5%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive16.7%
Neutral50.0%
Negative33.3%

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

Command Line Program

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

iTerminal

One-time1
  • Premium$4.99
1 purchases

Command Line Program

One-time1
  • Premium Features$1.99

Questions

Is iTerminal free?
iTerminal is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Command Line Program free?
Command Line Program is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, iTerminal or Command Line Program?
iTerminal is rated higher. iTerminal averages 4.3 out of 5 from 117 ratings, while Command Line Program averages 2.1 from 8 ratings.
Do iTerminal or Command Line Program have ads?
iTerminal shows ads; Command Line Program does not.
Which is updated more often, iTerminal or Command Line Program?
iTerminal ships an update every 4 months, and Command Line Program every 2 months. Most recently, iTerminal was updated on October 11, 2026 and Command Line Program on September 25, 2026.

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