DameWare Mobile vs SecureCRT
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
DameWare Mobile
Access and troubleshoot Windows computers remotely from your iPhone or iPad. Provides powerful desktop remote control features for on-call tech support. Requires a licensed copy of DameWare Remote Support.
- Remote Windows computer access
- Tech support from anywhere
- Full keyboard and hot keys
- 256bit AES security via SSL
- Intelligent auto-scrolling
- Favorites and recently accessed computers
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DameWare Mobile lets you remotely access and troubleshoot all of the Windows computers on your network from anywhere from your iPhone or iPad. DameWare Mobile brings the powerful desktop remote control features of the award-winning systems administration software, DameWare Remote Support (DRS), to your iPhone or iPad. With DameWare Mobile, you can: -Remotely access Windows computers from your iPhone or iPad -Provide tech support to end-users from anywhere while on-call DameWare Mobile includes the following features: -Full keyboard & hot keys (Ctrl-Alt-Del, CMD Prompt, etc.) -256bit AES security via SSL -Intelligent auto-scrolling -Favorites and recently accessed computers -Intuitive mouse actions on a mobile platform Important: DameWare Mobile will only work with a trial or fully licensed copy of DameWare Remote Support installed on your network. Before using DameWare Mobile, you must first download, install and configure DRS including the DameWare Mobile Gateway service. You must also deploy the DameWare agent to all computers you wish to connect to. Please visit the DRS website for more information regarding the configuration of DRS and the DameWare Mobile Gateway service. SolarWinds welcomes your detailed feedback on this app through the store, via support ticket as well as through our online community forum (Thwack) as below: Add a feature request and open it up voting by going to our Feature Request Page Engage in discussion with users and employees by going to our Product Forums For issues, please submit a detailed support ticket at our Customer Portal Please leverage Thwack for a discussion since we are unable to respond to comments in the store.
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: DameWare Mobile at Free against SecureCRT's $9.99. DameWare Mobile also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.0). SecureCRT's advantage is review sentiment (36% vs 17%) and ratings volume (31 vs 1). On rating, ads, in-app purchases 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
DameWare Mobile 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 — 3.0 for DameWare Mobile against 2.9 for SecureCRT. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SecureCRT has 31 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 17% of DameWare Mobile's written reviews are positive against 36% of SecureCRT's.
DameWare Mobile ships an update every 12 months, SecureCRT every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on June 11, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | DameWare Mobile | SecureCRT |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $9.99 |
| Rating | 3.0 (1 ratings) — better | 2.9 (31 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 16.7% of reviews | 35.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 31 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 12 months | Every 4 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 16 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | SolarWinds Inc. | VanDyke Software |
Customer experience
DameWare Mobile
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In-app purchases
DameWare Mobile
No in-app purchases
SecureCRT
No in-app purchases
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