Comparison

Fetch Me ! vs Shell Keyboard

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

Head to head
About

Fetch Me !

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Discover Fetch Me โ€“ the go-to solution for effortless data retrieval. Seamlessly fetch JSON, XML, and web data from diverse APIs and servers. Streamline your app's data handling with this user-friendly tool. Fast, reliable, and versatile โ€“ Fetch Me ensures smooth data retrieval at your fingertips.

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Shell Keyboard

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Shell Keyboard adds the keys a terminal actually needs โ€” the ones iOS's default keyboard leaves out. Working over SSH or in a local shell needs Ctrl, Esc, Tab, arrow keys, and function keys, none of which exist on the standard iOS keyboard. Shell Keyboard is a custom keyboard built specifically for terminal apps like Blink, Termius, Prompt, a-Shell and iSH โ€” it sends the exact ASCII control codes and ANSI/VT escape sequences your terminal expects, the same bytes a physical keyboard would send. WHAT'S INCLUDED โ€ข A dedicated terminal layer: Ctrl, Alt, Esc, Tab, arrow keys, Home/End/PgUp/PgDn, and the punctuation a shell prompt uses constantly โ€ข Ctrl and Alt as proper modifiers โ€” latch one for a single keypress, or double-tap to lock it on, like a hardware keyboard โ€ข A full function-key layer: tap fn and the top row becomes F1 through F12, while every other row stays exactly where it was โ€ข Arrow keys that match the app you're in โ€” Normal for shells, Application for vim, tmux, less and htop, or Move the Cursor for ordinary text fields โ€ข Return or Enter: long-press the Return key to switch between a carriage return and a line feed โ€ข A plain QWERTY layer and a complete symbols layer, for ordinary text โ€” hostnames, paths, commit messages โ€” without leaving the keyboard โ€ข A searchable reference inside the app, listing every key alongside the exact escape sequence and hex bytes it sends โ€ข Every key emits the exact byte sequence a real terminal expects BUILT FOR PRIVACY Shell Keyboard never asks for Full Access. It cannot reach the network. It never reads, stores, or transmits anything you type โ€” every key it sends is decided from the key you tapped, and nothing else. No analytics, no crash reporting, no account. GOOD TO KNOW In a terminal or editor running inside a web browser โ€” code-server, Jupyter and the like โ€” the keys that send a multi-character escape sequence don't get through: the arrow keys, F1 through F12, Home, End, Page Up, Page Down, Shift+Tab and Alt combinations. Everything that sends a single byte works there normally, including every Ctrl combination, Esc, Tab, Return and ordinary typing. Web pages listen for key press events and iOS only lets a keyboard extension insert text, so this is an iOS limitation that applies to every third-party keyboard, not something an app can work around. WHO IT'S FOR Anyone who SSHes from an iPhone or iPad โ€” sysadmins, developers, and anyone tired of missing Ctrl+C.

Screenshots

Fetch Me !4 screens
Shell Keyboard4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is chart position: Shell Keyboard at #5 against Fetch Me !'s #164. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Fetch Me ! costs $0.99 and Shell Keyboard $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard1 real difference ยท 6 level
Fetch Me ! versus Shell Keyboard: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFetch Me !Shell Keyboard
Price$0.99$0.99
Update frequencyโ€”Every 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Best chart rank#164#5 โ€” better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.516.0 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size1 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBasel AbuTalebNguyen Nguyen

In-app purchases

None

Fetch Me !

No in-app purchases

None

Shell Keyboard

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Fetch Me ! free?
Fetch Me ! costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Shell Keyboard free?
Shell Keyboard costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Fetch Me ! or Shell Keyboard have ads?
Neither Fetch Me ! nor Shell Keyboard shows ads.
Which is more popular, Fetch Me ! or Shell Keyboard?
Fetch Me ! currently peaks at #164 in the App Store charts, and Shell Keyboard at #5. Chart position reflects recent download velocity rather than total install base.

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