K8Z vs Terminalko
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
K8Z
Manage your Kubernetes clusters directly from your mobile device. View cluster metrics, resource overviews, logs, and events. Access containers via shell. Open-source and transparent security.
- Kubernetes cluster management
- Metric overview
- Resource overview
- View logs and events
- Container shell access
- Open-source security
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k8z is your Kubernetes clusters manager right in your pocket. It is a mobile and desktop application to manage Kubernetes clusters, provides a metric overview of cluster, overview of all resources in a Kubernetes cluster. It is possible to view logs and events or to get a shell into a container. [About security of your k8s cluster's access credentials (kubeconfig)] Our application, being open source, invites everyone to examine its inner workings, including its handling of API credentials. This transparency ensures that there are no hidden functions that compromise the security. You can get source code from our GitHub repository, it's address at settings page in the application. Privacy Policy: https://k8z.dev/docs/privacy/ Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Terminalko
Connect to remote servers like VPS, Raspberry Pi, or Linux boxes directly from your iPhone or iPad. This app provides a real terminal experience with advanced features for managing connections and executing commands securely.
- Connect to VPS, Raspberry Pi, Linux
- xterm-256color PTY with ANSI colors
- Password or key authentication
- Jump hosts support
- Command snippets
- Auto-reconnect for dropped sessions
- Multiple parallel sessions
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Terminalko is a fast, focused SSH terminal for iPhone and iPad. Connect to your VPS, Raspberry Pi or any Linux box, run a real shell, get work done without a laptop. Free to use, no account: add a server and you are at a prompt in a minute. [ A real terminal ] A true xterm-256color PTY with ANSI colors, scrollback and a keyboard aware layout. htop, vim and tmux behave exactly like they should. [ SSH, Mosh and Telnet ] SSH with password or key auth, jump hosts through a bastion in one hop. Mosh survives Wi-Fi to cellular switches, IP changes and long sleeps. Your prompt is still there hours later. Telnet for legacy gear: switches, routers, the odd BBS. [ Edit files over SFTP ] Open the config, fix the wrong line, save it back in place. Sizes, permissions and dates on every row. Upload, download, rename, delete, new folder. [ SSH keys, Secure Enclave included ] Generate an Ed25519 key on device and copy its authorized_keys line, ready to deploy. Paste an existing OpenSSH key. Or make one in the Secure Enclave, where the private half cannot leave the chip. A different key per server. Secrets live in the iOS Keychain. [ Dropped connections reconnect ] Connection Keeper retries a dropped session with a visible overlay and a cancel button. Lock the phone, tmux keeps working server side, the session re-attaches when you return. [ Themes and fonts ] Fifteen built in themes, plus an editor for your own: all 16 ANSI slots, text, background, cursor and selection, live preview. Twenty monospace faces bundled, nothing to download. [ Maximum Privacy and Security ] No tracking, no ads, no spying. Face ID, Touch ID, Optic ID or your passcode, with a grace period you choose, and masks it in the app switcher. No analytics, no ads, no accounts, no telemetry. The app talks to your servers and to nothing else. [ Want more? Unlock Terminalko Pro - one time purchase ] Most of Terminalko is free: every protocol, keys, jump hosts, themes, and the SFTP browser with full read access. Pro is a single payment (no subscription because we hate them). Pro adds the SFTP editor, the theme editor, the extra fonts and unlimited saved servers. [ Our mission ] Make the best terminal and SFTP app there is. Every version came from someone saying what was missing. If something is missing for you, say so. [ Requirements ] iOS or iPadOS 17 or later. Built for developers, sysadmins and homelab tinkerers. Check a server from the couch, SSH into a Pi from bed, restart a service from the train.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Terminalko at none against K8Z's 3. Terminalko also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs fortnightly). K8Z's advantage is ratings volume (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). On price, rating, ads 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
Both are free to download. K8Z sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Terminalko asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for K8Z against 5.0 for Terminalko. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively.
K8Z ships an update fortnightly, Terminalko every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on September 8, 2026 and September 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | K8Z | Terminalko |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad, Mac |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 106 MB | 17 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 矾建 孔 | BEGRIP, s.r.o. |
Customer experience
K8Z
Terminalko
In-app purchases
K8Z
- Pro Monthly$1.991 Month
- Pro Yearly$17.991 Year
- Pro Lifetime$99.99
Terminalko
No in-app purchases








