Comparison

Test Reflector vs Synapse Console Pro

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

Head to head
About

Test Reflector

Monitor GitHub Actions directly from your menubar. Get a quick overview of recent test results and easily navigate to any test failures. Offers free tracking for public repositories and subscription options for private repos and more frequent checks.

Highlights
  • Menubar CI/CD status overview
  • Jump to test failures
  • Track public GitHub repos
  • Subscription for private repos
  • API request limit management
  • Frequent update checks (subscription)
Features
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Watch your GitHub Actions, with a concise overview of recent results and the ability to jump directly to test failures. - Watches up to 3 public GitHub repos without a subscription. - With a monthly or yearly subscription, you may add personal access tokens and follow as many public or private repos as you wish. - Conservatively allocates requests to ensure that GitHub's API request limits are never exceeded. Without an active subscription, Test Reflector watches up to 3 public GitHub repositories. Adding a monthly or annual subscription unlocks the ability to add personal access tokens, allowing the app to track private repositories as well as to check more frequently for updates. Note: the easiest way to get tokens into iOS at the moment is to use the Universal Clipboard with Continuity from Mac desktop or laptop computer. In the future we may add quicker ways to generate tokens from the app, but for now we're starting with simpler and more manual workflows. Terms of Service: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.testreflector.app/privacy.html

About

Synapse Console Pro

Features
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Synapse Console is a professional SSH, Mosh, and SFTP client for iPhone and iPad. Connect to your servers with password or SSH key authentication, mount remote filesystems natively in Files.app, automate workflows with Shortcuts, and work across multiple tabs and split panes; with end-to-end encrypted cloud sync. Terminal - Full xterm-compatible terminal emulator - Persistent scrollback buffer (configurable up to 50,000 lines) - OSC 52 clipboard sync: copy from remote directly to your iOS clipboard - URL and hyperlink detection with in-app browser - Hardware keyboard support with fully customizable key bindings - Option-as-Meta toggle for readline/Emacs compatibility - Multiple fonts: JetBrains Mono, Fira Code, Hack (all Nerd Font variants) - Per-connection theme and font size overrides - 18 built-in themes (Dracula, Nord, Gruvbox, Catppuccin, Tokyo Night, and more) Connections - Password and SSH key authentication (RSA, Ed25519, ECDSA P-256) - SSH key generation and import โ€” including passphrase-protected OpenSSH keys - SSH Agent Forwarding โ€” forward your identity to remote hosts without copying keys - Mosh support for resilient sessions on unstable or roaming networks - ProxyJump (multi-hop via intermediate hosts) โ€” fully compatible with Mosh - ProxyCommand (HTTP CONNECT proxy tunnel support) - SSH Config file import - Connection groups for organization - Biometric lock per connection (Face ID / Touch ID) - Encrypted notes per connection - TCP connection test before connecting Files.app Integration - Mount any saved server as a native volume in iOS Files.app - Browse, open, edit, rename, move, and delete remote files directly from Files.app or any document picker-enabled app โ€” without opening Synapse - Full read/write support: create folders, upload files, delete items, rename โ€” all over SFTP - Tap "Add to Files.app" in the SFTP browser to activate for any connection File Transfer - Built-in SFTP browser with directory navigation - Upload, download, progress tracking, and mid-transfer cancellation - Files over 500 MB prompt for confirmation before transfer Productivity - Multi-tab workspace with swipe navigation - Split-pane terminal workflows on iPad - tmux Control Mode (tmux -CC): native window/pane UI without tmux keybindings - Snippets library: save and send frequently used commands in one tap - Session recording in asciinema v2 format - Broadcast mode: send input to multiple tabs simultaneously Shortcuts & Siri - Connect to Server โ€” open any saved connection by voice or Shortcut - Run SSH Command โ€” execute a shell command in the background and pipe the output into any Shortcut workflow, without opening the app - Get Saved Servers โ€” list all connections for dynamic, automated workflows - Say "SSH to production in Synapse Console" to Siri Networking Local and remote port forwarding Tunnel manager with per-connection tunnel list Security & Sync SSH private keys stored in the iOS Keychain with Face ID / Touch ID protection Connection profiles encrypted end-to-end with AES-256-GCM before syncing Encryption key stored in iCloud Keychain โ€” server never receives plaintext TOFU (Trust On First Use) host key verification with SHA-256 fingerprint display App Lock with Face ID / Touch ID Backup & Restore: export all connections to an AES-256 encrypted file, import on any device Clear scrollback on disconnect option Start with a 7-day full-feature trial. After the trial, Synapse Pro is available as a yearly subscription. Privacy Policy: https://github.com/kogungor/synapse-console/blob/main/docs/privacy-policy.md Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Test Reflector3 screens
Synapse Console Pro4 screens

Verdict

The call

Test Reflector and Synapse Console Pro are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters โ€” price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them โ€” neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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

Both are free to download. Test Reflector sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and Synapse Console Pro sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $11.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Test Reflector ships an update monthly, Synapse Console Pro every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and September 28, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Test Reflector versus Synapse Console Pro: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTest ReflectorSynapse Console Pro
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews100.0% of reviewsโ€”
Update frequencyMonthly โ€” betterEvery 5 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumโ€”
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac โ€” betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.617.0 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size10 MB36 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperReflective Software, LLCKubilay Onur Gungor

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Test Reflector

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly14 Days trial$0.991 Month
  • Yearly1 Month trial$9.991 Year
1 purchases

Synapse Console Pro

Subscriptions1
  • Synapse Console Pro$11.991 Year

Questions

Is Test Reflector free?
Test Reflector is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Synapse Console Pro free?
Synapse Console Pro is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Test Reflector or Synapse Console Pro have ads?
Neither Test Reflector nor Synapse Console Pro shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Test Reflector or Synapse Console Pro?
Test Reflector ships an update monthly, and Synapse Console Pro every 5 weeks. Most recently, Test Reflector was updated on October 2, 2026 and Synapse Console Pro on September 28, 2026.

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