Comparison

Terminal vs Obly

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

Head to head
About

Terminal

This advanced client provides developers with a streamlined way to manage Linux, SSH, Telnet, and SFTP connections. It offers features like AI assistance for server building, multi-tab management, and integrated editors to enhance productivity and simplify remote access.

Highlights
  • SSH, Mosh, Telnet, Port Forwarding, SFTP support
  • AI chatbot for server building assistance
  • Personalized themes and fonts per connection
  • Multi-tab interface for simultaneous sessions
  • SFTP file manager with nano and vim editors
  • Connection history and saved snippets
  • Vaults, multi-team, groups, and tags organization
Features
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Terminal is the most advanced SSH client in the market, designed by developers for developers. Access everything with just one tap. Say goodbye to the hassle of re-entering IP addresses, ports, and passwords. Key features: - Support for SSH, Mosh, Telnet, Port Forwarding, and SFTP. - AI chatbot to assist in building your servers instead of browsing the web for generic commands. - Personalization of theme and font settings for each connection in your terminal. - Management of multiple sessions simultaneously with a convenient multi-tab interface. - SFTP file manager and integrated editors nano and vim. - Easy and fast terminal connect. - Use of snippets to run your most frequently used commands and save time. - Saving of all connections history to keep track of your workload. - Support for vaults and multi-team functionality. - Organization of your terminal using groups and tags. - Keychain support with different login options. We hope to deliver a more productive and enjoyable remote access for developers, so please do not hesitate to contact us in case you desire a new feature or just to say hello. Terms of use: https://shella.me/terms Privacy policy: https://shella.me/privacy

About

Obly

Features
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A link you share says more than where it points. The moment you press "share", a dozen fields are appended to the address: which account pressed the button, from which app, inside which campaign, and to whom the link was handed. They follow the link, not you, which means they follow everybody you send it to. Obly takes them off. FROM ANY SHARE SHEET Share a link the way you already do, pick Obly, and the clean link goes straight on to the person you were sending it to. There is no screen in between and nothing to confirm. You can install Obly and share a link before you have ever opened it. IN THE APP • Paste a link and it comes back clean, already copied. • Every parameter that came off is named, with what it recorded and who it answered to. Nothing is removed silently. • Read a QR code and Obly says what it contains, out loud, in words. It never opens, dials or applies anything by itself: reading is not following. • Carry your settings to another device with a QR code, with no account and no server in the middle. • The rule list keeps itself current: signed, checked, and switchable off. WHAT IT WILL NOT DO A cleaned link that no longer works is a worse outcome than a tracking parameter left on. Obly removes what it knows, from the sites it knows, and leaves everything else alone. A video timestamp, a page anchor, a product variant, a search query: these stay. NO ACCOUNT, NO TELEMETRY A link you paste never leaves the device. There is no account to create, no analytics, no crash reporting, and nothing to opt out of. Two requests are possible, and each is described where it is switched. Once a day, Obly asks obly.link whether the catalogue of tracking parameters has changed, and checks its signature before using any of it: that request carries no cookie and no identifier, it is the same request for everybody, and turning it off keeps the rules this version shipped with. Expanding a shortened link is the other, and it stays off until you turn it on, because it reveals the address to the shortening service. Nothing you paste is ever part of either. The camera is used on one screen, to read a QR code, at the moment you ask for it. Nothing is recorded and no image leaves the device. FREE AND OPEN SOURCE Obly is published by NoobGang, a non-profit association, under the Apache 2.0 licence. The whole thing is readable at github.com/charlie404/obly, including the catalogue of rules: you can check what it removes, and from where, without taking anyone’s word for it.

Screenshots

Terminal4 screens
Obly4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Obly at none against Terminal's 4. On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Terminal sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Obly asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Terminal versus Obly: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTerminalObly
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (110 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews48.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings110 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 9 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.016.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size52 MB32 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSoufiane BenabidNOOBGANG

Bugs and requests

Terminal

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • SSH unable to connect after v3.4 update
  • Crashes when attempting to connect
  • Backspace/delete key not working

Requested features

3 requests
  • Guest option more prominent
  • iPad optimization
  • Chinese language support

Obly

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Terminal

Subscriptions4
  • Terminal - Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Terminal - Monthly$7.991 Month
  • Terminal - Yearly$39.991 Year
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  • Terminal - Yearly$69.991 Year
None

Obly

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Terminal free?
Terminal is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Obly free?
Obly is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Terminal or Obly have ads?
Neither Terminal nor Obly shows ads.

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