Device Information Tool vs Shell Keyboard
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Device Information Tool
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A fast, accurate, and privacy-first utility that shows everything you want to know about your Apple devices. This tool has the most complete information available. By downloading, you are supporting a small independent open source developer who makes this information freely available to everyone and keeps it updatable by everyone. What you get: • Detailed hardware and software information including model, chip, storage, memory, introduction date, and minimum and maximum OS versions. • Battery information showing level and charge status. • Thermal indicator to recognize device temperature. • Orientation and display data showing how the system reports screen state. • Idle timer control to prevent the screen from dimming or locking when needed. • Device capabilities and sensors such as biometrics, LIDAR, ECG, Fall Detection, Oxygen Sensor, and more. • Direct support and reference links to Apple documentation based on your exact device. Why you’ll love it: • Privacy-first design with no data collection. All device information stays on your device. • Lightweight and fast with minimal battery or resource usage. • Continuously updated with new Apple devices, sensors, and operating system support. • Ideal for developers, IT support, and anyone who wants to know the exact capabilities of their Apple devices. This is a tool for exposing the information in the open source Kudit Device framework. Feel free to contribute to this project at http://github.com/kudit/Device If you have any suggestions or feedback, please reach out to us at support+device@kudit.com! https://www.kudit.com/terms
Shell Keyboard
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Shell Keyboard adds the keys a terminal actually needs — 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 — 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 • A dedicated terminal layer: Ctrl, Alt, Esc, Tab, arrow keys, Home/End/PgUp/PgDn, and the punctuation a shell prompt uses constantly • Ctrl and Alt as proper modifiers — latch one for a single keypress, or double-tap to lock it on, like a hardware keyboard • A full function-key layer: tap fn and the top row becomes F1 through F12, while every other row stays exactly where it was • Arrow keys that match the app you're in — Normal for shells, Application for vim, tmux, less and htop, or Move the Cursor for ordinary text fields • Return or Enter: long-press the Return key to switch between a carriage return and a line feed • A plain QWERTY layer and a complete symbols layer, for ordinary text — hostnames, paths, commit messages — without leaving the keyboard • A searchable reference inside the app, listing every key alongside the exact escape sequence and hex bytes it sends • 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 — 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 — code-server, Jupyter and the like — 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 — sysadmins, developers, and anyone tired of missing Ctrl+C.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Shell Keyboard at every 2 weeks against Device Information Tool's monthly. Shell Keyboard also leads on chart position (#3 vs #46). Device Information Tool's advantage is device support (4 vs 2). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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
Device Information Tool costs $0.99 and Shell Keyboard $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Device Information Tool ships an update monthly, Shell Keyboard every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Device Information Tool | Shell Keyboard |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | $0.99 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Best chart rank | #46 | #3 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Kudit LLC | Nguyen Nguyen |
In-app purchases
Device Information Tool
No in-app purchases
Shell Keyboard
No in-app purchases
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