systemsoundtest vs Shell SSH
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
systemsoundtest
Explore over 100 official iOS system sounds with a clean, modern interface. Tap buttons to instantly play notification tones and alerts, with dynamic visual feedback.
- Over 100 official iOS system sounds
- Instant sound playback
- Clean, user-friendly interface
- Dynamic button color changes
- Explore notification tones and alerts
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This App offers an exciting way to explore iOS system sounds , featuring over 100 sound clips that you can play with a simple tap. Designed with a clean, modern interface, each button represents a different system sound, from familiar notification tones to rarely heard alerts. When you press a button, the corresponding sound plays instantly, giving you insight into the auditory world behind iOS devices. //Access to 100+ official iOS system sounds. //Sleek, user-friendly design with soft pink buttons for an aesthetically pleasing experience. //Real-time sound feedback with dynamic button color changes during playback. //AppDeveloper, sound designers, and anyone curious about system audio.
Shell SSH
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Shell SSH is a focused SSH client for iPhone and iPad. It opens a real interactive terminal to the servers you administer — not a box that runs one command at a time. CONNECT • Save hosts with a name, address, port, username and notes • Authenticate with an SSH key or a password • Servers that only offer keyboard-interactive login, as some two-factor setups do, aren't supported yet • Search across names, addresses, usernames and notes • Open several sessions at once as tabs, and switch without disconnecting • On iPad, run two terminals side by side and drag the divider where you want it • Your tabs and your split come back the way you left them when you reopen the app SESSIONS THAT SURVIVE A LOCKED SCREEN • iOS suspends apps, which drops SSH connections when your device locks • Shell SSH can run your shell inside tmux so the session keeps running on the server and picks up exactly where you left off • It asks the first time, and remembers your answer — per host, or as a default for all of them • Close a tab and its tmux session is closed too, so nothing is left running behind your back A REAL TERMINAL • xterm-256color emulation with full 256-colour support • Alternate screen buffer, so full-screen programs behave the way they do on a desktop • A key row above the keyboard for Esc, Ctrl, Tab, arrows and common symbols — the keys iOS doesn't give you • Copy a selection or the whole scrollback, and paste, from the toolbar or with Command-C and Command-V • Pick a theme: Shell, Solarized Dark and Light, Dracula, Nord, Gruvbox, One Dark or Monokai • Adjustable font size, cursor style and scrollback • Resizes correctly on rotation, in Split View and in Stage Manager SNIPPETS • Keep the commands you run often and insert or run them in a tap • Fill-in-the-blank placeholders: write {{service}} once and be asked for it when you use it, with optional and prefilled values too • Insert leaves the command at the prompt so you can read it before you send it • 100 common commands included as examples, from systemctl and journalctl to docker and git • Searchable, reorderable, and yours to edit SSH KEYS • Generate Ed25519 keys on device • Import existing OpenSSH keys, including passphrase-protected ones • Copy a public key out to paste into authorized_keys • Fingerprints shown in the same SHA-256 form as ssh-keygen SECURITY FIRST • Server identity is verified on first connection, and you get a clear, blocking warning if a server's host key ever changes • Passwords and private keys are stored in the iOS Keychain, never in plain files. A private key leaves your device only if you export it • Optionally require Face ID or Touch ID before a saved credential can be used • When a login is refused, Shell SSH asks the server what it would have accepted, and tells you — so a server that doesn't take passwords says so instead of looking like a typo • Warns before pasting multiple lines, which could otherwise run several commands at once • Review and remove trusted server fingerprints whenever you want IPHONE AND IPAD • On iPad, your hosts sit alongside the terminal, and the list collapses when you want the full window • Focus mode on iPad gives one session the whole screen, with tabs, host list and toolbar out of the way until you tap for them. With a keyboard, Command-Shift-F goes in and out • On iPad, the terminal's controls live in the tab strip, so the terminal gets the room a title bar used to take • Light and dark appearance, following the system or set explicitly Shell SSH keeps its built-in key row deliberately small — just the keys a terminal needs. If you want a fuller terminal keyboard available in every app, Shell Keyboard is a separate companion app.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Shell SSH at monthly against systemsoundtest's every 24 months. systemsoundtest's advantage is price ($0.49 vs $1.99). On ads, in-app purchases, chart position 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
systemsoundtest costs $0.49 and Shell SSH $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
systemsoundtest ships an update every 24 months, Shell SSH monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and November 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | systemsoundtest | Shell SSH |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.49 — better | $1.99 |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 24 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Best chart rank | #127 | #44 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 13 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | SHUNJI KUSAKA | Nguyen Nguyen |
In-app purchases
systemsoundtest
No in-app purchases
Shell SSH
No in-app purchases
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