Comparison

Termix vs Hex

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

Head to head
About

Termix

This app provides a powerful and secure SSH and SFTP client for remote server management. It features a robust terminal, advanced file manager with code editing, and customizable options for enhanced productivity. Designed with privacy and security in mind, it offers a desktop-grade experience on Apple devices.

Highlights
  • Ultimate SSH & SFTP client
  • Advanced file manager
  • Code editor with syntax highlighting
  • Native gestures and keyboard shortcuts
  • Multi-session and split-screen support
  • Serverless security with iCloud storage
  • Enhanced automation with startup snippets
Features
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Termix is a modern SSH client and terminal developed by a European team of cybersecurity experts. It offers an unrivaled SSH and SFTP experience that enhances your productivity without compromising your privacy. With zero ads and a strict no-data-collection policy, Termix uses the most secure open-source libraries to keep your connections safe. Key Features: Ultimate SSH & SFTP Client: Termix delivers a robust, desktop-grade terminal experience across all Apple devices. Advanced File Manager & Code Editor: Inspired by WinSCP, our fully featured file manager lets you download, upload, manage, and edit files, directories, and permissions effortlessly. It also includes a rich code editor with syntax highlighting that supports over 40 programming languages. Native Gestures & Keyboard Shortcuts: Navigate like a pro with native touch gestures and hardware keyboard shortcuts, enabling fast navigation, multiline command editing, and precise text selection. Termix feels just like a regular text editor with all the perks you need for efficient terminal work. Multi-Session & Customization: Work in parallel with seamless split-screen support, advanced key management (including generation and uploading), and a fully customizable interface with themes tailored for power users. Serverless Security: Termix works completely serverless. All your hosts, private keys, and passwords are stored in encrypted form on Apple iCloud and never leave your device. This design guarantees that your sensitive data remains exclusively under your control. Enhanced Automation: Boost your workflow with startup snippets, execute commands across multiple hosts simultaneously, and configure environment variables with ease. Modern Apple-Native Design: Experience a clean, smooth, and beautifully modern interface designed exclusively for Apple products. Developer & Sysadmin Focused: Built for developers and loved by system administrators, Termix includes features such as command history, regex search, and snippet support to save hours of time and increase productivity. With Termix Pro, you can also: - Upload and edit files using the File Manager. - Create startup snippets. - Execute snippets on multiple hosts simultaneously. - Import custom fonts. - Manage and configure environment variables. - Choose an alternative icon for Termix. Discover the most powerful, secure, and feature-rich SSH and SFTP client made for those who demand quality. Get Termix today and transform your remote management experience!

About

Hex

Features
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Hex is a developer toolkit for iPhone and iPad: 21 small utilities for the jobs that interrupt real work, like decoding a token, pretty-printing a payload, testing a pattern or checking a file hash. Everything runs on your device. ENCODE • Base64: encode text, or decode standard, URL-safe (base64url), line-wrapped (MIME) and unpadded input. Bytes that aren't UTF-8 text are shown as a hex dump. • URL Encode: percent-encode a value so & = ? / # + : @ are escaped, or decode it (+ reads as a space). Malformed escapes are flagged. • HTML Entities: encode ampersands, angle brackets and quotes, or decode every HTML 4 named entity (nbsp, copy, mdash and the rest) plus decimal and hex references. • JWT Decode: header and payload as readable JSON, with claim order kept. • Hash Generator: MD5, SHA-1, SHA-256 and SHA-512 of any text. FORMAT • JSON Formatter: prettify, minify and validate. Your key order, numbers and escapes stay exactly as written, and top-level values like "text" or 42 are accepted. • XML Formatter: indents and validates. Comments, CDATA, processing instructions and the XML declaration are kept, and the output is re-escaped so it stays valid XML. • SQL Formatter: puts SELECT, FROM, WHERE, JOIN, GROUP BY and ORDER BY clauses on their own lines and uppercases keywords. Strings, quoted names and -- or /* */ comments pass through unchanged. • Markdown Preview: headings, bullet and numbered lists, block quotes, fenced code blocks and rules, with bold, italic, inline code and links. • HTML Preview: renders your HTML offline. Remote images, scripts, styles and frames are blocked, and links don't navigate away. GENERATE • UUID Generator: version 4 UUIDs, 1 to 100 at a time, upper or lower case. • Lorem Ipsum: words, sentences or paragraphs. • Password Generator: 4 to 128 characters from uppercase, lowercase, digits and symbols, with at least one from each set you pick. The strength meter shows entropy in bits. • Color Converter: HEX (3 or 6 digits), RGB and HSL, each editable with sliders. • Checksum: MD5, SHA-1 and SHA-256 of a file from Files, read in chunks so large files work, and a check against an expected hash. TIME • Unix Timestamp: timestamp to date and back. Seconds, milliseconds and microseconds are recognised. • Cron Parser: standard five-field cron with ranges, lists, steps and month or weekday names, a plain-English description and the next five run times. • Timezone Converter: pick a time and the zone it's in, then see it in any of the listed zones. TEXT • Diff Checker: line-by-line comparison that lines up inserted and deleted lines. • Regex Tester: matches highlighted in your text, a numbered match list, and case-insensitive, multiline and dot-matches-newline options. • Text Inspector: characters, words, lines, sentences, paragraphs and UTF-8 bytes, with a character breakdown. WORKFLOW • Clipboard detection: copy JSON, a JWT, Base64, a URL, XML, HTML, a Unix timestamp, a hex color or SQL, and Hex offers the matching tool with your text already in it. iOS may ask permission before Hex reads the clipboard. • Deep links: hex://json, hex://jwt, hex://base64, hex://cron and the other tools open directly from Shortcuts or other apps. • Copy any result, or export it as a file (.json, .xml, .sql, .txt and more) through the share sheet. WHAT HEX DOESN'T DO • No network tools: no HTTP client, no API testing, no DNS lookups. • JWT Decode reads tokens but does not verify signatures. • Cron Parser doesn't support the L, W or # extensions or a seconds field. • The SQL Formatter changes layout only. It doesn't run or validate queries. • No sync and no history beyond your five most recent tools. PRIVACY Nothing leaves your device. Hex makes no network requests, has no analytics, no tracking and no accounts. Text you paste and files you hash stay on your iPhone or iPad. PRICE A one-time purchase. No subscription, no in-app purchases and no ads. Made by SHYGUY LLC.

Screenshots

Termix4 screens
Hex4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Termix at Free against Hex's $2.99. Termix also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 4 months). Hex's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1). On 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

Termix is free to download; Hex costs $2.99 up front. Termix sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Hex asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Termix ships an update every 5 days, Hex every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and November 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Termix versus Hex: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTermixHex
PriceFree — better$2.99
Rating4.8 (183 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews78.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings183 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterEvery 4 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size112 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSimon ZvaraChad Neal

Bugs and requests

Termix

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Crashes when using jump host
  • Crashes after paying for jump host support

Requested features

3 requests
  • Support for mosh in addition to SSH
  • Full-screen mode when using an external keyboard
  • Copy/paste from keyboard

Hex

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Termix

One-time1
  • Termix Pro$9.99
None

Hex

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Termix free?
Termix is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Hex free?
Hex costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Termix or Hex have ads?
Neither Termix nor Hex shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Termix or Hex?
Termix ships an update every 5 days, and Hex every 4 months. Most recently, Termix was updated on November 8, 2026 and Hex on November 9, 2026.

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