Comparison

SwiftServer vs Orange Net

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

Head to head
About

SwiftServer

Manage and monitor your servers remotely from your Apple devices. Provides real-time insights into CPU, memory, network, and storage usage, along with full terminal control and SFTP file management. Syncs data securely across devices.

Highlights
  • Real-time server monitoring
  • Full-featured terminal control
  • SFTP file management
  • iCloud data sync
  • Customizable terminal interface
  • Docker container health monitoring
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SwiftServer is an SSH client and server monitor for iPhone, iPad, and Mac. It is for developers, sysadmins, and homelab owners who run Linux, macOS, or Windows servers and want a terminal, live status, Docker, and SFTP in one app. Nothing is installed on the server. SwiftServer connects over the SSH access you already have. No agent, no daemon, no account. MONITORING - CPU per core, load averages, and temperature - Memory as used, cached, free, and swap - Live process table, sortable and searchable - Network speed and totals, with vnStat history by hour, day, month, and year - Storage per volume with disk I/O speed, latency, and IOPS - NVIDIA GPU: utilization, memory, fan, temperature, power, and compute processes - Public IP and location per server. Global View maps every server with live latency. - Linux, macOS, and Windows on one dashboard - Widgets, Live Activities, and the Dynamic Island TERMINAL - SSH and Mosh sessions. Mosh keeps the shell alive through network changes and sleep. - Keyboard bar with Esc, Tab, Ctrl, Alt, arrows, and ^C on iPhone and iPad. Hardware keyboards work too. - Snippets: save a command once, run it in any session, or across many machines with a result per machine - 518 color themes with separate light and dark picks, nine bundled monospace fonts, and custom font import - Mac: Local Shell opens a terminal on your own Mac in the same window DOCKER - Speaks the Docker Engine API over the SSH connection. No Docker port is exposed. - Overview: engine status, counts, reclaimable space, and live CPU and memory across containers - Containers: logs, processes, inspect. Create, start, stop, restart, pause, kill, remove. - Compose projects: up, down, start, stop, restart, pull, and logs - Images: pull with progress, remove, prune. Volumes and networks: inspect, remove, prune. Live event stream. SFTP - Browse, upload, download, rename, delete, and create files and folders - Copy files from one server to another without routing them through your device - Quick Look preview and a text editor with save NETWORKING - Port forwarding: local, remote, and dynamic SOCKS rules with auto start and a built-in browser on iPhone and iPad - Jump hosts: reach machines behind a bastion through one hop or a chain, each with its own credentials and host key check - Connection proxies: SOCKS5 and HTTP CONNECT profiles, per machine or per forwarding rule KEYS AND SECURITY - Password, SSH key, and keyboard-interactive login, including two-factor prompts - Generate Ed25519, ECDSA, or RSA keys on the device, or import existing keys - Host key fingerprint on first contact. A changed host key stops the connection. - Secrets stay in the device Keychain, behind Face ID, Touch ID, or passcode if you choose - Built on Traversio, our open-source SSH engine written in Swift ICLOUD SYNC AND PRIVACY - Machines, identities, keys, snippets, forwarding rules, proxy profiles, and trusted host keys sync through your own iCloud. Passwords and private keys go only through iCloud Keychain, end-to-end encrypted. - No accounts and no SwiftServer servers. What you save stays on your devices and in your iCloud. - The only outbound request is the IP lookup, sent from your server to ipinfo.io. The result is stored on your device only. FREE AND PREMIUM The core of SwiftServer is free: saved machines and keys, live server status, the full terminal with Mosh and snippets, SFTP, port forwarding, Docker browsing, widgets, and Global View. Premium adds unlimited monitored servers, iCloud sync, unlimited forwarding sessions, jump hosts, proxies, Docker management, terminal themes and fonts, SFTP preview and editing, and city, organization, and map pin for IP location. Premium is a monthly or yearly subscription, each with a free trial, or a one-time lifetime purchase. One purchase covers iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Support: support@gitswift.com Terms of Use: https://swiftserver.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://swiftserver.app/privacy

About

Orange Net

Features
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Your private network, everywhere. Orange turns the devices and servers you already own into one encrypted private network. Policy routing, DNS control and live diagnostics share one local configuration, so you always know where a connection went and why. Orange connects only to infrastructure you run yourself. No proxy nodes, no VPN exit servers, no hosted mesh service. Nothing you send passes through a server we operate. MESH PRIVATE NETWORK • Link your devices into one encrypted network with stable, persistent IPs • Reach any node by name, no IP addresses to remember • Verified peer-to-peer paths when the network allows, your own relay when it doesn't • End-to-end encrypted: your relay forwards sealed packets and never holds session keys • No account, no sign-up. Orange talks only to the servers you configure • Access by device, port and protocol, enforced by your control node • Reach an entire LAN through a gateway node you operate POLICY ROUTING • Match on domain, IP, GeoSite and GeoIP • Refine with source IP, destination port, inbound type and ALPN • Upstream pools with health checks and automatic selection • Global modes: rules, direct, reject, or a single forced upstream • Per connection: direct, reject, or a chosen upstream DNS CONTROL • Per-domain upstream selection, including concurrent upstreams • Encrypted DNS over DoT and DoH • Fake-IP for domain-level routing under TUN • Block ads and trackers at the DNS level with GeoSite categories SYSTEM-WIDE TUN • Captures TCP, UDP and DNS through the iOS Network Extension • SNI, HTTP and QUIC sniffing for accurate domain routing • DNS hijack prevention keeps queries on your resolver • Every app reaches your private network, no per-app setup YOUR OWN OUTBOUNDS • HTTPS, Trojan, Shadowsocks 2022 and WireGuard • Import nodes by pasting trojan://, ss:// or https:// URIs • WireGuard runs in userspace inside the Network Extension • HTTP/2 multiplexing on compatible HTTPS upstreams BUILT-IN DIAGNOSTICS • Live request tracing: path, timing and failure reason per connection • Real-time traffic and metrics dashboard, no extra tooling • Upstream health and latency at a glance • Readable logs you can export when you need a closer look ON YOUR HOME SCREEN • Widgets to toggle the tunnel and switch fallback policy • Shortcuts and Siri for start, stop, status and live metrics DESIGNED FOR • Reaching a home NAS, router or IoT device from anywhere • Keeping your own devices on one always-on private network • Connecting to an office intranet or internal services • Linking multiple sites through nodes you operate • Routing development and staging traffic by rule • Reaching self-hosted services without exposing them to the internet SUBSCRIPTION Orange is free to download and configure: import, edit, validate and export your configuration without subscribing. Only starting the tunnel requires a subscription. • Orange Annual: auto-renewing yearly subscription, US$39.99 per year • Eligible new subscribers get a discounted first year during the launch period. The exact price confirm. • Prices outside the United States are set by the App Store and may differ. One subscription covers every supported iPhone and iPad signed in to your Apple Account, with no device limit. Family Sharing is not supported. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. The subscription renews automatically at the standard price unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in Settings > your name > Subscriptions. If your subscription ends, your configurations stay yours to open, edit, export and back up. Your subscription covers the Orange app itself. It does not include proxy nodes, VPN service or r Privacy Policy: https://orangenet.app/privacy-policy Terms of Use: https://orangenet.app/terms-of-use CONTACT Web: https://orangenet.app Mail: contact@orangenet.app

Screenshots

SwiftServer4 screens
Orange Net4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: SwiftServer at 18.0 against Orange Net's 26.1. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. SwiftServer sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Orange Net sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $19.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SwiftServer ships an update every 9 days, Orange Net every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and September 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
SwiftServer versus Orange Net: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSwiftServerOrange Net
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (30 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews86.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings30 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 9 daysEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.0 — better26.1
Further details — not scored
Size38 MB67 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGitSwift LLCDigitsFn, LLC

In-app purchases

3 purchases

SwiftServer

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Premium3 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • Yearly Premium14 Days trial$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Premuim$34.99
1 purchases

Orange Net

Subscriptions1
  • Orange Annual3 Days trial$19.991 Year

Questions

Is SwiftServer free?
SwiftServer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Orange Net free?
Orange Net is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do SwiftServer or Orange Net have ads?
Neither SwiftServer nor Orange Net shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SwiftServer or Orange Net?
SwiftServer ships an update every 9 days, and Orange Net every 5 days. Most recently, SwiftServer was updated on September 30, 2026 and Orange Net on September 8, 2026.

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