SwiftServer vs OpenRemote
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
OpenRemote
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Control your AI coding agents from anywhere, right from your iPhone. Connect to your development machine running coding agents and interact with them in real time — without being at your desk. Step away from your desk, get notified when a decision is needed, and respond in a tap. KEY FEATURES - Real-time session streaming — follow every action your agent takes as it happens - Approval controls — review and approve or deny every file edit, command, or action before it runs - Plan mode — let your agent plan first, and validate the approach before any change is made - Voice input — dictate prompts hands-free with speech-to-text - Image attachments — send screenshots or photos to your agent - Session history — browse past sessions and their full output - Multi-provider — works with Claude Code, OpenAI Codex, and Qwen Coder HOW IT WORKS 1. Install the free OpenRemote CLI on your development machine 2. Sign in with the same account on your iPhone 3. Start a session from your phone — your agent begins working on your machine 4. Watch the output live, approve actions, and guide the agent from wherever you are Built for developers who want to stay in control of their AI agents without being tied to their computer. Free and open source. No subscriptions, no in-app purchases. You bring your own API credentials from Anthropic, OpenAI, or Alibaba — your prompts and output stay private.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: OpenRemote at none against SwiftServer's 3. OpenRemote also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 9 days) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.0). On price, ads 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
Both are free to download. SwiftServer sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. OpenRemote asks for nothing beyond the download.
SwiftServer ships an update every 9 days, OpenRemote every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SwiftServer | OpenRemote |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (30 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 86.8% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 30 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 38 MB | 36 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | GitSwift LLC | Ulycorp |
In-app purchases
SwiftServer
- Monthly Premium3 Days trial$1.991 Month
- Yearly Premium14 Days trial$9.991 Year
- Premium Lifetime$34.99
OpenRemote
No in-app purchases









