Comparison

Easy SSH vs dotMux SSH for tmux & herdr

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

Head to head
About

Easy SSH

Connect to remote SSH servers with a powerful and intuitive terminal. Streamline your workflow with a clean interface, host management, and customizable options. Enjoy a distraction-free, secure, and fast experience.

Highlights
  • Host management for quick server access
  • Intuitive and easy-to-use interface
  • Fast performance with minimal resource usage
  • Industry-standard encryption for secure connections
  • Customizable fonts and themes
Features
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Easy SSH: Pure SSH Terminal Experience Easy SSH provides a powerful yet intuitive terminal experience that lets you connect to remote SSH servers with just a few taps. Whether you're a system administrator, developer, or IT professional, our app streamlines your workflow with a clean, distraction-free interface. Why Choose Easy SSH? • Host Management - Save connection details for quick access to your favorite servers • Zero Learning Curve - Intuitive design that feels natural from your first connection • Lightning-Fast Performance - Optimized for speed with minimal resource usage • Complete Security - Industry-standard encryption protocols keep your connections safe • Customizable Interface - Adjust fonts and themes to match your preferences Unlike other SSH clients that hide essential features behind paywalls, Easy SSH gives you the complete experience without charging a cent. No ads, no in-app purchases, no subscriptions—just pure SSH functionality. Download Easy SSH today and experience what an SSH client should be—powerful, intuitive, and completely free.

About

dotMux SSH for tmux & herdr

Features
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Stop fighting tmux and herdr on a touchscreen. dotMux speaks tmux control mode — and now herdr — natively, and rebuilds your remote workspace as real iOS UI, the way iTerm2 does on the Mac. Windows and panes become native tabs and views you drive by touch. NATIVE tmux AND herdr, NOT raw text - tmux windows and herdr tabs become native tabs; every pane a native view — focused full-screen on iPhone, true side-by-side splits on iPad and iPhone Duo. - Split, resize, and close panes from the app — pane menu, long-press, drag the divider, or keyboard shortcuts. - The window and pane pickers render your real terminals, live: pick a window by what's in it, not by its name. - Select and copy text with native handles; tap links in the terminal to open them. - No tmux or herdr on the host? dotMux falls back to a plain terminal. herdr: BUILT FOR AI CODING AGENTS - Pick herdr or tmux per host: herdr's workspaces, tabs, and panes are native UI, just like tmux's. - Each agent's state — blocked, working, done — shows in the tab bar and on the pane, so you see at a glance which agent needs you. - A live tab grid and pane previews; split, resize, rename, and close from the app. - Shortcuts run over herdr too. - Needs herdr 0.9.0 or newer on your server. Inline images don't come through herdr. UNFOLD IT: iPhone Duo AND iPad - Closed, the Duo's cover is a focused terminal. Open it, and the inner display lays out real side-by-side splits, the way iPad does. - Fold, half-fold, rotate: the layout and the keyboard bar follow the display you're using. - On iPad, open hosts side by side in multiple windows; built for hardware keyboard and trackpad. EVERY HOST AT ONCE - Connect to as many hosts as you like at once. Leaving a terminal doesn't disconnect it. - The host list is the connection switcher: live hosts marked, one tap away. Group hosts into folders. - Lost the connection while away? dotMux reconnects on its own when you come back. - Forward a remote port over SSH and open your server's web UI inside dotMux. REAL SSH, DONE RIGHT - Password and public-key authentication. - Import ed25519 or ECDSA (P-256) keys by paste or from Files — passphrase-protected keys included. - Or generate a key in the Secure Enclave: non-exportable, never leaving the device. - Manage credentials and trusted host keys in Settings. - Direct from your device to your servers. No middleman, no developer backend. PICK UP WHERE YOU LEFT OFF - The session picker lists every tmux session on the host; switch in place or create named ones. - iOS suspended the app? Jobs keep running on the server, and dotMux re-attaches and rebuilds your tabs and panes. A KEYBOARD BUILT FOR TERMINALS - A helper bar with Esc, Ctrl, Tab and more — add, remove, and reorder every key, even your own text. - Snippets: save commands globally or per host and run them without typing. - A multi-line composer for long commands and agent prompts, sent in one go. - Paste images: annotate them first, and dotMux uploads them and pastes the path (built for Claude Code). - Hardware keyboard: Cmd-V paste, and the helper bar stays if you want it. MAKE IT YOURS - Fonts: JetBrains Mono, Fira Code, Hack, IBM Plex Mono and more. - Themes with live preview: Dracula, Nord, Solarized, Gruvbox, Tokyo Night — or import any Ghostty or iTerm2 theme. AUTOMATE IT - Shortcuts: connect to a host, send a command, read the output back — or open a host in a new tmux window. Unattended runs, enabled per credential. SECURITY THAT STAYS ON YOUR DEVICE - Face ID app-lock, plus a Face ID gate per credential. - Credentials live in the Keychain and Secure Enclave, bound to this device — never synced, never sent anywhere. - No data collected. No analytics, no tracking, no ads, no account. PRICING - Free: save and connect to one host, fully featured. - Unlimited Hosts: a one-time $1.99 purchase. No subscription. Restore Purchases supported. Note: RSA keys are not supported. Use ed25519, ECDSA (P-256), or a Secure Enclave key.

Screenshots

Easy SSH4 screens
dotMux SSH for tmux & herdr4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Easy SSH at none against dotMux SSH for tmux & herdr's 1. Easy SSH also leads on chart position (#66 vs unranked) and update cadence (fortnightly vs monthly). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. dotMux SSH for tmux & herdr sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Easy SSH asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Easy SSH ships an update fortnightly, dotMux SSH for tmux & herdr monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
Easy SSH versus dotMux SSH for tmux & herdr: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEasy SSHdotMux SSH for tmux & herdr
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (165 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews78.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings165 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
Best chart rank#66 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB31 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperArgsment LimitedFree Tomorrow

In-app purchases

None

Easy SSH

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

dotMux SSH for tmux & herdr

One-time1
  • dotMux — Unlimited Hosts$1.99

Questions

Is Easy SSH free?
Easy SSH is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is dotMux SSH for tmux & herdr free?
dotMux SSH for tmux & herdr is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Easy SSH or dotMux SSH for tmux & herdr have ads?
Neither Easy SSH nor dotMux SSH for tmux & herdr shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Easy SSH or dotMux SSH for tmux & herdr?
Easy SSH ships an update fortnightly, and dotMux SSH for tmux & herdr monthly. Most recently, Easy SSH was updated on October 28, 2026 and dotMux SSH for tmux & herdr on October 29, 2026.

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