Comparison

Bigloop vs ShellPilot

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

Head to head
About

Bigloop

This app acts as a powerful clipboard manager and notes app, allowing you to quickly capture, organize, and act on copied content. It offers custom AI prompts for workflows and prioritizes user privacy with on-device data storage and optional API key integration.

Highlights
  • Lightning-fast capture of text, links, and code
  • Customizable AI prompts for workflows
  • Private by design with on-device data storage
  • Smart categories, pins, and search
  • Natural AI voice note playback
  • Seamless device handoff
  • Bring your own API keys
Features
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Bigloop — The best clipboard manager you’ve ever seen. The most useful notes app you’ve ever used. Make everything you copy instantly useful. Capture, organize, and act—faster than ever. Why people switch to Bigloop - Lightning-fast capture: Save text, links, code, and ideas without breaking flow. - Custom prompting: Build your own AI tools for titling, rewriting, and workflows—your terms, your tone. - Private by design: Your data stays on your devices. Use your own API keys. Simple file storage (iCloud Drive support), no opaque clouds. - Organize effortlessly: Smart categories, pins, and search that actually finds what you need. - Read it back: Natural AI voices that instantly read your notes at your preferred speed. - Continuity that works: Seamless handoff between devices, zero friction. Power features at a glance - Custom Prompts: Save reusable AI prompts for one-tap results. - Your Keys, Your Control: Bring your own API keys; full transparency. - Export anytime: Clear, portable backups—no lock-in. - Distraction-free design: Minimal UI, maximal speed. Ready to move faster with your ideas? Open Bigloop, paste once, and get more done.

About

ShellPilot

Features
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Connect to any server from your iPhone or iPad, and keep the commands you run often ready to reuse. ShellPilot is a full SSH terminal built for developers, sysadmins, and anyone who manages a server, a VPS, or a Raspberry Pi on the go. SAVED SNIPPETS Keep the commands you run often — restarts, log checks, deploy steps — and run them in a tap on any saved server, instead of retyping them every time you connect. FULL TERMINAL A real terminal emulator with xterm-compatible rendering, not a cut-down text box. Works with tmux, vim, and anything else you run over SSH. SSH KEYS Generate or import Ed25519 and RSA keys. Keys stay on your device — nothing is uploaded anywhere. SFTP FILE BROWSER Browse remote files next to your local storage over SFTP. Upload, download, rename and delete without leaving the app. MULTIPLE SERVERS Save connections for every server you manage. Switch between a VPS, a Raspberry Pi, or a Docker host in a tap. RECENT SESSIONS Jump back into a server you connected to recently, without hunting through a list. WORKS WELL FOR • Developers deploying and checking on servers • Sysadmins managing a VPS or home server • Raspberry Pi and homelab owners • Anyone who needs a real terminal without a laptop ABOUT THIS APP Your connections, keys and snippets stay on your device. No account, no cloud sync of credentials. PURCHASES • ShellPilot Pro — one-time purchase • Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase • One-time purchase — no subscription and no renewals Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://cosmovex.web.app/apps/shellpilot/privacy-policy

Screenshots

Bigloop4 screens
ShellPilot4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Bigloop at every 2 days against ShellPilot's every 6 months. ShellPilot's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). On price, 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. Bigloop sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and ShellPilot sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Bigloop ships an update every 2 days, ShellPilot every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Bigloop versus ShellPilot: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBigloopShellPilot
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (5 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings5 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterEvery 6 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size23 MB72 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMason EarlSahana A S

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Bigloop

One-time10
  • Blue Theme$1.99
  • Purple Theme$1.99
  • Black & White Theme$1.99
Show 7 more
  • Calm Theme$1.99
  • USA Theme$1.99
  • Focus Theme$1.99
  • Red Theme$1.99
  • Pink Theme$1.99
  • Japanese Theme$1.99
  • All Themes Bundle$12.99
1 purchases

ShellPilot

One-time1
  • ShellPilot Pro$4.99

Questions

Is Bigloop free?
Bigloop is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ShellPilot free?
ShellPilot is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Bigloop or ShellPilot have ads?
Neither Bigloop nor ShellPilot shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Bigloop or ShellPilot?
Bigloop ships an update every 2 days, and ShellPilot every 6 months. Most recently, Bigloop was updated on October 6, 2026 and ShellPilot on October 4, 2026.

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