Comparison

ShhShell vs ViewSource+

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

Head to head
About

ShhShell

A native SSH client for iOS, built with Swift and SwiftUI for a fast, reliable, and responsive terminal experience. It handles all your terminal needs efficiently.

Highlights
  • Fully native SSH client
  • Built with Swift and SwiftUI
  • Fast, reliable, and responsive
  • Handles terminal needs
  • Platform native experience
Features
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ShhShell is a fully native SSH client for iOS. Built with Swift 6 and SwiftUI for a platform native experience. ShhShell is fast, reliable and responsive and can handle all your terminal needs.

About

ViewSource+

Features
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ViewSource+ lets you inspect the source code of any website in seconds. Open a page in Safari, tap Share, then choose Open in ViewSource+. The app fetches the page source and displays it in a clean, readable code viewer with syntax highlighting. Built for developers, designers, students, and anyone curious about how websites are made. What you can do: -View HTML source from any website -Automatically detect and highlight HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and PHP -Search within code with highlighted matches, result counts, and next/previous navigation -View useful fetch details including HTTP status, content type, file size, load time, and final URL -Adjust code font size for easier reading -Copy source code to the clipboard -Switch between Light, Dark, or System appearance -Open pages directly from Safari using the share sheet ViewSource+ is fast, simple, and focused on doing one thing well: letting you see the code behind the web. No accounts. No tracking. No clutter.

Screenshots

ShhShell4 screens
ViewSource+3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: ShhShell at every 9 days against ViewSource+'s every 2 months. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ShhShell ships an update every 9 days, ViewSource+ every 2 months. Both last shipped on September 20, 2026.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
ShhShell versus ViewSource+: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterShhShellViewSource+
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 9 days — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size35 MB7 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperNAGESH KUMAR P SHARMA1BIGRIG Ltd

In-app purchases

None

ShhShell

No in-app purchases

None

ViewSource+

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ShhShell free?
ShhShell is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ViewSource+ free?
ViewSource+ is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do ShhShell or ViewSource+ have ads?
Neither ShhShell nor ViewSource+ shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ShhShell or ViewSource+?
ShhShell ships an update every 9 days, and ViewSource+ every 2 months. Most recently, ShhShell was updated on September 20, 2026 and ViewSource+ on September 20, 2026.

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