Comparison

Structly vs electerm

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

Head to head
About

Structly

This app provides a native JSON viewer for iPhone, iPad, and Mac, with a clear tree structure, syntax coloring, and table view for easy data analysis. It also integrates directly into Safari for on-the-fly formatting and export.

Highlights
  • Native JSON viewer with syntax coloring
  • Table view for sortable data
  • Search keys and values
  • Inspector for dates, URLs, and Base64
  • Customizable export options
  • Safari integration for JSON pages
  • Share sheet integration
Features
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Structly makes JSON easy to read, in its own native viewer on iPhone, iPad and Mac, and right inside Safari. A NATIVE JSON VIEWER • Open files, paste text, or pick up where you left off with recent documents • A clear tree with syntax colors, item counts and indentation guides • Table view turns lists of objects, such as API results, into sortable columns • Source view with syntax highlighting • Numbers keep their exact spelling, even huge integers and precise decimals FIND AND UNDERSTAND • Search keys and values with highlighted matches, or show only the matches • Jump straight to a path such as $.users[0].name • The inspector shows readable dates for Unix timestamps and ISO 8601 dates, decodes URL and Base64 strings, and opens links • Copy a value, key or JSON path with one tap EXPORT YOUR WAY • 2 or 4 spaces, tabs or minified, with optional sorted keys • Save to Files or copy to the clipboard IN SAFARI • Formats JSON pages automatically, with search, JSON Path queries and themes • Export to JSON, YAML or CSV • Send any JSON page to the Structly app with one tap SHARE SHEET • "View in Structly" opens JSON from Files, Mail and other apps right in the share sheet PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account, ads or tracking. JSON documents stay on your device. Apple and RevenueCat process optional tips and anonymous purchase history. Built for developers, API testers and anyone who works with JSON.

About

electerm

This open-source client provides secure remote access and file management for iOS devices. It supports multiple protocols like SSH, RDP, and VNC, with advanced features like AI assistance for command suggestions and script writing.

Highlights
  • SSH, RDP, VNC, SFTP, Telnet client
  • Remote file management
  • AI assistant for command suggestions
  • Customizable UI themes
  • Multiple authentication methods
  • Data synchronization
Features
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Open-sourced ssh/sftp/telnet/RDP/VNC/Spice/ftp client for iOS Features: - Works as a terminal/file manager, ssh/sftp/ftp/telnet/serialport/RDP/VNC/Spice client - Multi-language support - Double click to directly edit (small) remote files. - All kind of auth methods: publicKey, password, ssh agent, certificates, otp, netbird etc. - Support Zmodem(rz, sz), and Trzsz. - Support ssh related features: tunnel, connection hopping. - Customizable UI: themes, background image. - Global/session proxy. - Quick commands/triggers to do predefined tasks and automattic operations - Sync data including bookmarks to github/gitee secret gist/webdav/custom server/electerm cloud - Quick input/mirror input to one or all terminals. - AI assistant integration (supporting multiple LLM API formats — OpenAI Chat Completions, OpenAI Responses, and Anthropic Messages) to help with command suggestions, script writing, and explaining selected terminal content, create bookmarks/themes, and agent mode to directly do terminal operations - MCP (Model Context Protocol) widget for AI assistants and external tools integration

Screenshots

Structly4 screens
electerm3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: electerm at none against Structly's 3. electerm also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 2 weeks) and rating (5.0 vs 4.8). Structly's advantage is review sentiment (86% vs 75%). On price, ratings volume, 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. Structly sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. electerm asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

electerm holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 2 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 86% of Structly's written reviews are positive against 75% of electerm's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Structly ships an update every 2 weeks, electerm every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Structly versus electerm: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStructlyelecterm
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (5 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews85.7% of reviews — better75.0% of reviews
Number of ratings5 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS17.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size17 MB72 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperChen He旭东 赵

Customer experience

Structly

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive85.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative14.3%

electerm

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Structly

One-time3
  • Small Tip$0.99
  • Medium Tip$2.99
  • Large Tip$4.99
None

electerm

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Structly free?
Structly is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is electerm free?
electerm is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Structly or electerm?
electerm is rated higher. Structly averages 4.8 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while electerm averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Structly or electerm have ads?
Neither Structly nor electerm shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Structly or electerm?
Structly ships an update every 2 weeks, and electerm every 3 days. Most recently, Structly was updated on November 6, 2026 and electerm on November 5, 2026.

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