Comparison

Gumpbox vs Fewshell

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

Head to head
About

Gumpbox

Manage your servers, workflows, and files from your iPhone or iPad. This app offers a comprehensive mobile experience for server administration, including file transfers, live stats, and emergency actions. It integrates seamlessly with Mac for a unified workspace.

Highlights
  • Server management
  • Workflow execution
  • File transfers (multi-file upload/download)
  • Remote file browsing
  • Live server stats
  • Emergency actions
  • Cross-platform sync (Mac, iPhone, iPad)
Features
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Gumpbox now comes to iPhone and iPad, bringing your server command center with you wherever you work. This release adds a complete mobile experience for managing servers, workflows, files, services, processes, users, disks, cron jobs, tunnels, audit logs, and more. iPad also gets a dedicated adaptive sidebar and split-view layout designed for larger screens. Mobile file transfers are now much more capable, with multi-file upload and download, remote browsing, folder creation, persistent transfer history, and direct support for iOS Files destinations. We also improved mobile performance across the app with faster workflow navigation, scoped activity loading, cached assets, smoother keyboard handling, and more stable server detail layouts while live data loads. Server detail pages now include live stats, emergency actions, and better mobile-friendly controls. Navigation, notifications, empty states, and device-authentication fallback behavior have also been cleaned up across iPhone and iPad. This is a major cross-platform release for Gumpbox: Mac, iPhone, and iPad now work together as one server management workspace.

About

Fewshell

Features
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Operate your infrastructure from your phone — without fighting the keyboard. Fewshell is a mobile and desktop open source SSH copilot built with strict operational safety and security guardrails for real-world production use. Typing complex shell commands on a phone is slow and error-prone. Instead, steer AI to do most of the heavy lifting for you. Fewshell generates the commands, you review, approve, edit, and execute safely. (( BUILT FOR ON-CALL REALITY )) AI-AUGMENTED WORKFLOW Stop typing long commands on a tiny keyboard. Ask for what you need. The AI drafts commands — you stay in control. NO YOLO MODE Every command requires your approval. There is no way to turn this off. No accidents or surprises. SECURE BY DEFAULT End-to-end encrypted connections. Secrets stored only in your device’s secure keychain. Automatic redaction keeps credentials out of logs and AI context. COMPLETE SESSION HISTORY Every interaction is stored on your device and your server so you know exactly what changed and when. SNIPPETS & PROJECTS Organize environments and frequently used commands. Inspect logs. Restart services. Debug failed jobs. All from your pocket. TEAM COLLABORATION Connect multiple devices and share real-time sessions. FULLY SELF-HOSTED No cloud services, no sign-ups, no BS. BRING YOUR OWN MODEL Use your preferred LLM — compatible with frontier LLM providers and self-hosted open-weight models.

Screenshots

Gumpbox4 screens
Fewshell4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Fewshell at none against Gumpbox's 1. Fewshell also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 26.0). Gumpbox's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs fortnightly). 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. Gumpbox sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Fewshell asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Gumpbox ships an update every 2 days, Fewshell fortnightly. Both last shipped on October 11, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Gumpbox versus Fewshell: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGumpboxFewshell
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS26.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size30 MB35 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTran Dinh KhangFewshot Corp

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Gumpbox

One-time1
  • Gumpbox PRO$19.99
None

Fewshell

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Gumpbox free?
Gumpbox is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Fewshell free?
Fewshell is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Gumpbox or Fewshell have ads?
Neither Gumpbox nor Fewshell shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Gumpbox or Fewshell?
Gumpbox ships an update every 2 days, and Fewshell fortnightly. Most recently, Gumpbox was updated on October 11, 2026 and Fewshell on October 11, 2026.

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