brrr vs LexShell
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
brrr
Trigger notifications on your devices via HTTP requests from scripts, automations, or servers. This app offers a simple webhook for instant alerts, image attachments, and on-device history, integrating with Focus filters for context-aware delivery.
- Trigger notifications via HTTP requests
- Send alerts to all or single devices
- Open links directly from notifications
- Attach images to notifications
- On-device notification history
- Focus filter integration
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Trigger notifications from anything that can send an HTTP request: agents, scripts, automations, CI jobs, servers, smart home setups, or personal tools. No dashboard. No account setup. No unnecessary complexity. Just a small webhook that works. With brrr, you can: • Send notifications to all your devices or a single device • Trigger notifications from agents, scripts, and automations • Break through mute and Focus mode with critical notifications • Open links directly from notifications • Attach images to notifications • Keep an on-device notification history • Decide when notifications appear using Focus filters GREAT FOR AGENTS brrr is useful for agents and automations. Have an agent notify you when it is waiting for input, when a task finishes, when a run fails, when a deploy completes, or when something needs your attention immediately. FOCUS FRIENDLY brrr integrates with Focus filters so you can decide which notifications are allowed in different contexts. For example, allow work notifications during Work Focus while muting everything else. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Webhook secrets are generated on-device, and data stays tied to your iCloud account. brrr stores only what is required to verify webhook requests and deliver notifications through Apple Push Notification Service. Notification contents are not stored on the backend, and on-device history stays on your device. WHO IT’S FOR If you want a big dashboard packed with options and complexity, this probably is not for you. If you want a clean, fast way to make your devices go brrr, you will feel at home. Terms of Use https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
LexShell
Connect to remote servers and Bonjour services with ease. This client remembers your frequently accessed servers, adapting to different locations for seamless access. It's designed for efficient and reliable SSH connections.
- SSH terminal client
- Remote server access
- Bonjour server support
- Location-aware server memory
- Connect from anywhere
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Sometimes you need to SSH into a server. This app helps you do exactly that. Remote servers, Bonjour servers — we welcome them all. We'll optionally remember the servers you frequently access from a given spot, too; so if you're always connecting to one network from the coffeeshop and another from home, we've got you covered. With built-in support for the keyboard keys that iOS forgot (Esc, Tab, and Control-combos), a slew of themes, and a ton of functionality included for free. Need Pro features like 1Password keys, SFTP support throughout iOS, and Snippets? Take a look at a Pro subscription. EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: LexShell at 5.0 against brrr's 4.5. LexShell also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2) and update cadence (every 3 days vs every 2 weeks). brrr's advantage is chart position (#159 vs unranked) and ratings volume (15 vs 3). On price, ads, monetization model 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
Both are free to download. brrr sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. LexShell asks for nothing beyond the download.
LexShell holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: brrr has 15 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.
brrr ships an update every 2 weeks, LexShell every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | brrr | LexShell |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (15 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 84.6% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 15 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Best chart rank | #159 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 28 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Simon B. Støvring | Lex Friedman |
Customer experience
brrr
LexShell
In-app purchases
brrr
- Monthly$0.991 Month
- Yearly$9.991 Year
LexShell
No in-app purchases









