Comparison

Railway vs SimpleSSM

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

Head to head
About

Railway

Manage your entire cloud infrastructure from your mobile device. Monitor services, logs, metrics, and alerts, and control deployments and rollbacks on the go.

Highlights
  • Infrastructure in your pocket
  • Service monitoring
  • Log inspection
  • Environment variable management
  • Metrics and alerting
  • Deployment control
  • Roll-back releases
Features
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Railway is the all-in-one intelligent cloud provider. Now your entire infrastructure is in your pocket, from services to logs, environment variables, metrics, and alerting. Whether you're at your desk or at your kid’s soccer game, Railway gives you full visibility and control over every service you run. Check deployment status, roll-back a broken release, or inspect resource usage without ever opening a laptop. Railway supports Hobby, Pro, and Enterprise plans. A free trial with $5 in credits is available for new users.

About

SimpleSSM

Features
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The native terminal for AWS Session Manager, built for engineers who manage EC2 fleets. Connect to any SSM-managed instance in one tap, across every AWS account and region. No SSH keys, no bastion hosts, no VPN, and no open inbound ports. Everything rides AWS Systems Manager, so your audit trail stays intact. Now optimized for iPhone Duo: unfold for a sidebar and full-size terminal, fold for the compact view, and stay connected either way. Open multiple terminals on any iPhone. Free to use with one profile and one connection. Want to look around first? Enter "demo" for both credential fields to explore with sample instances, no AWS account needed. A REAL TERMINAL Open a secure shell on any SSM-managed instance, right from your iPhone or iPad. Full terminal emulation with a keyboard toolbar built for shell work. Keep multiple terminals connected at the same time and switch between them from the menu. YOUR WHOLE FLEET AT A GLANCE - Browse instances across AWS accounts and regions with profiles - Filter by running, favorites, or recently connected - Instance details: state, health checks, IPs, tags, security groups - Start, stop, and reboot instances with confirmation guards - CloudWatch metrics — CPU, network, disk and more — in a swipeable carousel you can customize RUN COMMANDS WITHOUT CONNECTING Send shell commands to instances via SSM Run Command and read the output in the app. Save your go-to one-liners as snippets so fixing things twice never means typing them twice. BUILT FOR SECURITY - All traffic rides AWS Systems Manager sessions — your instances need no public IPs and no open ports - Supports IAM access keys and AWS IAM Identity Center (SSO) - Credentials are stored in the device Keychain, never on our servers - Lock the app behind Face ID / Touch ID - Sessions are logged in AWS like any other SSM session, so your audit trail stays intact FREE AND PRO The free version is fully functional with one profile, one connection at a time, and one snippet. SimpleSSM Pro Mobile removes every limit on iPhone and iPad. Or step up to SimpleSSM Pro — one upgrade that unlocks everything on iPhone, iPad, AND the SimpleSSM Mac app, including Mac-only features like SSM port-forwarding tunnels and terminal themes. REQUIREMENTS You'll need an AWS account with instances managed by AWS Systems Manager (the SSM agent is preinstalled on most Amazon-provided AMIs) and IAM permissions for Session Manager. SimpleSSM is an independent application and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Amazon Web Services, Inc. or its affiliates. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Railway4 screens
SimpleSSM4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Railway at none against SimpleSSM's 4. Railway also leads on chart position (#64 vs unranked) and update cadence (fortnightly vs monthly). SimpleSSM's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price and ads 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. SimpleSSM sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Railway asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Railway ships an update fortnightly, SimpleSSM monthly. Both last shipped on October 28, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Railway versus SimpleSSM: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRailwaySimpleSSM
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.6 (12 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews69.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings12 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFreemium—
Best chart rank#64 — better—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS17.4 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size80 MB37 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRailwayAppColemaco LLC

In-app purchases

None

Railway

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

SimpleSSM

Subscriptions3
  • Pro Mobile Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Pro Mobile Yearly$24.991 Year
  • Yearly$39.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime$149.99

Questions

Is Railway free?
Railway is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is SimpleSSM free?
SimpleSSM is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Railway or SimpleSSM have ads?
Neither Railway nor SimpleSSM shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Railway or SimpleSSM?
Railway ships an update fortnightly, and SimpleSSM monthly. Most recently, Railway was updated on October 28, 2026 and SimpleSSM on October 28, 2026.

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