Fewshell vs OpenVide
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β with what reviewers say about each.
Fewshell
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Operate your infrastructure from your phone β 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 β 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 deviceβs 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 β compatible with frontier LLM providers and self-hosted open-weight models.
OpenVide
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Open Vide lets you control AI coding assistants on your remote servers directly from your mobile device. Connect to any machine over SSH and run Claude Code, OpenAI Codex, or Google Gemini CLI β with live streaming output, multi-turn conversations, and persistent sessions that survive disconnections. Features: - Connect to remote hosts via SSH (password or key-based auth) - Run Claude Code, OpenAI Codex, and Google Gemini CLI sessions - Stream AI output in real-time with a chat-like interface - Resume multi-turn conversations across reconnections - Sessions persist on the remote host β nothing is lost if you disconnect - Built-in terminal for running commands on your hosts - Browse and view files on remote machines - Push notifications when sessions complete - Credentials stored securely on-device Open Vide uses a lightweight daemon on each remote machine to relay commands and capture output. No open ports or cloud accounts required β everything runs over SSH. Open source: https://github.com/open-vide/openvide
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Fewshell at 13.0 against OpenVide's 15.1. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | Fewshell | OpenVide |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | β |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 β better | 15.1 |
| Further details β not scored | ||
| Size | 35 MB | 35 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Fewshot Corp | Fabio Galimberti |
In-app purchases
Fewshell
No in-app purchases
OpenVide
No in-app purchases








