Comparison

Fewshell vs Agent Station

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

Head to head
About

Fewshell

Features
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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 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 β€” compatible with frontier LLM providers and self-hosted open-weight models.

About

Agent Station

Features
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Agent Station is an SSH terminal client built for the AI era. Connect to your own servers, manage tmux sessions, and drive AI coding agents like Claude Code and Codex with your keyboard or voice β€” from your commute, a cafe, anywhere. Key features: β€’ Real SSH terminal: modern xterm.js-based UI with large, high-contrast text; multi-hop ProxyJump support reaches hosts behind bastions β€’ AI agent command deck: a project list shows each agent's live status (working / waiting / disconnected); tap in for a live terminal β€’ Voice input: hold to talk, mixed Chinese/English recognition with optional LLM correction, transcripts injected straight into the remote terminal β€’ Persistent tmux sessions: network drops, app switches, device changes β€” your session survives β€’ Private by design: SSH credentials never leave your device, zero data collection; optional SSH-over-443 tunneling for restricted networks Who it's for: β€’ Engineers running AI agents like Claude Code or Codex on remote servers β€’ Developers who need to check on long-running server tasks from anywhere β€’ Anyone who wants a clean, modern, ad-free SSH client Requirements: you need your own SSH server. Voice input requires your own speech-recognition API key (Volcengine Doubao ASR supported).

Screenshots

Fewshell4 screens
Agent Station4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: Fewshell at 3 against Agent Station's 1. Fewshell also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads and in-app purchases 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

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard2 real differences Β· 4 level
Fewshell versus Agent Station: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFewshellAgent Station
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyFortnightlyβ€”
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod β€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS13.0 β€” better17.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size35 MB18 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFewshot Corpε΄‡εœ£ ε­™

In-app purchases

None

Fewshell

No in-app purchases

None

Agent Station

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Fewshell free?
Fewshell is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Agent Station free?
Agent Station is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Fewshell or Agent Station have ads?
Neither Fewshell nor Agent Station shows ads.

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