Comparison

mDevice vs DR

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

Head to head
About

mDevice

Features
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mDevice allows you to add, manage, and monitor all your devices from a single, clean interface. Whether you use multiple phones, laptops, or smart devices. mDevice keeps everything organized, synced, and accessible whenever you need it. Key Features All Devices in One Place Add mobile phones, laptops, computers, servers, tablets, smart devices, and even custom hardware. Live Device Monitoring View status details including battery level, location (if supported), last online time, OS version, and network information. Smart Actions β€’ Play sound on supported devices β€’ View location β€’ Ping to check online status β€’ Create and trigger custom actions Automatic Background Updates Device information updates every 15 minutes for real-time accuracy and visibility. Clean and Simple Interface Designed to help you find and manage any device quickly and easily. Private and Secure All data remains encrypted and accessible only to the owner.

About

DR

Features
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DR-Terminal turns your iPhone and iPad into a full terminal for every host: SSH, Telnet, SFTP and SCP, a dual-pane file manager, SSH key tools and hardware security keys β€” servers, routers, switches, embedded boards and Raspberry Pi in a single app. The same app runs on Windows, macOS and Linux. KEY FEATURES: Terminal β€’ Own terminal engine: true color, Unicode and full-screen TUI apps β€” htop, vim, tmux and mc render as they should β€’ DevOps Keyboard β€” split terminal keyboard with arrows, modifiers, shortcuts and snippet tiles, adjustable size and opacity β€’ Output highlighting β€” colorize logs and command output with custom rules β€’ Multiple concurrent sessions with keep-alive in the background β€’ Command history and autocomplete Connections β€’ SSH with password, key, keyboard-interactive and hardware security key authentication β€’ Post-quantum key exchange (sntrup761x25519, mlkem768x25519) β€’ Jump Host (ProxyJump) for multi-hop connections β€’ Quick Connect without saving credentials; connection groups β€’ Automatic server discovery on your local network (Bonjour/mDNS) β€’ Classic Telnet client for network gear and embedded systems Files β€” SFTP, SCP and the Commander β€’ SCP for hosts without SFTP: OpenWrt, Dropbear and BusyBox routers β€” Auto picks the transport per host, or pin SFTP or SCP per connection β€’ Dual-pane Commander: local and remote panels side by side; copy, move and delete between any two locations with one tap β€” server to server too β€’ Open ZIP, TAR and ISO archives in place, even on remote servers, without downloading β€’ Built-in viewer for text, Markdown, images and PDF; copy an image straight to the clipboard β€’ Bookmarks and a default directory per connection β€’ File sharing β€” send files from other apps straight to a server, over SFTP or SCP Snippets β€’ Parameterized command snippets with typed fields and a live command preview β€’ Built-in catalog of 120+ DevOps commands: packages, services, Docker, network, storage and ZFS β€’ System-aware variants β€” the detected host OS picks the right tool (apt, dnf, pacman, zypper, brew, pkg, apk) Host Insight β€’ Detected OS, CPU and hardware plus live load, memory, swap and disk gauges in the session sidebar Keys and Security β€’ SSH key generation (Ed25519, ECDSA, RSA) β€” also directly on a YubiKey over NFC or USB-C β€’ SSH key converter β€” OpenSSH, PEM, PuTTY PPK, PKCS#1/PKCS#8, DER β€’ FIDO2/YubiKey security keys (Ed25519-SK, ECDSA-SK) over NFC and USB-C β€’ One-tap migration from password to key-based authentication β€’ Host key verification with fingerprint display and trusted hosts management β€’ Encrypted credential storage (iOS Keychain) β€” no credentials in plaintext β€’ Encrypted configuration backup and restore Customization β€’ Dark, Light, and System theme; 435 terminal color themes; per-connection theme and font size β€’ Built-in documentation in 33 languages PRO (In-App Purchase): β€’ Removes the ads and the welcome screen at launch β€” every feature above is free, with no connection limits Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

mDevice4 screens
DR4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: mDevice at none against DR's 6. DR's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs fortnightly). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. DR sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. mDevice asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

mDevice ships an update fortnightly, DR every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences Β· 4 level
mDevice versus DR: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParametermDeviceDR
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 4 days β€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo β€” betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod β€” betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 β€” better16.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size96 MB101 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperAnshika MauryaDR-Online Sp. z o.o.

In-app purchases

None

mDevice

No in-app purchases

6 purchases

DR

Subscriptions5
  • DR Terminal PRO β€” 1 Week$1.997 Days
  • DR Terminal PRO β€” 1 Month$2.991 Month
  • DR Terminal PRO β€” 3 Months$4.993 Months
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  • DR Terminal PRO β€” 6 Months$7.996 Months
  • DR Terminal PRO β€” 1 Year$12.991 Year
One-time1
  • DR Terminal PRO β€” Lifetime$24.99

Questions

Is mDevice free?
mDevice is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is DR free?
DR is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do mDevice or DR have ads?
Neither mDevice nor DR shows ads.
Which is updated more often, mDevice or DR?
mDevice ships an update fortnightly, and DR every 4 days. Most recently, mDevice was updated on October 11, 2026 and DR on October 12, 2026.

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