Comparison

Exec Terminal vs iTmux

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

Head to head
About

Exec Terminal

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Exec Terminal is a terminal workspace for iPhone and iPad, built for developers, operators, and anyone who needs secure command-line access on the go. TERMINAL FEATURES β€” FREE β€’ Connect to your servers with SSH or Mosh β€’ Run a local shell on your device β€’ Save connections and command snippets β€’ Restore terminal sessions and work across multiple servers β€’ Protect access with Face ID or Touch ID β€’ Keep SSH credentials in the iOS Keychain Terminal features remain free and do not require an account or subscription. AI THAT FITS YOUR WORKFLOW Use local AI with supported Apple Intelligence devices, an on-device model, or your own Ollama endpoint. Local AI options do not use Exec Cloud and do not require an Exec Terminal Pro subscription. For cloud assistance, choose Exec Cloud: β€’ Sign in with Apple without sharing your name or email with Exec Terminal β€’ Start with a limited free allowance β€’ Ask for concise command-line help β€’ Optionally include a bounded, redacted portion of terminal context β€’ Use Agent mode to work through multi-step terminal tasks with local tool execution and dangerous-command confirmation EXEC TERMINAL PRO Exec Terminal Pro is an auto-renewable monthly or annual subscription that raises the fair-use limits for Exec Cloud AI and Agent features. Current prices and subscription periods are shown in the App before purchase. Pro is optional; SSH, Mosh, the local terminal, and local AI remain available without it. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can restore purchases or open Manage Subscription from the App. PRIVACY BY DESIGN Terminal context sharing is off by default. Exec Cloud prompts and responses are processed in real time and are not stored in the gateway database. The App does not use advertising or cross-app tracking. Privacy Policy: https://execterminal.com/privacy/ Terms of Use: https://execterminal.com/terms/ Support: https://execterminal.com/support/

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iTmux

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iTmux is a native SSH and tmux workspace for iPhone, iPad and Mac, built for developers who run AI coding agents on their own machines. Start a long task with Claude Code or Codex on your server, close the app, and come back later: the agent keeps working inside tmux, and iTmux shows you where it stands. NATIVE TMUX, NOT A TERMINAL INSIDE A TERMINAL iTmux talks to tmux through control mode, so sessions, windows and split panes appear as real app UI. Switch, split and zoom panes with a tap instead of prefix keys. Your processes live on the host, so a dropped connection never kills your work. FOLLOW YOUR AI AGENTS β€’ See which Claude Code and Codex tasks are working, waiting or done β€’ Get a notification when a task needs your approval β€’ Queue the next prompts for each pane and let them run in order β€’ Browse task history with prompts, duration and results β€’ Check token usage, plan limits and reset times per host A COMPLETE REMOTE TOOLKIT β€’ SSH with password or key authentication, stored in the Keychain β€’ Local tmux on Mac, remote hosts on every device β€’ File browser with search, text editing, image preview and SFTP transfer β€’ Upload photos from your library straight to the server (iPhone and iPad) β€’ Git: status, history, side-by-side diffs, stage, commit and sync β€’ Markdown notes stored on the host β€’ Host monitor with CPU, memory and top processes β€’ Search terminal output, custom shortcuts and command queues β€’ Voice input that types your prompt into the terminal MADE FOR EACH DEVICE A touch-friendly key bar with Esc, Ctrl, Tab and arrows on iPhone, a sidebar layout on iPad, and tabs you can tear off into windows on Mac. On Mac, the itmux command line tool opens any command in a new tmux window. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account required. Hosts, passwords and keys stay on your device, and connections go directly from your device to your servers. Your terminal content, files and notes are never sent to us. ITMUX PRO iTmux is free to use with one saved host. iTmux Pro unlocks unlimited hosts, voice input and scheduled shortcuts, and works on iPhone, iPad and Mac. β€’ Subscriptions: iTmux Pro Monthly (1 month) and iTmux Pro Yearly (1 year) β€’ Payment is charged to your Apple Account when you confirm the purchase β€’ Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period β€’ Manage or cancel any time in your Apple Account settings REQUIREMENTS iOS/iPadOS 18 or later, macOS 15 or later on Apple silicon. Remote hosts need SSH access and tmux. Claude Code and Codex run on your host and need their own accounts. Terms of Use (EULA): https://hybridtheorylink.github.io/itmux/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://hybridtheorylink.github.io/itmux/privacy.html Support: hswillg@gmail.com

Screenshots

Exec Terminal4 screens
iTmux4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: iTmux at none against Exec Terminal's 2. 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. Exec Terminal sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. iTmux asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference Β· 5 level
Exec Terminal versus iTmux: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterExec TerminaliTmux
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyβ€”Fortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo β€” better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac β€” better
Requires iOS18.618.0 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size24 MB12 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperIlia Khabadaevι‚΅δΌŸ ι»„

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Exec Terminal

Subscriptions2
  • Exec Terminal Pro Monthly$9.991 Month
  • Exec Terminal Pro Annual$69.991 Year
None

iTmux

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Exec Terminal free?
Exec Terminal is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is iTmux free?
iTmux is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Exec Terminal or iTmux have ads?
Neither Exec Terminal nor iTmux shows ads.

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