Veelops vs AirShell
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
Veelops
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Vibe code from anywhere. Literally. Veelops connects your phone to your machine's full terminal โ your shell, your tools, your AI coding agents. Run Claude Code from the couch. Kick off a build on the train. Pair program with a teammate from across the world. All end-to-end encrypted with a protocol that makes SSH look like a science project to set up. โ THE IDEA โ Your laptop is at home. Your dev environment is set up just right. Veelops lets you use all of it from your phone. Install the agent, scan a QR code, done. No SSH keys, no VPN, no certificates, no open ports, no config files. If your machine has internet, it works. โ VIBE CODE WITH AI AGENTS โ The agent works perfectly with Claude Code, Codex, Gemini, and OpenCode. Mount your repos, point an AI agent at your codebase, and ship features from a park bench. Your phone becomes the remote control for your dev machine. โ SESSIONS THAT JUST WORK โ Switch from Wi-Fi to cellular. Close the app. Come back hours later. Your session kept running. Long builds, background processes, AI agents working through a task โ nothing is lost. Reconnect and it's all there. โ BUILT FOR YOUR THUMBS โ Local echo so typing feels instant. Terminal auto-sizes to your screen. Easy copy/paste of output. Nerd Fonts built in for powerline prompts. โ COLLABORATE LIVE โ Multiple people in one session. Same terminal, everyone can type. Pair program, debug together, or walk someone through a deploy in real time. โ ACTUALLY SECURE โ Not SSH. Not a VPN tunnel. A purpose-built protocol where the relay server is content-blind โ it routes traffic but literally cannot read it. Noise IK handshake, XChaCha20-Poly1305 encryption, perfect forward secrecy. One-time pairing codes. Free plan available. No credit card required. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
AirShell
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AirShell is a mobile SSH terminal for developers who live in the command line. Connect to your Mac, Linux server, VPS or dev box from iPhone and keep working in the same CLI-first environment you already use on desktop. AirShell is designed for AI coding tools, tmux workflows, remote shells and repeatable terminal actions. Key features: - Live SSH terminal built for focused mobile work - Saved connection profiles with Keychain-backed secrets - OpenSSH ED25519 and RSA private key support - Trusted host-key verification on device - Press-and-hold speech input for terminal commands and prompts - Custom command shortcuts for deploys, logs, tests and tmux actions - Quick entries for Codex, Claude Code, Gemini CLI and CodeBuddy - CLI completion notifications when supported tools return to the shell prompt - tmux window and directory workflows for long-running sessions - iCloud sync for server profiles and custom commands AirShell does not replace your paid CLI tools. It extends them. Use the subscriptions, servers and command-line workflows you already have, even when you are away from the computer. Ideal for: - Checking long-running AI coding agents - Sending quick follow-up prompts by voice - Restarting services or tailing logs from anywhere - Keeping SSH and tmux workflows available from your pocket - Making desktop-grade CLI tools useful beyond the desk Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Veelops at 15.6 against AirShell's 17.0. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Veelops sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month and AirShell sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Veelops ships an update every 2 months, AirShell every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Veelops | AirShell |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 6 weeks โ better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod โ better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 โ better | 17.0 |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 54 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ivan Siianytsia | Any Learner LLC |
In-app purchases
Veelops
- Unlimited Vibes Monthly14 Days trial$9.991 Month
- Unlimited Vibes Yearly14 Days trial$79.991 Year
AirShell
- AirShell Pro Monthly$6.991 Month
- AirShell Pro Yearly$59.991 Year
- AirShell Pro Lifetime$99.99








