Comparison

Coolifer vs SSHHIP

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

Head to head
About

Coolifer

This app allows users to manage their self-hosted deployments on Coolify directly from their iPhone. Monitor and control applications, databases, and services with real-time status updates and instant control over resources.

Highlights
  • Multi-instance support
  • Dashboard overview
  • Real-time control
  • Project organization
  • Live status tracking
  • Secure API token storage
Features
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Manage your Coolify infrastructure from your iPhone, wherever you are. Connect your self-hosted instances and keep deployments within reach without routing data through a third-party service. MANAGE FROM ANYWHERE • View applications, databases, services and servers • Start, stop and restart resources • Follow deployment status and live logs • Browse resources by project • Switch between multiple Coolify instances PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your Coolify URL and API token stay on your device. Tokens are protected with the iOS Keychain, and Coolifer does not collect your data. REQUIREMENTS • A reachable Coolify v4 instance • A Coolify API token from Settings > API Tokens Coolifer is an independent companion app and is not affiliated with or endorsed by Coolify.

About

SSHHIP

A focused terminal client for developers to connect to their remote machines and resume existing tmux or herdr sessions. It offers secure authentication, a CommandDial for quick commands, and image transfer capabilities, all with a local-first design.

Highlights
  • Connect to remote hosts via SSH
  • Attach to existing tmux/herdr sessions
  • CommandDial for saved commands and keys
  • Image transfer to host over SFTP
  • Secure authentication options
  • Local-first design with iCloud sync option
Features
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SSHHIP is a focused iPhone and iPad terminal client for developers who keep real work running on their own machines. Add your Mac mini, workstation, or homelab host, connect with Automatic or direct SSH, and jump back into the tmux or herdr session you already use. SSHHIP is built for the small moments when you need to check a build, guide a coding agent, restart a process, or send one careful command while away from your desk. SSHHIP keeps the workflow familiar: - Save hosts you own or administer. - Connect directly, without a SSHHIP account or hosted relay. - Choose Automatic, direct SSH, or Mosh per host; Automatic uses Mosh when available and falls back to SSH. - Use Automatic authentication for Tailscale SSH or other hosts that accept keyless SSH, import an unencrypted or passphrase-encrypted OpenSSH Ed25519 or ECDSA private key, or generate a non-exportable Secure Enclave P-256 key. - Attach to existing tmux or herdr sessions with one tap. - Use the CommandDial for saved command snippets, common keys, sticky arrow D-pad navigation, directional pane focus in tmux or herdr, paste, selection, voice, keyboard control, and contextual multiplexer actions, with a resting-puck tap fallback to an organized full command menu where frequently used commands can be pinned. - Send a clipboard image or selected photos to your connected host over SFTP and insert their remote paths. - Optionally sync saved-host metadata across your Apple devices through your private iCloud database. - Keep imported credentials in the iOS Keychain and hardware-backed keys in the Secure Enclave. - Use a polished dark interface designed for terminal work. SSHHIP is local-first by design. There is no SSHHIP backend, no cloud vault, no analytics SDK, no advertising, and no tracking. Command snippets and command-menu pins stay on your device. Your host list also stays on your device unless you turn on saved-host iCloud sync. When enabled, saved-host metadata syncs through your private iCloud database; passwords, imported private keys, passphrases, and Secure Enclave key references still stay out of CloudKit. Automatic hosts can connect without a saved password when the SSH server allows it. Passwords and imported private keys that you save stay in Keychain. Secure Enclave private keys are non-exportable and never leave the hardware. Terminal traffic goes between your iOS device and the hosts you configure over SSH. When you choose Send Image, each selected image goes directly from your iOS device to that connected host over SFTP, and SSHHIP inserts the remote path into your terminal input line. SSHHIP is a one-time purchase. Every feature is free for one month, then you can buy the lifetime unlock once to keep using SSH, multiplexer shortcuts, themes, saved hosts, and client-side features. SSHHIP is narrow on purpose: a calm, native way to get back to your own terminal.

Screenshots

Coolifer4 screens
SSHHIP4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: SSHHIP at 100% against Coolifer's 0%. SSHHIP also leads on price (Free vs $2.99) and update cadence (every 4 days vs every 2 months). Coolifer's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1). On ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

SSHHIP is free to download; Coolifer costs $2.99 up front. SSHHIP sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Coolifer asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Coolifer ships an update every 2 months, SSHHIP every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Coolifer versus SSHHIP: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCooliferSSHHIP
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating—4.9 (16 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings—16 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
Best chart rank—#43 — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS16.4 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size50 MB17 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developermaxence MaireauxKun Chen

Customer experience

Coolifer

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%

SSHHIP

All ratings16 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Coolifer

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

SSHHIP

One-time1
  • SSHHIP Lifetime Unlock$29.99

Questions

Is Coolifer free?
Coolifer costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is SSHHIP free?
SSHHIP is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Coolifer or SSHHIP have ads?
Neither Coolifer nor SSHHIP shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Coolifer or SSHHIP?
Coolifer ships an update every 2 months, and SSHHIP every 4 days. Most recently, Coolifer was updated on October 8, 2026 and SSHHIP on October 9, 2026.

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