ShellTime.xyz vs ShelveApp
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β with what reviewers say about each.
ShellTime.xyz
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ShellTime brings your developer activity to iPhone and iPad: the commands you run, what your AI coding agents cost, and the time you spend in your editor. The free shelltime CLI and editor extensions record your shell history, your Claude Code and Codex usage, and your coding time in VS Code, Neovim and JetBrains. Sign in with your ShellTime account and your stats are already there. TODAY β’ Today's commands, AI spend and coding time at a glance CODING AGENT β’ Tokens, cost, efficiency and lines changed for Claude Code, Codex and more β’ Today, 30 days, 90 days or all time, with monthly charts for all time β’ Open any session to read back your prompts, the tool calls and the lines it changed β’ Browse your projects and search your prompts COMMANDS β’ Search and filter your shell history from every machine β’ Exit status, shell, terminal and host for every command, and your most used commands CODING ACTIVITY β’ Coding time by editor and by language RANKING AND TEAMS β’ Daily rankings, Claude Code and Codex boards, and the global community board β’ Teams share devices, sessions and rankings with collaborators REPORTS β’ Weekly and monthly reports on your shell, AI and editor activity WIDGETS AND APPLE WATCH β’ Home Screen widgets for activity, coding agents, coding activity and rate limits, plus a Custom widget built from the sections you pick β’ Lock Screen widgets for rate limits and activity β’ An Apple Watch app with your overview, coding agent sessions, commands and ranking AND MORE β’ A push notification when your Claude usage limits reset (Pro) β’ Approve web and CLI sign-ins from a notification, confirmed with Face ID β’ Embeddable badges for your GitHub profile or README β’ In English, Japanese, Korean and Simplified Chinese Recording your shell, AI coding and editor activity is free. ShellTime Pro ($14.99 USD/month or $149.99 USD/year) unlocks your full history and all-time stats, the unlimited Session and Prompt Inspector, monthly AI reports, usage-reset alerts and webhooks, data export, dotfiles and shell aliases, virtual invoices, and 800 AI credits a month. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
ShelveApp
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Shelve is a powerful SSH client for iOS with a built-in AI coding agent. Connect to your servers, run terminals, and let Claude or Codex work on your codebase β all from your iPhone. AI AGENT OVER SSH Run Claude or Codex directly on your remote servers. Multi-session conversations organized by working directory, with git-aware context, image attachments, safety approvals, and model selection. FULL TERMINAL Native terminal emulator with color support, keyboard shortcuts, and smooth scrolling. Manage tmux sessions and keep your work running. HOST WORKSPACE A complete toolkit for every server: β’ Terminal β Interactive shell access β’ Tmux β Session management β’ Browser β Discover and access web services by port β’ Files β Browse and manage remote files β’ Services β Monitor Docker, PM2, and system processes β’ System β View server metrics and resource usage β’ Logs β Tail and search remote log files SECURITY FIRST β’ SSH keys generated in the Secure Enclave β’ Biometric authentication (Face ID / Touch ID) β’ Full audit log of all key signing operations β’ Safety approval system for AI agent commands Built for developers who manage servers on the go
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: ShelveApp at 17.0 against ShellTime.xyz's 26.2. On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. ShellTime.xyz sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month and ShelveApp sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ShellTime.xyz | ShelveApp |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Weekly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch β better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 26.2 | 17.0 β better |
| Further details β not scored | ||
| Size | 17 MB | 29 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | δΉ θ΄Ί | Refael Yerusalmi |
In-app purchases
ShellTime.xyz
- ShellTime Pro Monthly$7.991 Month
- ShellTime Pro Yearly$79.991 Year
- 500 AI Credits$5.99
ShelveApp
- Unlock 2+ Servers$2.99









