Comparison

PingSense vs Shellter

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

Head to head
About

PingSense

Features
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PingSense is a network diagnostic tool that brings a new dimension to connectivity testing. With unique haptic feedback, you can "feel" the latency of your network connections. Features: Instant Ping: Quick ICMP ping to any host. Haptic Sonar: Distinct haptic feedback patterns based on response time. Real-time Graph: Visual latency monitoring. Detailed History: Review past performance and export results. Widgets: Monitor connectivity right from your Home Screen. Designed for network engineers, gamers, and anyone who needs reliable connectivity tools. Support URL: https://pingsense.hitto.me/ Marketing URL: https://pingsense.hitto.me/ Privacy Policy URL: https://pingsense.hitto.me/privacy-policy

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Shellter

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Shellter is an SSH, SFTP and FTP client that keeps everything on your phone. There is no account to create, nothing syncs, and the app sends no telemetry. It opens connections to the servers you type in, and makes no other network request. That is the whole product. A REAL TERMINAL โ€” An interactive shell rendered with xterm, not a toy console. It follows the keyboard, resizes the remote PTY when you rotate the phone, and keeps 10,000 lines of scrollback FILES WITHOUT A SECOND LOGIN โ€” Browse, upload, download, rename, delete and create folders over SFTP or FTP. Open the file browser from inside a live SSH session and it reuses that connection instead of opening another one. A download never silently overwrites a file you already have. HOST KEYS, PINNED AND CHECKED โ€” The server's host key is pinned the first time you connect and compared on every reconnect. If it does not match, the connection stops BEFORE authentication โ€” your password is never sent to a server that failed the check. WHERE YOUR SECRETS LIVE โ€” Passwords and private keys go into the iOS Keychain, hardware-backed where supported, stored "this device only" so they cannot be restored onto another phone. HONEST ABOUT PROTOCOLS โ€” SSH and SFTP are verified by host-key pinning. FTPS is encrypted but does not verify the certificate. FTP is cleartext. Prefer SFTP.

Screenshots

PingSense4 screens
Shellter4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Shellter at none against PingSense's 1. Shellter also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.6). On price, ads and device support 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

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. PingSense sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Shellter asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences ยท 4 level
PingSense versus Shellter: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPingSenseShellter
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 5 daysโ€”
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo โ€” better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod โ€” better
Requires iOS17.615.0 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size2 MB21 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHitoshi TatsumiBlocify LLC

In-app purchases

1 purchases

PingSense

One-time1
  • Pro Unlock$1.99
None

Shellter

No in-app purchases

Questions

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

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