Comparison

Moshi vs MonkeySSH

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

Head to head
About

Moshi

This mobile terminal app connects you to AI coding agents running on servers, allowing you to monitor and command them from anywhere. It features voice control, robust session persistence, and secure handling of SSH keys.

Highlights
  • Connect to AI coding agents remotely
  • Voice-to-terminal command input
  • Mosh protocol for persistent sessions
  • Webhook notifications for task completion
  • Biometric protection for SSH keys
  • Optimized terminal keyboard with shortcuts
  • Session resume across app switches
Features
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A mobile terminal designed for AI coding agents. Your coding agent runs on a server — you're not always at your desk. Moshi bridges that gap. BUILT FOR AI AGENTS Check on Claude Code from the couch. Nudge Codex from the coffee shop. Monitor Cursor, Windsurf, Copilot, or Aider from anywhere. Your agent doesn't sleep, and now neither does your access to it. TALK, DON'T TYPE Voice-to-terminal with on-device AI. Command your agent hands-free using Whisper speech recognition. No cloud, no latency — everything runs locally on your device. NEVER DROPS Powered by the Mosh protocol that survives network switches, sleep mode, and subway tunnels. Your session stays alive no matter what. GET NOTIFIED Webhook alerts when tasks complete. Start a long-running job, pocket your phone, and live your life. Get a push notification when it's done. FACE ID FOR SSH KEYS Biometric unlock for your SSH keys. Private keys stored securely in iOS Keychain, protected by Face ID or Touch ID. Never stored in the app. PROPER KEYBOARD A terminal keyboard built for real work. Ctrl, Esc, Tab, arrows, and Tmux shortcuts. Not an afterthought — designed for terminal power users. SESSION RESUME Sessions persist across app switches. Come back anytime and pick up where you left off. Your terminal state is always waiting. PRIVACY FIRST - SSH keys stored in iOS Keychain with biometric protection - Voice dictation runs entirely on-device - No passwords or keys transmitted to our servers - All terminal data stays on your device A terminal that picks up — and never hangs up. Privacy Policy: https://getmoshi.app/privacy Terms of Service: https://getmoshi.app/terms

About

MonkeySSH

This app provides a mobile SSH workspace for agentic coding, allowing users to connect to servers, manage remote windows, and resume coding sessions. It features a robust terminal, file browsing, port forwarding, and secure SSH key management for modern remote development.

Highlights
  • Mobile terminal with advanced features
  • MonkeyMux and tmux remote window management
  • Agent workflows for coding assistants
  • SFTP workspace for file management
  • SSH key management
  • Port forwarding with in-app browser
  • Local-first security with biometrics
Features
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Run coding agents on your own servers from iPhone or iPad. MonkeySSH puts native agent conversations, a full SSH terminal, MonkeyMux or tmux windows, and SFTP in one remote workspace. Choose the right view for each task: - Chat with supported agents in native windows with streaming replies, tool progress, plans, diffs, permission prompts, images, audio, attachments, slash commands, and session history. Sign in, answer agent forms, view tool output, and choose MCP servers and extra working directories when supported. Model and mode controls depend on the agent. Search and export chats, catch up with a summary of what changed while you were away, keep unsent drafts after the app closes, and take over a chat from another device in one tap. Add your own ACP agents. - Get notified when an agent finishes a turn or needs you, even while the app is closed. Choose notifications per host. Connections shows what is waiting on you first. - Switch to the full terminal whenever you need direct CLI control, xterm-256color, inline images, gestures, modifier keys, function keys, macros, or IME-friendly typing. Swipe up on toolbar keys for shortcuts and symbols. Find text in the scrollback and export it. - Keep agent and shell work running in persistent MonkeyMux windows. Reconnect, switch windows, and share the same session with your desktop. - Launch Claude Code, Copilot CLI, Codex, OpenCode, Antigravity, Cursor Agent, Pi, Hermes, OpenClaw, Grok Build, and Muse Code, find recent project-scoped sessions, and save launch presets per host. A preset can start the agent in a new git worktree with an initial prompt. - Review a host's working tree changes and diffs, and ask the agent about any hunk. - Manage agent CLIs and ACP adapters on a host with Agent Management. Check versions, install or repair supported packages, and update supported installations together. See account usage, remaining allowances, and reset times when available. A dot on the terminal menu flags available updates. - Browse, sort, filter, upload, download, create, and edit remote files over SFTP, act on many files at once, and extract zip and tar archives on the host. - Generate or import Ed25519 and RSA keys, install a key on a host and confirm key-only login, and share a public key as a QR code. Import hosts from an ssh_config, verify host keys, use jump hosts, forward your SSH agent, and cancel slow connection attempts. - Forward remote ports and SOCKS proxies, manage live tunnels, and browse through them in the in-app browser. - Save snippets that type text and press keys, macros, home-screen shortcuts, and per-host startup settings for repeat work. Open hosts, windows, and chats from monkeyssh:// and ssh:// links, and use keyboard shortcuts with a hardware keyboard. Your hosts, keys, snippets, and settings stay on your device. PIN and biometric lock are available, and MonkeySSH does not require cloud sync. Optional analytics and crash reports are off by default and exclude commands, terminal output, paths, hostnames, usernames, clipboard contents, and credentials. Push notifications are also off by default, and their details are encrypted so only your device can read them. SSH, terminal, SFTP, one connected native chat, and the choice between native and terminal agent windows are free. MonkeySSH Pro adds parallel native chats with instant switching and session forks, agent launch presets and recent-session discovery, Agent Management and supported-agent usage rings in MonkeyMux, SSH agent forwarding, auto-connect automation, encrypted transfers and migration packages, and host-specific themes. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://github.com/depollsoft/MonkeySSH/blob/main/docs/privacy-policy.md

Screenshots

Moshi4 screens
MonkeySSH4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: Moshi at 581 against MonkeySSH's 2. Moshi also leads on chart position (#5 vs unranked). MonkeySSH's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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

Both are free to download. Moshi sells 11 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and MonkeySSH sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

MonkeySSH holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Moshi has 581 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Moshi ships an update every 2 days, MonkeySSH every 3 days. Both last shipped on October 25, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
Moshi versus MonkeySSH: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMoshiMonkeySSH
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (581 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews75.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings581 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterEvery 3 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
Best chart rank#5 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS18.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size87 MB68 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMoshi Tech Ltd.Depollsoft

Customer experience

Moshi

All ratings581 ratings
Positive93.5%
Neutral1.2%
Negative5.3%
Written reviews183 reviews
Positive75.4%
Neutral7.7%
Negative16.9%

MonkeySSH

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

11 purchases

Moshi

Subscriptions10
  • Moshi Founder Monthly$3.991 Month
  • Moshi Pioneer Monthly2 variants$4.991 Month
  • Moshi Pro Monthly2 variants$6.991 Month
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  • Moshi Pro Monthly$7.991 Month
  • Moshi Pro Monthly$9.991 Month
  • Moshi Founder Yearly$19.991 Year
  • Moshi Pioneer Yearly2 variants$29.991 Year
  • Moshi Pro Yearly2 variants$59.991 Year
  • Moshi Pro Yearly$69.991 Year
  • Moshi Pro Yearly$89.991 Year
One-time1
  • Moshi Pro Lifetime$249.00
2 purchases

MonkeySSH

Subscriptions2
  • MonkeySSH Pro (Monthly)$4.991 Month
  • MonkeySSH Pro (Annual)$49.991 Year

Questions

Is Moshi free?
Moshi is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is MonkeySSH free?
MonkeySSH is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Moshi or MonkeySSH?
MonkeySSH is rated higher. Moshi averages 4.7 out of 5 from 581 ratings, while MonkeySSH averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Moshi or MonkeySSH have ads?
Neither Moshi nor MonkeySSH shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Moshi or MonkeySSH?
Moshi ships an update every 2 days, and MonkeySSH every 3 days. Most recently, Moshi was updated on October 25, 2026 and MonkeySSH on October 25, 2026.

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