Comparison

Flutabby vs electerm

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

Head to head

Modern SSH client

electerm for iOS

★ 5.02 ratingsView app →

About

Flutabby

Features

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Flutabby is a modern terminal emulator and SSH client designed for developers, sysadmins, and power users who need secure, reliable access to remote servers. SECURE CONNECTIONS • SSH with password, key-based, or agent authentication • Telnet for legacy systems • Encrypted vault protects your credentials with AES-256 • Face ID / Touch ID to unlock your vault POWERFUL FEATURES • Multiple tabs with quick switching • Pin important sessions for instant reconnect • SFTP file browser for easy transfers • Port forwarding (local & remote) • Login scripts for automation • X11 forwarding support BEAUTIFUL & CUSTOMIZABLE • 15+ built-in color themes • Custom color schemes • Per-connection icons and colors • Organize with groups and folders PROFESSIONAL GRADE • Full terminal emulation (xterm-256color) • Unicode and emoji support • Scrollback buffer • Keyboard toolbar for special keys OPTIONAL SYNC • Connect to your own Tabby Web server to sync settings • Compatible with Tabby desktop app • Self-hosted, your data stays yours Perfect for managing cloud servers, Raspberry Pi, home lab, network equipment, or any SSH-accessible system.

About

electerm

This open-source client supports SSH, SFTP, Telnet, RDP, VNC, and more for remote file editing and terminal management. It offers AI assistance for command suggestions and script writing, with customizable themes and quick commands.

Highlights

SSH/SFTP/FTP/Telnet/RDP/VNC/Spice client
Direct remote file editing
Public key and password authentication
Zmodem file transfer
SSH tunnel support
Customizable themes and quick commands
AI assistant integration

Features

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Open-sourced ssh/sftp/telnet/RDP/VNC/Spice/ftp client for iOS Features: - Works as a terminal/file manager, ssh/sftp/ftp/telnet/serialport/RDP/VNC/Spice client - Multi-language support - Double click to directly edit (small) remote files. - All kind of auth methods: publicKey, password, ssh agent, certificates, otp, netbird etc. - Support Zmodem(rz, sz), and Trzsz. - Support ssh related features: tunnel, connection hopping. - Customizable UI: themes, background image. - Global/session proxy. - Quick commands/triggers to do predefined tasks and automattic operations - Sync data including bookmarks to github/gitee secret gist/webdav/custom server/electerm cloud - Quick input/mirror input to one or all terminals. - AI assistant integration (supporting multiple LLM API formats — OpenAI Chat Completions, OpenAI Responses, and Anthropic Messages) to help with command suggestions, script writing, and explaining selected terminal content, create bookmarks/themes, and agent mode to directly do terminal operations - MCP (Model Context Protocol) widget for AI assistants and external tools integration

Screenshots

Flutabby4 screens

electerm3 screens

Verdict

The call

Flutabby and electerm are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Flutabby ships an update every 5 days, electerm every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences

Flutabby versus electerm: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter	Flutabby	electerm
Price	Free	Free
Rating	—	5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews	—	66.7% of reviews
Number of ratings	—	2 — better
Update frequency	Every 5 days	Every 3 days — better
Ads	No	No
In-app purchases	No	No
Monetization	—	Free
Devices	iPhone, iPad, iPod	iPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS	15.0	15.0
Further details — not scored
Size	27 MB	73 MB
Age rating	17+	4+
Developer	Version Two s.r.o.	旭东赵

In-app purchases

None

Flutabby

No in-app purchases

None

electerm

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Flutabby free?

Flutabby is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Is electerm free?

electerm is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Do Flutabby or electerm have ads?

Neither Flutabby nor electerm shows ads.

Which is updated more often, Flutabby or electerm?

Flutabby ships an update every 5 days, and electerm every 3 days. Most recently, Flutabby was updated on September 25, 2026 and electerm on October 6, 2026.