Comparison

Terminus SSH Terminal vs Konsol

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

Head to head
About

Terminus SSH Terminal

This utility app provides a fast, secure, and intuitive way for developers and power users to connect to remote servers via SSH. It offers reliable performance for managing servers and running commands from any location.

Highlights
  • Fast and secure SSH connection
  • Intuitive user interface
  • Key-based authentication
  • Multiple session support
  • Smooth keyboard handling
  • Remote server management
Features
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A fast, secure, and intuitive iOS terminal app for connecting to remote servers via SSH. Built for developers and power users, it delivers a clean terminal experience with reliable performance on the go. Features include key-based authentication, multiple session support, and smooth keyboard handling. Perfect for managing servers, running commands, and troubleshooting from anywhere.

About

Konsol

This app provides a comprehensive suite of network tools for IT professionals. It offers remote access via SSH, Telnet, and SFTP, along with diagnostic and monitoring features like ping, traceroute, and SNMP polling. Advanced device management capabilities include configuration backups and custom quick commands.

Highlights
  • SSH terminal with key authentication
  • Telnet client
  • SFTP file transfer
  • Ping and traceroute
  • Port scanner
  • SNMP polling
  • Configuration backup and diff
Features
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The switch stopped answering. You can't SSH to it — that's the problem. Konsol reaches it down a console cable instead, from the phone already in your pocket. Then it stays useful for everything else: SSH, Telnet, SFTP, and 28 network tools that don't need a laptop. EVERY WAY INTO A DEVICE • Serial console over a USB-C cable — the way in when the network is what's broken • Wireless console adapters, so the cable can stay in the rack • SSH with password or key auth — RSA, ED25519, ECDSA, plus jump hosts • Telnet, for the old kit that still only speaks it • SFTP, with a real file browser Older gear that modern SSH clients refuse to talk to will usually still negotiate here. 28 TOOLS, NOT 28 APPS Ping · Network Scanner · Device Discovery · Port Checker · Traceroute · Path Monitor · DNS Lookup · IP Calculator · Speed Test · Public IP Lookup SNMP Monitor · SNMP Trap Receiver · Syslog Receiver · TFTP Server · Bonjour Browser · BLE Scanner Command Reference · Port Reference · Wire Colors · Crimp Guide · MAC Vendor Lookup · Notable IPs & MACs · Code Snippets · Network Notes · Passwords Session Logs · Macros · Recordings The scanner sweeps a subnet and reports what answered and on which ports. Path Monitor keeps watching a route, so the fault that happens twice an hour has somewhere to show up. The reference tools need no signal at all. A TERMINAL THAT BEHAVES LIKE ONE • Line mode for typing on a phone; raw mode for vim, nano and anything drawing its own screen • Full ANSI colour, with highlight rules so "down" catches your eye as it scrolls past • Quick buttons for the commands you send constantly, with per-vendor templates • Macros for the lines you type every time you turn up a port • Several sessions at once, and broadcast to send one line to all of them • Session recording, played back at original timing • 27 terminal colour schemes and 51 app themes CONFIGS YOU CAN GO BACK TO Pull a running config over SSH and keep it. Compare any two and see exactly what changed — the answer to "it worked on Tuesday". Backups are plain text, readable without this app, by anyone. SYNCED FOLDERS A folder of firmware images, configs and notes that stays in step across your devices. Each folder has its own key, so you can share one with a colleague without handing over anything else. Everything on the share is encrypted before it leaves the device. Filenames and contents are never visible to the server. Deletions are never applied behind your back: when another device deletes something, this one asks first, and keeps asking until you answer. Add photos from your library, converted so every machine opens them. Put the share on a NAS, an SFTP server, or Konsol Cloud. SYNC, YOUR WAY One setting says where your data syncs: Apple iCloud, Konsol Sync, or nowhere. Konsol Sync needs no account — the sync password is the identity; set the same one on each device and they find each other. Everything is encrypted before it leaves, and Sync settings list every device sharing your data — strangers get flagged. FREE, AND PRO Free covers three saved connections, one session at a time, and most of the reference tools. Pro lifts the limits and unlocks the heavier tools — scanner, SNMP, syslog, config backup, recording, macros and the rest. One subscription covers all your devices on the same account. Work you already have keeps working if a subscription lapses. Konsol Pro is an auto-renewing subscription: $4.99 per month or $34.99 per year. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours before the period ends. Manage your subscription, or turn off auto-renew, in Account Settings after purchase. Privacy Policy: https://runaboutdigital.com/konsol/privacy.html Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Terminus SSH Terminal4 screens
Konsol4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Terminus SSH Terminal at none against Konsol's 2. Konsol's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 5 months) and ratings volume (3 vs 1). On price, rating, ads and device support 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. Konsol sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Terminus SSH Terminal asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Terminus SSH Terminal against 5.0 for Konsol. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 3 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Terminus SSH Terminal ships an update every 5 months, Konsol weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and September 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Terminus SSH Terminal versus Konsol: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTerminus SSH TerminalKonsol
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings13 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS17.617.6
Further details — not scored
Size148 MB30 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperConstellation LtdCurtis Waldner

In-app purchases

None

Terminus SSH Terminal

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Konsol

Subscriptions2
  • Konsol Pro Monthly7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Konsol Pro Annually7 Days trial$34.991 Year

Questions

Is Terminus SSH Terminal free?
Terminus SSH Terminal is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Konsol free?
Konsol is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Terminus SSH Terminal or Konsol?
Terminus SSH Terminal and Konsol are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 3 ratings respectively.
Do Terminus SSH Terminal or Konsol have ads?
Neither Terminus SSH Terminal nor Konsol shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Terminus SSH Terminal or Konsol?
Terminus SSH Terminal ships an update every 5 months, and Konsol weekly. Most recently, Terminus SSH Terminal was updated on September 26, 2026 and Konsol on September 11, 2026.

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