Voide vs Shellton
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Voide
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Voide is a mobile code editor with AI assistance, built for developers who want to use AI without handing their codebase over to an autonomous agent. AI makes writing code faster. But building software is more than writing code. Good software depends on decisions about architecture, boundaries, abstractions, and how a codebase should evolve. When an AI agent is given broad control over a project, it can solve the task in front of it without necessarily preserving the design behind the code. Voide takes a different approach. Let AI help write the code. Keep the architectural decisions yours. Start an AI task directly from the editor. Choose the code and context you want AI to work with. Ask it to implement, refactor, fix, explain, or review. Then inspect the proposed changes and decide what becomes part of your project. ► Work anywhere Your development environment doesn't have to stay at your desk. Use Voide on iPhone and iPad to inspect code, make changes, review AI-generated work, and keep your projects moving wherever you are. Work while traveling, between meetings, at a coffee shop, or away from your usual development setup. For digital nomads and developers who work across locations, Voide gives you a practical way to stay connected to your codebase. Voide is your mobile IDE. ► Built for developers • Edit code on iPhone and iPad • Work with GitHub repositories • Clone, pull, commit, and push • Bring your own AI provider and API key • Ask AI to implement, refactor, fix, explain, or review code • Select the code and context AI should work with • Review proposed changes before applying them ► Read, Explore, and Learn A mobile code editor isn't only for writing code. Read a codebase on your phone or iPad. Explore how a project works, follow unfamiliar code, experiment with changes, and learn from real-world projects wherever you are. Whether you're maintaining your own projects, reviewing someone else's code, or learning how a new codebase is structured, Voide gives you a place to work with code when you don't have your desktop in front of you. ► AI Without Losing the Architecture Voide is designed around a simple idea: AI should help you write code without taking over the decisions that shape your software. Give AI focused context and precise instructions. Let it handle the implementation. Review what it proposes. Decide what gets applied. You stay in control of the codebase and its architecture. Voide is for developers who want the speed and leverage of AI coding assistance while remaining the one directing the work. Your code. Your context. Your decisions. ► Bring Your Own AI Choose the AI provider that fits your workflow. Voide supports OpenAI and Anthropic, with your own API key. Choose the provider and model you want to use, and work with the AI tools you already trust. Your API keys are stored securely on your device and are used to communicate directly with your selected provider. ► Terms Subscription Agreement and Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Shellton
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Shellton is a native ACP cockpit and persistent SSH/Mosh terminal for developers who want to run coding agents from iPhone without moving their work into a proprietary cloud relay. RUN CLAUDE AND CODEX ON YOUR HOSTS. Connect to a saved SSH or Mosh host, choose Claude or Codex, and start or resume an agent session in the directory where your code already lives. Shellton launches the official Agent Client Protocol adapter on demand and carries the session over your existing encrypted connection—no Shellton account, relay server, or host daemon. AN AGENT INTERFACE BUILT FOR MOBILE. Follow live transcripts, reasoning, tool activity, and plans without squeezing a desktop terminal onto your phone. Approve or deny tool requests, send the next instruction by keyboard or voice, switch between conversations, and hand control back to tmux when you return to a computer. EVERY DROPPED SESSION IS A BUG. Shellton tries Mosh first on every connection. Mosh survives Wi-Fi handoffs, dead zones, and locked-screen suspends. If the server does not have mosh-server installed, Shellton transparently falls back to SSH. VOICE INPUT, ON-DEVICE. Tap the mic and dictate agent prompts or terminal commands. Supported speech engines run on your device; your audio is never sent to Shellton. KEYBOARD THAT WORKS FOR DEVELOPERS. Use a configurable accessory bar with modifier keys, arrows, and custom escape sequences. Build bars in the app or author them in YAML and import them from Files. Hyper, Meh, Kitty keyboard protocol, and tmux prefix shortcuts are supported. FULL-SCREEN TERMINAL. Use a true-color SwiftTerm terminal with Nerd Font glyphs, themes, snippets, per-host history, SSH key management, host-key verification, Live Activities, and tmux-aware navigation. YOUR DATA STAYS YOUR OWN. Shellton uses privacy-preserving product analytics for feature adoption and connection reliability. Analytics never include hostnames, addresses, usernames, commands, terminal text, credentials, voice audio, transcripts, or raw errors, and can be disabled in Settings. There is no advertising or cross-app tracking. SSH keys live in the iOS Keychain, app data remains local, and accessory-bar configuration can sync through your private iCloud container. KEY FEATURES • Native ACP conversations with Claude and Codex • Live transcripts, plans, tool activity, and permission approvals • Direct operation over your SSH or Mosh hosts; no proprietary relay • Auto Mosh-to-SSH fallback per host • On-device voice input • Customizable accessory bar with YAML import/export • Live Activities for active sessions • Ed25519 and ECDSA SSH key generation and import • Optional Face ID protection for stored credentials • Trust-On-First-Use host-key verification • Anonymous, opt-out product analytics; no tracking or ads CONVERSATION REQUIREMENTS • A saved SSH-accessible host with Node.js 22 or later and npm • Authentication with the selected agent provider when prompted • Shellton resolves the official ACP adapter through npx on demand; users do not install a separate Shellton daemon or generic ACP service TERMINAL REQUIREMENTS • iOS 17.0 or later • An SSH server you can connect to • mosh-server on the remote host for persistent Mosh sessions (optional) SHELLTON PRO An optional auto-renewable subscription unlocks voice input, agent conversations, custom accessory bars, and session-continuity tools. Payment is charged to your Apple ID; the subscription renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the period. Manage or cancel it in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://datons.github.io/shellton-site/privacy/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Shellton at none against Voide's 2. Voide's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 2 weeks). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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
Both are free to download. Voide sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Shellton asks for nothing beyond the download.
Voide ships an update every 2 days, Shellton every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Voide | Shellton |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 2 days — better | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 57 MB | 46 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | 志亮 黎 | Jesus Lopez |
In-app purchases
Voide
- Monthly$4.991 Month
- Lifetime$19.99
Shellton
No in-app purchases









