QuickIssue vs Pockterm
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
QuickIssue
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QuickIssue is a lightweight app for quickly creating GitHub issues. You can: - Create issues in seconds - Connect securely with your GitHub account - Choose repositories and destinations easily Perfect for developers who want to capture ideas without breaking their flow. [Unlock QuickIssue Pro - One-Time Purchase] Upgrade to QuickIssue Pro to unlock the full potential of your workflow. No subscriptions, just a single one-time payment! - Unlimited Repository Registration: The free version is limited to registering 1 repository. By upgrading to Pro, you can register and manage an unlimited number of repositories. Privacy Policy: https://gdsxapps.github.io/quickissue-pages/legal/privacy.html Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Pockterm
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Pockterm is a native SSH and SFTP client built for iPhone. Free and open source. CONNECT - SSH into your servers with passwords or Ed25519/RSA keys - Trusted host-key verification warns you if a server's key ever changes - Multiple live sessions; minimize one and pick it back up from the tab bar BIG SCREEN - Plug in video glasses like VITURE, or a monitor or TV, and the terminal fills that screen - Your phone keeps the keyboard and key bar, and shows the session's files where the terminal was - Its own text size for the glasses, a Paste button, and PgUp/PgDn through the scrollback MANAGE - Organize hosts into groups - Save reusable command snippets - Generate and store SSH keys in the iOS Keychain - Set up local and remote port forwards TRANSFER - Browse, upload, and download files over SFTP - Upload from Files, iCloud Drive or your photo library, several files at once AI ASSISTANT (optional) - Ask an AI assistant about terminal output and get suggested commands - Bring your own API key: Anthropic, OpenAI, OpenRouter, or Hugging Face - Off by default; you're told which provider receives data before anything is sent PRIVACY - No account, no Pockterm servers, no tracking or analytics - Credentials and keys live in the iOS Keychain - Your connection data stays on your device OPEN SOURCE - The full source is on GitHub under the Apache 2.0 licence: github.com/jhancock1975/pockterm
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Pockterm at none against QuickIssue's 1. QuickIssue's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 9 days) and device support (3 vs 1). On price and ads 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
Both are free to download. QuickIssue sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Pockterm asks for nothing beyond the download.
QuickIssue ships an update every 4 days, Pockterm every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | QuickIssue | Pockterm |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days โ better | Every 9 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No โ better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod โ better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 โ better | 18.0 |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 30 MB | 13 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Tatsuya Nobori | John Hancock |
In-app purchases
QuickIssue
- Pro Unlock$19.99
Pockterm
No in-app purchases









