Comparison

Echo vs hark

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

Head to head
About

Echo

This app provides a fast and modern terminal experience for iOS devices, enabling secure SSH and Mosh connections. It's designed for efficient interaction with servers, code deployment, and managing AI agents on the go.

Highlights
  • SSH + Mosh client
  • Fast terminal emulator
  • SSH certificate authentication
  • Face ID integration
  • Touch-optimized toolbar
  • Customizable themes
Features
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Echo is the SSH + Mosh client iOS deserves — beautiful, minimal, fast. Whether you're checking server logs, deploying code, or guiding AI agents on the go, Echo puts powerful terminal access in your pocket. POWER UNDER THE HOOD Echo is backed by Ghostty, the blazing-fast terminal emulator built for performance and correctness SECURITY FIRST SSH certificate authentication Face ID integration for seamless, secure connections Your keys stay in the Keychain Sync securely via iCloud DESIGNED FOR THUMBS We rebuilt terminal interaction for touch. A specially designed toolbar sits above your keyboard with quick keys and gesture-based arrow movement. It actually feels good to use. AI AGENTS, ANYWHERE Monitor builds. Approve changes. Remote AI coding agents work perfectly inside Echo. Echo's minimal, distraction-free UI is perfect for keeping your AI agents on track while you're on the move. FIND YOUR THEME Choose from over 400 themes, light and dark — match them to your system appearance and tint Echo's interface for a seamless look and feel. 400 themes not enough? Create your own, or import any Ghostty compatible theme config.

About

hark

Features
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Hark gives indie developers one place for notifications from all their projects. Create a service in the Hark dashboard, copy its private webhook URL, and POST a simple JSON payload whenever something happens. Hark delivers the event to your iPhone as a communication notification with your project’s name and image. Use Hark for: • New signups and waitlist joins • Payments and subscription events • Failed jobs and operational alerts • Customer feedback • Launch milestones and anything else that can call a webhook Each service can define a default title, image, and destination URL. Individual requests can override those fields when needed. Hark also includes idempotency protection, delivery activity, and secure token rotation. One app. Every project. Let the important things find you.

Screenshots

Echo4 screens
hark3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: hark at Free against Echo's $2.99. hark also leads on iOS requirement (16.4 vs 26.2). Echo's advantage is chart position (#5 vs unranked). On update cadence, ads, in-app purchases 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

hark is free to download; Echo costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Echo ships an update every 2 days, hark every 3 days. Both last shipped on September 22, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 8 level
Echo versus hark: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEchohark
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating3.7 (37 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews57.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings37 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterEvery 3 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
Best chart rank#5 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS26.216.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size65 MB46 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperReplay Software LimitedRyan Vogel

In-app purchases

None

Echo

No in-app purchases

None

hark

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Echo free?
Echo costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is hark free?
hark is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Echo or hark have ads?
Neither Echo nor hark shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Echo or hark?
Echo ships an update every 2 days, and hark every 3 days. Most recently, Echo was updated on September 22, 2026 and hark on September 22, 2026.

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