Comparison

NetShell vs Onepilot

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

Head to head
About

NetShell

A professional SSH terminal client for secure remote access on mobile devices. It offers a powerful terminal, SFTP file browser, and network tools for developers and sysadmins. Supports multiple connections, themes, and secure authentication methods.

Highlights
  • Full-featured terminal with SwiftTerm engine
  • Multiple concurrent sessions with tabbed interface
  • SSH key authentication
  • SFTP file browser with upload/download
  • Network scanning and topology map
  • Snippets with variable substitution
  • iCloud sync across devices
Features
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NetShell is the all-in-one SSH terminal, file server browser, and server management suite designed for developers, sysadmins, and network engineers who need secure remote access on the go. TERMINAL POWER - Full SSH terminal with 16 themes, multiple sessions, and broadcast mode - Local on-device shell with 20+ built-in commands - Multi-hop tunneling - chain jump hosts to reach any server - RSA 4096 and Ed25519 key generation and import - Telnet (plain + TLS) and Mosh auto-reconnect support - Port forwarding: local, remote, and SOCKS5 with auto-start on launch FILE MANAGEMENT - SFTP browser with multi-session tabs, upload, download, and inline text editor - SMB/CIFS file server browser with photo/video upload from camera roll - Grid and list views, batch operations, drag-to-reorder DOCKER & COMPOSE - Monitor and control containers: start, stop, restart, remove - Docker Compose stack management: up, down, restart, pull - Container logs, inspect, stats, and image management - Home screen widget with container status SERVER MONITORING - Real-time CPU, memory, disk, and load average dashboard - 30-day metrics history with interactive charts - Uptime monitoring with background checks and push alerts - SSL certificate expiry tracking with warnings - Security alerts for failed logins and brute force detection NETWORK DISCOVERY - Scan your local network; devices are identified from published, regularly updated lists - Network maps: save each network and see how it connects - every line shows how it was observed - Finds a managed switch automatically when it answers read-only SNMP, with live port traffic - Shows who talks to whom when your devices report it - Bluetooth scanner that names devices from what they broadcast - Device baselines to detect new or missing devices - One-tap SSH connection from discovered devices PRODUCTIVITY - AI assistant powered by Claude, GPT, or local Ollama - agentic mode with command execution - Command snippets with variable templates - Snippet sequences - chain commands with delays for automation - Connection tags and groups with drag-to-reorder - Siri shortcuts for voice-controlled actions SECURITY & PRIVACY - Credentials stored in the iOS Keychain, never in plain text - Host key verification (Trust On First Use) - Face ID / Touch ID protection - AES-256 encrypted data export - Optional anonymous analytics (off by default, no PII ever collected) - iCloud sync for connections, snippets, devices, and rules; passwords and keys sync only through your own end-to-end encrypted iCloud Keychain WIDGETS - Server status widget: CPU, memory, disk at a glance - Docker widget: running container count and status - Small, medium, large, and lock screen sizes Built for iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ https://netshellssh.com/privacy

About

Onepilot

Access your servers and AI coding agents from your phone. Manage files, run scheduled tasks, and control AI agents like Claude Code, OpenClaw, and Hermes on the go. Pick up your work from anywhere with a real terminal experience.

Highlights
  • Real terminal on your phone
  • Browse and upload files
  • AI coding agents integration
  • Schedule agents and tasks
  • Manage agents across machines
  • Agent customization and marketplace
Features
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Your servers and your AI agents, in your pocket. Onepilot is the iOS app that runs your AI agents and server fleet on machines you own. Connect to any server, Mac, or VPS over SSH, then deploy, monitor, and manage agents across all of them from one place. Direct SSH to hardware you control: your keys and your code never touch the cloud. WHO IT IS FOR For developers, indie hackers, and sysadmins who run AI coding agents on remote machines and want to deploy, watch, and control them from a phone. PILLAR ONE: A REAL TERMINAL, PLUS THE TOOLS AROUND IT A full SSH terminal, not a chat box, with the modern dev workflow built in: browse and edit remote files, review git diffs, forward localhost to preview your dev server, and run terminal CLIs like Claude Code in a real session, exactly as you would on your laptop. Pair a server once with the onepilot CLI (one npm install and a QR scan) and your sessions become persistent: your shell keeps running on your own server through app closes and connection drops, and greets you with full scrollback when you return. SEE YOUR AGENTS THINK Onepilot detects the coding agent sessions running on your servers (Claude Code, Codex, OpenCode) and streams them live: follow every step as it happens, scroll the full transcript, then jump into the terminal to take over. PILLAR TWO: DEPLOY AND MANAGE AN AGENT FLEET Spin up a persistent AI agent in minutes with a guided wizard, no config files: pick a framework like OpenClaw or Hermes, choose a model, add your keys, connect a channel, and Onepilot keeps it running on your server. Watch every agent across every machine from a single view; swap the model, rotate a key, or adjust behavior anytime. KNOW WHEN SOMETHING BREAKS Fleet monitoring watches CPU, memory, disk, load, and your Docker containers on every paired host, learns each machine's normal, and sends a push notification when something drifts. Alerts are calm by design: one notification when a problem starts, spaced reminders while it lasts, and a recovery note when it heals. Drill into any container for live performance charts. RUNS WHILE YOU SLEEP Put any agent or task on a schedule with cron and let your fleet work overnight. This is automation no plain SSH client offers: your agents run even when your phone is asleep. SET UP ONCE, REUSE EVERYWHERE Store your keys and chat tokens one time, then reuse them across every agent. Give your agents new skills from a community marketplace. WHY ONEPILOT A plain SSH client connects you to a shell. Onepilot gives you that shell plus a full dev ecosystem around it, and an agent operations layer on top: deploy, monitor, alert, schedule, and manage a fleet of AI agents on your own servers. One app for every machine and every agent, not a remote control for one. Ships worldwide.

Screenshots

NetShell4 screens
Onepilot4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Onepilot at 4.1 against NetShell's 3.4. Onepilot also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs fortnightly) and chart position (#128 vs unranked). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and ads 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. NetShell sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month and Onepilot sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Onepilot holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 3.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 9 and 14 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 82% of NetShell's written reviews are positive against 87% of Onepilot's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

NetShell ships an update fortnightly, Onepilot every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 8 level
NetShell versus Onepilot: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNetShellOnepilot
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.4 (9 ratings)4.1 (14 ratings) — better
Positive reviews81.8% of reviews87.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings914 — better
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreeFree
Best chart rank—#128 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size24 MB40 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperWellington MukahiwaSOFIANE EL MOKADDAM

Customer experience

NetShell

All ratings9 ratings
Positive55.6%
Neutral11.1%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews11 reviews
Positive81.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative18.2%

Onepilot

All ratings17 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews23 reviews
Positive87.0%
Neutral4.3%
Negative8.7%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

NetShell

Subscriptions2
  • NetShell Pro Monthly$6.991 Month
  • NetShell Pro Yearly$69.991 Year
3 purchases

Onepilot

Subscriptions3
  • Onepilot monthly$7.991 Month
  • Onepilot yearly launch3 Days trial$44.991 Year
  • Onepilot Pro - Yearly3 Days trial$59.991 Year

Questions

Is NetShell free?
NetShell is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Onepilot free?
Onepilot is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, NetShell or Onepilot?
Onepilot is rated higher. NetShell averages 3.4 out of 5 from 9 ratings, while Onepilot averages 4.1 from 14 ratings.
Do NetShell or Onepilot have ads?
Neither NetShell nor Onepilot shows ads.
Which is updated more often, NetShell or Onepilot?
NetShell ships an update fortnightly, and Onepilot every 3 days. Most recently, NetShell was updated on October 25, 2026 and Onepilot on October 31, 2026.

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