Comparison

TERMinator vs Konsol

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

Head to head
About

TERMinator

Connect to Bulletin Board Systems and SSH servers with a retro terminal client. Experience authentic CP437 ANSI art rendering, classic fonts, and ZMODEM file transfers. Manage your connections with a phonebook and quick connect options.

Highlights
  • Telnet and SSH connections
  • CP437/ANSI art rendering
  • Classic bitmap fonts
  • ZMODEM file transfer
  • Scrollback history
  • Phonebook management
Features
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TERMinator is a retro BBS terminal client for iOS. Connect to Bulletin Board Systems and SSH servers with authentic CP437 ANSI art rendering, multiple classic fonts, and ZMODEM file transfers. Features: - Telnet and SSH connections - Pixel-perfect CP437/ANSI art with Metal rendering - Multiple screen modes (80x25, 80x40, 80x50, 132x25, 132x50) - Classic bitmap fonts including IBM VGA, Topaz, and more - ZMODEM file upload and download - Scrollback history - Session logging - Phonebook with drag-to-reorder and thumbnails - Quick Connect buttons for favorite BBSes - Zoom and pan controls - Clickable URL detection - Export/import BBS lists

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

TERMinator2 screens
Konsol4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: TERMinator at none against Konsol's 2. TERMinator also leads on ratings volume (9 vs 3). Konsol's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 67%) and rating (5.0 vs 4.6). On price, update cadence, 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. TERMinator asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Konsol holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 9 and 3 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of TERMinator's written reviews are positive against 100% of Konsol's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TERMinator ships an update every 8 days, Konsol weekly. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
TERMinator versus Konsol: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTERMinatorKonsol
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (9 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings9 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 8 daysWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size120 MB30 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPhil WhittemoreCurtis Waldner

Customer experience

TERMinator

All ratings9 ratings
Positive88.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative11.1%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

Konsol

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

TERMinator

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 TERMinator free?
TERMinator 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, TERMinator or Konsol?
Konsol is rated higher. TERMinator averages 4.6 out of 5 from 9 ratings, while Konsol averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do TERMinator or Konsol have ads?
Neither TERMinator nor Konsol shows ads.
Which is updated more often, TERMinator or Konsol?
TERMinator ships an update every 8 days, and Konsol weekly. Most recently, TERMinator was updated on October 24, 2026 and Konsol on October 24, 2026.

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