TERMinator vs codetime.dev
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Telnet and SSH connections
- CP437/ANSI art rendering
- Classic bitmap fonts
- ZMODEM file transfer
- Scrollback history
- Phonebook management
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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
codetime.dev
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Code Time turns the time you spend in your editor into clear charts and totals. See your day at a glance: total coding hours, your most productive time of day, which languages you used, and which projects you worked on. Look back: 7-day, 30-day, 90-day, and yearly trends. Compare days. See your active streak. Track AI: if you use Claude Code, Cursor, or other AI assistants, Code Time pulls in token usage, sessions, tool calls, and AI-assisted code changes — so you can see how much your work is actually augmented by AI. Home screen widgets: Today's coding time, this year's activity heatmap, top languages, and recent AI usage — all updating throughout the day. Sources: Code Time tracks via official editor plugins for VS Code and JetBrains IDEs, plus an agent CLI for terminal-based AI assistants. The mobile app is a read-only companion to your dashboard at codetime.dev. Privacy: We only store anonymized telemetry — coding times, project names, and language breakdowns. We never read your code. Full details at codetime.dev/privacy. Free to use. Sign in with Apple, Google, or GitHub.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is device support: codetime.dev at 4 against TERMinator's 2. TERMinator's advantage is iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.0). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
TERMinator ships an update every 8 days, codetime.dev every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | TERMinator | codetime.dev |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (9 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 9 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 8 days | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 120 MB | 19 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Phil Whittemore | 建琦 潘 |
In-app purchases
TERMinator
No in-app purchases
codetime.dev
No in-app purchases
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