TermOnMac vs DR
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β with what reviewers say about each.
TermOnMac
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TermOnMac puts your Mac terminal on your iPhone and iPad β through a built-in relay server, zero setup, end-to-end encrypted. FREE TO GET STARTED The free plan lets you connect up to 4 Macs with 4 sessions β perfect for checking builds, running quick commands, and trying out the full experience. VIBE CODING FROM ANYWHERE β JUST $0.99/MO Run Claude Code, Codex, or Cursor sessions for hours from your iPhone or iPad. Pro at $0.99/month gives you the headroom for real AI coding workflows. Heavy users: Premium at $2.99/month is still cheaper than a coffee. SIMPLE, TRANSPARENT PRICING Usage is measured by relay traffic β data sent through the relay including commands, output, heartbeats, and system requests. No hidden fees. You only pay for what you use. RELAY SERVER β WORKS BEHIND ANY FIREWALL No SSH keys. No Tailscale. No port forwarding. No public IP needed. Install the Mac agent, scan a QR code on your iPhone or iPad, and you're connected β even behind corporate firewalls, NATs, or VPNs. BUILT FOR AI CODING AGENTS TermOnMac is a relay terminal β bring your own AI. Run Claude Code, Codex, Gemini CLI, Cursor, or any terminal-based tool on your Mac, then control it remotely from your iPhone or iPad. No vendor lock-in, no extra cost β just your tools, from anywhere. NEVER LOSE YOUR SESSION Network switches, device sleep, subway tunnels β your session stays alive. Auto-reconnect picks up right where you left off. Input is buffered while disconnected. SESSION HANDOFF β IPHONE β IPAD β MAC Start a terminal session on your iPhone, continue on your iPad, and pick it up on your Mac β or any direction. Same session, zero interruption. Like Apple Handoff, but for your terminal. TOUCH KEYBOARD β BUILT FOR TERMINAL A custom toolbar above the on-screen keyboard gives you Ctrl, Esc, Tab, arrow keys, and modifier toggles β the keys iOS doesn't have. Search your shortcuts by name and trigger them with a tap. HARDWARE KEYBOARD β FULL CONTROL Connect a Magic Keyboard or any Bluetooth keyboard to your iPad. 12 dedicated shortcuts (ββ₯ prefix): toggle sidebar, switch sessions, run builds, and more. Full terminal control without touching the screen. CUSTOM SHORTCUTS Create reusable commands as one-tap shortcuts. Build your own mobile developer toolbar. Export as JSON for backup or sharing with teammates. END-TO-END ENCRYPTED Curve25519 key exchange, AES-256-GCM encryption, ephemeral keys for forward secrecy. The relay only forwards ciphertext β it cannot read your terminal content. PLANS β’ Free β 4 Macs, generous daily usage β’ Pro ($0.99/mo) β 32 Macs, higher usage limits β’ Premium ($2.99/mo) β 32 Macs, maximum usage limits Payment is charged to your Apple ID. Subscriptions auto-renew unless canceled 24 hours before the current period ends. REQUIREMENTS β’ iOS/iPadOS 17.0 or later β’ TermOnMac Agent on Mac (macOS 13+) LEARN MORE β’ Documentation: https://termonmac.com/docs β’ How It Works: https://termonmac.com/how-it-works β’ Engineering Blog: https://termonmac.com/blog Privacy: https://termonmac.com/privacy Terms: https://termonmac.com/terms
DR
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DR-Terminal turns your iPhone and iPad into a full terminal for every host: SSH, Telnet, SFTP and SCP, a dual-pane file manager, SSH key tools and hardware security keys β servers, routers, switches, embedded boards and Raspberry Pi in a single app. The same app runs on Windows, macOS and Linux. KEY FEATURES: Terminal β’ Own terminal engine: true color, Unicode and full-screen TUI apps β htop, vim, tmux and mc render as they should β’ DevOps Keyboard β split terminal keyboard with arrows, modifiers, shortcuts and snippet tiles, adjustable size and opacity β’ Output highlighting β colorize logs and command output with custom rules β’ Multiple concurrent sessions with keep-alive in the background β’ Command history and autocomplete Connections β’ SSH with password, key, keyboard-interactive and hardware security key authentication β’ Post-quantum key exchange (sntrup761x25519, mlkem768x25519) β’ Jump Host (ProxyJump) for multi-hop connections β’ Quick Connect without saving credentials; connection groups β’ Automatic server discovery on your local network (Bonjour/mDNS) β’ Classic Telnet client for network gear and embedded systems Files β SFTP, SCP and the Commander β’ SCP for hosts without SFTP: OpenWrt, Dropbear and BusyBox routers β Auto picks the transport per host, or pin SFTP or SCP per connection β’ Dual-pane Commander: local and remote panels side by side; copy, move and delete between any two locations with one tap β server to server too β’ Open ZIP, TAR and ISO archives in place, even on remote servers, without downloading β’ Built-in viewer for text, Markdown, images and PDF; copy an image straight to the clipboard β’ Bookmarks and a default directory per connection β’ File sharing β send files from other apps straight to a server, over SFTP or SCP Snippets β’ Parameterized command snippets with typed fields and a live command preview β’ Built-in catalog of 120+ DevOps commands: packages, services, Docker, network, storage and ZFS β’ System-aware variants β the detected host OS picks the right tool (apt, dnf, pacman, zypper, brew, pkg, apk) Host Insight β’ Detected OS, CPU and hardware plus live load, memory, swap and disk gauges in the session sidebar Keys and Security β’ SSH key generation (Ed25519, ECDSA, RSA) β also directly on a YubiKey over NFC or USB-C β’ SSH key converter β OpenSSH, PEM, PuTTY PPK, PKCS#1/PKCS#8, DER β’ FIDO2/YubiKey security keys (Ed25519-SK, ECDSA-SK) over NFC and USB-C β’ One-tap migration from password to key-based authentication β’ Host key verification with fingerprint display and trusted hosts management β’ Encrypted credential storage (iOS Keychain) β no credentials in plaintext β’ Encrypted configuration backup and restore Customization β’ Dark, Light, and System theme; 435 terminal color themes; per-connection theme and font size β’ Built-in documentation in 33 languages PRO (In-App Purchase): β’ Removes the ads and the welcome screen at launch β every feature above is free, with no connection limits Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: DR at every 4 days against TermOnMac's every 2 weeks. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS
Both are free to download. TermOnMac sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and DR sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
TermOnMac ships an update every 2 weeks, DR every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | TermOnMac | DR |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 4 days β better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad β better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 16.0 β better |
| Further details β not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 101 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Chun-Pai Yang | DR-Online Sp. z o.o. |
In-app purchases
TermOnMac
- Pro Monthly$0.991 Month
- Premium Monthly$2.991 Month
- Pro Yearly$8.991 Year
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- Premium Yearly$29.991 Year
DR
- DR Terminal PRO β 1 Week$1.997 Days
- DR Terminal PRO β 1 Month$2.991 Month
- DR Terminal PRO β 3 Months$4.993 Months
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- DR Terminal PRO β 6 Months$7.996 Months
- DR Terminal PRO β 1 Year$12.991 Year
- DR Terminal PRO β Lifetime$24.99









