Comparison

TermOnMac vs Claud Board

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

Head to head
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TermOnMac

Features
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TermOnMac puts your Mac terminal on your iPhone and iPad โ€” 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 โ€” perfect for checking builds, running quick commands, and trying out the full experience. VIBE CODING FROM ANYWHERE โ€” 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 โ€” data sent through the relay including commands, output, heartbeats, and system requests. No hidden fees. You only pay for what you use. RELAY SERVER โ€” 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 โ€” even behind corporate firewalls, NATs, or VPNs. BUILT FOR AI CODING AGENTS TermOnMac is a relay terminal โ€” 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 โ€” just your tools, from anywhere. NEVER LOSE YOUR SESSION Network switches, device sleep, subway tunnels โ€” your session stays alive. Auto-reconnect picks up right where you left off. Input is buffered while disconnected. SESSION HANDOFF โ€” IPHONE โ†” IPAD โ†” MAC Start a terminal session on your iPhone, continue on your iPad, and pick it up on your Mac โ€” or any direction. Same session, zero interruption. Like Apple Handoff, but for your terminal. TOUCH KEYBOARD โ€” BUILT FOR TERMINAL A custom toolbar above the on-screen keyboard gives you Ctrl, Esc, Tab, arrow keys, and modifier toggles โ€” the keys iOS doesn't have. Search your shortcuts by name and trigger them with a tap. HARDWARE KEYBOARD โ€” FULL CONTROL Connect a Magic Keyboard or any Bluetooth keyboard to your iPad. 12 dedicated shortcuts (โŒ˜โŒฅ 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 โ€” it cannot read your terminal content. PLANS โ€ข Free โ€” 4 Macs, generous daily usage โ€ข Pro ($0.99/mo) โ€” 32 Macs, higher usage limits โ€ข Premium ($2.99/mo) โ€” 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 โ€ข iOS/iPadOS 17.0 or later โ€ข TermOnMac Agent on Mac (macOS 13+) LEARN MORE โ€ข Documentation: https://termonmac.com/docs โ€ข How It Works: https://termonmac.com/how-it-works โ€ข Engineering Blog: https://termonmac.com/blog Privacy: https://termonmac.com/privacy Terms: https://termonmac.com/terms

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Claud Board

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Claud Board is a snippet keyboard for vibe-coders โ€” a tap-to-insert pad for the prompts, command-line patterns, and Markdown blocks you reach for over and over while pair-programming with an AI. Five built-in packs: Continue (continue, keep going, proceed), Quality (think carefully, minimal diff, no shortcuts), Scope (only the file, this function only), Debug (add logging, where does this break), and a Favorites slot for the snippets you've made your own. Tap a tile to drop a snippet right at the cursor in any app. Switch to the QWERTY fallback when you need a real keyboard. Long-press a key to favorite a shortcut. Build your own snippets and pack them however you like. Everything is local. No account. No analytics. No network calls. Snippets and settings live in an App Group on your device, shared between the host app and the keyboard extension. Made for developers, prompt engineers, and anyone who types the same thirty things into a chat box every day. Free, no ads, no subscription.

Screenshots

TermOnMac4 screens
Claud Board4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Claud Board at none against TermOnMac's 4. On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. TermOnMac sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Claud Board asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference ยท 5 level
TermOnMac versus Claud Board: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTermOnMacClaud Board
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksโ€”
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo โ€” better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size5 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperChun-Pai YangChun Hung Kok

In-app purchases

4 purchases

TermOnMac

Subscriptions4
  • Pro Monthly$0.991 Month
  • Premium Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Pro Yearly$8.991 Year
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  • Premium Yearly$29.991 Year
None

Claud Board

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is TermOnMac free?
TermOnMac is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Claud Board free?
Claud Board is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do TermOnMac or Claud Board have ads?
Neither TermOnMac nor Claud Board shows ads.

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