Comparison

Prompt Central vs Goroterm

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

Head to head
About

Prompt Central

Features
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Your AI agents keep working. Now you can keep watching β€” from your iPad, iPhone, or Mac. Prompt Central is a native command center for monitoring and managing AI coding agents like Claude Code, Codex, and Gemini CLI. Run persistent sessions on your Mac, then check in from any device on your network. NO MORE LOSING TRACK Running multiple agents across different projects? Prompt Central gives you one sidebar with every session, so you always know what's happening. See live terminal output, agent state, context usage, and tool activity β€” all at a glance. MONITOR IN REAL TIME β€’ Live terminal β€’ AI agent state: working, idle, or waiting for input β€’ Context window usage percentage β€’ Current tool beingexecuted β€’ CPU and memory monitoring β€’ Git status and live diffs WORK FROM ANYWHERE ON YOUR NETWORK Step away from your desk without losing control. Your sessions persist through tmux, so they keep running even when you disconnect. Pick up where you left off from your couch, a meeting, or across the room. BUILT FOR DEVELOPERS WHO USE AI AGENTS β€’ Run Claude Code, Codex, Gemini CLI, or any shell command β€’ Create sessions organized by project β€’ Voice dictation for terminal input β€’ Built-in browser for previewing dev servers β€’ Auto-restart crashed sessions β€’ Stop scripts for graceful shutdown SECURE BY DEFAULT Everything stays on your local network. No cloud servers. No accounts. No telemetry. Connect with a QR code scan β€” auto-generated TLS certificates and JWT authentication keep everything locked down without any configuration. SETUP IN UNDER 5 MINUTES 1. Install the companion app on your Mac 2. Scan the QR code from your iPad or iPhone 3. Start creating sessions No SSH keys. No port forwarding. No manual config.

About

Goroterm

Features
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Goroterm is a modern SSH terminal client built for developers and operators who need quick, reliable access to remote servers from their iPhone or iPad. KEY FEATURES β€’ Multi-session tabs β€” connect to multiple servers or open several shells to the same host, switch between them instantly β€’ tmux integration β€” list, attach, create, rename, and kill tmux sessions directly from the UI; seamless reattach on reconnect β€’ SFTP file browser β€” browse remote directories, preview files, upload and download with background transfer β€’ Voice input β€” dictate commands with on-device speech recognition β€’ Clipboard image paste β€” drop images into terminal output on supported servers β€’ Quick action bar β€” Ctrl, Esc, Tab, arrow keys, PgUp/PgDn, and Ctrl+J always one tap away β€’ Server monitor β€” at-a-glance CPU, memory, and disk usage for the connected host β€’ Claude usage dashboard β€” track token usage if your server runs the Claude CLI β€’ Secure credential storage β€” passwords and private keys encrypted on-device; never synced β€’ Host key verification β€” full known_hosts workflow with change detection β€’ Automatic reconnect β€” survives network changes, background/foreground transitions, and temporary disconnects β€’ Dark theme by default, built to minimize eye strain during long sessions Goroterm is engineered to feel fast on mobile: no-jank scrolling, proper IME handling, and a quick action bar that keeps your thumbs on glass instead of hunting through sub-menus. Connections stay alive in the background so you can return to the same prompt you left. PRIVACY Your SSH credentials never leave your device. Goroterm does not collect analytics, tracking identifiers, or usage data. See the privacy policy for details. Requires an existing SSH server to connect to.

Screenshots

Prompt Central4 screens
Goroterm4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Goroterm at 15.0 against Prompt Central's 26.2. 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

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard1 real difference Β· 5 level
Prompt Central versus Goroterm: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPrompt CentralGoroterm
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyβ€”Every 3 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod β€” better
Requires iOS26.215.0 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size13 MB32 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPolarity Labs Pte. Ltd.ζ ͺ式会瀾Corevice

In-app purchases

None

Prompt Central

No in-app purchases

None

Goroterm

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Prompt Central free?
Prompt Central is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Goroterm free?
Goroterm is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Prompt Central or Goroterm have ads?
Neither Prompt Central nor Goroterm shows ads.

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