Comparison

PocketSSH vs ProxyDeck

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

Head to head
About

PocketSSH

This app provides a secure and responsive terminal experience for connecting to remote hosts. It offers multi-host profile management, flexible authentication options, and a mobile shortcut bar for efficient input on touch devices.

Highlights
  • Multi-host profile management
  • Password and private key authentication
  • Real-time terminal interaction
  • Mobile shortcut bar
  • Light and dark mode personalization
  • Local profile storage
Features
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PocketSSH is a lightweight SSH client built for mobile productivity. It helps you securely connect to remote hosts from your iPhone and work in a responsive terminal experience. Key features: Multi-host profile management: Create, edit, and delete SSH profiles for quick server switching. Flexible authentication: Supports both password login and private key file authentication. Real-time terminal interaction: Run commands with live output in an interactive shell session. Mobile shortcut bar: Built-in ESC, TAB, arrow keys, Ctrl/Alt, common Ctrl combos, and F1–F12 keys for efficient input on touch devices. Personalization options: Light mode, dark mode, and follow-system theme support. Local profile storage: Keep your SSH connection profiles saved locally for daily development and operations tasks. Whether you are a developer, SRE, or IT professional, PocketSSH makes remote server access on mobile simple and efficient.

About

ProxyDeck

This app provides a local proxy and network diagnostic tools for iPhone. It helps identify connection issues by performing DNS resolution, HTTPS requests, TCP path checks, and local SOCKS5 proxy tests. Results are displayed in a live connection inspector.

Highlights
  • DNS resolution checks
  • HTTPS request verification
  • TCP path measurement
  • Local SOCKS5 proxy testing
  • Live connection inspector
  • Optional Mac Bridge integration
Features
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ProxyDeck is a free network lab and local proxy for iPhone. Check DNS, HTTPS, TCP, and local SOCKS5 paths directly on your device, without a Mac or account. Looking for the iPhone app that works with FastNet Connect? This is it. ProxyDeck's optional Mac Bridge connects to the separately purchased FastNet Connect app on an Apple Silicon Mac over USB or nearby peer-to-peer Wi-Fi. Mac Bridge requires both apps and works only while ProxyDeck stays in the foreground. It stops when you leave the app. Run four practical checks against any host: • DNS resolution — inspect the addresses returned on the current network • HTTPS request — verify an end-to-end secure request and response • TCP path — measure connection setup to port 443 • Local SOCKS5 — prove the built-in 127.0.0.1 proxy with a real CONNECT request Every proxy flow appears in a live connection inspector with its host, port, protocol, state, and traffic totals. Optional Mac Bridge If you use FastNet Connect for macOS, ProxyDeck can expose its proxy over USB or a nearby peer-to-peer connection. This companion mode is optional and starts only when you tap Start Mac Bridge. The standalone Network Lab requires no Mac or other app. Private by design: • No account • No analytics or tracking • No data collection • No servers operated by us • Diagnostic checks contact only the host you enter Mac Bridge is a foreground-only tool and stops when ProxyDeck leaves the foreground.

Screenshots

PocketSSH3 screens
ProxyDeck2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: ProxyDeck at none against PocketSSH's 1. PocketSSH's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 3 weeks) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads and iOS requirement 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. PocketSSH sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. ProxyDeck asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PocketSSH ships an update every 5 days, ProxyDeck every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
PocketSSH versus ProxyDeck: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPocketSSHProxyDeck
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.6 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size18 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer利龙 张Zheng Jiang

Customer experience

PocketSSH

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

ProxyDeck

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

PocketSSH

One-time1
  • PocketSSH Pro$0.99
None

ProxyDeck

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PocketSSH free?
PocketSSH is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ProxyDeck free?
ProxyDeck is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do PocketSSH or ProxyDeck have ads?
Neither PocketSSH nor ProxyDeck shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PocketSSH or ProxyDeck?
PocketSSH ships an update every 5 days, and ProxyDeck every 3 weeks. Most recently, PocketSSH was updated on October 16, 2026 and ProxyDeck on October 17, 2026.

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