Comparison

exe.dev vs SSHHIP

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

Head to head
About

exe.dev

Manage your virtual machines and coding agent from your phone. Transform ideas into production-ready code remotely. Offers auto-renewable monthly subscriptions for various plans.

Highlights
  • Virtual machine management
  • Coding agent integration
  • Remote development
  • Idea to production workflow
  • Monthly subscription plans
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The exe.dev app gives you access to all of your virtual machines on exe.dev, together with their coding agent, Shelley. Idea to production from your phone. exe.dev offers auto-renewable monthly subscriptions (Small, Medium, Large, and XLarge). Payment is charged to your Apple Account at purchase confirmation. Subscriptions automatically renew unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://exe.dev/docs/terms-of-service Privacy Policy: https://exe.dev/docs/privacy-notice

About

SSHHIP

A focused terminal client for developers to connect to their remote machines and resume existing tmux or herdr sessions. It offers secure authentication, a CommandDial for quick commands, and image transfer capabilities, all with a local-first design.

Highlights
  • Connect to remote hosts via SSH
  • Attach to existing tmux/herdr sessions
  • CommandDial for saved commands and keys
  • Image transfer to host over SFTP
  • Secure authentication options
  • Local-first design with iCloud sync option
Features
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SSHHIP is a focused iPhone and iPad terminal client for developers who keep real work running on their own machines. Add your Mac mini, workstation, or homelab host, connect with Automatic or direct SSH, and jump back into the tmux or herdr session you already use. SSHHIP is built for the small moments when you need to check a build, guide a coding agent, restart a process, or send one careful command while away from your desk. SSHHIP keeps the workflow familiar: - Save hosts you own or administer. - Connect directly, without a SSHHIP account or hosted relay. - Choose Automatic, direct SSH, or Mosh per host; Automatic uses Mosh when available and falls back to SSH. - Use Automatic authentication for Tailscale SSH or other hosts that accept keyless SSH, import an unencrypted or passphrase-encrypted OpenSSH Ed25519 or ECDSA private key, or generate a non-exportable Secure Enclave P-256 key. - Attach to existing tmux or herdr sessions with one tap. - Use the CommandDial for saved command snippets, common keys, sticky arrow D-pad navigation, directional pane focus in tmux or herdr, paste, selection, voice, keyboard control, and contextual multiplexer actions, with a resting-puck tap fallback to an organized full command menu where frequently used commands can be pinned. - Send a clipboard image or selected photos to your connected host over SFTP and insert their remote paths. - Optionally sync saved-host metadata across your Apple devices through your private iCloud database. - Keep imported credentials in the iOS Keychain and hardware-backed keys in the Secure Enclave. - Use a polished dark interface designed for terminal work. SSHHIP is local-first by design. There is no SSHHIP backend, no cloud vault, no analytics SDK, no advertising, and no tracking. Command snippets and command-menu pins stay on your device. Your host list also stays on your device unless you turn on saved-host iCloud sync. When enabled, saved-host metadata syncs through your private iCloud database; passwords, imported private keys, passphrases, and Secure Enclave key references still stay out of CloudKit. Automatic hosts can connect without a saved password when the SSH server allows it. Passwords and imported private keys that you save stay in Keychain. Secure Enclave private keys are non-exportable and never leave the hardware. Terminal traffic goes between your iOS device and the hosts you configure over SSH. When you choose Send Image, each selected image goes directly from your iOS device to that connected host over SFTP, and SSHHIP inserts the remote path into your terminal input line. SSHHIP is a one-time purchase. Every feature is free for one month, then you can buy the lifetime unlock once to keep using SSH, multiplexer shortcuts, themes, saved hosts, and client-side features. SSHHIP is narrow on purpose: a calm, native way to get back to your own terminal.

Screenshots

exe.dev4 screens
SSHHIP4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: SSHHIP at free with in-app purchases against exe.dev's subscription. SSHHIP also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 2 weeks) and chart position (#166 vs unranked). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. exe.dev sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $24.99 per month and SSHHIP sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for exe.dev against 4.9 for SSHHIP. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 16 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

exe.dev ships an update every 2 weeks, SSHHIP every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
exe.dev versus SSHHIP: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameterexe.devSSHHIP
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (6 ratings) — better4.9 (16 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings616 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationSubscriptionFree with in-app purchases — better
Best chart rank—#166 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.217.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size124 MB17 MB
Age rating17+4+
Developerssh exe.devKun Chen

Customer experience

exe.dev

All ratings6 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

SSHHIP

All ratings16 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

exe.dev

Subscriptions3
  • Individual — Small$24.991 Month
  • Individual — Medium$49.991 Month
  • Individual - Large$99.991 Month
1 purchases

SSHHIP

One-time1
  • SSHHIP Lifetime Unlock$29.99

Questions

Is exe.dev free?
exe.dev is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is SSHHIP free?
SSHHIP is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, exe.dev or SSHHIP?
exe.dev is rated higher. exe.dev averages 5.0 out of 5 from 6 ratings, while SSHHIP averages 4.9 from 16 ratings.
Do exe.dev or SSHHIP have ads?
Neither exe.dev nor SSHHIP shows ads.
Which is updated more often, exe.dev or SSHHIP?
exe.dev ships an update every 2 weeks, and SSHHIP every 4 days. Most recently, exe.dev was updated on October 5, 2026 and SSHHIP on October 9, 2026.

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