Comparison

Shiny Code vs SigilTTY

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

Head to head
About

Shiny Code

Access your development machine remotely to manage code tasks and review changes. This app allows you to interact with AI coding tools on your computer from your iPhone, keeping your code secure on your own hardware.

Highlights
  • Remote SSH access
  • Invoke Claude Code on dev machine
  • Kick off tasks remotely
  • Review code diffs
  • Approve tool calls
  • Code stays on your machine
Features
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Shiny Code connects to your dev machine over SSH and invokes Claude Code there, so you can kick off tasks, review diffs, and approve tool calls from anywhere — no special setup required. Just your Mac or Linux box, Claude Code, and an iPhone. Your code stays on your machine. Your AI stays productive. And you stay in the loop, whether you're at your desk or away from it.

About

SigilTTY

Features
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SigilTTY is a native terminal for iPhone, iPad, and Mac — an SSH client built for working with coding agents. Attach to the agents running on your own servers, see which are working and which are stuck, get alerted the moment one needs you, and answer out loud. Shells, SFTP, tunnels and keys are all here too, synced through iCloud. SigilTTY contains no language model and no chatbot. The agents are programs on your own servers — SigilTTY is the terminal you reach them with. YOUR AGENTS, ANYWHERE • Attach to the coding agents herdr runs on your servers, each with a live status dot • Every agent on every server in one list — in the sidebar on iPad and Mac, in its own tab on iPhone • Get alerted when an agent is blocked or done — on iPhone and iPad even with the app closed, end-to-end encrypted • Reply by voice: on-device, or with your own Volcengine, iFlytek or compatible speech-to-text key. The text is typed in for you to check — it never sends itself • Paste or drop files into the terminal to upload them • Requires the open-source herdr 0.8.0 or later on your server SERVER MONITOR • CPU, memory, disk, network and top processes for all your servers on one page • Sort any column and end a runaway process • Linux, macOS and FreeBSD — nothing to install on the server A REAL TERMINAL • GPU-accelerated rendering powered by Ghostty • Tabs everywhere; splits and broadcast input on Mac • Output highlighting for Cisco, Huawei/H3C and other network gear • Hundreds of color themes, with the whole app following your theme • CJK font selection and one-tap command snippets CONNECT • SSH with password, private key or hardware security key • Telnet, and USB serial console on Mac • Jump hosts and Quick Connect FILES & TUNNELS • SFTP file browser with preview • ZMODEM (sz / rz) right in the terminal • Local and remote port forwarding, SSH agent forwarding SECURITY • Credentials stay in the Keychain; optional Face ID / Touch ID for keys • FIDO2 security keys over USB-C or NFC, tested with YubiKey • Host key verification; a remote host must ask before touching your clipboard • Key Handoff: move a key to another device over your LAN, end-to-end encrypted • No ads. No analytics. No tracking. SYNC • Servers, folders, snippets, keys, known hosts and agent records sync with iCloud • English and Simplified Chinese Free to download. Feedback: support@sigiltty.com

Screenshots

Shiny Code4 screens
SigilTTY4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: SigilTTY at 3 against Shiny Code's 1. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Shiny Code versus SigilTTY: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterShiny CodeSigilTTY
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequency—Every 3 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS18.017 — better
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB27 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperPaul Cannon超毅 王

In-app purchases

None

Shiny Code

No in-app purchases

None

SigilTTY

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Shiny Code free?
Shiny Code is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is SigilTTY free?
SigilTTY is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Shiny Code or SigilTTY have ads?
Neither Shiny Code nor SigilTTY shows ads.

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