Comparison

SSH Quick Connect vs Konsol

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

Head to head
About

SSH Quick Connect

Features
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SSH Quick Connect is the ultimate, fastest, and most beautifully designed SSH client and terminal made exclusively for iOS. Forget endless configurations: add your server and connect with a single tap. Perfect for developers, sysadmins (Data Center, AWS, DigitalOcean), and tech enthusiasts (Raspberry Pi, Cloud) who need urgent remote access and monitoring tools on the go. CORE FEATURES: • Ultra-Fast Native Terminal: Full xterm-256 color support. Perfectly renders commands like top, htop, vim, and reads real-time server logs without breaking lines or overlapping text. • Visual SFTP Browser (Pro): Navigate your server directories visually. Upload files from your iPhone, download server data, delete, or create folders without typing a single command. • Air-Tight Security: Supports both classic Password authentication and Cryptographic Private Keys (SSH Keys / PEM / PUB files). Your data never leaves your device and is securely stored in Apple's local Keychain. • Maximum Customization: Let your terminal match your style. Choose between classic Dark mode, Light mode for daytime, or Hacker mode (classic green text on deep black). Enhance your experience with customizable font sizes and haptic feedback. • Unlimited Storage (Pro): Save an infinite number of hosts with specific ports, usernames, and auth methods for 1-second access. Includes a built-in connection tester to diagnose network issues instantly. Whether you need to restart an Nginx server gracefully, inspect a database log, or transfer a configuration file, SSH Quick Connect puts absolute power right in your pocket. Download now and take your servers with you. Privacy Policy URL: https://chisel-hawthorn-89d.notion.site/Privacy-Policy-for-SSH-Quick-Connect-31aab807cbbd805fb337d38362f53e33?pvs=73 Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Konsol

This app provides a comprehensive suite of network tools for IT professionals. It offers remote access via SSH, Telnet, and SFTP, along with diagnostic and monitoring features like ping, traceroute, and SNMP polling. Advanced device management capabilities include configuration backups and custom quick commands.

Highlights
  • SSH terminal with key authentication
  • Telnet client
  • SFTP file transfer
  • Ping and traceroute
  • Port scanner
  • SNMP polling
  • Configuration backup and diff
Features
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The switch stopped answering. You can't SSH to it — that's the problem. Konsol reaches it down a console cable instead, from the phone already in your pocket. Then it stays useful for everything else: SSH, Telnet, SFTP, and 28 network tools that don't need a laptop. EVERY WAY INTO A DEVICE • Serial console over a USB-C cable — the way in when the network is what's broken • Wireless console adapters, so the cable can stay in the rack • SSH with password or key auth — RSA, ED25519, ECDSA, plus jump hosts • Telnet, for the old kit that still only speaks it • SFTP, with a real file browser Older gear that modern SSH clients refuse to talk to will usually still negotiate here. 28 TOOLS, NOT 28 APPS Ping · Network Scanner · Device Discovery · Port Checker · Traceroute · Path Monitor · DNS Lookup · IP Calculator · Speed Test · Public IP Lookup SNMP Monitor · SNMP Trap Receiver · Syslog Receiver · TFTP Server · Bonjour Browser · BLE Scanner Command Reference · Port Reference · Wire Colors · Crimp Guide · MAC Vendor Lookup · Notable IPs & MACs · Code Snippets · Network Notes · Passwords Session Logs · Macros · Recordings The scanner sweeps a subnet and reports what answered and on which ports. Path Monitor keeps watching a route, so the fault that happens twice an hour has somewhere to show up. The reference tools need no signal at all. A TERMINAL THAT BEHAVES LIKE ONE • Line mode for typing on a phone; raw mode for vim, nano and anything drawing its own screen • Full ANSI colour, with highlight rules so "down" catches your eye as it scrolls past • Quick buttons for the commands you send constantly, with per-vendor templates • Macros for the lines you type every time you turn up a port • Several sessions at once, and broadcast to send one line to all of them • Session recording, played back at original timing • 27 terminal colour schemes and 51 app themes CONFIGS YOU CAN GO BACK TO Pull a running config over SSH and keep it. Compare any two and see exactly what changed — the answer to "it worked on Tuesday". Backups are plain text, readable without this app, by anyone. SYNCED FOLDERS A folder of firmware images, configs and notes that stays in step across your devices. Each folder has its own key, so you can share one with a colleague without handing over anything else. Everything on the share is encrypted before it leaves the device. Filenames and contents are never visible to the server. Deletions are never applied behind your back: when another device deletes something, this one asks first, and keeps asking until you answer. Add photos from your library, converted so every machine opens them. Put the share on a NAS, an SFTP server, or Konsol Cloud. SYNC, YOUR WAY One setting says where your data syncs: Apple iCloud, Konsol Sync, or nowhere. Konsol Sync needs no account — the sync password is the identity; set the same one on each device and they find each other. Everything is encrypted before it leaves, and Sync settings list every device sharing your data — strangers get flagged. FREE, AND PRO Free covers three saved connections, one session at a time, and most of the reference tools. Pro lifts the limits and unlocks the heavier tools — scanner, SNMP, syslog, config backup, recording, macros and the rest. One subscription covers all your devices on the same account. Work you already have keeps working if a subscription lapses. Konsol Pro is an auto-renewing subscription: $4.99 per month or $34.99 per year. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours before the period ends. Manage your subscription, or turn off auto-renew, in Account Settings after purchase. Privacy Policy: https://runaboutdigital.com/konsol/privacy.html Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

SSH Quick Connect4 screens
Konsol4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Konsol at none against SSH Quick Connect's shown. On price, in-app purchases, device support 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. SSH Quick Connect sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Konsol sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
SSH Quick Connect versus Konsol: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSSH Quick ConnectKonsol
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—3 — better
Update frequency—Weekly
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Freemium
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS17.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB30 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperZAINAB KICHOU AMANADCurtis Waldner

In-app purchases

3 purchases

SSH Quick Connect

Subscriptions2
  • Pro Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Pro Yearly$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • Pro Lifetime$79.99
2 purchases

Konsol

Subscriptions2
  • Konsol Pro Monthly7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Konsol Pro Annually7 Days trial$34.991 Year

Questions

Is SSH Quick Connect free?
SSH Quick Connect is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Konsol free?
Konsol is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do SSH Quick Connect or Konsol have ads?
SSH Quick Connect shows ads; Konsol does not.

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