Comparison

Hew Playground vs SSH Easy Terminal

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

Head to head
About

Hew Playground

Features
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Write, run and learn Hew on your iPhone or iPad. Hew is a programming language built around actors that communicate by sending messages. Edit code with syntax highlighting, live errors and warnings, compiler-powered completions, type information and quick access to symbols. Run code on your device, or choose Remote to use the Hew server with an internet connection. Explore 13 interactive lessons, 13 examples and 19 quick reference cards. Learn the basics, then try actors, closures, async/await and state machines. Load runnable snippets straight into the editor and open the Hew documentation in the app. Save and organise your programs, import and export .hew files, and share code or a hew.run link. Stop running programs, protect unsaved changes and save your work when the app goes into the background. On iPad, resize the side-by-side editor and output panes. Hew Playground supports Dynamic Type, VoiceOver labels and hardware keyboards, and is available in 11 languages. Requires iOS 26 or iPadOS 26 or later. Learn more at https://hew.sh

About

SSH Easy Terminal

Features
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SSH Easy Terminal is a fast, native SSH client for people who manage their own servers and are tired of renting their tools. 3-DAY FREE TRIAL, THEN MONTHLY Start with a 3-day free trial. After that it continues as a monthly subscription. Every feature — including the on-device AI copilot — is included, and you can cancel anytime. AN AI COPILOT THAT STAYS ON YOUR PHONE Explain a command, or describe what you want and get a command to run — powered by Apple's on-device models. Nothing is sent to a server. It works offline, with no inference cost and no account. A built-in guard flags destructive commands before you run them. (Requires an Apple Intelligence device; the SSH client works fully without it.) PRIVATE BY CONSTRUCTION Private keys are generated and stored in the iOS Keychain and never leave your device. No telemetry, no analytics SDKs, no cloud. The only network activity is the SSH connections you start. BUILT FOR REAL TERMINAL WORK - Full VT100/xterm terminal with vim, htop, and tmux support - Keyboard accessory bar: Esc, Ctrl, Tab, arrows, pipe, function keys - Ed25519 and ECDSA keys — generate on device or import your OpenSSH keys - Host-key verification with trust-on-first-use and a clear warning if a key changes - SFTP file browser: upload, download, rename, delete - Command snippets, jump host (ProxyJump), and optional Face ID lock - Themes, adjustable font size, and scrollback Localized in 19 languages. Universal — iPhone and iPad.

Screenshots

Hew Playground4 screens
SSH Easy Terminal4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: SSH Easy Terminal at every 2 days against Hew Playground's every 3 months. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Hew Playground ships an update every 3 months, SSH Easy Terminal every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 5 level
Hew Playground versus SSH Easy Terminal: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHew PlaygroundSSH Easy Terminal
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.026.0
Further details — not scored
Size31 MB10 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperStephen OlesenKaan Taskiner

In-app purchases

None

Hew Playground

No in-app purchases

None

SSH Easy Terminal

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Hew Playground free?
Hew Playground is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is SSH Easy Terminal free?
SSH Easy Terminal is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Hew Playground or SSH Easy Terminal have ads?
Neither Hew Playground nor SSH Easy Terminal shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Hew Playground or SSH Easy Terminal?
Hew Playground ships an update every 3 months, and SSH Easy Terminal every 2 days. Most recently, Hew Playground was updated on October 31, 2026 and SSH Easy Terminal on October 25, 2026.

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