# shellin vs CoTerm

The clearest difference is monetization model: CoTerm at freemium against shellin's subscription. CoTerm also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.6). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. shellin sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days and CoTerm sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for shellin against 5.0 for CoTerm. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | shellin | CoTerm |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | [5.0 (1 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/shellin/id6760250186/reviews) | [5.0 (1 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/coterm-ai-coding-terminal/id6760943581/reviews) |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days | — |
| Monetization | Subscription | **Freemium** |
| Size | 14 MB | 29 MB |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 | **15.1** |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Joonhyung Cho](https://appshunter.io/developer/1883466334) | [思亮 刘](https://appshunter.io/developer/1792659057) |

## What reviewers say

### shellin

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/shellin/id6760250186)

Access and control your Mac terminal from your iPhone or iPad. Monitor AI coding agents, run commands, and stay connected to your workflow remotely via an encrypted peer-to-peer connection.

**Highlights:** View Mac terminal live on iPhone/iPad, Monitor AI coding agents remotely, Real-time interaction with keyboard input, Connect without SSH setup, End-to-end encrypted peer-to-peer session

**Features:** macOS Compatibility

**In-app purchases (2)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Shellin Lite | $0.99 | per 7 days |
| Shellin Pro | $8.99 | per month |


### CoTerm

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/coterm-ai-coding-terminal/id6760943581)

Control your development environment and automate tasks directly from your phone. This tool provides a real terminal experience for running code, managing remote servers, and executing commands anywhere, anytime.

**Highlights:** Run code and automate tasks remotely, SSH connection with real terminal, Execute commands and manage workflows, Control multiple sessions, Real-time progress monitoring, AI-assisted development workflows

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (2)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Pro Monthly | $2.99 | per month |
| Pro Yearly | $17.99 | per year |


## Frequently asked questions

### Is shellin free?

shellin is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Is CoTerm free?

CoTerm is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Which has better reviews, shellin or CoTerm?

shellin and CoTerm are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 1 ratings respectively.

### Do shellin or CoTerm have ads?

Neither shellin nor CoTerm shows ads.

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