Comparison

tunlr vs Pushword

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

Head to head
About

tunlr

This app provides a secure SSH terminal emulator for mobile devices. It offers advanced authentication methods, including biometric-protected keys, and on-device voice dictation for terminal commands. Designed for developers and sysadmins, it ensures privacy with no accounts or data tracking.

Highlights
  • Full PTY terminal emulation
  • Biometric-protected SSH keys
  • On-device voice dictation
  • Customizable keyboard toolbar
  • Save server profiles
  • 14 color themes
Features
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SSH terminal in your pocket. Full xterm-256color emulation, biometric-protected keys, and on-device voice dictation. No accounts, no tracking — everything stays on your device. tunlr is built for developers, sysadmins, and DevOps engineers who need real terminal access on iPhone and iPad. — TERMINAL — Full PTY terminal emulation powered by SwiftTerm. xterm-256color support. Configurable scrollback buffer up to 50,000 lines. Optional Metal GPU-accelerated rendering. Works in portrait and landscape on both iPhone and iPad. — AUTHENTICATION — Three ways to authenticate, all protected by Face ID or Touch ID: Secure Enclave keys — generate a P-256 ECDSA key that never leaves your device's Secure Enclave. The private key is inaccessible even to the app itself. Imported keys — bring your own Ed25519, ECDSA, or RSA keys. Stored in the iOS Keychain with biometric protection. Passwords — stored in the Keychain, never in plain text. — HOST VERIFICATION — Trust-on-first-use (TOFU) host key verification. tunlr saves the server fingerprint on first connection and warns you if it ever changes. Import fingerprints by scanning a QR code to skip the initial trust step. — VOICE INPUT — Dictate terminal commands with on-device speech recognition powered by WhisperKit. All audio processing happens on your device — nothing is sent to any server. — KEYBOARD TOOLBAR — Customizable keyboard toolbar with sticky modifier keys. Shortcut packs for Shell, Tmux, Vim, and Claude Code workflows. Save your own favorites. — CONNECTIONS — Save server profiles with hostname, port, username, and authentication method. Connect with a single tap. Auto-reconnect restores your session when you return to the app, with configurable keepalive intervals. — APPEARANCE — 14 color themes: Default Dark, Solarized Dark, Solarized Light, Dracula, Nord, Monokai, One Dark, GitHub Light, Gruvbox Light, Catppuccin Mocha, Tokyo Night, Rosé Pine, Synthwave, and Kanagawa. Four monospace fonts and adjustable font size. — PRIVACY — No accounts. No analytics. No tracking. No data collection. Everything runs on your device. SSH connections go directly to your servers — tunlr never contacts any third-party service.

About

Pushword

A polished text and code editor for Apple devices. Write and edit code, Markdown, notes, and more with features like syntax highlighting, Markdown preview, and PDF export. It's designed for developers, students, and writers who need a fast, native editing experience.

Highlights
  • Syntax highlighting
  • Markdown preview
  • PDF export
  • File and folder management
  • iCloud sync
  • Snippets and editor actions
  • Built-in language tutorials
Features
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Pushword is a polished text and code editor for Mac, iPad, and iPhone. Write code, Markdown, notes, documentation, snippets, and technical drafts in one focused workspace. Pushword is built for people who think in files: developers, students, writers, makers, and anyone who wants a fast editor that feels native across Apple devices. Edit your work with syntax highlighting, line numbers, folders, tabs, Markdown preview, PDF export, language tutorials, snippets, search tools, and optional iCloud sync for files you choose to keep in Cloud. What Pushword can do: - Edit code, Markdown, notes, and plain text. - Work with Swift, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, TypeScript, JSON, Python, YAML, XML, Bash, PHP, SQL, Go, Markdown, and plain text. - Create files and folders directly inside the app. - Lightweight automated background code check for the errors - Open files and folders from your device. - Organize your workspace with Drafts, Local files, and optional Cloud files. - Sync selected Cloud files through iCloud across Mac, iPad, and iPhone. (optional) - Preview Markdown while you write. - Export your work as PDF. - Use tabs to switch between open files. - Search inside files and across your project. - Use snippets, indentation tools, line highlighting, and editor actions. - Choose themes, fonts, accent colors, and alternate app icons. - Learn language basics with built-in basic tutorial windows. - Use local Apple Intelligence actions on supported devices. Pushword is local-first. Drafts and opened Local files stay on your device unless you save, export, or move them into Cloud. No account or Login is required. Whether you are writing a Markdown README, editing a Swift snippet, drafting notes, reviewing HTML/CSS, testing SQL, or organizing developer ideas on the go, Pushword gives you a clean editor that respects your files and your focus.

Screenshots

tunlr4 screens
Pushword4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Pushword at weekly against tunlr's every 5 weeks. tunlr's advantage is iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.4). On price, review sentiment, ads and in-app purchases 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

tunlr ships an update every 5 weeks, Pushword weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
tunlr versus Pushword: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParametertunlrPushword
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS17.0 — better26.4
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB27 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperAnastasiia TrofimovaSedat Yildirim

Customer experience

tunlr

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Pushword

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

tunlr

No in-app purchases

None

Pushword

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is tunlr free?
tunlr is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Pushword free?
Pushword is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do tunlr or Pushword have ads?
Neither tunlr nor Pushword shows ads.
Which is updated more often, tunlr or Pushword?
tunlr ships an update every 5 weeks, and Pushword weekly. Most recently, tunlr was updated on September 21, 2026 and Pushword on October 1, 2026.

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