tunlr vs Hetznerly
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Full PTY terminal emulation
- Biometric-protected SSH keys
- On-device voice dictation
- Customizable keyboard toolbar
- Save server profiles
- 14 color themes
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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 β everything stays on your device. tunlr is built for developers, sysadmins, and DevOps engineers who need real terminal access on iPhone and iPad. β TERMINAL β 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. β AUTHENTICATION β Three ways to authenticate, all protected by Face ID or Touch ID: Secure Enclave keys β 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 β bring your own Ed25519, ECDSA, or RSA keys. Stored in the iOS Keychain with biometric protection. Passwords β stored in the Keychain, never in plain text. β HOST VERIFICATION β 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. β VOICE INPUT β Dictate terminal commands with on-device speech recognition powered by WhisperKit. All audio processing happens on your device β nothing is sent to any server. β KEYBOARD TOOLBAR β Customizable keyboard toolbar with sticky modifier keys. Shortcut packs for Shell, Tmux, Vim, and Claude Code workflows. Save your own favorites. β CONNECTIONS β 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. β APPEARANCE β 14 color themes: Default Dark, Solarized Dark, Solarized Light, Dracula, Nord, Monokai, One Dark, GitHub Light, Gruvbox Light, Catppuccin Mocha, Tokyo Night, RosΓ© Pine, Synthwave, and Kanagawa. Four monospace fonts and adjustable font size. β PRIVACY β No accounts. No analytics. No tracking. No data collection. Everything runs on your device. SSH connections go directly to your servers β tunlr never contacts any third-party service.
Hetznerly
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Hetznerly is the fastest way to run your Hetzner servers β Cloud, DNS, and Robot β from one native app on iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Watch your fleet on a beautiful animated globe. Reboot, snapshot, or scale a server in two taps. SSH directly from your phone, no app-switch. Manage DNS zones. Spin up new instances from any datacenter without leaving the couch. Built native for iOS 26 and macOS 26 with Liquid Glass design, Live Activities, Widgets, Spotlight integration, and full keyboard shortcuts on Mac. Your API tokens are stored in the device Keychain β Hetznerly has no backend, so they never reach a server of ours. β Globe Dashboard: see every server and zone on one live map β Cloud, DNS, Robot β all your Hetzner products in one place β Built-in SSH terminal (SwiftTerm) with key authentication β SFTP browser to upload, download, and manage server files β Object Storage (S3) browser: configure access keys, browse buckets, upload/download/delete files β One-tap server actions: reboot, snapshot, rescue mode, scale, delete β Live Activities while a long-running action is in flight β Home Screen widget with status of your most-watched servers β Universal app: iPhone, iPad, Mac β built for each β Privacy-first: tokens in the device Keychain, optional Secure Enclave-backed SSH keys, no analytics, no tracking Free to use with your own Hetzner account. No subscription, no analytics, no tracking.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: tunlr at 17.0 against Hetznerly's 26.0. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
tunlr ships an update every 5 weeks, Hetznerly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 7, 2026 and August 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | tunlr | Hetznerly |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | β |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks β better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | β |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 β better | 26.0 |
| Further details β not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 15 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Anastasiia Trofimova | Xiang Bai |
In-app purchases
tunlr
No in-app purchases
Hetznerly
No in-app purchases





