Comparison

tunlr vs PrismKit

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β€” 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 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.

About

PrismKit

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PrismKit is a developer's Swiss Army knife: a collection of fast tools that run entirely on your iPhone and iPad β€” offline, with nothing ever sent to a server. Paste a production token, a private config, or any sensitive data with confidence. Everything is processed locally on your device. TOOLS INCLUDED β€’ JSON ↔ YAML β€” Convert between both formats in either direction. β€’ JSON ↔ TOON β€” Convert to and from TOON, the compact format that saves tokens when working with AI models. β€’ JSON Format β€” Format, validate, and minify with error detection. β€’ Base64 β€” Encode and decode text. β€’ URL Encode β€” Encode and decode URL strings. β€’ JWT Decoder β€” Inspect the header and payload, see the expiry, and verify the HMAC signature (HS256, HS384, and HS512). β€’ Hash β€” Generate SHA-256, SHA-512, and MD5. β€’ QR Code β€” Generate and customize QR codes with colors, a logo, and PNG export. β€’ UUID β€” Generate unique identifiers in batches. β€’ Regex Tester β€” Test regular expressions and see matches and their groups. β€’ Diff β€” Compare two versions of text line by line and spot the differences. BUILT TO BE FAST β€’ Command palette (⌘K) to jump to any tool in seconds. β€’ Mark your favorite tools to keep them within reach. β€’ Copy any result with a tap. β€’ Optimized for iPhone and iPad, with a two-column layout on larger screens. β€’ Light, dark, and automatic themes. PRIVACY FIRST β€’ 100% offline: no tool needs an internet connection. β€’ No accounts, no analytics, no ads, no tracking. β€’ We collect absolutely no data. Made by developers, for developers.

Screenshots

tunlr4 screens
PrismKit4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: tunlr at 17.0 against PrismKit's 26.0. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard1 real difference Β· 7 level
tunlr versus PrismKit: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParametertunlrPrismKit
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews100.0% of reviewsβ€”
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksβ€”
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeβ€”
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.0 β€” better26.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size13 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAnastasiia TrofimovaJUAN DE DIOS FRAUSTO RAMIREZ

In-app purchases

None

tunlr

No in-app purchases

None

PrismKit

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is tunlr free?
tunlr is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is PrismKit free?
PrismKit is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do tunlr or PrismKit have ads?
Neither tunlr nor PrismKit shows ads.

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