ShellPilot vs QuickLLM
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
ShellPilot
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Connect to any server from your iPhone or iPad, and keep the commands you run often ready to reuse. ShellPilot is a full SSH terminal built for developers, sysadmins, and anyone who manages a server, a VPS, or a Raspberry Pi on the go. SAVED SNIPPETS Keep the commands you run often โ restarts, log checks, deploy steps โ and run them in a tap on any saved server, instead of retyping them every time you connect. FULL TERMINAL A real terminal emulator with xterm-compatible rendering, not a cut-down text box. Works with tmux, vim, and anything else you run over SSH. SSH KEYS Generate or import Ed25519 and RSA keys. Keys stay on your device โ nothing is uploaded anywhere. SFTP FILE BROWSER Browse remote files next to your local storage over SFTP. Upload, download, rename and delete without leaving the app. MULTIPLE SERVERS Save connections for every server you manage. Switch between a VPS, a Raspberry Pi, or a Docker host in a tap. RECENT SESSIONS Jump back into a server you connected to recently, without hunting through a list. WORKS WELL FOR โข Developers deploying and checking on servers โข Sysadmins managing a VPS or home server โข Raspberry Pi and homelab owners โข Anyone who needs a real terminal without a laptop ABOUT THIS APP Your connections, keys and snippets stay on your device. No account, no cloud sync of credentials. PURCHASES โข ShellPilot Pro โ one-time purchase โข Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase โข One-time purchase โ no subscription and no renewals Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://cosmovex.web.app/apps/shellpilot/privacy-policy
QuickLLM
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QuickLLM is a private local AI workspace designed for iOS and macOS. QuickLLM keeps inference, conversations, documents, embeddings, retrieval, and generated text on your device while making model fit and network purpose visible. KEY FEATURES: - Private local chat: Run conversations through packaged local inference with visible model, Profile, Knowledge, context, generation, and Stop state. - Model fit: Measure device capability, compare memory and storage needs, download verified models, and explain unsupported configurations. - Knowledge Bases: Ingest supported documents, build local indexes, retrieve grounded excerpts, and open citations at their source. - Profiles and LoRA: Save model, context, sampling, backend, and adapter combinations for repeatable work. - Templates and Actions: Reuse private prompts and run shared-text workflows that keep results available for copy, share, or conversation. - Portable control: Export conversations, run a desktop local API when explicitly enabled, and create encrypted backup and restore files. PERFECT FOR: - Private drafting, brainstorming, summarization, and coding assistance - Offline or local-only conversations with downloaded models - Question answering over personal PDFs, DOCX, Markdown, and text - Reusable local Profiles, Templates, Actions, and encrypted backups GETTING STARTED: - Run device diagnostics and choose a model that fits. - Download, verify, and load the model. - Start a conversation and choose a Profile. - Optionally create a Knowledge Base, add trusted documents, and verify citations. - Export important work or create an encrypted backup before moving or deleting data. PRIVACY & SECURITY: - Prompts, conversations, documents, embeddings, retrieval, and generated text stay on-device. - Mobile share inputs are temporary and external originals are never deleted. - App-owned workspace data and managed copies can be removed through the reviewed privacy workflow. FREE AND PRO: - Start with a seven-day ad-free trial. - Free keeps the full feature set and may show mobile advertising or a daily desktop support reminder. - QuickLLM Pro removes ads and reminders through a yearly subscription or a one-time lifetime purchase. Terms of Use: https://kakitiro.com/quickapps/quickllm/terms/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: ShellPilot at none against QuickLLM's shown. QuickLLM's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 4 months). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.
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Both are free to download. ShellPilot sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and QuickLLM sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
ShellPilot ships an update every 4 months, QuickLLM every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ShellPilot | QuickLLM |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 2 months โ better |
| Ads | No โ better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Mac |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 โ better | 16.4 |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 73 MB | 83 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Sahana A S | KAZUHIRO KAKIMOTO |
In-app purchases
ShellPilot
- ShellPilot Pro$4.99
QuickLLM
- Pro - Annual$0.991 Year
- Pro - Lifetime$4.99
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