Comparison

TerminaLLM vs Machete DGX

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

Head to head
About

TerminaLLM

Features
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TerminaLLM is a mobile workspace for the remote machine where your command-line AI runs. Connect to where an agent is already working, keep going on sessions that survive every disconnect, and now run a whole team of agents at once. SWARM: A TEAM OF AI AGENTS, RUN FROM YOUR PHONE Launch a crew on your own server and watch it work. A lead architect breaks the job into pieces and hands them out, while the agents you choose run side by side, each in its own live terminal pane. • Start from a recipe: Debugging, Code review, Add tests, Refactor, Implement a feature, or Write docs. • Run any agent: presets for Claude Code, Codex, and Aider, or your own command, each with its model and effort. • Each pane is a real terminal, not a log tail. Read it, type into it, take over any time. • Agents run on your machine, signed in with your own AI CLI logins. Your prompts and your code never pass through us. Swarm is a Pro feature. It needs a small helper daemon, which the app can install for you (one tap on supported servers). SESSIONS THAT DO NOT DROP • Persistent sessions survive disconnects, Wi-Fi to cellular handoffs, and app backgrounding, running whether you are watching or not. • Termina-TCP, an optional helper daemon, gives sub-second reconnects. It falls back to plain SSH automatically. • Get a push notification the moment a long run stops for input, across the major AI coding CLIs. SEE AND STEER YOUR WORK • The Changes tab tracks every file that changes, with line counts, diff previews, and one-tap export. • Full SFTP browser with code, image, video, and audio previews, plus an in-app code editor. • Voice dictation two ways: platform streaming, or on-device Whisper that keeps audio on the phone. • OAuth and login URLs open in an in-app browser, so you never leave the session. • Live Activities show SSH status on the Lock Screen and Dynamic Island. SECURITY THAT IS SERIOUS BY DEFAULT • Encrypted credential vault (AES-256-GCM with HKDF-Expand), opt-in and on-device only. • TOTP two-factor, Face ID and Touch ID, host key verification, and an exportable audit log. • Three security profiles (Paranoid, Casual, Speedster) tune lockouts and timeouts. • TLS public-key pinning on our proxy, plus encrypted backup and restore. FREE, WITH A DAILY TASTE OF PLUS Free includes the SSH terminal, SFTP browser, the Changes tab, voice dictation, media drop, the full security suite, and 5 connection profiles, plus a daily taste of every Plus feature: code editor (15 KB, 3 saves per day), session recording (30-second clips), session sharing (1 per day), port forwarding (1 tunnel, 30-minute cap), batch SFTP (3 files per batch, 2 batches per day), 2 SFTP bookmarks, and 1 encrypted backup per month. PLUS, $4.99/month: removes every Free cap, and adds multi-hop SSH through bastion hosts (jump host) and unlimited connection profiles. PRO, $9.99/month: everything in Plus, plus Swarm, the AI Assistant chatbot, and voice-to-command translation. GENERATIVE AI DISCLOSURE The Pro AI Assistant chatbot and voice-to-command translation use Anthropic's Claude API. Your prompts and the recent chatbot conversation are sent to Anthropic, PBC. SSH credentials, terminal output, command results, file contents, and file paths are never sent. Explicit consent is required before any data leaves your device, and you can revoke it in Settings > Security. Swarm is different: it orchestrates the AI coding tools already installed on your own server, under your own logins. Swarm prompts and code are never sent to us or to Anthropic by the app. SUBSCRIPTION TERMS Plus and Pro are auto-renewable subscriptions. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions renew for the same length and price unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the current period ends. Manage or cancel in iOS Settings > [your name] > Subscriptions. Terms of Use (EULA): https://terminallm.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://terminallm.app/privacy

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Machete DGX

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Machete DGX puts your NVIDIA DGX Spark in your pocket. Monitor, manage and experiment with your AI server from anywhere — live GPU dashboard, full SSH terminal, Docker management, local LLM chat and a built-in Hugging Face model hub, all in one app. LIVE GPU DASHBOARD • Real-time GPU, CPU, memory, disk and network metrics • Temperature and utilization charts at a glance • Catch problems before they cost you a training run SSH TERMINAL • Full SSH terminal with a real terminal emulator • Multiple sessions, hardware-keyboard friendly DOCKER MANAGEMENT • List, start, stop and inspect containers • Stream container logs in real time CHAT WITH YOUR OWN LLM • Talk directly to the LLM running locally on your DGX Spark • Your prompts stay on your hardware, not in someone else's cloud HUGGING FACE MODEL HUB • Search Hugging Face without leaving the app • Download models straight to your server • Launch them with fully editable runtime parameters COMMUNITY SOLUTIONS • Ready-to-run model recipes shared by the community • Star the best ones and run them in a tap • Publish your own configurations ALERTS & REPORTS • Push and e-mail alerts for temperature, utilization and job events • Daily e-mail reports with your server's health summary SCHEDULED BACKUPS • Back up to S3, Google Drive, Dropbox, Box, FTP or SCP • Set the schedule once, get notified about every run ONE-TAP SETUP • Install the on-server agent directly from the app — no manual configuration MAKE IT YOURS • Deep theming and customization • 9 interface languages • Settings sync across devices with a Supabase account PRIVACY FIRST • SSH credentials never leave your device • Your Hugging Face token is stored encrypted — in the device Keychain and in Supabase Vault • Direct device-to-server connections MACHETE PRO Monitoring your Spark is free. Machete Pro unlocks the power features: • Download and launch Hugging Face models on your Spark • SSH terminal and console access • Docker container management • 24/7 agent: alerts, scheduled backups and reports • Image generation and LLM chat • Multiple servers and the live training monitor Machete Pro is an auto-renewable subscription, offered monthly or yearly. Payment is charged to your App Store account at confirmation of purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the current period ends; the renewal is charged within 24 hours before the period ends. Manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings. Privacy Policy: https://dgx.down.pl/machete/privacy/ Terms of Use (EULA): https://dgx.down.pl/machete/terms/ Built for developers, ML engineers and homelab enthusiasts who want their DGX Spark within arm's reach at all times. Requires an NVIDIA DGX Spark (or compatible Linux host) reachable over SSH. This app is not affiliated with or endorsed by NVIDIA Corporation.

Screenshots

TerminaLLM4 screens
Machete DGX4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is chart position: TerminaLLM at #199 against Machete DGX's unranked. On price, update cadence, 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. TerminaLLM sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Machete DGX sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $12.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TerminaLLM ships an update fortnightly, Machete DGX every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on August 17, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 6 level
TerminaLLM versus Machete DGX: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTerminaLLMMachete DGX
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Best chart rank#199 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size77 MB38 MB
Age rating4++4
DeveloperTerminaLLM LLCSLOVE SP. Z O. O.

In-app purchases

4 purchases

TerminaLLM

Subscriptions4
  • TerminaLLM Plus Monthly2 variants$4.991 Month
  • TerminaLLM Pro$9.991 Month
  • TerminaLLM Plus Annual2 variants$49.991 Year
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  • TerminaLLM Pro$99.991 Year
2 purchases

Machete DGX

Subscriptions2
  • Machete Pro (Monthly)$12.991 Month
  • Machete Pro (Yearly)$99.001 Year

Questions

Is TerminaLLM free?
TerminaLLM is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Machete DGX free?
Machete DGX is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do TerminaLLM or Machete DGX have ads?
Neither TerminaLLM nor Machete DGX shows ads.
Which is updated more often, TerminaLLM or Machete DGX?
TerminaLLM ships an update fortnightly, and Machete DGX every 2 weeks. Most recently, TerminaLLM was updated on August 17, 2026 and Machete DGX on September 20, 2026.

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