Pling vs terminALL
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side ā with what reviewers say about each.
Pling
This app provides a powerful SSH client and push notification platform for managing servers on mobile devices. It offers a full terminal experience, AI command generation, server monitoring, and SFTP file management. Users can also triage notifications and check host status from their Apple Watch.
- Full SSH and Mosh terminal emulation
- Push notifications for server events
- AI-powered command generation
- Real-time server monitoring
- SFTP file manager
- Customizable terminal themes
- Split-pane terminals on iPad
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Your servers, in your pocket. Pling is the most powerful SSH client and push notification platform for iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch. Spin up a terminal in seconds, or say what you want done and let Pling run the session. COMMAND AGENT Describe a task in plain English and Pling runs the SSH session for you: planning, dispatching, reading output, and adjusting as it goes. It asks on real decisions and stops before anything destructive. Launch it from the new Spotlight launcher or any terminal. SSH & TERMINAL A real terminal: full ANSI color, true emulation, and good-looking themes. Connect with SSH or Mosh. Mosh keeps sessions alive through subway tunnels and cellular handoffs. Jump hosts, SSH config import, and live port forwarding you can edit mid-session. Plus CRT mode, keyboard reordering, and saved snippets. REMOTE DESKTOP Stream and control a host's full graphical desktop in-app over hardware-accelerated H.264. Move the pointer, type on-screen, pinch to zoom, and push resolution, frame rate, and bitrate to your link's limit. PUSH NOTIFICATIONS Hook up servers, scripts, and CI with one HTTP request. Custom channels, low-to-critical priorities, and action URLs to a runbook. End-to-end encrypted, delivered even when Pling is closed. AI COMMANDS & VOICE Forget a flag? Generate commands with AI tuned to your setup, or speak them on-device with Whisper or Apple Speech. Add photos or files for context. SERVER MONITORING Watch CPU, memory, disk, network, and uptime live via our agent or over SSH. Set thresholds and get pushed the moment a box runs hot. SFTP FILE MANAGER Browse, upload, download, and edit remote files natively. Preview images, PDFs, and docs. Search the directory and multi-select for bulk delete or downloads. WAKE ON LAN Power on a sleeping machine remotely. Pling reads the MAC from an SSH session or takes yours, then sends the magic packet directly or via another host, with live status until it wakes. SESSIONS & HOSTS Every host card shows live reachability, plus a badge when the Pling agent is installed. Split-pane terminals on iPad, session recording, and live sharing to pair in real time. Tap a host with a tmux or zellij session running and Pling jumps back in instead of duplicating it. Save a Workspace; hosts plus their sessions; and restore it on any synced device. Batch commands and schedule recurring jobs 24/7. SECURITY Keys and credentials live in Keychain, behind Face ID or Touch ID, with auto-lock, host verification, and fingerprint management. Optionally sync SSH keys and passwords via your Pling Account, with an audit screen for what syncs and what stays local. YOUR PLING ACCOUNT Sign in with Apple or Google to your own account; link both or merge duplicates. Your hosts, keys, and settings sync across devices, and you can now use Pling on the web. APPLE WATCH, WIDGETS & SIRI Triage notifications, check status, and run commands from your wrist with iPhone nearby; complications show unread counts. Pin hosts to your Home Screen and ask Siri if prod is up. FREE FEATURES ⢠3 concurrent SSH sessions ⢠5 saved hosts ⢠SSH and Mosh connections ⢠SFTP file browsing ⢠8 terminal themes ⢠Voice input ⢠Local network discovery PLING PRO ⢠10 concurrent sessions ⢠Unlimited saved hosts ⢠Push notifications with custom channels ⢠API token for integrations ⢠Unlimited scheduled commands ⢠Unlimited AI command generation and Command Agent ⢠All premium themes and CRT effects ⢠Session sharing ⢠Server monitoring with agent and alerts ⢠Docker container control ⢠Email digests ⢠Critical alerts and notification rules ⢠Workspaces: save and restore host + session bundles ⢠Pling Account sync for hosts, keys, snippets, and workspaces An SSH-accessible server is required for terminal features. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://plingpush.com/privacy.txt
terminALL
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Your computers, in your pocket. terminALL connects your iPhone and iPad to your Linux, Windows and Mac machines: terminal, files, live desktop and remote control in one app. If you left something running when you walked out the door ā a build, a backup, a long script or a coding agent ā you can check on it and keep going from your phone. Your sessions live on the computer: close the app, lose the connection, the work keeps running and picks up exactly where you left it. TERMINAL ⢠Persistent sessions: tmux on Linux and Mac, a persistent PowerShell on Windows ⢠Switch, rename and open sessions on the computer with one tap ⢠A key bar built for a terminal: Ctrl, Alt, arrows, Esc, Tab and keys you add ⢠Snippets: type the commands you use often with one tap ⢠Eight themes, adjustable font and size FILES ⢠Browse, download, upload, rename and delete over SFTP ⢠Preview photos, video, PDF and text ⢠Adds itself to the iOS Files app as a location: your server shows up as a folder on your phone and opens from other apps too SCREEN AND CONTROL ⢠Watch your computer's desktop live (hardware-encoded H.264/HEVC) ⢠Your taps become the mouse; the keyboard is in the same app ⢠Resolution, frame rate and bitrate are yours to set ⢠Linux, Windows and Mac POWER ⢠Sleep, restart, shut down, hibernate ⢠Wake a powered-off computer over the network; if your phone is on another network, another computer that is awake relays the packet CONNECTION AND SECURITY ⢠Generate, import and install SSH keys; lock them with Face ID or Touch ID ⢠Port forwarding (ssh -L / ssh -R) and agent forwarding ⢠A second address is found on its own for when you are away from home ⢠Finds the computers on your local network PRIVACY No account, no sign-up, no servers of ours. The connection is between your device and your own computer; passwords and keys stay in your device's secure enclave. We collect no telemetry. If you want, your servers, keys and settings carry over to your other Apple devices through iCloud ā still with no account and no extra cost. SUPPORTED SYSTEMS Linux, Windows 10/11 and macOS. The same app on iPhone and iPad, with sidebar navigation and a full-width terminal on the big screen. MEMBERSHIP Connecting requires a membership; the first 7 days are free. ⢠Monthly ā $2.99 ⢠Yearly ā $14.99 ⢠Lifetime (one-time purchase) ā $24.99 Subscriptions renew automatically at the same price unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the period ends. You are charged when the free trial ends. Cancel anytime in your App Store account settings. Your saved servers and keys are always yours: even without a membership you can view, edit and export them. Only connecting is locked. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://terminall.app/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: terminALL at 15.0 against Pling's 17.0. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Pling sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and terminALL sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
| Parameter | Pling | terminALL |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | ā |
| Update frequency | Weekly | ā |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | ā |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.0 ā better |
| Further details ā not scored | ||
| Size | 89 MB | 66 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Layton Labs AB | Burak Bas |
In-app purchases
Pling
- Pling Pro - Monthly$1.991 Month
- Pling Pro - Annual7 Days trial$17.991 Year
- Pling Pro - Lifetime$59.99
terminALL
- Monthly membership7 Days trial$2.991 Month
- Yearly membership7 Days trial$14.991 Year
- Lifetime membership$24.99









