HookTrace vs DiffSSH
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
HookTrace
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HookTrace is the ultimate bridge between your iPhone’s high-precision GPS and your private automation infrastructure. Tired of cloud services owning your location history? HookTrace puts you back in the driver's seat. It turns your device into a universal GPS sensor that transmits live location data directly to any Webhook URL you specify. Perfect for: • Smart Home Automation (Home Assistant, OpenClaw, Jeedom) • Workflow Engines (n8n, Node-RED, Zapier) • Custom Developer Projects & Dashboards Key Features: • FULL PRIVACY: No third-party servers. Data goes from your phone straight to your endpoint. • BACKGROUND TRACKING: Runs reliably in the background, optimized for iOS 18+. • FULLY CUSTOMIZABLE: Set custom Authorization headers and Device IDs. • BATTERY OPTIMIZED: Choose between "Significant Change" mode for extreme battery saving or "Real-time" for high-precision tracking. • LIVE MAP: See your current location and breadcrumb trail at a glance. Technical Specs: • Standard JSON Payload (Latitude, Longitude, Accuracy, Speed, Battery, Timestamp). • Supports HTTPS and custom Auth-Headers. • Distance-based filters to prevent unnecessary data spam. Stop sharing your life with big tech. Start hooking your traces to your own home.
DiffSSH
This app provides a comprehensive Git code review experience on mobile devices. It allows users to connect to servers via SSH, review changes with detailed diffs and syntax highlighting, and interact with a built-in terminal. The tool is designed for secure, offline-first code management.
- SSH connection to servers
- Detailed code change review with diffs
- Syntax highlighting for multiple languages
- Integrated interactive terminal with tmux/screen support
- Commit history graph visualization
- Secure credential storage in iOS Keychain
- Native iPad support with Split View
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DiffSSH turns your iPhone and iPad into a proper Git review tool for the servers you already work on. Connect over SSH, open a repository, and review every change with the clarity of a desktop client - no laptop required. REVIEW CHANGES LIKE A PRO • See staged and working-tree changes in a clean, Source Control view. • Group changed files into a folder tree, or switch to a flat list - your choice. • Stage and unstage individual files, whole folders, or everything at once with a swipe. • Tap any change to open a full diff with syntax highlighting, word-level highlights, line numbers, and green/red gutters. EXPLORE THE WHOLE REPOSITORY • Browse a lazily-loaded file tree and open any file in a fast, read-only viewer. • Walk the commit history as a graph - branches, merges, and refs shown at a glance. • Tap any commit to inspect exactly what it changed. A REAL TERMINAL, BUILT IN • Run commands in a live, interactive shell scoped to your repository. • Sessions are persistent server-side via tmux or GNU screen - disconnect or background the app and your shell keeps running. Reconnect and pick up exactly where you left off. SECURE BY DESIGN • Connect with password or private-key authentication. • Credentials are stored in the iOS Keychain - never sent anywhere but to your own servers. • No accounts, no analytics, no tracking. Your data stays between your device and your servers. SYNTAX HIGHLIGHTING FOR THE LANGUAGES YOU USE Swift, JavaScript, TypeScript, Python, Ruby, Go, Rust, Java, PHP, Bash, JSON, YAML, Markdown, HTML, CSS, C, C++, and SQL. BUILT FOR iPHONE AND iPAD • Native SwiftUI, designed for iOS 17 and later. • Full iPad support including Split View and Slide Over. Requirements: an SSH-accessible server with Git. The built-in terminal requires tmux or GNU screen on the server.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: DiffSSH at 17.0 against HookTrace's 26.0. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | HookTrace | DiffSSH |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 days | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 32 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jakob Kramer | Cache Technologies |
In-app purchases
HookTrace
No in-app purchases
DiffSSH
No in-app purchases









