Comparison

Konsol vs NoxGate

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

Head to head
About

Konsol

This app provides a comprehensive suite of network tools for IT professionals. It offers remote access via SSH, Telnet, and SFTP, along with diagnostic and monitoring features like ping, traceroute, and SNMP polling. Advanced device management capabilities include configuration backups and custom quick commands.

Highlights
  • SSH terminal with key authentication
  • Telnet client
  • SFTP file transfer
  • Ping and traceroute
  • Port scanner
  • SNMP polling
  • Configuration backup and diff
Features
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The switch stopped answering. You can't SSH to it — that's the problem. Konsol reaches it down a console cable instead, from the phone already in your pocket. Then it stays useful for everything else: SSH, Telnet, SFTP, and 28 network tools that don't need a laptop. EVERY WAY INTO A DEVICE • Serial console over a USB-C cable — the way in when the network is what's broken • Wireless console adapters, so the cable can stay in the rack • SSH with password or key auth — RSA, ED25519, ECDSA, plus jump hosts • Telnet, for the old kit that still only speaks it • SFTP, with a real file browser Older gear that modern SSH clients refuse to talk to will usually still negotiate here. 28 TOOLS, NOT 28 APPS Ping · Network Scanner · Device Discovery · Port Checker · Traceroute · Path Monitor · DNS Lookup · IP Calculator · Speed Test · Public IP Lookup SNMP Monitor · SNMP Trap Receiver · Syslog Receiver · TFTP Server · Bonjour Browser · BLE Scanner Command Reference · Port Reference · Wire Colors · Crimp Guide · MAC Vendor Lookup · Notable IPs & MACs · Code Snippets · Network Notes · Passwords Session Logs · Macros · Recordings The scanner sweeps a subnet and reports what answered and on which ports. Path Monitor keeps watching a route, so the fault that happens twice an hour has somewhere to show up. The reference tools need no signal at all. A TERMINAL THAT BEHAVES LIKE ONE • Line mode for typing on a phone; raw mode for vim, nano and anything drawing its own screen • Full ANSI colour, with highlight rules so "down" catches your eye as it scrolls past • Quick buttons for the commands you send constantly, with per-vendor templates • Macros for the lines you type every time you turn up a port • Several sessions at once, and broadcast to send one line to all of them • Session recording, played back at original timing • 27 terminal colour schemes and 51 app themes CONFIGS YOU CAN GO BACK TO Pull a running config over SSH and keep it. Compare any two and see exactly what changed — the answer to "it worked on Tuesday". Backups are plain text, readable without this app, by anyone. SYNCED FOLDERS A folder of firmware images, configs and notes that stays in step across your devices. Each folder has its own key, so you can share one with a colleague without handing over anything else. Everything on the share is encrypted before it leaves the device. Filenames and contents are never visible to the server. Deletions are never applied behind your back: when another device deletes something, this one asks first, and keeps asking until you answer. Add photos from your library, converted so every machine opens them. Put the share on a NAS, an SFTP server, or Konsol Cloud. SYNC, YOUR WAY One setting says where your data syncs: Apple iCloud, Konsol Sync, or nowhere. Konsol Sync needs no account — the sync password is the identity; set the same one on each device and they find each other. Everything is encrypted before it leaves, and Sync settings list every device sharing your data — strangers get flagged. FREE, AND PRO Free covers three saved connections, one session at a time, and most of the reference tools. Pro lifts the limits and unlocks the heavier tools — scanner, SNMP, syslog, config backup, recording, macros and the rest. One subscription covers all your devices on the same account. Work you already have keeps working if a subscription lapses. Konsol Pro is an auto-renewing subscription: $4.99 per month or $34.99 per year. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours before the period ends. Manage your subscription, or turn off auto-renew, in Account Settings after purchase. Privacy Policy: https://runaboutdigital.com/konsol/privacy.html Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

NoxGate

Features
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NoxGate is a secure SSH client that lets you manage your servers from your phone. Connect to saved hosts with a single tap, work in a full-featured terminal, transfer files over SFTP and manage your keys. WHAT YOU CAN DO • SSH terminal — a real terminal: colours, arrow keys, Ctrl shortcuts, copy and paste. • Host book — organise servers with names, groups and tags; reach them all from one list. • File transfer (SFTP) — browse folders, download, upload and delete files. • Key management — generate ed25519, ECDSA or RSA keys, or import your own; log in with a key instead of a password. • Snippets — store the commands you use often and run them with one tap. • Dark and light themes, adjustable terminal font size. • Six languages: Turkish, English, German, French, Russian. SECURITY • Your host details and keys are stored on your device. • If you create an optional account, your backup is end-to-end encrypted — our servers cannot read it. • An account is not required; NoxGate works fully offline. NOXGATE+ NoxGate is free and shows ads. The free version has no limits: save as many hosts, keys and snippets as you like, and use the terminal and file transfer without restriction. With NoxGate+ you remove all ads, sync your hosts and keys across devices with end-to-end encryption, and get priority support. Yearly or monthly, no commitment, cancel anytime from your store account. WHO IT IS FOR System administrators, developers, field engineers and anyone who needs their servers without a desk. Made by İskay Soft. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://noxgate.iskaysoft.com/gizlilik.html NoxGate+ is an auto-renewable subscription; payment is charged to your store account at confirmation and renews automatically unless turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the period.

Screenshots

Konsol4 screens
NoxGate4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Konsol at none against NoxGate's shown. NoxGate's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs weekly) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.6). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Konsol sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and NoxGate sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Konsol ships an update weekly, NoxGate every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Konsol versus NoxGate: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKonsolNoxGate
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 2 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS17.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size30 MB88 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCurtis WaldnerDerya Kaygusuz

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Konsol

Subscriptions2
  • Konsol Pro Monthly7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Konsol Pro Annually7 Days trial$34.991 Year
2 purchases

NoxGate

Subscriptions2
  • NoxGate+ Monthly$0.991 Month
  • NoxGate+ Yearly$6.991 Year

Questions

Is Konsol free?
Konsol is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is NoxGate free?
NoxGate is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Konsol or NoxGate have ads?
NoxGate shows ads; Konsol does not.
Which is updated more often, Konsol or NoxGate?
Konsol ships an update weekly, and NoxGate every 2 days. Most recently, Konsol was updated on October 16, 2026 and NoxGate on October 6, 2026.

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