Shelify SSH Remote Connect vs ShellPhone
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side ā with what reviewers say about each.
Shelify SSH Remote Connect
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Your servers, one tap away. Shelify is a fast, no-nonsense SSH client for your phone. Connect to a server, run what you need, and get on with your day ā no account, no cloud sync, no setup ritual. SSH IN SECONDS Save a host once and reconnect with a single tap. Password and private key authentication, custom ports, and standard SSH options ā all in a form that takes under a minute to fill in. A REAL TERMINAL Full-screen terminal with proper key handling, an extra key row for Ctrl, Tab, Esc and arrows, and pinch-to-zoom text sizing. Colors, cursor and control sequences behave the way you expect them to. SNIPPETS AND SAVED COMMANDS Store the commands you type over and over ā deployments, log tails, service restarts ā and run them in one tap instead of retyping them on a phone keyboard. MULTIPLE SESSIONS Keep several servers open at the same time and switch between them without dropping a connection. KEYS STAY ON YOUR DEVICE Private keys, passwords and host details are stored in the device keychain. Nothing is uploaded, nothing is synced to a server we control. WORKS WHEN YOU NEED IT Import an existing key, generate a new one, or paste one in. Connection details are yours to export and back up whenever you want. NO ACCOUNT REQUIRED No sign-up, no email, no profile. Install the app and connect. Shelify is built for people who administer servers and want a terminal in their pocket that doesn't get in the way. Shelify is free to use. Some features are available with Premium. ā Premium is an auto-renewable subscription. It renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the current period ends. Manage or cancel in your Apple Account settings. Shelify SSH Remote Connect is a terminal client. It does not provide server administration advice, and you are responsible for the commands you run on your own systems. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://shelify.com/privacy/ App Terms: https://shelify.com/terms/
ShellPhone
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ShellPhone 3.0: your servers, closer. A complete, native SSH client for iPhone, iPad and Mac: a real xterm terminal, SFTP, tunnels and, since 3.0, containers, widgets, push notices, an AI assistant with your own key and coding agents. No account, no cloud of ours and no tracking. TRY THE WHOLE APP FOR 30 DAYS When you install, you get a 30-day trial of the whole app without paying anything. Already using ShellPhone? Open 3.0 and get a month of the whole app free to try what is new (with the All-in-one you already have everything). While it lasts, every paid feature shows its bundle's label, and 3 days and 1 day before the end the app reminds you. NEW IN 3.0 ⢠Docker and Podman containers: status, live logs, inspect, start, stop, restart or open a shell inside, over the same SSH session and without an agent ⢠Widgets on the Home Screen and the Mac desktop: CPU, memory, disk and network of the servers you pick, without opening the app (iOS 17 and macOS 14 or later) ⢠Push notices from your servers: notify "title" "message" from any script, cron job or agent, even with the app closed ⢠Server alerts with the app closed: a small script and one crontab line watch CPU, memory, disk and temperature, no root needed ⢠Extended monitor: NVIDIA GPU, temperature, 24 hours of history in charts and ending processes after you confirm ⢠AI assistant with your own key (Anthropic, OpenRouter, DeepSeek or Ollama): it starts in plan mode and every command is confirmed ⢠Claude Code and Codex coding agents in tmux or zellij sessions, with a notice when they finish or need you ⢠zellij sessions · ZMODEM (rz/sz) · two-factor login · agent forwarding · fallback server · startup script USE CASES The in-app glossary explains everything you can do, each with an example. Some use cases: ⢠The nightly backup finishes and a notice reaches your phone ⢠A container goes down: read its logs and restart it from your iPhone ⢠Leave Claude Code working on the server and come back when it tells you ⢠Reach your private database through a tunnel or a bastion ⢠Type once and the command reaches several servers with Multiexec ⢠Edit a server file in the built-in code editor FREE AND PAID When the trial or the launch month ends, without any bundle you still have: quick connect, using and editing your saved connections, one terminal at a time (remote, or local on the Mac) with 15-minute connections you reconnect straight away, browsing and downloading over SFTP, SSH keys and known hosts, seeing and pasting snippets, the monitor of the connected server, two-factor login, the extra keyboard, command history, themes and fonts. Any bundle removes the one-terminal limit and the 15-minute cut. ⢠Power user: saved connections, tunnels, ProxyJump, Telnet, WireGuard, snippets and macros, SFTP uploads and file management, code editor, fleet, Cloud Sync and encrypted backup, containers, widgets, push notices, AI assistant, agents, tmux and zellij, ZMODEM and the local tools ⢠Network tools: subnet and port scanners, ping, DNS, Whois, TLS, HTTP, iperf3, Wake on LAN, HTTP proxy, remote tunnel (-R) and startup script ⢠Remote desktop: VNC viewer ⢠All-in-one: the whole app Auto-renewable yearly subscriptions; cancel anytime. No data is collected: no analytics or tracking, and your keys stay in the device keychain. Terms of Use (EULA): https://shellphone.sggyamg.com/terms/ Privacy Policy: https://shellphone.sggyamg.com/privacy/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: ShellPhone at every 9 days against Shelify SSH Remote Connect's monthly. ShellPhone also leads on device support (4 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and iOS requirement 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. Shelify SSH Remote Connect sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and ShellPhone sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Shelify SSH Remote Connect ships an update monthly, ShellPhone every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Shelify SSH Remote Connect | ShellPhone |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 9 days ā better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac ā better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.0 ā better |
| Further details ā not scored | ||
| Size | 39 MB | 68 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | SELECTA LAB LLC | Antonio Martinez Gimeno |
In-app purchases
Shelify SSH Remote Connect
- Saved Hosts & Sessions - Month$1.991 Month
- Snippets & Commands - Yearly$8.991 Year
ShellPhone
- Power user$1.991 Year
- Network tools$1.991 Year
- Remote desktop$3.991 Year
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- All-in-one$5.991 Year
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