Comparison

ActionPanda AI vs Tessera

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

Head to head
About

ActionPanda AI

Instantly capture and share events from text or voice. This app uses your camera or photos to extract text and supports multiple languages for event detection. It also offers voice input for seamless event creation.

Highlights
  • Voice input for event creation
  • Camera/photo text scanning
  • Multi-language event detection
  • English, Japanese, Spanish support
  • Event sharing functionality
Features
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ActionPanda turns everyday information into calendar events — fast. Scan a photo, screenshot, document, or flyer. Paste text or use your voice. ActionPanda finds the event details so you can review them and add them to your calendar in just a few taps. YOUR DAY, ON TRACK • Scan photos, screenshots, documents, and flyers • Detect event names, dates, times, and locations • Paste or type event details • Use voice input • Review details before adding them to your calendar • Keep detected events easy to find in History MEET HUGHUG Sometimes getting something onto your calendar is only the first step. HugHug gives you a little support when you need a push. Choose how you're feeling and get a supportive message for what’s ahead. ACTIONPANDA PLUS With ActionPanda Plus, you can create your own HugHug with a photo and personality that feels right for you. Plus also includes Daily HugHug — a simple daily check-in for a little extra support. PRIVACY ActionPanda does not require an account. Camera and Photo Library access are used to scan text from images. Photos used for scanning are not stored by ActionPanda. Your selected HugHug photo stays on your device and is not uploaded to our servers. Only text-based character settings are sent when generating a HugHug message. Microphone and Speech Recognition access are used only for voice input. Audio is not stored by ActionPanda. ActionPanda can make mistakes. Please review event details before adding them to your calendar. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Tessera

A fast, keyboard-first SSH, Mosh, and tmux terminal for iOS devices. It offers seamless session handoff between devices, robust tmux integration, and secure, private connections directly to your servers without any tracking.

Highlights
  • Keyboard-first SSH, Mosh, and tmux terminal
  • Seamless session handoff between devices
  • First-class tmux integration with auto-attach
  • Mosh for persistent connections across network changes
  • Hardware keyboard support with shortcuts and key legend
  • Configurable swipe pad for quick access
  • Remote file panel with native iOS sharing
Features
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Tessera is a fast, keyboard-first SSH, Mosh, and tmux terminal for iPhone and iPad. It connects directly to servers you own or control — no middleman, no account, no tracking. MOVE BETWEEN YOUR DEVICES • Hand off a live session: start on iPad, pick it up on iPhone, then double-tap to take back control. The session keeps running either way. • Your focused session appears in the App Switcher and Dock on your other devices. • Nearby Setup copies your hosts, keys, and preferences to a new device directly over the local network — you choose exactly what to copy, both devices confirm a matching code, and each grant needs Face ID. • Or don't sync at all: choose whether sessions follow you or stay on each device. STAY CONNECTED • First-class tmux integration: auto-attach on connect, so a dropped connection never loses your work. • Native tmux windows as tabs, with real panes. • Mosh keeps your session alive across Wi-Fi ↔ cellular roaming and sleep/wake — pick up exactly where you left off. • Session restore brings your saved hosts and layout back after relaunch. BUILT FOR TOUCH AND KEYBOARD • First-class hardware-keyboard support: shortcuts, a key legend (⌘ hold), and careful handling of modifier keys for real terminal work. • A configurable swipe pad puts arrows, Esc, Ctrl and your own macros in the thumb zone. • Mouse and trackpad support, including scrolling that works. • Find-in-terminal, themes, and adjustable fonts and appearance. • Optional on-device dictation straight into the terminal. FILES, PORTS, AND JUMP HOSTS • A remote file panel that tracks your shell's current directory, over SSH and mosh alike — with native iOS sharing to move files and images in and out. • Local port forwarding with a live tunnels overview. • Jump hosts for servers you can only reach through a bastion. PRIVATE BY DEFAULT • Tessera has no servers, no analytics, and collects no data. Connections go directly from your iOS devices to your machines. SECURITY YOU EXPECT • Keys are generated and stored in the iOS Keychain; Secure Enclave–backed keys never leave your device and can require Face ID to use. • Host-key verification with a persistent known-hosts store. • App lock with Face ID / passcode on launch, background return, and idle timeout. OPEN SOURCE • Tessera is free software (GPL-3.0). The full source code is available at github.com/bambouville/tessera. Tessera requires servers you provide — it is a client, not a hosting service. Mosh and tmux features require mosh/tmux installed on the server.

Screenshots

ActionPanda AI4 screens
Tessera4 screens

Verdict

The call

ActionPanda AI and Tessera are too close to call on the numbers: across 9 compared parameters — price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. ActionPanda AI sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $1.49 per month and Tessera sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for ActionPanda AI against 5.0 for Tessera. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 2 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ActionPanda AI ships an update every 5 days, Tessera every 4 days. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
ActionPanda AI versus Tessera: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterActionPanda AITessera
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings3 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 5 daysEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.617.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB47 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHiroyuki ShibataBambouville Inc.

Customer experience

ActionPanda AI

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Tessera

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

ActionPanda AI

Subscriptions1
  • ActionPanda Plus$1.491 Month
1 purchases

Tessera

One-time1
  • Unlimited Saved Hosts$9.99

Questions

Is ActionPanda AI free?
ActionPanda AI is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Tessera free?
Tessera is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, ActionPanda AI or Tessera?
ActionPanda AI and Tessera are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 3 and 2 ratings respectively.
Do ActionPanda AI or Tessera have ads?
Neither ActionPanda AI nor Tessera shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ActionPanda AI or Tessera?
ActionPanda AI ships an update every 5 days, and Tessera every 4 days. Most recently, ActionPanda AI was updated on October 31, 2026 and Tessera on October 31, 2026.

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