Comparison

Swift IDE vs Open Terminal

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

Head to head

Swift IDE

Code Editor & Swift Playground

Free

🛠️ Developer Tools

★ 4.916 ratingsView app →

Open Terminal

Secure remote server access

Free

🛠️ Developer Tools

No ratingsView app →

About

Swift IDE

Write, run, and test Swift code directly on your iOS device. This app is perfect for beginners, students, and developers who want to code anytime, anywhere, with features like syntax highlighting and file management.

Highlights

Swift code editor
Instant Swift code execution
Syntax highlighting
File management
Dark and light themes
Code practice and testing

Features

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Build,Run & Test Swift on iPhone & iPad Swift Compiler IDE : Swift Code lets you write, run, and practice Swift code directly on your iOS device. Perfect for beginners, students, and developers who want to code anytime, anywhere. FEATURES - Swift code editor - Run Swift code instantly - Syntax highlighting - Auto indentation - File management - Dark & Light themes PERFECT FOR - Learning Swift - Practicing coding exercises - Testing Swift snippets - Student assignments - Coding on the go WHY CHOOSE SWIFT COMPILER IDE - Clean and simple interface - Fast code execution - Easy to use - Built for iPhone & iPad Swift Compiler IDE makes learning and practicing Swift simple and convenient.

About

Open Terminal

Features

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Open Terminal is an SSH client for your pocket. Connect to your servers, run commands, transfer files over SFTP and open tunnels, from your pocket. No account, no telemetry. Your hosts and keys stay on your device and in your own iCloud. SSH-2 with modern ciphers. SFTP file transfer. Port forwarding. Key and password authentication. Works with coding agents running on your own machine.

Screenshots

Swift IDE4 screens

Open Terminal4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Open Terminal at every 10 days against Swift IDE's monthly. Swift IDE's advantage is iOS requirement (17.0 vs 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Swift IDE ships an update monthly, Open Terminal every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level

Swift IDE versus Open Terminal: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter	Swift IDE	Open Terminal
Price	Free	Free
Rating	4.9 (16 ratings) — better	—
Positive reviews	100.0% of reviews	—
Number of ratings	16 — better	—
Update frequency	Monthly	Every 10 days — better
Ads	No	No
In-app purchases	No	No
Monetization	Free	—
Devices	iPhone, iPad — better	iPhone
Requires iOS	17.0 — better	26.0
Further details — not scored
Size	17 MB	17 MB
Age rating	4+	4+
Developer	Devashy Rangpariya	Michalot Louis

In-app purchases

None

Swift IDE

No in-app purchases

None

Open Terminal

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Swift IDE free?

Swift IDE is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Is Open Terminal free?

Open Terminal is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Do Swift IDE or Open Terminal have ads?

Neither Swift IDE nor Open Terminal shows ads.

Which is updated more often, Swift IDE or Open Terminal?

Swift IDE ships an update monthly, and Open Terminal every 10 days. Most recently, Swift IDE was updated on October 25, 2026 and Open Terminal on October 21, 2026.