Comparison

Pocket vs Pockterm

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

Head to head
About

Pocket

Features
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PocketDev is a mobile interface for AI coding agents running on a remote Linux server. Install the open-source agent on any VPS, pair your device, and you can manage your entire development workflow from your phone or iPad. What you can do?: * Start and monitor Claude, Codex CLI, or GitHub Copilot tasks * Watch the live activity stream โ€” file reads, edits, terminal commands, agent reasoning * Browse files, review git changes, and check branch status * Run package scripts (npm/yarn/pnpm) and see output in real time * Clone and manage repositories, including offline snapshots for no-connection reading * Manage Docker containers and view server health * Tasks run on your server. PocketDev is the control layer. documentation https://docs.pocketdev.run marketing: https://pocketdev.run

About

Pockterm

Features
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Pockterm is a native SSH and SFTP client built for iPhone. Free and open source. CONNECT - SSH into your servers with passwords or Ed25519/RSA keys - Trusted host-key verification warns you if a server's key ever changes - Multiple live sessions; minimize one and pick it back up from the tab bar BIG SCREEN - Plug in video glasses like VITURE, or a monitor or TV, and the terminal fills that screen - Your phone keeps the keyboard and key bar, and shows the session's files where the terminal was - Its own text size for the glasses, a Paste button, and PgUp/PgDn through the scrollback MANAGE - Organize hosts into groups - Save reusable command snippets - Generate and store SSH keys in the iOS Keychain - Set up local and remote port forwards TRANSFER - Browse, upload, and download files over SFTP - Upload from Files, iCloud Drive or your photo library, several files at once AI ASSISTANT (optional) - Ask an AI assistant about terminal output and get suggested commands - Bring your own API key: Anthropic, OpenAI, OpenRouter, or Hugging Face - Off by default; you're told which provider receives data before anything is sent PRIVACY - No account, no Pockterm servers, no tracking or analytics - Credentials and keys live in the iOS Keychain - Your connection data stays on your device OPEN SOURCE - The full source is on GitHub under the Apache 2.0 licence: github.com/jhancock1975/pockterm

Screenshots

Pocket4 screens
Pockterm4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: Pocket at 3 against Pockterm's 1. Pocket also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.0). On price, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

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

Scorecard2 real differences ยท 4 level
Pocket versus Pockterm: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPocketPockterm
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyโ€”Every 9 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod โ€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 โ€” better18.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size55 MB13 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKyle EssenmacherJohn Hancock

In-app purchases

None

Pocket

No in-app purchases

None

Pockterm

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Pocket free?
Pocket is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Pockterm free?
Pockterm is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Pocket or Pockterm have ads?
Neither Pocket nor Pockterm shows ads.

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