hexJapality vs Shellton
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β with what reviewers say about each.
hexJapality
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hexJapality is a mobile hex viewer and binary inspection toolbox for developers, students, and technical users who need to explore files at the byte level. Open local files on your device, move through offsets, and view bytes in HEX, DEC, OCT, or BIN with printable ASCII alongside the raw data. Select any byte to inspect common interpretations including unsigned integers, signed integers, floats, binary, hex, and ASCII. Built-in tools help you understand file structure faster: β’ Edit individual bytes with undo and redo before saving β’ Search for text or exact hex byte patterns β’ View file size, MD5, and SHA-256 β’ Detect common formats such as PNG, JPEG, PDF, ZIP, ELF, and GIF β’ Explore entropy and byte distribution maps β’ Scan for readable strings and jump to offsets β’ Add bookmarks for important locations β’ Compare two files with Binary Diff β’ Export bytes as a C array, Rust array, hex string, or Base64 Privacy: Files you open are processed on your device. We do not upload your file contents to our servers. Free version: The app is free to download and may display ads. You can subscribe to Remove Ads (monthly or yearly) in Settings to enjoy an ad-free experience while your subscription is active. Payment is charged to your Apple ID. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel in your Apple ID subscription settings. Restore purchases is available in the app. Use responsibly: You are responsible for files you open, edit, or export. Always back up important data before editing. Terms of Use (EULA): https://app.japality.com/hexjapality/i/terms_of_use/ Privacy Policy: https://app.japality.com/hexjapality/i/privacy_policy/ Support: https://app.japality.com/hexjapality/i/support/ hexJapality is provided by Japality Limited (Hong Kong). Designed for quick checks and byte-level inspection on mobile.
Shellton
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Shellton is a native ACP cockpit and persistent SSH/Mosh terminal for developers who want to run coding agents from iPhone without moving their work into a proprietary cloud relay. RUN CLAUDE AND CODEX ON YOUR HOSTS. Connect to a saved SSH or Mosh host, choose Claude or Codex, and start or resume an agent session in the directory where your code already lives. Shellton launches the official Agent Client Protocol adapter on demand and carries the session over your existing encrypted connectionβno Shellton account, relay server, or host daemon. AN AGENT INTERFACE BUILT FOR MOBILE. Follow live transcripts, reasoning, tool activity, and plans without squeezing a desktop terminal onto your phone. Approve or deny tool requests, send the next instruction by keyboard or voice, switch between conversations, and hand control back to tmux when you return to a computer. EVERY DROPPED SESSION IS A BUG. Shellton tries Mosh first on every connection. Mosh survives Wi-Fi handoffs, dead zones, and locked-screen suspends. If the server does not have mosh-server installed, Shellton transparently falls back to SSH. VOICE INPUT, ON-DEVICE. Tap the mic and dictate agent prompts or terminal commands. Supported speech engines run on your device; your audio is never sent to Shellton. KEYBOARD THAT WORKS FOR DEVELOPERS. Use a configurable accessory bar with modifier keys, arrows, and custom escape sequences. Build bars in the app or author them in YAML and import them from Files. Hyper, Meh, Kitty keyboard protocol, and tmux prefix shortcuts are supported. FULL-SCREEN TERMINAL. Use a true-color SwiftTerm terminal with Nerd Font glyphs, themes, snippets, per-host history, SSH key management, host-key verification, Live Activities, and tmux-aware navigation. YOUR DATA STAYS YOUR OWN. Shellton uses privacy-preserving product analytics for feature adoption and connection reliability. Analytics never include hostnames, addresses, usernames, commands, terminal text, credentials, voice audio, transcripts, or raw errors, and can be disabled in Settings. There is no advertising or cross-app tracking. SSH keys live in the iOS Keychain, app data remains local, and accessory-bar configuration can sync through your private iCloud container. KEY FEATURES β’ Native ACP conversations with Claude and Codex β’ Live transcripts, plans, tool activity, and permission approvals β’ Direct operation over your SSH or Mosh hosts; no proprietary relay β’ Auto Mosh-to-SSH fallback per host β’ On-device voice input β’ Customizable accessory bar with YAML import/export β’ Live Activities for active sessions β’ Ed25519 and ECDSA SSH key generation and import β’ Optional Face ID protection for stored credentials β’ Trust-On-First-Use host-key verification β’ Anonymous, opt-out product analytics; no tracking or ads CONVERSATION REQUIREMENTS β’ A saved SSH-accessible host with Node.js 22 or later and npm β’ Authentication with the selected agent provider when prompted β’ Shellton resolves the official ACP adapter through npx on demand; users do not install a separate Shellton daemon or generic ACP service TERMINAL REQUIREMENTS β’ iOS 17.0 or later β’ An SSH server you can connect to β’ mosh-server on the remote host for persistent Mosh sessions (optional) SHELLTON PRO An optional auto-renewable subscription unlocks voice input, agent conversations, custom accessory bars, and session-continuity tools. Payment is charged to your Apple ID; the subscription renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the period. Manage or cancel it in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://datons.github.io/shellton-site/privacy/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Shellton at none against hexJapality's 2. Shellton also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months). hexJapality's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). On price there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS
Both are free to download. hexJapality sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Shellton asks for nothing beyond the download.
hexJapality ships an update every 2 months, Shellton every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | hexJapality | Shellton |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 weeks β better |
| Ads | Yes | No β better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No β better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod β better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 β better | 17.0 |
| Further details β not scored | ||
| Size | 44 MB | 46 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Japality Limited | Jesus Lopez |
In-app purchases
hexJapality
- Remove Ads (Monthly)$1.991 Month
- Remove Ads (Yearly)$9.991 Year
Shellton
No in-app purchases









