Comparison

ShellPhone vs iTmux

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

Head to head
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ShellPhone

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1-month free trial. Try every Pro feature at no cost. Your terminal, in your pocket. NEW: server monitoring with nothing to install β€” live CPU, RAM, disk and processes on any Linux, macOS or Windows server. ShellPhone is a full-featured SSH client for iPhone, iPad, Mac β€” one native app, every device. Free to download and use daily. No cloud. No tracking. A genuine xterm terminal and a Termux-style on-screen keyboard with every shell symbol you need. Optional annual subscriptions unlock the power-user features β€” or get the All-in-one bundle and forget about it. No account, ever. FREE β€” your daily SSH client β€’ Quick Connect, no signup β€’ Multi-tab terminal Β· true colour Β· UTF-8 Β· unlimited scrollback β€’ SFTP browser with streaming downloads β€’ Command history search β€’ Natural-language snippet search (cht.sh) β€’ SSH key import (encrypted in keychain) β€’ Host-key trust (TOFU) β€’ App lock (Face ID / Touch ID / fingerprint / PIN) β€’ 5 themes Β· 9 languages Β· iTerm2 .itermcolors import β€’ Persist theme, font & language β€’ Hardware keyboard shortcuts β€’ Multi-window on iPad Β· split panes β€’ End-to-end encrypted Cloud Sync β€’ Encrypted backup Β· transparent reconnection β€’ Tools: chmod calculator Β· SSH key generator Β· bandwidth test β€’ Live server monitor β€” CPU, RAM, disk, load, processes Β· no agent (Linux, macOS, Windows) β€’ Jump to recent folders β€” the terminal learns your cd’s β€’ Crontab builder & explainer β€” offline β€’ Hashes & checksums (MD5/SHA-1/SHA-256/SHA-512) β€” offline β€’ Base64 & URL encoders β€’ Password & token generator β€’ MAC vendor lookup β€” on-device OUI database β€’ Connection groups β€” folders for saved connections β€’ Built-in glossary β€” every tool, icon and flow (incl. Multiexec), in 9 languages POWER USER β€’ Save SSH connections β€’ Bulk-import ~/.ssh/config Β· strict key validation β€’ Save tunnels β€” LOCAL (-L) + SOCKS5 (-D) β€’ Snippets with {{variables}} β€’ SFTP uploads Β· auto-sync SFTP β€’ ProxyJump / bastion (ssh -J) Β· Telnet β€’ Wi-Fi triggers (by SSID) Β· pubkey agent β€’ Macros β€” command sequences β€’ Code editor for remote files β€’ Zip / unzip over SFTP β€’ Multitail β€” follow several remote logs β€’ Remote SQLite browser β€’ SFTP file management (rename, mkdir, chmod) β€’ Search the scrollback Β· extract URLs Β· session recording Β· live latency β€’ Fleet β€” every server at a glance Β· 24h on-device history Β· threshold alerts β€’ tmux auto-attach per connection β€” reconnect and re-attach after network changes β€’ Paste an image: SFTP upload to /tmp, path lands in your prompt β€’ Dev-server preview β€” local tunnel + browser β€’ JWT decoder β€” header, claims, expiry β€’ Checksum of remote files over SSH β€’ Format converter β€” JSON, YAML, TOML and XML β€’ Multiexec β€” a dedicated tab: type once, reach several SSH sessions β€’ Per-connection VPN β€” import a WireGuard config and that connection tunnels through it; userspace, no system-wide VPN, no TUN NETWORK TOOLS β€’ Wake on LAN β€’ TCP Ping (latency, jitter, loss) β€’ DNS lookup (A/AAAA/MX/TXT/NS/CNAME/SOA/PTR) Β· Reverse DNS Β· Whois β€’ Subnet scanner Β· port scanner β€’ TLS cert inspector (fingerprints + expiry alerts) β€’ HTTP / curl tester β€’ iperf3 client (TCP/UDP) β€’ Multi-host send β€’ SSH over HTTP CONNECT proxy Β· remote port forward (ssh -R) β€’ Subnet calculator β€” CIDR, mask, wildcard, usable range β€’ Timestamp converter β€” Unix, ISO-8601, time zones β€’ UUID v4 and ULID generator REMOTE DESKTOP β€’ VNC viewer (RFC 6143) β€” RealVNC, x11vnc, macOS Screen Sharing, Raspberry Pi β€’ Pinch-zoom up to 10Γ— Β· drag-pan β€’ Raw + CopyRect encodings Β· VNC password auth ALL-IN-ONE β€’ Power user + Network tools + Remote desktop together, at a discount Annual auto-renewable subscriptions, cancel anytime. No analytics SDKs, no third-party tracking; your keys stay in the OS keychain. Terms of Use (EULA): https://shellphone.sggyamg.com/terms/ Privacy Policy: https://shellphone.sggyamg.com/privacy/

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iTmux

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iTmux is a native SSH and tmux workspace for iPhone, iPad and Mac, built for developers who run AI coding agents on their own machines. Start a long task with Claude Code or Codex on your server, close the app, and come back later: the agent keeps working inside tmux, and iTmux shows you where it stands. NATIVE TMUX, NOT A TERMINAL INSIDE A TERMINAL iTmux talks to tmux through control mode, so sessions, windows and split panes appear as real app UI. Switch, split and zoom panes with a tap instead of prefix keys. Your processes live on the host, so a dropped connection never kills your work. FOLLOW YOUR AI AGENTS β€’ See which Claude Code and Codex tasks are working, waiting or done β€’ Get a notification when a task needs your approval β€’ Queue the next prompts for each pane and let them run in order β€’ Browse task history with prompts, duration and results β€’ Check token usage, plan limits and reset times per host A COMPLETE REMOTE TOOLKIT β€’ SSH with password or key authentication, stored in the Keychain β€’ Local tmux on Mac, remote hosts on every device β€’ File browser with search, text editing, image preview and SFTP transfer β€’ Upload photos from your library straight to the server (iPhone and iPad) β€’ Git: status, history, side-by-side diffs, stage, commit and sync β€’ Markdown notes stored on the host β€’ Host monitor with CPU, memory and top processes β€’ Search terminal output, custom shortcuts and command queues β€’ Voice input that types your prompt into the terminal MADE FOR EACH DEVICE A touch-friendly key bar with Esc, Ctrl, Tab and arrows on iPhone, a sidebar layout on iPad, and tabs you can tear off into windows on Mac. On Mac, the itmux command line tool opens any command in a new tmux window. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account required. Hosts, passwords and keys stay on your device, and connections go directly from your device to your servers. Your terminal content, files and notes are never sent to us. ITMUX PRO iTmux is free to use with one saved host. iTmux Pro unlocks unlimited hosts, voice input and scheduled shortcuts, and works on iPhone, iPad and Mac. β€’ Subscriptions: iTmux Pro Monthly (1 month) and iTmux Pro Yearly (1 year) β€’ Payment is charged to your Apple Account when you confirm the purchase β€’ Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period β€’ Manage or cancel any time in your Apple Account settings REQUIREMENTS iOS/iPadOS 18 or later, macOS 15 or later on Apple silicon. Remote hosts need SSH access and tmux. Claude Code and Codex run on your host and need their own accounts. Terms of Use (EULA): https://hybridtheorylink.github.io/itmux/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://hybridtheorylink.github.io/itmux/privacy.html Support: hswillg@gmail.com

Screenshots

ShellPhone4 screens
iTmux4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: iTmux at none against ShellPhone's 4. ShellPhone's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). On price, update cadence, ads and device support 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

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. ShellPhone sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per year. iTmux asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ShellPhone ships an update weekly, iTmux fortnightly. Both last shipped on October 25, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences Β· 4 level
ShellPhone versus iTmux: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterShellPhoneiTmux
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyWeekly β€” betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo β€” better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac β€” betteriPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS15.0 β€” better18.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size53 MB12 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAntonio Martinez Gimenoι‚΅δΌŸ ι»„

In-app purchases

4 purchases

ShellPhone

Subscriptions4
  • 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
None

iTmux

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ShellPhone free?
ShellPhone is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is iTmux free?
iTmux is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do ShellPhone or iTmux have ads?
Neither ShellPhone nor iTmux shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ShellPhone or iTmux?
ShellPhone ships an update weekly, and iTmux fortnightly. Most recently, ShellPhone was updated on October 25, 2026 and iTmux on October 25, 2026.

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