Comparison

SSHButton vs Pattern

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

Head to head
About

SSHButton

This app streamlines the execution of recurring SSH commands on your iPhone. Create custom buttons for various servers and devices, each with configurable profiles, icons, and security settings for quick access to frequently used commands.

Highlights
  • Customizable buttons for servers
  • Quick execution of SSH commands
  • Profile, icon, and color customization
  • Security rules for commands
  • Clear command deck interface
Features
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SSHButton makes recurring SSH commands fast and easy to use on iPhone. Create custom buttons for your servers, NAS systems, Docker hosts, or Linux machines, and run frequently used commands directly from a clear command deck. Each button can have its own profile, icon, color, security rules, and output behavior.

About

Pattern

Features
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Pattern reads the seven days you just lived and tells you what they mean. Apple Watch already tracks your sleep, HRV, heart rate and steps. Your calendar already holds every meeting and focus block. None of those apps look across the lines. Pattern does — fully on your device. Each morning you get one short paragraph: "Tuesdays your HRV drops 12% — the days you had three back-to-back meetings before noon." No number dumps, no medical advice, no charts to interpret. The pattern itself. Deep Work sessions are built in. Tap to start a 25, 50 or 90 minute focus block — the timer is wall-clock anchored so it survives the screen locking. Each session gets a one-tap reflection: deep, shallow, or interrupted. Over time Pattern correlates which sessions actually moved you, and adjusts what it suggests next. Everything stays local. The language model runs on device — Apple Foundation Models on iOS 26, or a downloaded open-source model. Your health data, your calendar, your reflections, your sessions — all live in a Files-visible folder on your iPhone. No account, no sync, no servers.

Screenshots

SSHButton4 screens
Pattern3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: SSHButton at none against Pattern's 1. Pattern's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 2 months). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Pattern sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. SSHButton asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SSHButton ships an update every 2 months, Pattern every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
SSHButton versus Pattern: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSSHButtonPattern
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size18 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDennis-Michael KernMustafa Ergisi

In-app purchases

None

SSHButton

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Pattern

One-time1
  • Pattern Full Access$9.99

Questions

Is SSHButton free?
SSHButton is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Pattern free?
Pattern is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do SSHButton or Pattern have ads?
Neither SSHButton nor Pattern shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SSHButton or Pattern?
SSHButton ships an update every 2 months, and Pattern every 3 days. Most recently, SSHButton was updated on September 29, 2026 and Pattern on September 17, 2026.

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