Comparison

SSH Client & Terminal vs CacheDeck

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

Head to head
About

SSH Client & Terminal

A comprehensive SSH client and server monitor for managing Linux servers, VPS, and Docker containers. Offers real-time dashboards, SFTP, SSL alerts, and system log viewing. Securely stores credentials on your device.

Highlights
  • Multi-server dashboard with health scores
  • Full SSH terminal with VT100/xterm emulation
  • Real-time monitoring charts
  • SSL certificate expiry tracking
  • Docker and Podman container management
  • SFTP browser
  • System log viewer
Features
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A full SSH client and Linux server monitor in your pocket. Cura gives sysadmins, DevOps engineers, and developers a real terminal, live VPS dashboards, SFTP, Docker controls, and SSL alerts - for every server you run. Built by people who actually live in the shell. No subscriptions, no telemetry, no nonsense. KEY FEATURES - Multi-server dashboard with health scores and live CPU, RAM, and disk usage - Full SSH terminal with VT100 and xterm emulation, function keys, and landscape mode - Real-time monitoring charts for CPU, RAM, disk, network, swap, load, and processes - SSL certificate discovery and expiry tracking for your domains - Alerts for threshold breaches with process-level context - Runbooks - save and execute multi-line commands with one tap - System log viewer with color-coded output for syslog, auth.log, nginx, apache, and more - Uptime monitoring with HTTP, HTTPS, TCP, and Ping checks - Docker and Podman container management - start, stop, restart, view logs - systemd service control - start, stop, and restart services remotely - SFTP browser for navigating remote files - Home screen widget showing server health at a glance - Face ID and Touch ID app lock to protect server access - Light, dark, and system themes SECURITY Your server credentials never leave your device. Passwords and private keys are encrypted in the iOS Keychain with hardware-backed protection. Authentication supports passwords, Ed25519, and RSA private keys. PRO UPGRADE The free tier supports two servers with the full SSH terminal and basic monitoring. Cura Pro is a one-time purchase that unlocks: - Unlimited servers - Alerts for CPU, RAM, disk, and uptime thresholds - SSL certificate expiry tracking - Custom runbooks - Uptime monitoring - Home screen widget - Notification history No subscriptions. One purchase, yours forever. LANGUAGES Cura is available in 20 languages: English, Arabic, German, Spanish, French, Hindi, Indonesian, Japanese, Korean, Dutch, Portuguese, Russian, Turkish, Vietnamese, Simplified and Traditional Chinese. PRIVACY Your server credentials are stored only on your device. We do not collect, transmit, or have access to your credentials, command output, or server data. See our privacy policy at https://saltserv.com/privacy/. SUPPORT Questions or feedback? Visit https://saltserv.com/support/ or contact support directly through the app.

About

CacheDeck

Features
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Manage your Redis, Valkey and KeyDB servers from your iPhone, without putting production at risk. CacheDeck is built for developers, DevOps and SRE on call. Connect over TLS, through an SSH tunnel or bastion, and against Cluster or Sentinel. Inspect keys, run commands and fix problems in seconds, while production credentials never touch someone else's server. WHY CACHEDECK • Trust-first. Your credentials stay on your device and never leave it. There is no backend, no proxy, no traffic relay. Your connection goes straight from your phone to your server. • Safety on each command. CacheDeck reads the command name and arguments before it sends anything. Destructive operations (FLUSHALL, FLUSHDB, CONFIG SET, mass DEL and more) need a type-to-confirm step that shows the exact target. Costly operations carry a warning. Set a connection to read-only and unlock writes when you mean to. • Built for mobile networks. Reconnect with backoff, path-aware monitoring of Wi-Fi and cellular handoffs, and specific errors in place of an endless spinner. • A production badge marks each risky action, so you know which server you are about to touch. WHAT YOU CAN DO • Connect over TLS, an SSH tunnel or a bastion host, with a Face ID app lock. • Inspect a self-signed or custom-CA certificate fingerprint and accept it per connection. • Browse the keyspace with SCAN, in a list or a namespace tree, and skip KEYS * for iteration. • Read and edit String, Hash, List, Set, Sorted Set and Streams, with TTL, type and size in view. • Run a command in the Workbench. CacheDeck classifies the input before it runs. • Watch live Pub/Sub channels and inspect Streams with consumer groups. • Work with Cluster and Sentinel: slots, masters, replicas and topology health. • Explore Redis Stack: JSON documents, search indexes and time series. • Analyze server state: memory breakdown, slow log and tips you can act on, plus full INFO diagnostics. PRIVACY • Local-first. Your hosts, passwords and ACL users stay on your device, in the iOS Keychain. • No secrets in logs. CacheDeck keeps passwords, hostnames, key names and values out of its logs. • Crash & error reporting is on by default and can be turned off in Settings. Reports are scrubbed and never include key names, values, hostnames or credentials. • No tracking, no IDFA and no advertising identifiers. CacheDeck is foreground-first. It fits hands-on inspection and operations rather than always-on background monitoring. FREE VS PRO CacheDeck is free to try, with a real, usable free tier, not a locked demo. • Free: connect over TLS, SSH tunnel or bastion, and to Cluster or Sentinel; browse the keyspace with SCAN (list or tree); inspect values of every type with TTL, type and size; run read-only and diagnostic commands; and read full INFO. • Pro unlocks operating: write and DDL commands, destructive actions, the Workbench command runner, value editing, export and multiple saved connections. "CacheDeck Pro" is a one-time unlock. No subscription, no ads, no account required. CacheDeck is tested with Redis® Community Edition 8, Valkey™ and KeyDB over RESP2/RESP3. Redis is a registered trademark of Redis Ltd. CacheDeck is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Redis Ltd. Valkey is a trademark of LF Projects, LLC. KeyDB is a trademark of its respective owner. CacheDeck is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by LF Projects, LLC or the KeyDB project.

Screenshots

SSH Client & Terminal4 screens
CacheDeck4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: CacheDeck at every 2 days against SSH Client & Terminal's weekly. 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. SSH Client & Terminal sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and CacheDeck sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SSH Client & Terminal ships an update weekly, CacheDeck every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on September 28, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
SSH Client & Terminal versus CacheDeck: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSSH Client & TerminalCacheDeck
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size19 MB18 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOday MalehVladimir Chemeris

In-app purchases

1 purchases

SSH Client & Terminal

One-time1
  • Cura Pro Lifetime$17.99
1 purchases

CacheDeck

One-time1
  • CacheDeck Pro$19.99

Questions

Is SSH Client & Terminal free?
SSH Client & Terminal is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is CacheDeck free?
CacheDeck is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do SSH Client & Terminal or CacheDeck have ads?
Neither SSH Client & Terminal nor CacheDeck shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SSH Client & Terminal or CacheDeck?
SSH Client & Terminal ships an update weekly, and CacheDeck every 2 days. Most recently, SSH Client & Terminal was updated on September 28, 2026 and CacheDeck on October 2, 2026.

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