SSH Client & Terminal vs TermIO
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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.
TermIO
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Your servers, wherever you are. TermIO brings SSH terminals, SFTP file management and practical server tools to iPhone and iPad. CONNECT AND WORK • Save and organize server profiles. • Connect with a password or an SSH private key. • Switch between terminal sessions. Broadcast input across sessions with Pro. • Use terminal search, command snippets and command history. • Choose terminal themes, font sizes and keyboard shortcuts. FILES AND NETWORKING • Browse, upload and download remote files with SFTP. • Edit UTF-8 text files up to 2 MB. • Set up local, remote and SOCKS port forwarding while your SSH session and the app remain active. • Connect through a jump host with ProxyJump. • Import host profiles from an SSH config file. KEYS AND SECURITY • Generate Ed25519 and ECDSA P-256 key pairs on your device with Pro. • Store credentials and private keys in iOS Keychain. • Install public keys on a server over SFTP with Pro. • Protect access to the app with Face ID or Touch ID. SERVER OVERVIEW (PRO) View server load, memory, storage and uptime from your terminal session. TERMIO PRO Free includes SSH, SFTP, private-key authentication and up to three saved hosts. Pro unlocks the SSH Key Vault, on-device key generation and import, one-tap public-key installation, the server metrics HUD, multi-tab broadcast and unlimited saved hosts. The saved-host limit also applies to SSH config imports and backup restores. Existing saved hosts and credentials are retained after a subscription expires. Choose a one-time Lifetime purchase or an auto-renewable Annual subscription. Prices are displayed in the app for your App Store region. Restore Purchases is available for existing purchases. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Additional Terms: https://mreser.com.tr/termio/terms Privacy Policy: https://mreser.com.tr/termio/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: SSH Client & Terminal at weekly against TermIO's every 3 weeks. 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
Both are free to download. SSH Client & Terminal sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and TermIO sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
SSH Client & Terminal ships an update weekly, TermIO every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SSH Client & Terminal | TermIO |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 19 MB | 11 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Oday Maleh | MEHMET RECEP ESER |
In-app purchases
SSH Client & Terminal
- Cura Pro Lifetime$17.99
TermIO
- TermIO Pro Annual$4.991 Year
- TermIO Pro Lifetime$14.99
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