Comparison

DuckTerm vs HTTrail

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

Head to head
About

DuckTerm

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DuckTerm is the iPhone terminal for AI engineers running long Claude / Codex / Gemini / Cursor sessions on remote machines. Get pushed when an agent finishes a task or asks for approval. Tap from the lockscreen to approve or jump into a real SSH terminal to debug live — no laptop required. — What you get for free — • 2 saved SSH servers (password auth) • Plain shell + tmux session list • Real SSH terminal built natively (not a webview wrapper) • Inbox for agent push notifications (30-day retention) — Pro unlocks — • Unlimited servers + private key (.pem) auth • tmux session attach with live capture-pane preview • HTTP CONNECT / SOCKS5 proxy + SSH ProxyJump (bastion) • Mosh transport — UDP roaming, predictive echo on flaky networks • SFTP file browser • Voice input + custom themes + iCloud sync • Multi-tab terminal + agent hooks (remote webhooks) • Inbox unlimited retention — Privacy — SSH credentials live only in iOS Keychain. We never see them; we never upload them. Agent push notifications are delivered through DuckTerm's push relay or your own webhook. No analytics, no ads, no third-party tracking. — Pricing — Free forever for the basics. Pro is $0.99/mo, $9.99/yr, or $14.99 lifetime. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

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HTTrail

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HTTrail is a native network inspection workbench for developers building and testing apps on iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Capture and decrypt the HTTPS traffic from your own device, inspect every request and response down to the byte, then compose and replay requests with a full-featured API client. Everything runs on-device. No account, no backend, no analytics, no ads — your traffic never leaves your device. INTERCEPTING PROXY • Decrypt HTTPS with an on-device certificate authority that mints per-host certificates on the fly • Inspect headers, bodies, timing, and raw hex for every flow • Block, redirect (map local / map remote), rewrite requests and responses, throttle, and set breakpoints • SSL-proxying allowlist so pinned apps keep working • Export captures as HAR API CLIENT • Compose GET, POST and more with params, headers, auth, and structured bodies (JSON, form-urlencoded, multipart) • GraphQL, pre-request and test scripts, and live response preview • Organize requests into collections with environments and history • Import from cURL, OpenAPI 3, and Postman v2.1 • Generate code: cURL, Swift, JavaScript, Python REALTIME • Connect and test WebSocket, Server-Sent Events, Socket.IO, and MQTT • Built-in local test server PRIVATE BY DESIGN HTTrail captures only your own device's traffic, with your explicit consent, and keeps it on your device. No data is collected. Nothing is ever sent to us. HTTrail is a developer tool for debugging and testing your own apps and APIs.

Screenshots

DuckTerm4 screens
HTTrail4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: HTTrail at none against DuckTerm's 3. On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

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

Both are free to download. DuckTerm sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. HTTrail asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference Ā· 4 level
DuckTerm versus HTTrail: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDuckTermHTTrail
PriceFreeFree
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size73 MB23 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer圣宝 č””1Moby Co., Ltd.

In-app purchases

3 purchases

DuckTerm

Subscriptions2
  • Pro Monthly$0.991 Month
  • Pro Yearly$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • Pro Lifetime$14.99
None

HTTrail

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is DuckTerm free?
DuckTerm is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is HTTrail free?
HTTrail is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do DuckTerm or HTTrail have ads?
Neither DuckTerm nor HTTrail shows ads.

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