Pushword vs a+Terminal
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pushword
A polished text and code editor for Apple devices. Write and edit code, Markdown, notes, and more with features like syntax highlighting, Markdown preview, and PDF export. It's designed for developers, students, and writers who need a fast, native editing experience.
- Syntax highlighting
- Markdown preview
- PDF export
- File and folder management
- iCloud sync
- Snippets and editor actions
- Built-in language tutorials
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Pushword is a polished text and code editor for Mac, iPad, and iPhone. Write code, Markdown, notes, documentation, snippets, and technical drafts in one focused workspace. Pushword is built for people who think in files: developers, students, writers, makers, and anyone who wants a fast editor that feels native across Apple devices. Edit your work with syntax highlighting, line numbers, folders, tabs, Markdown preview, PDF export, language tutorials, snippets, search tools, and optional iCloud sync for files you choose to keep in Cloud. What Pushword can do: - Edit code, Markdown, notes, and plain text. - Work with Swift, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, TypeScript, JSON, Python, YAML, XML, Bash, PHP, SQL, Go, Markdown, and plain text. - Create files and folders directly inside the app. - Lightweight automated background code check for the errors - Open files and folders from your device. - Organize your workspace with Drafts, Local files, and optional Cloud files. - Sync selected Cloud files through iCloud across Mac, iPad, and iPhone. (optional) - Preview Markdown while you write. - Export your work as PDF. - Use tabs to switch between open files. - Search inside files and across your project. - Use snippets, indentation tools, line highlighting, and editor actions. - Choose themes, fonts, accent colors, and alternate app icons. - Learn language basics with built-in basic tutorial windows. - Use local Apple Intelligence actions on supported devices. Pushword is local-first. Drafts and opened Local files stay on your device unless you save, export, or move them into Cloud. No account or Login is required. Whether you are writing a Markdown README, editing a Swift snippet, drafting notes, reviewing HTML/CSS, testing SQL, or organizing developer ideas on the go, Pushword gives you a clean editor that respects your files and your focus.
a+Terminal
This app provides a privacy-focused SSH terminal for remote machine access on your iPhone. It integrates with tmux and CLI AI coding agents, offering features like push-to-talk dictation and live session monitoring.
- Privacy-first SSH terminal
- tmux and CLI AI agent integration
- Push-to-talk dictation
- Live Activities for session monitoring
- Dev server port preview
- Mac screen sharing (VNC)
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a+Terminal is a privacy-first SSH terminal for working on your own machines from your iPhone — built around tmux and CLI AI coding agents. It's agent-agnostic: run any CLI coding agent, with plug-and-play profiles you can extend yourself. SCROLLING THAT ACTUALLY WORKS Swipes become real mouse-wheel events, so tmux and your agent's output scroll natively, with momentum — no more fighting copy-mode. SPEAK YOUR PROMPTS Push-to-talk dictation inserts straight into the terminal. Recognition runs entirely on your iPhone; audio never leaves the device. NEVER LOSE YOUR SESSION Live Activities and the Dynamic Island show your active sessions at a glance. Tap to jump back in — a+Terminal reconnects and re-attaches your session multiplexer (tmux, zellij, and more) automatically. PREVIEW YOUR DEV SERVER Start a dev server on the machine you're connected to and a+Terminal spots the port — from the URL your framework prints, or from the machine's own listener table. Tap it and the page opens over the SSH connection you already have. It renders in a viewer built for exactly one thing: the single port you forwarded. Every other address is refused, nothing it loads is kept, and it is not a web browser. Reload with a tap, and switch between the mobile and desktop layout to check both. MONITOR YOUR MAC Add a Monitor (VNC) session to watch your own computer's screen sharing right from your phone. Sign in with your macOS account and you land straight on the desktop; pinch to zoom and pan. Pop the screen out into a floating Picture-in-Picture window to keep an eye on it while you use other apps. Turn on Control to tap, drag, and type — enough to unlock a locked Mac and take over. It stays view-only until you do, and it connects only to the machine you enter. (Beta.) ZERO DATA COLLECTION No analytics, no accounts, no crash SDKs, no servers of ours. The App Privacy label says "Data Not Collected" because there is nothing to collect it with. The only network traffic is your own connections to machines you configure. SUPPORT THE APP An optional tip jar lets you support a+Terminal's development. Tips are one-time and unlock nothing — every feature is always available. • ed25519 keys generated on-device and kept in this device's Keychain, never in backups; they leave it only if you reveal, copy or export them • Password authentication option, stored in the Keychain only • Trust-on-first-use host key pinning with hard mismatch failures • Sticky Ctrl and C-b (tmux prefix) keys, Esc/Tab/arrows accessory bar • Attach an image or file from your phone over the existing SSH connection • Plug-and-play agent & multiplexer profiles — any CLI agent, tmux, zellij, screen — or define your own, no update required • Multiple simultaneous sessions with server groups • Preview a dev server running on the far end, over the SSH connection you already have — port detection and a single-port viewer • Monitor (VNC): view-only screen sharing for your own Mac, with a floating Picture-in-Picture window and optional touch & keyboard control (beta) • Light, dark, and follow-system themes Privacy Policy: https://aaroncx.github.io/a-plus-terminal/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: a+Terminal at 5.0 against Pushword's 4.0. a+Terminal also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 3 months). Pushword's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, ratings volume, ads and monetization model 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. a+Terminal sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Pushword asks for nothing beyond the download.
a+Terminal holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.
Pushword ships an update every 3 months, a+Terminal fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pushword | a+Terminal |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 26.4 | 26.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 27 MB | 12 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Sedat Yildirim | Aaron Character |
Customer experience
Pushword
a+Terminal
In-app purchases
Pushword
No in-app purchases
a+Terminal
- Small Tip$1.99
- Medium Tip$4.99
- Large Tip$9.99









