Rafter Homelab Console vs ChibyooShell
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
Rafter Homelab Console
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Rafter is an iOS console for homelabs and self-hosted servers. Connect to your own Linux boxes over SSH, check Docker containers, watch system status, and keep an eye on Uptime Kuma monitors from one clean app. Built for people running Raspberry Pis, NAS boxes, low-end VPSs, and Tailscale networks at home. What Rafter does: โข Save SSH hosts securely โข Open a native SSH terminal โข Manage Docker containers over SSH โข View CPU, memory, disk, network, uptime, and processes โข Import hosts from Tailscale using read-only credentials โข View Uptime Kuma monitor status โข Store credentials in iOS Keychain Rafter is local-first. There is no Rafter account and no Rafter backend. Your SSH credentials stay on your device. Network requests go only to hosts and services you configure, plus purchase services for Rafter Pro. Free includes up to 3 hosts. Rafter Pro unlocks unlimited hosts and network integrations. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://rafter.maro.study/privacy
ChibyooShell
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Professional SSH client and server monitor. Terminal, SFTP, Docker management and real-time metrics โ all in one app. ChibyooShell โ powerful SSH client and server monitoring tool for iOS professionals. CHIBYOO PRO Unlock all features: โ Unlimited servers โ Full access to all features Available as monthly, yearly or lifetime subscription. TERMINAL & SSH โ Full SSH terminal with xterm-256color support โ Ed25519, RSA, ECDSA key authentication โ Password and key-based login โ SSH key generation and management โ Fira Code, Menlo, SF Mono font support SERVER MONITORING โ Real-time CPU, RAM, disk and network metrics โ Per-core CPU usage โ Network interface stats with TX/RX graphs โ Disk I/O monitoring โ Active process list โ Server uptime and load average SFTP FILE MANAGER โ Browse, upload and download files โ Create, rename, delete files and folders โ Built-in text editor โ File permissions (chmod) โ Quick Look preview DOCKER & PODMAN โ Container list with real-time metrics โ Start, stop, restart, remove containers โ Container log viewer โ Per-container CPU and memory usage SECURITY โ All credentials stored in iOS Keychain โ Face ID / Touch ID protection โ SSH host key verification (TOFU) โ Optional iCloud sync via CloudKit PORT FORWARDING โ Local port forwarding via SSH tunnel CONNECTIVITY โ Citadel (modern SSH) + LibSSH2 fallback โ Auto-reconnect โ Configurable connection timeout Terms of Use: https://chibyoo.com/terms-chibyooshell/ Privacy Policy: https://chibyoo.com/privacy-policy-chibyooshell/
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Verdict
Rafter Homelab Console and ChibyooShell are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters โ price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them โ neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Rafter Homelab Console sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $9.99 per year and ChibyooShell sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
| Parameter | Rafter Homelab Console | ChibyooShell |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | โ | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad โ better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 โ better | 17.6 |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 22 MB | 23 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | MAROUANE HACHEMI BOUMILA | Aleksandr Kolesnikov |
In-app purchases
Rafter Homelab Console
- Pro Annual$9.991 Year
ChibyooShell
- ChibyooShell Pro โ Monthly$2.991 Month
- ChibyooShell Plus โ Yearly$5.991 Year
- ChibyooShell Pro โ Yearly7 Days trial$17.991 Year
- ChibyooShell Plus โ Lifetime$17.99
- ChibyooShell Pro โ Lifetime$49.99
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