Comparison

Tmux Term vs iTmux

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

Head to head
About

Tmux Term

Features
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Tmux Term turns your iPhone into a real terminal. SSH into your servers, attach to tmux sessions that never die, and run AI coding agents β€” from the train, the couch, or anywhere your laptop isn't. Built for developers who don't stop working when they leave the desk. β€” SECURE BY DESIGN β€” Password and private-key auth (ed25519, RSA). Host keys are pinned on first connect to stop man-in-the-middle attacks. Every credential lives in the iOS Keychain and never leaves your device. No accounts on our servers, no telemetry on your sessions. β€” TMUX THAT SURVIVES ANYTHING β€” Attach to long-running sessions, switch windows, and scroll back through history. Drop a connection in a tunnel? Tmux Term reconnects and reattaches the moment you're back β€” your work is exactly where you left it. β€” AI CLI, ONE TAP AWAY β€” Launch Claude Code, Codex, Gemini, OpenCode, or Nmap instantly and resume sessions where you stopped. The remote agents you already use, now driven from your phone. β€” SEND SCREENSHOTS STRAIGHT TO CLAUDE β€” Upload images over SFTP directly into your Claude Code conversation. No clipboard tricks, no base64 paste β€” just pick a photo and go. β€” A KEYBOARD THAT ACTUALLY WORKS ON MOBILE β€” Ctrl, Esc, Tab, arrows, function keys, the tmux prefix, one-tap password injection, and custom snippets β€” all sitting right above the iOS keyboard, where your thumbs can reach them. β€” GESTURES MADE FOR A PHONE β€” Two-finger scroll through terminal history. Side buttons for tmux copy-mode. Toggle mouse mode with a single tap. This isn't a desktop client squeezed onto a screen β€” it's designed for the device in your hand. β€” ONE PRICE, FOREVER β€” Try everything free for 7 days. Then unlock it all with a single purchase. No subscriptions, no upsells, no ads. Future updates included. Tmux Term is a purpose-built SSH and tmux client. You'll need a server you own or have permission to access.

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iTmux

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iTmux is a native SSH and tmux workspace for iPhone, iPad and Mac, built for developers who run AI coding agents on their own machines. Start a long task with Claude Code or Codex on your server, close the app, and come back later: the agent keeps working inside tmux, and iTmux shows you where it stands. NATIVE TMUX, NOT A TERMINAL INSIDE A TERMINAL iTmux talks to tmux through control mode, so sessions, windows and split panes appear as real app UI. Switch, split and zoom panes with a tap instead of prefix keys. Your processes live on the host, so a dropped connection never kills your work. FOLLOW YOUR AI AGENTS β€’ See which Claude Code and Codex tasks are working, waiting or done β€’ Get a notification when a task needs your approval β€’ Queue the next prompts for each pane and let them run in order β€’ Browse task history with prompts, duration and results β€’ Check token usage, plan limits and reset times per host A COMPLETE REMOTE TOOLKIT β€’ SSH with password or key authentication, stored in the Keychain β€’ Local tmux on Mac, remote hosts on every device β€’ File browser with search, text editing, image preview and SFTP transfer β€’ Upload photos from your library straight to the server (iPhone and iPad) β€’ Git: status, history, side-by-side diffs, stage, commit and sync β€’ Markdown notes stored on the host β€’ Host monitor with CPU, memory and top processes β€’ Search terminal output, custom shortcuts and command queues β€’ Voice input that types your prompt into the terminal MADE FOR EACH DEVICE A touch-friendly key bar with Esc, Ctrl, Tab and arrows on iPhone, a sidebar layout on iPad, and tabs you can tear off into windows on Mac. On Mac, the itmux command line tool opens any command in a new tmux window. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account required. Hosts, passwords and keys stay on your device, and connections go directly from your device to your servers. Your terminal content, files and notes are never sent to us. ITMUX PRO iTmux is free to use with one saved host. iTmux Pro unlocks unlimited hosts, voice input and scheduled shortcuts, and works on iPhone, iPad and Mac. β€’ Subscriptions: iTmux Pro Monthly (1 month) and iTmux Pro Yearly (1 year) β€’ Payment is charged to your Apple Account when you confirm the purchase β€’ Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period β€’ Manage or cancel any time in your Apple Account settings REQUIREMENTS iOS/iPadOS 18 or later, macOS 15 or later on Apple silicon. Remote hosts need SSH access and tmux. Claude Code and Codex run on your host and need their own accounts. Terms of Use (EULA): https://hybridtheorylink.github.io/itmux/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://hybridtheorylink.github.io/itmux/privacy.html Support: hswillg@gmail.com

Screenshots

Tmux Term4 screens
iTmux4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Tmux Term at every 2 days against iTmux's fortnightly. iTmux's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

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

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

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tmux Term ships an update every 2 days, iTmux fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences Β· 4 level
Tmux Term versus iTmux: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTmux TermiTmux
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 days β€” betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, Mac β€” better
Requires iOS17.0 β€” better18.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size12 MB12 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperErdinc Curebalι‚΅δΌŸ ι»„

In-app purchases

None

Tmux Term

No in-app purchases

None

iTmux

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Tmux Term free?
Tmux Term is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is iTmux free?
iTmux is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Tmux Term or iTmux have ads?
Neither Tmux Term nor iTmux shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Tmux Term or iTmux?
Tmux Term ships an update every 2 days, and iTmux fortnightly. Most recently, Tmux Term was updated on October 13, 2026 and iTmux on October 22, 2026.

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