Remote Terminal Pro vs SigilTTY
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Remote Terminal Pro
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Remote Terminal turns your iPhone or iPad into a remote control for a computer you already own. Pair with a quick QR scan from the desktop agent, then run a full interactive shell, browse folders, and transfer files—without leaving your couch or office. HOW IT WORKS • Install the Remote Terminal desktop agent on your computer. • Open the app on your device and scan the QR code shown on the desktop monitor. • Choose Terminal to access your system's native shell—or open Files to browse and transfer items on the desktop. TERMINAL • Live command output with a phone-friendly keyboard and shortcuts. • Reconnect after sleep, travel, or network changes; your session can stay reserved on the host computer. • Select your preferred command-line environment before you connect. FILES • Browse allowed folders on the desktop (you can configure which folders to share). • Download files to your phone and upload from your device when the desktop agent allows it. SECURITY YOU CONTROL • Optional join password on the desktop—required for session-ID pairing when enabled. • Pairing uses your own backend or our hosted service; the desktop agent must be running and online. • Camera access is only used to scan QR codes. REQUIREMENTS • A Remote Terminal desktop agent running on the computer you want to control. • Network access between your device and the pairing server (local network or internet, depending on your setup). Remote Terminal is built for owners and power users who want real shell access from mobile—not a simplified fake terminal. Download the desktop agent from our site or GitHub releases, then connect with this app.
SigilTTY
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SigilTTY is a native terminal for iPhone, iPad, and Mac — an SSH client built for working with coding agents. Attach to the agents running on your own servers, see which are working and which are stuck, get alerted the moment one needs you, and answer out loud. Shells, SFTP, tunnels and keys are all here too, synced through iCloud. SigilTTY contains no language model and no chatbot. The agents are programs on your own servers — SigilTTY is the terminal you reach them with. YOUR AGENTS, ANYWHERE • Attach to the coding agents herdr runs on your servers, each with a live status dot • Every agent on every server in one list — in the sidebar on iPad and Mac, in its own tab on iPhone • Get alerted when an agent is blocked or done — on iPhone and iPad even with the app closed, end-to-end encrypted • Reply by voice: on-device, or with your own Volcengine, iFlytek or compatible speech-to-text key. The text is typed in for you to check — it never sends itself • Paste or drop files into the terminal to upload them • Requires the open-source herdr 0.8.0 or later on your server SERVER MONITOR • CPU, memory, disk, network and top processes for all your servers on one page • Sort any column and end a runaway process • Linux, macOS and FreeBSD — nothing to install on the server A REAL TERMINAL • GPU-accelerated rendering powered by Ghostty • Tabs everywhere; splits and broadcast input on Mac • Output highlighting for Cisco, Huawei/H3C and other network gear • Hundreds of color themes, with the whole app following your theme • CJK font selection and one-tap command snippets CONNECT • SSH with password, private key or hardware security key • Telnet, and USB serial console on Mac • Jump hosts and Quick Connect FILES & TUNNELS • SFTP file browser with preview • ZMODEM (sz / rz) right in the terminal • Local and remote port forwarding, SSH agent forwarding SECURITY • Credentials stay in the Keychain; optional Face ID / Touch ID for keys • FIDO2 security keys over USB-C or NFC, tested with YubiKey • Host key verification; a remote host must ask before touching your clipboard • Key Handoff: move a key to another device over your LAN, end-to-end encrypted • No ads. No analytics. No tracking. SYNC • Servers, folders, snippets, keys, known hosts and agent records sync with iCloud • English and Simplified Chinese Free to download. Feedback: support@sigiltty.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: SigilTTY at every 5 days against Remote Terminal Pro's every 3 weeks. Remote Terminal Pro's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17). 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Remote Terminal Pro ships an update every 3 weeks, SigilTTY every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Remote Terminal Pro | SigilTTY |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 31 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Muhammad Muaaz | 超毅 王 |
In-app purchases
Remote Terminal Pro
No in-app purchases
SigilTTY
No in-app purchases









