Comparison

Codux vs CekTerm

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

Head to head
About

Codux

This open-source AI coding workspace allows secure remote management of development tasks from a mobile device. Connect to your desktop or agent to handle projects, files, Git, and terminal sessions.

Highlights
  • Manage projects and files
  • Control remote terminal sessions
  • Track AI CLI activity
  • Synchronize state across devices
  • Encrypted device connections
  • Open-source code available
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Codux is an open-source AI coding workspace that lets you securely connect to Codux Desktop or a Codux Agent from your mobile device and manage remote development tasks wherever you are. Key features: • Manage projects, files, Git repositories, and worktrees • View and take control of remote terminal sessions • Track AI CLI activity and session information • Synchronize terminal and project state across desktop and mobile • Use encrypted device connections for remote development workflows Codux is open-source software. You can access the complete source code on GitHub and compile and use it yourself for free: https://github.com/duxweb/codux If you encounter connection, terminal, or compatibility issues, please submit a GitHub Issue with your device model, OS version, reproduction steps, and relevant logs: https://github.com/duxweb/codux/issues App Store reviews do not provide enough context for effective troubleshooting. Please avoid leaving a low rating without technical details; a clear Issue helps us identify and resolve problems much faster.

About

CekTerm

Features
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Carry your remote tmux session in your pocket. Close the app; the work keeps running. CekTerm is an SSH terminal for iPhone and iPad. It never owns your work — the real thing is the tmux session on the remote host, and the app is just a client you can throw away and reattach at any time. So switching apps, running out of battery, losing signal underground, even swiping the app out of the multitasking list: that build, training run, deploy or AI agent is still going. Open it again and the screen picks up exactly where you left off. Features • Sessions live in remote tmux Disconnects, app switches and dead batteries do not matter — come back, attach to the same session, and the half-finished work is still there. • Local scrollback, scrolling never hits the network tmux control mode returns a linear output stream, so history is stored on the phone and scrolling back feels like scrolling any other page. • Session names stay on the phone If the remote tmux session is gone, its entry remains in the list — one tap rebuilds it with the same name and settings. • Keys are generated on the device Ed25519 or ECDSA, straight into the Keychain — no copying a private key across machines, which is where keys usually leak. • Input built for a phone A dedicated row for Ctrl/Alt/arrows, frequent commands as reorderable tabs, and floating Enter and clear buttons you can drag anywhere. • An exit key that reads the context It asks the remote what is running first: q for less, Ctrl-D for python, Ctrl-C twice for an agent — and for vim it asks whether to save. • Pick the remote folder and shell Browse the remote directory tree while creating a session; the shell list is read from that host, so you do not have to remember paths. • Upload files over SFTP Send several files at once to any remote folder and leave the page while it transfers. The file only appears at its final path once complete, so an interruption never leaves half a file behind. • Voice input Speak a line, get text, review it before sending — or run it straight away. Long commands are painful to type on a phone. • Six interface languages and multiple themes The interface language is independent of the system setting, and the terminal has six colour schemes of its own. Security • Private keys, passphrases and passwords live in the Keychain, readable only after the device is unlocked, and never leave this device via iCloud Keychain or encrypted backups. • Host keys use TOFU: the key is recorded on first connect and must match exactly every time after; a mismatch aborts the connection and shows both fingerprints. • Biometric lock: protect the app with Face ID or Touch ID and lock it the moment it goes to the background. • Remote clipboard reads are refused: OSC 52 is implemented for writing only and never answers a read query. • Settings export contains no private keys or passwords — those stay in the Keychain. What you need A remote host you are authorised to log into, with tmux installed (Linux or macOS). Please use Ed25519 keys: RSA private keys can no longer authenticate against OpenSSH 8.8 and later. This app does not try to be a full SFTP browser or a port-forwarding tool — a desktop SSH client is better at those. It focuses on one thing: watching a long-running session from a phone.

Screenshots

Codux4 screens
CekTerm4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: CekTerm at Free against Codux's $4.99. CekTerm also leads on update cadence (daily vs weekly). Codux's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

CekTerm is free to download; Codux costs $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Codux ships an update weekly, CekTerm daily. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Codux versus CekTerm: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCoduxCekTerm
Price$4.99Free — better
Rating1.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyWeeklyDaily — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size84 MB18 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer鑫华 李張 文展

In-app purchases

None

Codux

No in-app purchases

None

CekTerm

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Codux free?
Codux costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is CekTerm free?
CekTerm is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Codux or CekTerm have ads?
CekTerm shows ads; Codux does not.
Which is updated more often, Codux or CekTerm?
Codux ships an update weekly, and CekTerm daily. Most recently, Codux was updated on October 31, 2026 and CekTerm on October 29, 2026.

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