Comparison

Shellton vs Camila Term

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

Head to head
About

Shellton

Features
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Shellton is a native ACP cockpit and persistent SSH/Mosh terminal for developers who want to run coding agents from iPhone without moving their work into a proprietary cloud relay. RUN CLAUDE AND CODEX ON YOUR HOSTS. Connect to a saved SSH or Mosh host, choose Claude or Codex, and start or resume an agent session in the directory where your code already lives. Shellton launches the official Agent Client Protocol adapter on demand and carries the session over your existing encrypted connection—no Shellton account, relay server, or host daemon. AN AGENT INTERFACE BUILT FOR MOBILE. Follow live transcripts, reasoning, tool activity, and plans without squeezing a desktop terminal onto your phone. Approve or deny tool requests, send the next instruction by keyboard or voice, switch between conversations, and hand control back to tmux when you return to a computer. EVERY DROPPED SESSION IS A BUG. Shellton tries Mosh first on every connection. Mosh survives Wi-Fi handoffs, dead zones, and locked-screen suspends. If the server does not have mosh-server installed, Shellton transparently falls back to SSH. VOICE INPUT, ON-DEVICE. Tap the mic and dictate agent prompts or terminal commands. Supported speech engines run on your device; your audio is never sent to Shellton. KEYBOARD THAT WORKS FOR DEVELOPERS. Use a configurable accessory bar with modifier keys, arrows, and custom escape sequences. Build bars in the app or author them in YAML and import them from Files. Hyper, Meh, Kitty keyboard protocol, and tmux prefix shortcuts are supported. FULL-SCREEN TERMINAL. Use a true-color SwiftTerm terminal with Nerd Font glyphs, themes, snippets, per-host history, SSH key management, host-key verification, Live Activities, and tmux-aware navigation. YOUR DATA STAYS YOUR OWN. Shellton uses privacy-preserving product analytics for feature adoption and connection reliability. Analytics never include hostnames, addresses, usernames, commands, terminal text, credentials, voice audio, transcripts, or raw errors, and can be disabled in Settings. There is no advertising or cross-app tracking. SSH keys live in the iOS Keychain, app data remains local, and accessory-bar configuration can sync through your private iCloud container. KEY FEATURES • Native ACP conversations with Claude and Codex • Live transcripts, plans, tool activity, and permission approvals • Direct operation over your SSH or Mosh hosts; no proprietary relay • Auto Mosh-to-SSH fallback per host • On-device voice input • Customizable accessory bar with YAML import/export • Live Activities for active sessions • Ed25519 and ECDSA SSH key generation and import • Optional Face ID protection for stored credentials • Trust-On-First-Use host-key verification • Anonymous, opt-out product analytics; no tracking or ads CONVERSATION REQUIREMENTS • A saved SSH-accessible host with Node.js 22 or later and npm • Authentication with the selected agent provider when prompted • Shellton resolves the official ACP adapter through npx on demand; users do not install a separate Shellton daemon or generic ACP service TERMINAL REQUIREMENTS • iOS 17.0 or later • An SSH server you can connect to • mosh-server on the remote host for persistent Mosh sessions (optional) SHELLTON PRO An optional auto-renewable subscription unlocks voice input, agent conversations, custom accessory bars, and session-continuity tools. Payment is charged to your Apple ID; the subscription renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the period. Manage or cancel it in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://datons.github.io/shellton-site/privacy/

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Camila Term

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Managing servers from your iPhone just got safer, faster, and infinitely more precise. CamilaTerm is not just another terminal. It is a smart SSH client built from the ground up for mobile efficiency and safety. Typing complex commands on a mobile keyboard is prone to errors, which is why CamilaTerm allows you to compose, review, and edit your commands completely offline before executing them on your live servers. Never worry about an accidental keystroke ruining your production environment again. Key Features: Compose Before You Run: Safely draft and edit your commands in a clean interface. Send them to the server only when you are 100% sure they are correct. Quick Actions: Stop typing repetitive scripts. Execute complex commands—like checking server health, restarting Docker containers, or monitoring listening ports—with a single tap. Smart Snippets: Save your most frequently used commands. Use dynamic variables (e.g., {{user}}, {{db}}) to easily adapt snippets for different tasks without memorizing long syntax. Host Organization: Keep your infrastructure perfectly organized. Categorize your servers by environment (Production, Staging, Dev, Lab) for quick access and visual separation. Uncompromising Security: Connect securely using Passwords, Private Keys, or SSH Agent. All authentication secrets are encrypted and stored safely and exclusively inside your device's iOS Keychain. Take control of your infrastructure from anywhere with confidence. Download CamilaTerm today.

Screenshots

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Verdict

The call

Shellton and Camila Term are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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

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

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Shellton versus Camila Term: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterShelltonCamila Term
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size46 MB9 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperJesus LopezRuben Carbajal

In-app purchases

None

Shellton

No in-app purchases

None

Camila Term

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Shellton free?
Shellton is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Camila Term free?
Camila Term is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Shellton or Camila Term have ads?
Neither Shellton nor Camila Term shows ads.

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