Comparison

SharkTTY vs Octrix

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

Head to head
About

SharkTTY

Features
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SharkTTY keeps your servers and your desktop within reach β€” a fast, native SSH & Mosh terminal and a full remote desktop for your Mac computer, in one app. All of it free. And now it listens β€” hold to talk, and AI turns your words into commands. CONTROL YOUR DESKTOP FROM ANYWHERE Sign in on your iPhone or iPad device and your desktop is right there. Tap to see its screen and take over β€” on the same Wi-Fi or from the other side of the world. SharkTTY finds the best way to connect, so you don't have to think about it. β€’ A smooth, low-lag screen with full keyboard and mouse β€’ See every display at once β€” side by side, stacked, quad or picture-in-picture, arranged your way β€’ A virtual mouse with a built-in magnifier for pixel-perfect taps β€’ A floating on-screen keyboard you can move, resize and dim β€” full symbols, ⌘βŒ₯βŒƒ modifiers, F-keys, six layouts (US, UK, JIS, AZERTY, QWERTZ, Spanish) and smart command suggestions β€’ Hear your Mac computer's sound live, and turn your device into its microphone β€’ Copy on one device, paste on the other β€’ Pick xHD, HD or SD β€” and let it ease off on its own when the signal drops β€’ End-to-end encrypted, so your screen stays yours A TERMINAL THAT KEEPS UP β€’ Connect to any server over SSH β€” there's nothing to install on the other end β€’ Mosh keeps you typing through dropped Wi-Fi, network switches and lag β€’ Lock your device or jump to another app, come back, and your session is still there β€’ Drop straight back into your tmux session with a saved startup command β€’ Experimental Eternal Terminal (ET) support β€” persistent sessions over TCP, for networks where Mosh's UDP is blocked β€’ A bell in a background tab becomes a notification β€” know the moment a long task finishes SPEAK, AND IT TYPES β€’ Hold to talk β€” your words are recognized right on the device: free, private, works offline β€’ Trim a segment, re-recognize it, or bring back past recordings from history β€’ AI polishes what you said into clean text or a ready-to-run command β€” bring your own AI provider, or use the built-in official models β€’ Ask the AI anything in the built-in chat panel, without leaving your session KEYS, FILES, AND PEACE OF MIND β€’ Create or import SSH keys right on your device β€” private keys never leave it β€’ Get a clear heads-up the moment a server's identity changes β€’ Browse and move files over iCloud Drive, shared folders and WebDAV, without leaving the app β€’ Developer fonts and themes, a handy shortcut-key row, and full external keyboard and trackpad support on iPad β€’ Keep your hosts and keys in sync across your devices with iCloud, if you like You never need an account to reach your own servers. SharkTTY β€” your servers and your desktop, always in your pocket. Every feature is free, including on-device voice recognition. The built-in official AI service uses AI Points; with your own API key, everything stays free. And if you'd like to leave a tip and buy me a coffee β€” thank you so much! Tips (one-time or monthly) unlock nothing; the monthly tip auto-renews until cancelled in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://safafish.com/sharktty/eula.html Β· Privacy Policy: https://safafish.com/sharktty/privacy.html

About

Octrix

Features
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Octrix lets you securely access the AI coding agents running on your own Mac from your iPhone. Install Octrix Host on your Mac, sign in with the same Octrix account, and continue conversations and tasks while your Mac stays in the background. With Octrix, you can: β€’ Connect to an authorized Mac through Octrix Cloud β€’ View and continue AI conversations from your iPhone β€’ Work with supported AI coding agents β€’ Manage individual chats and multi-agent collaboration groups β€’ Use voice input to draft messages β€’ Review task status and outputs remotely Your Mac remains the process owner and does not need an inbound public port. Octrix requires a Mac running Octrix Host and a supported AI CLI.

Screenshots

SharkTTY4 screens
Octrix4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: SharkTTY at Free against Octrix's $24.99. Octrix's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4). On ads, device support 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

SharkTTY is free to download; Octrix costs $24.99 up front. SharkTTY sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Octrix asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences Β· 4 level
SharkTTY versus Octrix: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSharkTTYOctrix
PriceFree β€” better$24.99
Update frequencyEvery 9 daysβ€”
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo β€” better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size21 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJingjing LiθΏͺ远 ηŽ‹

In-app purchases

4 purchases

SharkTTY

Subscriptions2
  • Small Monthly Tip$0.991 Month
  • Large Monthly Tip$3.991 Month
One-time2
  • Small Coffee Tip$0.99
  • Large Coffee Tip$3.99
None

Octrix

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SharkTTY free?
SharkTTY is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Octrix free?
Octrix costs $24.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do SharkTTY or Octrix have ads?
Neither SharkTTY nor Octrix shows ads.

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