SharkTTY vs Pier Shell

SharkTTY keeps your servers and your desktop within reach — 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 — 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 — 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. • A smooth, low-lag screen with full keyboard and mouse • See every display at once — side by side, stacked, quad or picture-in-picture, arranged your way • A virtual mouse with a built-in magnifier for pixel-perfect taps • A floating on-screen keyboard you can move, resize and dim — full symbols, ⌘⌥⌃ modifiers, F-keys, six layouts (US, UK, JIS, AZERTY, QWERTZ, Spanish) and smart command suggestions • Hear your Mac computer's sound live, and turn your device into its microphone • Copy on one device, paste on the other • Pick xHD, HD or SD — and let it ease off on its own when the signal drops • End-to-end encrypted, so your screen stays yours A TERMINAL THAT KEEPS UP • Connect to any server over SSH — there's nothing to install on the other end • Mosh keeps you typing through dropped Wi-Fi, network switches and lag • Lock your device or jump to another app, come back, and your session is still there • Drop straight back into your tmux session with a saved startup command • Experimental Eternal Terminal (ET) support — persistent sessions over TCP, for networks where Mosh's UDP is blocked • A bell in a background tab becomes a notification — know the moment a long task finishes SPEAK, AND IT TYPES • Hold to talk — your words are recognized right on the device: free, private, works offline • Trim a segment, re-recognize it, or bring back past recordings from history • AI polishes what you said into clean text or a ready-to-run command — bring your own AI provider, or use the built-in official models • Ask the AI anything in the built-in chat panel, without leaving your session KEYS, FILES, AND PEACE OF MIND • Create or import SSH keys right on your device — private keys never leave it • Get a clear heads-up the moment a server's identity changes • Browse and move files over iCloud Drive, shared folders and WebDAV, without leaving the app • Developer fonts and themes, a handy shortcut-key row, and full external keyboard and trackpad support on iPad • 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 — 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 — 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 · Privacy Policy: https://safafish.com/sharktty/privacy.html

No separate account required Pier works with your existing iCloud account to keep supported data synchronized across your Apple devices. There’s no Pier registration, username, or password to manage. Pier is a native SSH and SFTP client built for developers who want a simple, fast way to access their servers from iPhone and Mac. Add your hosts once and keep them synced privately through iCloud. Connect to production, staging, personal servers, Raspberry Pis, and more without rebuilding your setup on every device. Pier is designed to feel at home on Apple platforms, with a clean native interface, fast terminal performance, and secure key handling.