Comparison

TermRover vs Heeler for herdr

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

Head to head
About

TermRover

This mobile terminal app is designed for managing coding agents and long-running server sessions. It offers first-class tmux integration, allowing users to send images and dictate prompts by voice directly to their agents.

Highlights
  • Advanced tmux integration
  • Image and screenshot sharing to agents
  • Voice dictation for prompts
  • Secure SSH with key authentication
  • Quick access keyboard keys
  • Touch-optimized terminal interface
Features
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A tmux-first mobile terminal built for the Agent Age. You're running coding agents and long-lived sessions on real servers — and you want to check in, steer them, and unblock them from your phone. TermRover is an SSH terminal designed for exactly that: first-class tmux, plus two things you won't find in most mobile terminals — send images straight to your agents, and talk to them by voice. DRIVE TMUX WITH YOUR THUMBS • Quick Row — fire Tab, Esc, Ctrl, arrows and the other keys agents need, without hunting through the keyboard • Switch tmux sessions and windows in a single tap • Scroll back through history by touch, with native mouse-mode support • A terminal actually built for a touchscreen — not a desktop one bolted onto a phone SHOW YOUR AGENT WHAT YOU SEE • Attach a screenshot or photo and hand it straight to the agent in your session • Ideal for design feedback, error screens, diagrams — anything faster to show than to type TALK TO YOUR AGENT, HANDS-FREE • Dictate prompts by voice; the transcript drops straight into the composer, ready to send • Describe what you want while you're away from the keyboard CONNECT SECURELY • Standard SSH — password and OpenSSH key (Ed25519/RSA) authentication • Host-key verification on first connect (trust-on-first-use), so you always know which server you're talking to • Manage multiple hosts and jump back into your work in seconds FREE TO USE, PRO WHEN YOU NEED IT Everything you need to connect and work is free — full SSH, full tmux, and a daily allowance of voice dictation and image attaches. TermRover Pro lifts those daily limits (unlimited voice, unlimited image-to-agent) and unlocks the full theme set, via an optional annual subscription (with a 7-day free trial) or a one-time lifetime purchase. A subscription auto-renews unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the period ends; manage or cancel it in your App Store account settings. Your keys and credentials are stored in the iOS Keychain. TermRover collects no personal data for tracking. More information: https://termrover.sh Guide: https://termrover.sh/guide.html Privacy policy: https://termrover.sh/privacy.html

About

Heeler for herdr

Manage and interact with coding agents running on your machines through a unified console. View live terminals, draft prompts locally, and send messages securely. Offers encrypted notifications and direct agent controls.

Highlights
  • Unified agent console
  • Live terminal rendering
  • Native prompt composer
  • Direct agent controls
  • Encrypted notifications
  • QR pairing
Features
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Heeler is a native iPhone and iPad companion for herdr, an agent-first terminal runtime. Follow your coding agents in Herdr TUI, the Herdr desktop app or herdr-core, on your own machines over SSH. See every Agent on every Host in one console, sorted by who needs you first. Open an Agent to steer its live terminal, or read its conversation as Chat and reply from the Composer. FEATURES • One Agent Console across all your Hosts, updated live • Herdr desktop app and herdr-core on macOS, Linux and Windows, following the desktop app's spaces and tabs • Live terminal rendered by libghostty, with native scrollback and touch scrolling • Chat for Claude Code, Codex, Pi, Oh My Pi, Grok Build and OpenCode, with buttons for Blocked prompts • Composer with the full iOS keyboard, Agent control keys and Agent Skills • Voice Input with your own OpenAI, DeepInfra, SiliconFlow or compatible speech service • Changes: every uncommitted file in the Agent's checkout • Shell Terminals for every Workspace • Photos and files staged onto the Host, with their paths in your draft • New Agent with Worktrees, Accounts and Launch Presets • Usage: Claude Code and Codex Usage Limits and up to 30 days of Token Usage, with widgets • End-to-end encrypted notifications when an Agent is Blocked or Done, and a Live Activity that tracks your Agents • QR pairing with an on-device Ed25519 key • SSH Jump Hosts, several routes per Host, and Tailscale, ZeroTier or EasyTier built in • Separate light and dark terminal themes PRIVACY Heeler has no accounts, analytics or tracking. SSH keys stay in the iOS Keychain. Terminal output, prompts and conversations travel directly between your device and your own Host over SSH. Notification content is encrypted on your Host before it passes through the push relay. Voice Input sends recordings only to the speech service you choose, with your own API key. REQUIREMENTS A Mac or Linux machine running herdr 0.7.5 or later, a Windows machine running herdr 0.9.3 or later, or a machine running the Herdr desktop app or herdr-core, reachable over SSH. On a Mac or Linux machine running herdr, the included plugin shows a Pairing Code to scan and delivers Agent Notifications. On herdr-core, the optional Host Helper adds notifications, the Live Activity and Usage on macOS and Linux. Heeler is an independent project and is not affiliated with the herdr project.

Screenshots

TermRover3 screens
Heeler for herdr4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Heeler for herdr at none against TermRover's 2. Heeler for herdr also leads on ratings volume (17 vs 5). TermRover's advantage is chart position (#17 vs #56). On price, rating, review sentiment and update cadence 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

Both are free to download. TermRover sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $24.99 per year. Heeler for herdr asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for TermRover against 5.0 for Heeler for herdr. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 17 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
TermRover versus Heeler for herdr: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTermRoverHeeler for herdr
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (5 ratings)5.0 (17 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings517 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 daysEvery 6 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
Best chart rank#17 — better#56
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size51 MB66 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAnh Trinh野 张

Customer experience

TermRover

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Heeler for herdr

All ratings17 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews13 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

TermRover

Subscriptions1
  • TermRover Pro7 Days trial$24.991 Year
One-time1
  • TermRover$79.99
None

Heeler for herdr

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is TermRover free?
TermRover is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Heeler for herdr free?
Heeler for herdr is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, TermRover or Heeler for herdr?
TermRover and Heeler for herdr are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 5 and 17 ratings respectively.
Do TermRover or Heeler for herdr have ads?
Neither TermRover nor Heeler for herdr shows ads.
Which is updated more often, TermRover or Heeler for herdr?
TermRover ships an update every 6 days, and Heeler for herdr every 6 days. Most recently, TermRover was updated on November 5, 2026 and Heeler for herdr on November 8, 2026.
Which is more popular, TermRover or Heeler for herdr?
TermRover currently peaks at #17 in the App Store charts, and Heeler for herdr at #56. Chart position reflects recent download velocity rather than total install base.

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