Teletype vs SSHome
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β with what reviewers say about each.
Teletype
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Every computer. Within reach. Your Mac, your PC and your servers in one native app for iPhone and iPad. Share your Macβs screen in High Performance with sound, control a Windows PC with Remote Desktop, see a Linux desktop over VNC, work in a terminal over SSH or Mosh, and move files over SFTP. One connection is free, with every protocol. No account, no card, no relay. YOUR MAC, LIKE YOU NEVER LEFT β’ High Performance Screen Sharing on Macs with Apple silicon: hardware-decoded video up to 5K, the Macβs own sound, and one or two virtual displays sized to your screen. β’ High dynamic range on iPhones and iPads whose screens can show it, so photos and video keep their highlights. β’ Standard sessions use Appleβs own codec, so text stays sharp. Works with macOS 26 and 27. β’ Copy and paste text, formatted text and images. Send files to the Mac and save files from it. β’ Curtain Screen keeps the Macβs own display dark while you work. A TERMINAL THAT STAYS CONNECTED β’ Mosh keeps your session alive as you move between networks and through sleep. β’ Built on Ghostty and drawn with Metal, with 660 themes. β’ Split panes, snippets, Find and output export, with the keys a terminal needs right above the keyboard. β’ Notifications from programs on your server while the session runs in the background. YOUR PC, REMARKABLY SMOOTH β’ Remote Desktop to Windows Pro, Enterprise, Education and Server, with sound, microphone, clipboard and shared files. β’ A desktop sized to your screen, Remote Desktop Gateway and Network Level Authentication. β’ Review a PCβs certificate and trust it once, with a warning if it ever changes. LINUX, THE WHOLE PICTURE β’ VNC for Linux desktops on X11 and on Wayland, and the VNC servers you already run. β’ Encrypted with TLS when the server offers it, and clipboard text that keeps its accents. FILES, ONE TAP AWAY β’ Browse servers and NAS drives over SFTP, and preview files with Quick Look. β’ Upload from Files and Photos, or drag files in. Drag a file onto another folder to move it on the server. β’ Rename, organize and create folders on servers that allow it. REACH EVERY MACHINE β’ Jump hosts, port forwarding and SSH agent forwarding. β’ Wake-on-LAN wakes a sleeping machine before you connect. β’ Computers on your network appear under Nearby. KEYS THAT NEVER LEAVE YOUR DEVICE β’ Create an SSH key in the Secure Enclave and sign in with Face ID. Import Ed25519, ECDSA or RSA keys. β’ Teletype checks each serverβs identity and warns you if it changes. TELETYPE PRO Unlimited connections; iCloud sync of connections, passwords, settings and themes; Picture in Picture for terminals and desktops; your own themes; and alternate app icons. The monthly and annual plans start with a 3-day free trial, or buy once for life. Every plan works with Family Sharing. Remote connections require a reachable computer with the service turned on. Teletype doesnβt provide a relay. Privacy Policy: https://teletype.sh/privacy Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
SSHome
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SSHome is a modern SSH client for iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Connect to your servers, Raspberry Pi, or homelab and get a real terminal β full-screen apps like vim and top, 256-color output, and snippet shortcuts included. Terminal - Full VT/ANSI terminal (SwiftTerm) with alt-screen, colors, live resize - Multi-session tabs β switch between servers with one tap - Snippet bar injects your frequent commands in one tap Files (SFTP) - Browse, create, rename, and delete remote files and folders - Uploads/downloads with real progress and speed, pipelined in the background - Downloads appear right in the Files app Security - Passwords live in the system Keychain; private keys never leave your device - Ed25519 and ECDSA P-256/384/521 keys; import OpenSSH-format keys (including passphrase-protected) or generate new ones on device - Trust-on-first-use fingerprint confirmation; changed fingerprints are blocked cold to stop man-in-the-middle attacks And more - Local port forwarding: map remote databases or dashboards to a local port - English and Simplified Chinese UI; no account, no data collection
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: SSHome at none against Teletype's 3. SSHome also leads on iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads and device support 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
Both are free to download. Teletype sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. SSHome asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Teletype | SSHome |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | β |
| Update frequency | Every 8 days | β |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No β better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac β better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 18.0 β better |
| Further details β not scored | ||
| Size | 121 MB | 12 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Sergio Fernandez Duran | ζ©ε² ε |
In-app purchases
Teletype
- Teletype Pro Monthly3 Days trial$4.991 Month
- Teletype Pro Annual3 Days trial$49.991 Year
- Teletype Pro Lifetime$149.99
SSHome
No in-app purchases









