Comparison

a+Terminal vs Rival Radar

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

Head to head
About

a+Terminal

This app provides a privacy-focused SSH terminal for remote machine access on your iPhone. It integrates with tmux and CLI AI coding agents, offering features like push-to-talk dictation and live session monitoring.

Highlights
  • Privacy-first SSH terminal
  • tmux and CLI AI agent integration
  • Push-to-talk dictation
  • Live Activities for session monitoring
  • Dev server port preview
  • Mac screen sharing (VNC)
Features
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a+Terminal is a privacy-first SSH terminal for working on your own machines from your iPhone — built around tmux and CLI AI coding agents. It's agent-agnostic: run any CLI coding agent, with plug-and-play profiles you can extend yourself. SCROLLING THAT ACTUALLY WORKS Swipes become real mouse-wheel events, so tmux and your agent's output scroll natively, with momentum — no more fighting copy-mode. SPEAK YOUR PROMPTS Push-to-talk dictation inserts straight into the terminal. Recognition runs entirely on your iPhone; audio never leaves the device. NEVER LOSE YOUR SESSION Live Activities and the Dynamic Island show your active sessions at a glance. Tap to jump back in — a+Terminal reconnects and re-attaches your session multiplexer (tmux, zellij, and more) automatically. PREVIEW YOUR DEV SERVER Start a dev server on the machine you're connected to and a+Terminal spots the port — from the URL your framework prints, or from the machine's own listener table. Tap it and the page opens over the SSH connection you already have. It renders in a viewer built for exactly one thing: the single port you forwarded. Every other address is refused, nothing it loads is kept, and it is not a web browser. Reload with a tap, and switch between the mobile and desktop layout to check both. MONITOR YOUR MAC Add a Monitor (VNC) session to watch your own computer's screen sharing right from your phone. Sign in with your macOS account and you land straight on the desktop; pinch to zoom and pan. Pop the screen out into a floating Picture-in-Picture window to keep an eye on it while you use other apps. Turn on Control to tap, drag, and type — enough to unlock a locked Mac and take over. It stays view-only until you do, and it connects only to the machine you enter. (Beta.) ZERO DATA COLLECTION No analytics, no accounts, no crash SDKs, no servers of ours. The App Privacy label says "Data Not Collected" because there is nothing to collect it with. The only network traffic is your own connections to machines you configure. SUPPORT THE APP An optional tip jar lets you support a+Terminal's development. Tips are one-time and unlock nothing — every feature is always available. • ed25519 keys generated on-device, stored in the Keychain (never exportable, never in backups) • Password authentication option, stored in the Keychain only • Trust-on-first-use host key pinning with hard mismatch failures • Sticky Ctrl and C-b (tmux prefix) keys, Esc/Tab/arrows accessory bar • Attach an image or file from your phone over the existing SSH connection • Plug-and-play agent & multiplexer profiles — any CLI agent, tmux, zellij, screen — or define your own, no update required • Multiple simultaneous sessions with server groups • Preview a dev server running on the far end, over the SSH connection you already have — port detection and a single-port viewer • Monitor (VNC): view-only screen sharing for your own Mac, with a floating Picture-in-Picture window and optional touch & keyboard control (beta) • Light, dark, and follow-system themes Privacy Policy: https://aaroncx.github.io/a-plus-terminal/privacy

About

Rival Radar

Features
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Your rival just replaced their screenshots. Rewrote their subtitle. Dropped their price. Rival Radar tells you — even when the app is closed. Register your app, add the rivals worth watching, and Rival Radar turns public App Store data into a competitive briefing. Analysis runs on your device. No account, ever. KNOW WHEN THEY MOVE • Background scans a few times a day, with an alert the moment a rival changes name, subtitle, screenshots, price, icon, or release notes • Severity levels tell you what matters (CRITICAL / ELEVATED / TACTICAL) • Change log with before → after for every field • Home screen and Lock Screen widgets: Rival Moves and Keyword Ranks at a glance THEIR BAD REVIEWS WRITE YOUR SUBTITLE • Rival Weakness: what their users complained about this week, week over week • Complaint topics mined from the rival's low-star reviews • Each topic becomes a subtitle phrase and a screenshot-01 headline you can ship — flagged if your own reviews share the weakness WIN THE SEARCH YOU BOTH FIGHT FOR • Keyword rank tracking: your position vs theirs, rechecked on every scan • Auto-pick keywords from both listings • Keyword coverage gaps — the terms they own that you don't SEE WHAT THEY SHIP • Feature Timeline: release notes sorted into new features, fixes, and speed work, release by release • Screenshot Diff: added, removed, and reordered frames, plus the headline claims that changed • Gap map: ratings, review counts, assets, locales, update cadence — one verdict per front • Country by country: your weakest storefront, flagged YOUR NUMBERS, THEIR MOVES • Import your App Store Connect analytics and see what each rival change did to your impressions, page views, and downloads • Competitive score history, scan after scan, with CSV and JSON export FIND YOUR RIVALS • Not sure who to watch? One tap searches the store for your own listing phrases and ranks the apps that keep showing up BUILT FOR INDIE DEVELOPERS • iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Optional iCloud sync — still no login • Shortcuts: "Scan rivals in Rival Radar" from Siri or an automation • All intel comes from public App Store endpoints • Free: 1 app, 1 rival, full change detection with alerts and widgets • Pro: 5 rivals × 5 countries × 5 of your apps, 90-day history, keyword ranks, review mining, feature timeline, analytics impact, batch scan, export Stop refreshing their App Store page. Put a radar on it. — Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://rivalradar.tools/privacy

Screenshots

a+Terminal4 screens
Rival Radar4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: a+Terminal at every 8 days against Rival Radar's every 2 months. Rival Radar's advantage is iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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. a+Terminal sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Rival Radar sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

a+Terminal ships an update every 8 days, Rival Radar every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
a+Terminal versus Rival Radar: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parametera+TerminalRival Radar
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 8 days — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS26.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB12 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAaron CharacterDefine You

In-app purchases

3 purchases

a+Terminal

One-time3
  • Small Tip$1.99
  • Medium Tip$4.99
  • Large Tip$9.99
3 purchases

Rival Radar

Subscriptions2
  • Pro Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Pro Yearly7 Days trial$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • Pro Lifetime$79.99

Questions

Is a+Terminal free?
a+Terminal is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Rival Radar free?
Rival Radar is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do a+Terminal or Rival Radar have ads?
Neither a+Terminal nor Rival Radar shows ads.
Which is updated more often, a+Terminal or Rival Radar?
a+Terminal ships an update every 8 days, and Rival Radar every 2 months. Most recently, a+Terminal was updated on October 6, 2026 and Rival Radar on October 21, 2026.

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