Comparison

Veloterm vs Termoire

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

Head to head
About

Veloterm

Features
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Veloterm is a fast, native SSH client for iPhone and iPad with a built-in AI assistant. Connect to your remote servers over SSH and work in a full xterm-256color terminal powered by SwiftTerm — with an AI helper that can suggest, explain, and fix shell commands. SECURE BY DESIGN • Host-key pinning (TOFU): a changed server fingerprint refuses the connection to defend against man-in-the-middle attacks. • Passwords and private keys are stored only in the iOS Keychain — never synced, never logged. • App Transport Security enforced. The app talks only to the SSH hosts you configure and, for AI, to Anthropic's API. AI ASSISTANT — BRING YOUR OWN KEY • Suggest, Explain, and Fix commands right from the terminal. • Uses YOUR OWN Anthropic API key, stored in the Keychain and called directly from your device. No middle-man server, no analytics, no tracking. FAST & NATIVE • SwiftUI interface for iPhone and iPad, with split-view multitasking. • Password or private-key authentication. • Import and export your host profiles. VELOTERM PRO • Free: save up to 20 hosts. • Pro (one-time purchase): unlimited saved hosts plus profile export/import. Veloterm is an SSH client — it connects to servers you control and does not run a shell on the device.

About

Termoire

A high-performance terminal application for iOS and macOS, offering seamless SSH and Mosh connections. Customize your experience with beautiful themes and a smart keyboard accessory, all while ensuring your data remains private.

Highlights
  • SSH and Mosh support
  • Metal-rendered terminal
  • 27 beautiful themes
  • Smart keyboard accessory
  • Hardware keyboard support
  • On-device key generation
  • Private by design
Features
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Termoire is a terminal built for iPhone and iPad — and it runs on Apple Silicon Macs too — that feels like real hardware. It's also a first-class remote for the AI coding agents you already run on your servers. Connect over SSH, Mosh, or Eternal Terminal, with a Metal-rendered engine that scrolls glass-smooth and a typography-grade monospace font of your choice. • SSH, Mosh & Eternal Terminal — Mosh and ET keep your session alive across Wi-Fi/cellular changes and app restarts, and stay snappy on high-latency links. Pick a transport per host, or let Termoire choose. Jump hosts / ProxyJump supported. • A control surface for AI coding agents — drive 15 CLI agents (Claude Code, Codex, OpenCode, Gemini, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, and more) from a native Chat View, get a "needs you / working / done" inbox, and Approve or Deny a blocked agent right from your Lock Screen — end-to-end encrypted. Live Activity / Dynamic Island tracks the active turn; opt-in background push reaches you with the app closed. • Files & forwarding — a built-in SFTP browser (upload, download, paste-or-drop a file onto the terminal), plus local and remote port forwarding with a one-tap localhost browser preview. • Beautiful themes — 29 palettes (Dracula, Nord, Gruvbox, Catppuccin, Solarized, Tokyo Night, and more, including high-contrast and color-blind-safe options), with an option to follow your system's light/dark. The whole app re-tints to match. • Designed for touch and keyboard — multiple tabs, Stage Manager multi-window, a smart keyboard accessory row, trackpad and hardware-keyboard support, custom font import, and voice dictation. • Secure keys — generate or import SSH keys, including non-extractable Secure-Enclave keys with per-key Face ID, plus an optional whole-app Face ID lock. • Private by design — your keys and passwords live only in the device Keychain. No account for the terminal, no analytics, no message history. Optional iCloud sync uses your own iCloud. Termoire Pro unlocks the AI-agent suite, SFTP, port forwarding, voice dictation, and session recording. Everything else — including iCloud sync, Face ID app lock, Secure-Enclave keys, custom fonts, themed icons, and custom/paired themes — is free. Termoire connects directly to the servers you add. Data otherwise stays on your device, in your private iCloud when you enable sync, or uses the disclosed Apple Speech and encrypted notification services only when those features are invoked. Termoire Pro (auto-renewing subscription) Termoire Pro is available as an auto-renewing monthly or yearly subscription, or as a one-time Lifetime purchase. Prices are shown in the app before you buy, in your local currency. • Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. • A subscription renews automatically for the same period at the same price unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. • Your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. • Manage your plan and turn off auto-renew in your App Store account settings after purchase. • If a free trial is offered, any unused portion is forfeited when you purchase a subscription. • Lifetime is a one-time purchase and does not renew. Privacy Policy: https://termoire.com/privacy Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Veloterm4 screens
Termoire4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Termoire at every 9 days against Veloterm's every 3 weeks. Termoire also leads on device support (4 vs 2). On price, ads, in-app purchases and iOS requirement 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Veloterm ships an update every 3 weeks, Termoire every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Veloterm versus Termoire: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVelotermTermoire
PriceFreeFree
Rating—3.7 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—3 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 9 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size18 MB70 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVilee, LLcGarrett Blakeman

In-app purchases

None

Veloterm

No in-app purchases

None

Termoire

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Veloterm free?
Veloterm is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Termoire free?
Termoire is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Veloterm or Termoire have ads?
Neither Veloterm nor Termoire shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Veloterm or Termoire?
Veloterm ships an update every 3 weeks, and Termoire every 9 days. Most recently, Veloterm was updated on October 12, 2026 and Termoire on October 15, 2026.

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