Veloterm vs OSH
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side ā with what reviewers say about each.
Veloterm
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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 ā 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 ā 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 ā 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 ā it connects to servers you control and does not run a shell on the device.
OSH
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OSH turns your iPhone into a hardware-backed approver for zero-trust SSH access. Instead of long-lived SSH keys scattered across laptops, your team's gateway issues short-lived SSH certificates only after a human approves each request. OSH is where that approval happens ā on a device you carry, protected by Face ID and the Secure Enclave. HOW IT WORKS ⢠Enroll your device by scanning the gateway's QR code. ⢠When someone requests SSH access, OSH shows you who, what, and where. ⢠Approve or deny with Face ID. Your approval is signed by a key that lives only in the Secure Enclave. ⢠The gateway issues a short-lived certificate ā no standing keys, no shared secrets. WHY IT'S SECURE ⢠The signing key is generated inside the Secure Enclave and is non-exportable ā it can never leave your iPhone. ⢠Every approval requires biometric authentication. ⢠OSH connects only to the gateway you configure. It has no analytics, no trackers, no ads, and no third-party SDKs. FOR TEAMS ⢠Role-aware: signers, admins, and root see the controls appropriate to them. ⢠Review access rules, approval history, and gateway logs from the app. OSH requires a compatible zero-trust SSH gateway to connect to. If your organization doesn't run one yet, contact us at ad@openlay.com.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: OSH at weekly against Veloterm's every 3 weeks. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Veloterm ships an update every 3 weeks, OSH weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Veloterm | OSH |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Weekly ā better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad ā better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 ā better | 18.0 |
| Further details ā not scored | ||
| Size | 18 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Vilee, LLc | Open layer technologies L.L.C S.O.C |
In-app purchases
Veloterm
No in-app purchases
OSH
No in-app purchases









