Comparison

JTerm vs hYYa ink

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

Head to head
About

JTerm

A native SSH client and terminal emulator for iOS devices. It allows secure connections, file management via SFTP, and supports multiple live sessions with an AI assistant for terminal workflows. Offers custom keyboard rows and hardware keyboard support.

Highlights
  • Secure SSH connections
  • SFTP file explorer
  • Multiple live sessions
  • AI Assistant
  • Custom keyboard row
  • Hardware keyboard support
Features
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JTerm is a fast, native SSH client and xterm-compatible terminal for iPhone and iPad. Connect securely, manage remote files with SFTP, and keep essential server workflows close at hand. FEATURES • Secure SSH connections with ordered multi-hop jump hosts • Saved hosts with sortable groups and credentials protected by the iOS Keychain • Reusable SSH keys shared across hosts • SFTP file explorer with uploads, downloads, favorite folders, sharing, and inline text editing • Multiple live sessions — keep several connections open and switch instantly • Automatic reconnection with backoff when your network drops or changes • Saved commands for frequently used terminal workflows • AI Assistant that can work with active terminal sessions using built-in AI or your own provider • Custom keyboard row with Esc, Ctrl, Alt, arrows, Tab, pipe, and more • Hardware-keyboard support on iPad with Command shortcuts • iPad split view with hosts and sessions beside the terminal • Pinch to zoom the terminal font • iCloud sync for hosts, keys, and settings across your devices Your secrets stay on-device: passwords, private keys, and AI API keys are protected by the iOS Keychain and sync only through iCloud Keychain. Built-in AI requires Sign in with Apple and cloud-processing consent. Permanent AI credits do not expire. One-time AI plans last 31 days. Independent monthly AI credit packs renew automatically; different amounts can be subscribed to together and are billed separately. Unused monthly allowance expires at the end of each billing period. These purchases are separate from JTerm Pro. Find balances and purchases in Settings > Buy AI Credits, configure AI in Settings > AI Information, and manage or delete your account in Settings > Account. Privacy Policy: https://jterm.jimeji.com/privacy.html Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

hYYa ink

This app transforms raw text files like Markdown, JSON, and CSV into readable, editable documents. It also offers robust PDF management, including editing, signing, and making scanned documents searchable. AI integration allows for summarization and reformatting of text-based files.

Highlights
  • Live Markdown rendering with formatting toolbar
  • Editable JSON, YAML, TOML trees
  • Interactive CSV/TSV tables
  • Offline diagram generation (Mermaid, Graphviz)
  • Beautifully typeset LaTeX math
  • PDF editing, signing, and search
  • On-device AI actions for text manipulation
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Stop reading syntax. Start reading documents. hYYa ink opens the files developers, students and academics work with every day, and turns them into beautiful, readable, editable documents instead of walls of raw text. On Mac, iPhone, iPad and Apple Vision Pro. ONE APP, MANY FORMATS • Markdown — rendered live, with a formatting toolbar (bold, headings, lists, quotes, links) • JSON, YAML, TOML — collapsible trees, with JSON values editable right in the tree • CSV & TSV — a real table, editable cell by cell • Mermaid & Graphviz — diagrams drawn instantly, fully offline • LaTeX — math typeset beautifully • Jupyter notebooks — cells, code and text outputs, cleanly laid out • AsciiDoc, Org-mode, XML, diff, logs — readable at last EDIT, DON'T JUST VIEW Edit the source and watch the document update. On Mac, iPad and Apple Vision Pro, a split view shows source and preview side by side. Change JSON values and CSV cells right in the preview, and hYYa ink writes the file back in valid syntax for you. Start a new document in any format: tap the format label at the top of a document, then choose Graphviz, Mermaid, LaTeX, JSON and more. SAVE AS ANOTHER FORMAT Save a document as a new file in another format: JSON, YAML, TOML and XML into one another, tables as CSV or TSV, notebooks and Org files as Markdown, Markdown and AsciiDoc as web pages, and diagrams as SVG or PNG images. If something can't carry over exactly, hYYa ink tells you before you save. PDF — READ, SEARCH, ORGANISE, SIGN Open any PDF as a real document. Find any word with a live match count. Browse by page thumbnail or by the document's own contents. Is the file password-protected? hYYa ink asks for the password and opens it. To add text, tap the exact spot on the page and type, then drag the text into place. Draw your signature by hand, then place, resize and rotate it. Mark up a page freehand with pen, pencil and marker, or highlight, underline and strike through the text you select. Make a scanned PDF searchable: text recognition adds a text layer to scanned pages, so you can search them. It runs on your device, and your pages are never sent anywhere. You can also reorganise pages, protect a PDF with a password, compress it or add a watermark. Each of these, like making a PDF searchable, writes a NEW file and leaves the PDF you opened untouched. And you can compare two PDFs to see which pages differ. BRING YOUR OWN AI Use your own key with an AI service: OpenRouter, Groq, Together AI, or another service that works the same way. The AI actions work on every format except PDF: "Explain", "Summarize", "Reformat" and "Fix errors", plus "Make diagram", which writes Mermaid code for a diagram of your document. Your key stays on your device. Only the open document's text is sent, and only when you use an AI action. Every AI result says it was written by AI and names the model. PRIVATE BY DESIGN. BEAUTIFUL BY DESIGN. No accounts. No tracking. No data collection. Documents open and display on your device without an internet connection, and they never leave your device unless you ask. FREE TO READ, PRO TO EDIT Reading and previewing every format hYYa ink opens is free forever, and so are saving it as a PDF and printing it. On PDFs, search, the page and contents browser, and opening password-protected files are free too. A free 7-day trial unlocks everything. After that, a single one-time purchase unlocks editing, saving in other formats and the AI features permanently, on Mac, iPhone, iPad and Apple Vision Pro. On Mac, select a file in Finder and press Space: Quick Look shows CSV and TSV as a table, JSON neatly indented, and Markdown, YAML and other text files as plain, readable text. From hYYa — more than apps. Companions you can trust.

Screenshots

JTerm3 screens
hYYa ink4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: hYYa ink at every 2 days against JTerm's every 5 days. hYYa ink also leads on iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. JTerm sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per year and hYYa ink sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for JTerm against 5.0 for hYYa ink. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

JTerm ships an update every 5 days, hYYa ink every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
JTerm versus hYYa ink: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterJTermhYYa ink
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyEvery 5 daysEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, Mac, Vision Pro — better
Requires iOS26.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size16 MB17 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHangzhou Blade Technology Co., LtdHassaan Abdeen

Customer experience

JTerm

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

hYYa ink

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

7 purchases

JTerm

Subscriptions4
  • 1 Year Pro1 Year trial$1.991 Year
  • 1,000 Monthly AI Credits$1.991 Month
  • 3,000 Monthly AI Credits$4.991 Month
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  • 10,000 Monthly AI Credits$14.991 Month
One-time3
  • 1,000 AI Credits$2.99
  • 3,000 AI Credits$7.49
  • 10,000 AI Credits$22.49
2 purchases

hYYa ink

One-time2
  • 7-day TrialFree
  • hYYa ink Pro$19.99

Questions

Is JTerm free?
JTerm is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is hYYa ink free?
hYYa ink is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, JTerm or hYYa ink?
JTerm and hYYa ink are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do JTerm or hYYa ink have ads?
Neither JTerm nor hYYa ink shows ads.
Which is updated more often, JTerm or hYYa ink?
JTerm ships an update every 5 days, and hYYa ink every 2 days. Most recently, JTerm was updated on October 21, 2026 and hYYa ink on October 25, 2026.

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