Comparison

iTerm2 Buddy vs Hopday

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

Head to head
About

iTerm2 Buddy

This app allows you to remotely monitor and interact with your iTerm2 terminal sessions on macOS from your iPhone or iPad. It offers live terminal viewing, input control, and AI assistance for executing commands and managing your sessions securely.

Highlights
  • Live terminal session viewing
  • Remote command input and control
  • AI agent for session management
  • Push notifications for agent replies
  • Voice input with on-device transcription
  • End-to-end encrypted communication
Features
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iTerm2 Buddy connects your iPhone or iPad to iTerm2, the popular terminal for macOS. Once paired with your Mac, it lets you keep an eye on your terminal and act on it from the couch or on the go. REQUIRES A MAC iTerm2 Buddy is a companion app. It works only after pairing with iTerm2 and the free companion plugin on your Mac. Pairing takes a few seconds: your Mac shows a QR code, you scan it, and confirm a short code on both devices. WHAT YOU CAN DO - Live terminal: watch a session update in real time, exactly as it looks on your Mac, including colors, inline images, and full-screen apps like vim, htop, and less. - Type and control: bring up a keyboard with the terminal keys you need (Esc, Control-C, Tab, arrows, function keys) and send input to a session. A composer lets you write longer commands and send them all at once. - Chat with an AI agent: message an assistant that runs on your Mac and can act on your sessions, open windows, run commands, review changes, and report back. Approve sensitive actions right from your phone. - Notifications: get a push when the agent replies or needs your approval, so you can step away and return when it matters. - Voice input: dictate messages with on-device transcription. Your audio never leaves your phone. PRIVACY AND SECURITY Terminal content shared between your Mac and your phone is end-to-end encrypted with the Noise protocol, so only your own devices can read it. There is no account and no advertising, and the app includes no third-party tracking. FREE iTerm2 and iTerm2 Buddy are free.

About

Hopday

Plan your film festival experience with this tool. Browse lineups, build a custom schedule, and manage tickets. It helps avoid conflicts and travel time between screenings.

Highlights
  • Browse festival lineups and screenings
  • Build custom viewing schedules
  • Flag screening time conflicts
  • Manage movie tickets and seats
  • Add ticket details automatically
  • Sync schedule with Apple Calendar
  • Optional iCloud sync
Features
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Hopday is a screening-schedule and viewing-plan tool built for film-festival audiences. Browse a festival’s lineup and screenings, add the films you want to see to your schedule, and review your plan as a list, a single day, or a three-day calendar. Hopday flags time conflicts and travel time between venues, so back-to-back screenings are easier to plan. Key features: • Browse festival lineups, screenings, cinemas, and ticket prices • Save films and build your own viewing schedule • Check screening conflicts and travel time between venues • Manage movie tickets, seats, and past stubs • Take or choose a ticket photo and read the details automatically • Write your schedule into a dedicated Apple Calendar • Optionally sync your schedule, tickets, and favorites with iCloud Festival lineups, screenings, and prices may change. Please treat the organizer, cinema, or ticketing platform as the source of truth. Hopday is not affiliated with, and does not represent, any related festival, cinema, or ticketing platform. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

iTerm2 Buddy4 screens
Hopday4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Hopday at 100% against iTerm2 Buddy's 0%. Hopday also leads on rating (5.0 vs 2.8) and iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). iTerm2 Buddy's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and update cadence (every 3 days vs weekly). On price, ratings volume, ads 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. Hopday sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. iTerm2 Buddy asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Hopday holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 7 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of iTerm2 Buddy's written reviews are positive against 100% of Hopday's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

iTerm2 Buddy ships an update every 3 days, Hopday weekly. Both last shipped on November 5, 2026.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
iTerm2 Buddy versus Hopday: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteriTerm2 BuddyHopday
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.8 (6 ratings)5.0 (7 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings67 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB58 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGEORGE NACHMAN斌 罗

Customer experience

iTerm2 Buddy

All ratings6 ratings
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Hopday

All ratings7 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

iTerm2 Buddy

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

Hopday

Subscriptions2
  • 赶场 Pro 月度订阅$0.991 Month
  • 赶场 Pro 年度订阅$4.991 Year
One-time2
  • 买杯可乐$0.59
  • Hopday Pro$9.99

Questions

Is iTerm2 Buddy free?
iTerm2 Buddy is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Hopday free?
Hopday is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, iTerm2 Buddy or Hopday?
Hopday is rated higher. iTerm2 Buddy averages 2.8 out of 5 from 6 ratings, while Hopday averages 5.0 from 7 ratings.
Do iTerm2 Buddy or Hopday have ads?
Neither iTerm2 Buddy nor Hopday shows ads.
Which is updated more often, iTerm2 Buddy or Hopday?
iTerm2 Buddy ships an update every 3 days, and Hopday weekly. Most recently, iTerm2 Buddy was updated on November 5, 2026 and Hopday on November 5, 2026.

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