Comparison

Termite vs NanoIP

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

Head to head
About

Termite

Features
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Termite is a native SSH terminal for iPhone, iPad, and Mac built for developers who live in the shell. Connect to any server over SSH, keep your work alive with tmux, and get a push notification the moment a long-running command finishes even after you've closed the app. FEATURES β€’ Full SSH client : connect with password or key, with secure Keychain storage and host-key verification β€’ tmux session persistence : detach, switch devices, and pick up exactly where you left off β€’ Finish alerts : a push notification when a build, deploy, or long command completes β€’ Split-pane terminals : run multiple sessions side by side on iPad and Mac β€’ SFTP file transfer : browse, upload, and download files β€’ Port forwarding : secure tunnels to your remote services β€’ Snippets : save and run your common commands with one tap β€’ AI command composer : describe what you want in plain English and get the shell command, with a safeguard that flags destructive commands before anything runs β€’ Native on every device : SwiftUI, keyboard shortcuts, and a real terminal engine Sign in with Apple, Google, or an email code. Your SSH credentials stay on-device in the Keychain. Termite is free to download. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

NanoIP

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NanoIP shows the public IP address your iPhone is actually using β€” IPv4 and IPv6 together β€” and says plainly how your traffic is reaching the internet. EVERY APPLE DEVICE NanoIP runs on iPhone, iPad, Mac and Apple TV, with a free Apple Watch app. The appearances are one purchase that unlocks on all of them, and your exit history follows you through your own iCloud. ON THE MAP See where your exit surfaces. A soft disc over the country when that is all the on-device database knows; a point when you switch city lookup on. Both address families, and a line between them when they surface in different places. Positions come from the address, never from Location Services. HISTORY Every change of exit is kept β€” a new network, a VPN coming up or going down β€” as a timeline, a map of every place your exits have been, and a β€œPassport”: countries, networks, time spent on VPN. Stored on your iPhone and, if you like, in your own iCloud private database, which nobody else can read. Delete a row or clear it all at any time. THIS DEVICE Your side of the connection, drawn as a path: device β€” interface β€” tunnel, if there is one β€” gateway β€” DNS β€” exit. Then every interface that has an address, with each address labelled global, private or link-local, and the path's own flags: IPv4, IPv6, expensive, Low Data Mode. No permission asked; nothing here leaves the device. LOOK UP ANY ADDRESS Type an IP address or a domain: country, network, reverse DNS, whether it answers on port 443, and its place on the map β€” against the same offline databases. SHARE IT One tap turns the exit into a card made for a chat: the address large, the country and network, a map of where it surfaces, the time, and the app’s name. Privacy mode masks the address and drops the map before anything leaves. TOLD WHEN IT CHANGES Turn on alerts and NanoIP notifies you when it notices a different exit β€” best effort, whenever iOS lets it check. APPLE WATCH Your exit on the wrist: the address, where it surfaces and the latest changes, sent from your iPhone. Four complications and a Control Center control. Free, like every widget. WIDGETS, EVERY SIZE, FREE Small, medium and large on the Home Screen. Circular, rectangular and inline on the Lock Screen. StandBy on the nightstand. A one-tap control in Control Centre. Every size is free, and stays free. RESOLVED ON THE DEVICE Country and network are looked up in a database that ships inside the app. Your address is not sent anywhere to be identified. No account, no ads, no tracking, no subscription. IPv4 AND IPv6, SIDE BY SIDE Most tools show one of them. NanoIP shows both β€” and when one is missing it says which is true: that this network does not carry it, or that nothing answered. Those are different facts and they deserve different words. KNOW YOUR EXIT NanoIP reads the local network path to tell whether this device is going out through a VPN or a proxy, and labels an exit that belongs to a hosting network. It describes what it sees. It never tells you that you are β€œsafe” or β€œat risk”. PRIVACY MODE Mask the second half of every address β€” everywhere, or only where a screen can be read over your shoulder. Copying still gives you the whole address. SIX APPEARANCES System is free. Dot, Passport, Boarding Pass, Terminal and Aurora are one optional purchase. Each is a different layout and typeface, not just a different colour, so they stay recognisable even where the system flattens colour away. You can try them for 24 hours before deciding. One purchase unlocks them on iPhone, iPad, Mac and Apple TV; Apple Watch has its own design. CITY LOOKUP, IF YOU WANT IT Off unless you turn it on. When on, NanoIP asks its own server for the city, time zone and network type behind your address. It is the only request that ever carries your address off the device, and it is yours to switch on. One purchase, no subscription. Questions or ideas are welcome β€” the address is in Settings.

Screenshots

Termite4 screens
NanoIP4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Termite at none against NanoIP's 1. NanoIP's advantage is device support (5 vs 2) and iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.0). On price, update cadence and ads there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. NanoIP sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Termite asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Termite ships an update every 4 days, NanoIP every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences Β· 3 level
Termite versus NanoIP: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTermiteNanoIP
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 4 days β€” betterEvery 5 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo β€” betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, Apple Watch β€” better
Requires iOS26.018.0 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size20 MB22 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSentryline Labs Private Limited恒俭 θ‘£

In-app purchases

None

Termite

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

NanoIP

One-time1
  • NanoIP Pro$2.99

Questions

Is Termite free?
Termite is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is NanoIP free?
NanoIP is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Termite or NanoIP have ads?
Neither Termite nor NanoIP shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Termite or NanoIP?
Termite ships an update every 4 days, and NanoIP every 5 days. Most recently, Termite was updated on October 31, 2026 and NanoIP on November 10, 2026.

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