Comparison

BalauDeck vs GetHog

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

Head to head
About

BalauDeck

Manage your servers with this all-in-one client. It supports SSH, SFTP, tunnels, and MySQL/MariaDB databases, offering a real interactive shell and file browser. Features include split panes, resilient connections, and cross-device sync for seamless server management.

Highlights
  • SSH terminal with interactive shell
  • SFTP browser with file management
  • SSH tunnel port forwarding
  • MySQL/MariaDB client with SQL editor
  • Split panes and full-screen modes
  • Resilient connections with auto-reconnect
  • Cross-device sync for connections
Features
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BalauDeck is an all-in-one client for the servers you already run — SSH, SFTP, SSH tunnels, and MySQL/MariaDB — in one fast, native app for iPhone, iPad and Mac. • SSH terminal — a real interactive shell (xterm), password or key auth, host-key verification, and an on-screen key bar for the keys phones don't have. • SFTP browser — upload, download, rename, delete, mkdir, and change permissions (chmod), with an option to browse elevated. • SSH tunnels — forward a local port through a server to reach an internal service. • MySQL/MariaDB client — schema browser, SQL editor with highlighting, a results grid you can edit inline, table designer, and SQL import/export. • Split panes & full screen — arrange several sessions side by side, or maximize one to fill the display. • Resilient connections — keepalive detects drops, with reconnect and optional tmux session persistence so you pick up exactly where you left off. • Cross-device sync — export an encrypted, passphrase-protected bundle of your connections and import it on another device. Nothing is stored on our servers. Your connections and credentials stay on your device (passwords and keys live in the system keychain). BalauDeck has no account, no tracking, and no ads.

About

GetHog

Access your PostHog data on the go with this open-source client. Inspect dashboards, events, sessions, and feature flags. Offers a native experience with widgets and full accessibility support.

Highlights
  • Browse dashboards and insights
  • Inspect events and people
  • View sessions and web replay
  • Review and change feature flags
  • Home and Lock Screen widgets
  • Native experience with multitasking
Features
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GetHog is an independent, open-source client for PostHog. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or maintained by PostHog. The PostHog companion for when you are away from your laptop. Check whether the dashboard is moving, what a session actually did, or whether a flag is on. TRY IT WITHOUT AN ACCOUNT Tap "Explore the demo" on the welcome screen. The whole app runs on bundled, hand-written fictional data with no account, no API key, and no network requests. Every screen below is explorable before you connect anything. WHAT IT DOES • Dashboards — browse your saved dashboards and the insights they contain. • Events and people — inspect events with their full property lists, and the people and groups behind them. • Sessions and replay — walk a session timeline and watch web replay in a native, offline player. • Feature flags — review flags and change one only after an explicit confirmation. • The long tail — errors, SQL, web analytics, logs, warehouse, pipelines, experiments, surveys, notebooks, and more. • Widgets — home screen and Lock Screen widgets, plus Control Center controls, backed by a cached snapshot. BUILT FOR A NATIVE EXPERIENCE Real iPad split views and multitasking, App Intents and Shortcuts, Handoff, Dynamic Type through the largest accessibility sizes, and VoiceOver support that is tested rather than assumed. PRIVATE BY ARCHITECTURE GetHog has no backend. There is no telemetry, no analytics, no crash reporting, and no advertising. Your PostHog personal API key is stored in the device Keychain and is sent only to the PostHog host you chose. Nothing passes through anyone else, because there is no one else. Signing out deletes the key and every cache the app has written. Connect to PostHog Cloud US, PostHog Cloud EU, or your own self-hosted deployment. HONEST ABOUT ITS LIMITS GetHog is not a replacement for the PostHog web app, and it does not pretend to be. When it meets an insight type it cannot draw yet, it says so instead of inventing a chart. Rate limits, missing key scopes, and stale caches are explained on screen in plain language. OPEN SOURCE GetHog is MIT licensed and developed in the open at https://github.com/abhitekula/GetHog. Issues and contributions are welcome. You need your own PostHog account and a personal API key to connect to real data.

Screenshots

BalauDeck3 screens
GetHog4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: BalauDeck at every 5 days against GetHog's every 2 weeks. BalauDeck also leads on iOS requirement (14.0 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for BalauDeck against 5.0 for GetHog. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

BalauDeck ships an update every 5 days, GetHog every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
BalauDeck versus GetHog: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBalauDeckGetHog
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings)
Number of ratings12 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, MaciPhone, iPad, Apple TV, Apple Watch, Vision Pro — better
Requires iOS14.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size37 MB46 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOKDII SOLUTIONSAutomorphism, LLC

Customer experience

BalauDeck

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

GetHog

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

BalauDeck

No in-app purchases

None

GetHog

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is BalauDeck free?
BalauDeck is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is GetHog free?
GetHog is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, BalauDeck or GetHog?
BalauDeck and GetHog are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 2 ratings respectively.
Do BalauDeck or GetHog have ads?
Neither BalauDeck nor GetHog shows ads.
Which is updated more often, BalauDeck or GetHog?
BalauDeck ships an update every 5 days, and GetHog every 2 weeks. Most recently, BalauDeck was updated on October 1, 2026 and GetHog on October 17, 2026.

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