TermX SSH vs Remote Terminal
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side ā with what reviewers say about each.
TermX SSH
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TermX is a fast, native SSH client for iPhone and iPad. Connect to your servers and run a real terminal, move files, forward ports, and watch live video - all over one encrypted connection. TERMINAL - Real xterm/VT100 terminal - run vim, tmux, htop, and any command-line tool - Multiple live sessions with quick switching - Key bar for the keys phones lack: esc, tab, Ctrl-C/D/Z/L/R, arrows, and paste - Adjustable font size and color themes; drop the keyboard for more screen - Drag to scroll, long-press to copy/paste, optional mouse reporting for vim/tmux FILES (SFTP) - Browse the remote filesystem - Upload from the Files app or Photos; download straight to Files - Create folders, rename, and delete - Preview images, PDFs, video, and text/code right inside the app CONNECT YOUR WAY - Password or ed25519 key authentication - Jump hosts (ProxyJump) to reach machines behind a gateway - -L local port forwarding, with auto-start - Per-host keepalive and connect timeout LIVE VIDEO - Stream MJPEG, RTSP/H.264, or HLS over the SSH tunnel - ideal for cameras and robots BUILT FOR iPHONE & iPAD - Universal layout: sidebar + terminal split view on iPad - Multiple windows and Split View / Slide Over PRIVACY FIRST - Credentials and keys stay on your device in the Keychain, protected by Face ID / Touch ID - No accounts, no analytics, no tracking - The app connects only to the servers you configure TermX runs your commands on your own remote servers - your data never passes through us.
Remote Terminal
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Your servers, and the AI agents working on them, in your pocket. Remote Terminal is a full SSH client for iPhone and iPad: a real terminal emulator, deep tmux integration, a remote file browser, and a dashboard that shows what every terminal-based AI coding agent is doing ā including which one is waiting for your approval. Start Claude Code, Codex or another terminal agent inside tmux on your server, lock your phone, switch from Wi-Fi to cellular, and come back later. The agent keeps working on the server, and Remote Terminal reconnects and reattaches so you can see exactly what it did while you were away. AN AGENT COMMAND CENTRE ⢠Every agent, on every server, on one screen ⢠At a glance: which one is thinking, editing files, running a command ā or waiting for you ⢠Tap an agent to drop straight into its terminal ⢠A per-agent timeline, with tools used, commands run and files touched A REAL TERMINAL ⢠Complete emulation: 256 and true colour, alternate screen, full-screen TUIs, mouse reporting, hyperlinks ⢠A keyboard built for a terminal: Esc, Tab, Ctrl, Alt, arrows, Home, End, Page Up/Down, function keys ā hardware keyboards too ⢠Search your scrollback, copy any region, paste with bracketed paste ⢠Text reflows when you rotate the device instead of scrambling DEEP TMUX INTEGRATION ⢠Create, attach, rename and kill sessions; add windows, split and close panes ⢠Preview any pane without attaching to it ⢠Attach automatically on connect, and reattach after a dropped connection MANY SERVERS AT ONCE ⢠Production, staging and your GPU box connected simultaneously ⢠Switch instantly, with favourites, search and colour tags ⢠Per-server themes, font sizes, startup commands and tmux behaviour RESILIENT BY DESIGN ⢠Automatic reconnection with backoff, so a flaky network does not hammer your server ⢠Instant reconnection when the network comes back, rather than waiting out a timer ⢠A connection state you can read, with errors that say what to do next REMOTE FILES ⢠Browse, read and edit files on your server, with syntax highlighting for 19 language families ⢠Upload and download over the SSH connection you already have ⢠Confirmation before anything destructive VOICE AND IMAGES ⢠Dictate a command or a message for an agent, review the text, then send it ⢠Anything that looks destructive has to be confirmed, because dictation mishears ⢠Photograph an error on another screen and hand the image to an agent BUILT ON KEYCHAIN SECURITY ⢠Passwords, private keys and passphrases live in the iOS Keychain, on this device only, excluded from backups ⢠Optional Face ID or Touch ID for saved credentials, and an App Lock for the app itself ⢠Proper SSH host key verification: a changed key is never accepted silently ⢠Ed25519 and ECDSA keys, including passphrase-protected OpenSSH keys PRIVATE BY CONSTRUCTION No account, no Remote Terminal server, no analytics SDK. Your connections go from your device straight to your machines, and your credentials, commands, output and files never go anywhere except the server you connected to. REMOTE TERMINAL PRO Connecting to your own servers is part of Remote Terminal Pro, with the agent dashboard, file transfer, voice and image input, notifications and insights. It starts with a 3-day free trial; the price and renewal terms are shown before you subscribe, and you can cancel any time in your Apple Account settings. Want to look around first? Turn on Demo Mode in Settings: sample servers that cannot be reached, every screen unlocked, and no connection ever opened. TERMS AND PRIVACY Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Full terms: https://edgemarket.app/remote_terminal#terms Privacy Policy: https://edgemarket.app/remote_terminal#privacy Contacts: info@edgemarket.app
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: TermX SSH at none against Remote Terminal's 1. On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.
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Both are free to download. Remote Terminal sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $9.99 per month. TermX SSH asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | TermX SSH | Remote Terminal |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No ā better | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 ā better | 18.0 |
| Further details ā not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 11 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Howard Cho | Danjel Durmo |
In-app purchases
TermX SSH
No in-app purchases
Remote Terminal
- Remote Terminal Pro Monthly3 Days trial$9.991 Month
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