Comparison

Shepherd vs OptToolbox for your Cloud

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

Head to head
About

Shepherd

This app provides a fast and secure SSH client for accessing servers directly from your mobile device. It offers features like saved connections, custom command shortcuts, and extensive theming options for a personalized experience.

Highlights
  • Fast SSH client
  • Save server connections
  • Custom command shortcuts
  • Extensive terminal themes
  • Face ID protected keys
  • Multiple simultaneous sessions
Features
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Mochi is the place to control your AI coding agents from your iPhone. The agents run in herdr on your server. Mochi shows what each one is doing and takes you to it when it needs you. CONTROL YOUR AGENTS WITH HERDR • Live Activity on the lock screen: which agents are working and which are waiting for you • A notification when an agent is blocked or done, even when Mochi is closed • Tap it to open that agent's pane and answer from the chat input • Swipe to switch herdr tabs A REAL TERMINAL UNDERNEATH Mochi is a fast, beautiful SSH client built on the Ghostty terminal engine — a real terminal emulator in your pocket, not a toy. SSH INTO ANY SERVER Save your connections and jump into any of them in a tap. Password and key auth, custom ports, works great over Tailscale. FIRE COMMANDS IN ONE TAP Build your own shortcut groups: tmux prefixes, Ctrl combos, slash commands, whole snippets with Enter. The keyboard toolbar puts esc, tab, ctrl and ⌘ right above the keys — no more fighting the mobile keyboard. MAKE IT YOURS 500+ built-in terminal themes with search and light/dark filters. Real monospace fonts (JetBrains Mono and more), adjustable size, pinch to zoom in session. LOCK KEYS BEHIND FACE ID Private keys live in the iOS Keychain. Flip one switch and every use of a key requires Face ID. BUILT FOR ENGINEERS • Ghostty-powered terminal emulation — fast, correct, modern • Multiple simultaneous sessions • Native iOS design that feels at home on iOS 26 • No accounts, no tracking — your servers are your business

About

OptToolbox for your Cloud

Features
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OpsToolbox for your Cloud puts your cloud infrastructure in your pocket. Built for DevOps engineers, SREs, and platform teams who need to monitor services, respond to incidents, and manage costs — all from their iPhone. Works with your Cloud Providers account using your own credentials. OpsToolbox is an independent product and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Amazon Web Services, Inc. or its affiliates. MONITOR YOUR INFRASTRUCTURE • Cloud alarms with state filtering and history timelines • Container clusters, services, and task health with CPU/memory metrics • Virtual machines with CPU utilization and auto-scaling groups • Managed databases with replica lag, connections, and failover status • Serverless functions with error rates and invocation counts • Load balancers with target group health • Cost explorer with daily, weekly, and monthly forecasts • DNS health checks, queues, and pipeline status • 22+ services monitored in real time RESPOND TO INCIDENTS • Force redeploy container services during outages • Scale auto-scaling groups and desired counts • Reboot instances and databases • Failover database clusters to standby replicas • Purge dead-letter queues • Approve or reject pipeline deployments • Every action logged in a local audit trail AI-POWERED INSIGHTS (Pro) • Natural language infrastructure summaries powered by your own account’s AI models • DevOps Agent for log analysis and diagnostics • Custom prompts — ask what matters to you BUILT FOR ON-CALL • Multi-account profile switching (SSO + IAM) • Multi-region overview — see all regions at a glance • Incident timeline correlating alarms, deployments, and scaling events • iOS widgets for at-a-glance status on your home/lock screen • Push notifications when alarms fire • Siri Shortcuts for quick status checks • Deep links from notifications directly to resources • Offline cache — see last-known state without network SECURE BY DESIGN • No permanent cloud credentials on device — only short-lived session tokens • Face ID / Touch ID biometric lock • Keychain encryption via iOS Secure Enclave • Published minimal IAM policy — your security team can review exactly what permissions are needed • No tracking, no analytics, no data leaves your device FREE TIER (Monitor) • 5 services of your choice • 1 cloud account • Full monitoring within chosen services • Push notifications and widgets No third-party SDK for cloud APIs. No external dependencies. Direct HTTPS with request signing — your credentials never touch a third-party server.

Screenshots

Shepherd4 screens
OptToolbox for your Cloud4 screens

Verdict

The call

Shepherd and OptToolbox for your Cloud are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Shepherd versus OptToolbox for your Cloud: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterShepherdOptToolbox for your Cloud
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyWeekly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size61 MB10 MB
Age rating+44+
DeveloperEgor KolesnikovOleksandr Mamrenko

In-app purchases

None

Shepherd

No in-app purchases

None

OptToolbox for your Cloud

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Shepherd free?
Shepherd is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is OptToolbox for your Cloud free?
OptToolbox for your Cloud is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Shepherd or OptToolbox for your Cloud have ads?
Neither Shepherd nor OptToolbox for your Cloud shows ads.

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