Comparison

NexusSSH vs PocketTerm SSH

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

Head to head
About

NexusSSH

Features
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NexusSSH is a secure SSH client and server monitor for iPhone and iPad. It helps you manage personal and professional servers with saved hosts, password and key-based SSH login, jump host chains, SFTP file browsing, and real-time system monitoring. Key features: • Secure SSH terminal access • Saved host profiles • Password and private key authentication • Multi-hop jump host support • SFTP file browser with upload and download progress • Server monitor dashboard for CPU, memory, disk, GPU, and system status • Last-known operating system display for offline hosts • Credentials stored locally using iOS secure storage NexusSSH is designed for developers, system administrators, homelab users, and technical users who need a clean mobile SSH and server monitoring workflow.

About

PocketTerm SSH

Features
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PocketTerm is a mobile SSH client for iPhone. Add a host, connect, type a command in the input box, and see remote output right away. An interactive PTY on the direct channel helps you run Agent CLIs and common terminal tools on your own servers. What you can do • Add servers with host, port, and username; sign in with password or OpenSSH private key • Line-oriented input: send a full command and watch results in the terminal view • Interactive PTY for remote Agent CLIs and common TUIs (depends on what you install on the host) • Per-server working directory and command history with up/down browse • Built-in quick commands plus a custom library • Detect remote tmux: switch, create, and delete sessions from the session bar (delete requires confirm) • 16 UI languages and a dark Pocket visual style Security • Passwords, private keys, and known hosts stay in on-device Keychain • Host-key TOFU: trust on first use; changed keys need your explicit clear before re-trust • We don’t run your servers or upload your credentials Notes • You need your own SSH-reachable Linux/Unix host and any Agent CLI you already use there • This is a mobile SSH client—it does not bundle third-party Agent products, and it is not a cloud IDE Built for developers and operators who need quick remote actions—and Agent sessions—on the go.

Screenshots

NexusSSH4 screens
PocketTerm SSH4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: PocketTerm SSH at 17.0 against NexusSSH's 26.0. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard1 real difference · 5 level
NexusSSH versus PocketTerm SSH: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNexusSSHPocketTerm SSH
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size17 MB13 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer亚根 张雄 肖

In-app purchases

None

NexusSSH

No in-app purchases

None

PocketTerm SSH

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is NexusSSH free?
NexusSSH is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is PocketTerm SSH free?
PocketTerm SSH is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do NexusSSH or PocketTerm SSH have ads?
Neither NexusSSH nor PocketTerm SSH shows ads.

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