Comparison

Voxa Code vs GateShell

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

Head to head
About

Voxa Code

Features
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Voxa turns your phone into a line to your laptop. Talk to a voice operator that drives your AI coding agent, and your laptop calls you back the moment the work is done, even when your phone is locked. Start a task by voice, hang up, and go. When the agent finishes or needs you, your phone rings with a real call. Answer, hear the result, and reply by voice to keep going. It is coding without the keyboard: from the couch, the kitchen, or the road. HOW IT WORKS - Pair once by scanning a QR code from your laptop. - Speak your task in plain words. - Your laptop rings you when it is done. FEATURES - Voice operator that turns speech into real actions - Agent-initiated calls, even on the lock screen - Live transcript of everything said and done - Private: sessions are gated by your own token, nothing is exposed publicly - Your code stays on your machine; the agent runs on your laptop, not our servers - A calm, native iPhone app built to do one job well Voxa is also open source. Self-host it with your own keys for free, or go Pro for a fully hosted relay and the call-back service. Today Voxa drives Claude Code. Support for more coding agents is coming soon. Terms of Use (EULA): https://voxa.space/terms Privacy Policy: https://voxa.space/privacy

About

GateShell

This app provides a secure and private SSH, Mosh, and SFTP client that runs entirely on-device. It offers advanced terminal features, server management dashboards, and file editing capabilities, all without relying on external servers or tracking user data.

Highlights
  • Zero-backend SSH, Mosh, and SFTP client
  • On-device credential management
  • Native Mosh with persistent sessions
  • Server management dashboards (Docker, DBs, etc.)
  • SFTP file transfer with background retry
  • Built-in code editor with syntax highlighting
  • AI coding agent integration
Features
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GateShell is an SSH, Mosh, and SFTP client, and a full server command center. Your servers, your keys, your device, nothing in between. No backend, no relays, no tracking. PRIVATE BY DESIGN • Zero backend. GateShell runs entirely on-device. There's no server to breach because there is no server. • Credentials live in the hardware-encrypted Apple Keychain, or on Secure Enclave keys that never leave your device, not even as an export. • No analytics, no telemetry. We don't know who you are or what you connect to. CONNECT, AND STAY CONNECTED • Native Mosh, with encrypted UDP and predictive local echo. Change networks, close the lid, come back hours later: your session is still there. • Jump hosts reach private servers through a bastion, with per-hop auth and host-key checks. • Import your ~/.ssh/config, or bulk-import servers from CSV. • SSH, Mosh, and Telnet, with automatic SSH fallback when UDP is blocked. SECURE CONNECTIONS • Verified host keys, pinned per server, with a warning the instant one changes. • Generate ed25519, P-256, RSA, or Secure Enclave hardware-backed keys, or import a PuTTY .ppk, including Argon2-encrypted ones. • Security Assistant scans for missing updates, exposed listeners, weak SSH policy, firewall gaps, and expiring certificates. Every finding shows its evidence, and guided fixes run allow-listed commands only after you approve them. • Face ID / Touch ID lock keeps your servers safe even if your device isn't. A REAL TERMINAL • Full XTerm-256 color terminal with fullscreen, scrollback search, and a customizable toolbar. • Two- and four-pane terminals with optional input broadcast. • 32 themes, bundled Nerd Fonts, custom font import, and named keyboard layouts. • Command snippets with ${VAR} prompts, run across many hosts at once. MANAGE THE WHOLE SERVER • 20+ built-in dashboards: Docker, PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, Redis, Nginx, Caddy, Traefik, Firewall, Cron, PM2, WireGuard, Fail2Ban and more. Each one shows the status and acts on it. • Fleet broadcasts one command to every server at once. • Live health monitoring with restart, logs, and failure alerts. • Install the optional open-source agent on your own server for metric history and push alerts when a service drops, a disk fills, or a cron job fails. It runs on your box, not ours. FILES & CODE • Upload and download over SFTP with progress tracking and background retry. • Show your servers in the Files app, and open remote files like local ones. • Built-in editor with syntax highlighting and find/replace for 13+ languages. • Git on the go: status, stage, commit, and review diffs. • App Preview opens your dev server right in the app, tunneled over your existing SSH connection. BRING YOUR OWN CODING AGENT • Start, resume, and interrupt Claude Code, Codex, or Gemini CLI in any project on your server, straight from the terminal. • It runs under your account, with your CLI. GateShell never proxies it and never sees your provider keys. AI THAT STAYS ON THE DEVICE • Describe what you want in plain English, and GateShell composes the command on-device via Apple Intelligence. • Long output gets an instant, structured summary with error and warning counts. • A multi-step agent proposes a plan and runs it, with your approval on every step. • Automatic secret redaction and a risk warning before dangerous commands run. AT A GLANCE • Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets for quick connect, server health, and your last session, plus a Live Activity that tracks the connection you're on. SYNC EVERYWHERE • iCloud syncs your servers, snippets, and known hosts across iPhone, iPad, and Mac, end-to-end encrypted. Free to start. Pro unlocks unlimited servers, SFTP, Mosh, port forwarding, the full dashboard suite, and more. On-device AI features require a device that supports Apple Intelligence. Terms of Use: https://gateshell.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://gateshell.com/privacy

Screenshots

Voxa Code4 screens
GateShell4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: GateShell at 3 against Voxa Code's 1. On price, ads, in-app purchases and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

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

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

Both are free to download. Voxa Code sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $11.99 per month and GateShell sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard1 real difference Ā· 7 level
Voxa Code versus GateShell: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVoxa CodeGateShell
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Update frequency—Every 5 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Freemium
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB52 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperQutaiba AnanzehHEFTY INNOVATIONS

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Voxa Code

Subscriptions2
  • Voxa Starter$11.991 Month
  • Voxa Starter (Yearly)$99.991 Year
One-time3
  • 50 Minutes$2.99
  • 120 Minutes$5.99
  • 280 Minutes$11.99
2 purchases

GateShell

Subscriptions2
  • GateShell Pro Monthly$0.991 Month
  • GateShell Pro Yearly$9.991 Year

Questions

Is Voxa Code free?
Voxa Code is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is GateShell free?
GateShell is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Voxa Code or GateShell have ads?
Neither Voxa Code nor GateShell shows ads.

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