Comparison

Cmdly vs SSH Connect

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

Head to head
About

Cmdly

Features
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Stop googling the same commands over and over. Cmdly is a fast, no-nonsense cheat sheet for the commands you always forget. Git flags, that one docker command, the kubectl syntax you can never remember — all in one place, always in your pocket. Tap any command to copy it, then paste it straight into your terminal. Done. START WITH READY-MADE SETS Cmdly comes loaded with hundreds of the most-used commands across git, bash, vim, python, docker, kubectl, npm/node, rails and more. Pick the systems you use and you're ready to go in seconds. MAKE IT YOURS Add your own commands as you go. Create whole new systems for anything — terraform, psql, your team's custom scripts, whatever you reach for. If you type it in a terminal, it belongs here. FIND IT FAST Search across everything by command, description, or tag. No scrolling, no digging. BULK IMPORT Got commands scattered across notes and gists? Import a CSV and pull them all in at once. EVERYWHERE YOU ARE Your commands sync privately across iPhone, iPad, and Mac through your own iCloud. Add something on your laptop, grab it on your phone. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No accounts. No servers. No tracking. Your commands live on your device and sync through your personal iCloud — nobody else can see them, including us. Cmdly is the reference you'll actually use. Add it once, stop googling forever.

About

SSH Connect

Features
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SSH Connect : Secure is a fully offline SSH client and credential vault for your phone. Connect to your servers, run real commands in a full terminal, and keep every key and password encrypted on-device — no account, no cloud sync, no telemetry, ever. TERMINAL • Real interactive SSH sessions — not a mockup. Full ANSI color output, multiple tabs for multiple hosts at once. • On-screen key row (Ctrl, Esc, Tab, arrows, Ctrl+C) built for typing commands without a physical keyboard. • Pin your most-used commands per host for instant one-tap re-run, ranked by how often you actually use them. • Reconnects automatically if a session drops while the app is backgrounded. IDENTITIES & CLIENTS • Save reusable login identities — password, pasted private key, or an imported key file — independent of any single server. • Add servers manually, or import an existing ~/.ssh/config file (including wildcard Host blocks and Include directives). • Organize with tags and favorites; search across hosts, tags, and usernames. SESSIONS • Every session's full transcript (commands and output, timestamped) is saved locally. • Review it anytime, or export and share any transcript through the share sheet. SECURITY • App lock: Face ID, a 6-digit PIN, or no lock at all — your choice, changeable anytime in Settings. • Every credential and every byte of local data is encrypted at rest, keyed by your device's own Keychain — never written to disk in plaintext. • Back up your whole vault (servers, identities, pinned commands) to a single password-protected, AES-256-encrypted file, and restore it on another device — merge-safe, it never overwrites what's already there. PRIVACY No account. No backend. No analytics. No ads. Nothing ever leaves your device except your own SSH traffic to your own servers. Built for developers and sysadmins who need a real terminal in their pocket.

Screenshots

Cmdly4 screens
SSH Connect4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: SSH Connect at 15.1 against Cmdly's 26.2. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard1 real difference Ā· 5 level
Cmdly versus SSH Connect: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCmdlySSH Connect
PriceFreeFree
Update frequency—Daily
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS26.215.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB39 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAndrien RickettsShreyansh Jain

In-app purchases

None

Cmdly

No in-app purchases

None

SSH Connect

No in-app purchases

Questions

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

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