Comparison

Headmin! vs electerm

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

Head to head
About

Headmin!

Features
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Headmin is a native admin console for Headscale, the open-source, self-hosted control server for Tailscale-based networks. Point it at your own server and manage your entire tailnet from your phone — no dashboard tab required. CONNECT TO YOUR OWN SERVER Enter your Headscale URL and API key once. Your credentials are validated and then stored securely on-device, in your phone's Keychain or Keystore — never on our servers, because we don't have any. Headmin talks directly to your Headscale instance. USERS List, create, rename and delete users in seconds. NODES See every device on your network at a glance: online status, IP addresses and tags. Rename a node, move it to a different user, expire its key, or remove it entirely. Generate pre-auth keys with custom expiry, reusable or single-use, tagged for your ACLs. ROUTES View every subnet route and exit node your devices advertise, and approve or disable them individually. ACL POLICIES Edit rules, groups, tag owners and hosts through a visual editor, or drop into a raw HuJSON view for full control. BUILT FOR SELF-HOSTERS Headmin has no backend of its own and no account system — it's a thin, secure client for the server you already run. Your data stays between your phone and your infrastructure. Requires an existing Headscale server and an API key (generate one with `headscale apikeys create`).

About

electerm

This open-source client supports SSH, SFTP, Telnet, RDP, VNC, and more for remote file editing and terminal management. It offers AI assistance for command suggestions and script writing, with customizable themes and quick commands.

Highlights
  • SSH/SFTP/FTP/Telnet/RDP/VNC/Spice client
  • Direct remote file editing
  • Public key and password authentication
  • Zmodem file transfer
  • SSH tunnel support
  • Customizable themes and quick commands
  • AI assistant integration
Features
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Open-sourced ssh/sftp/telnet/RDP/VNC/Spice/ftp client for iOS Features: - Works as a terminal/file manager, ssh/sftp/ftp/telnet/serialport/RDP/VNC/Spice client - Multi-language support - Double click to directly edit (small) remote files. - All kind of auth methods: publicKey, password, ssh agent, certificates, otp, netbird etc. - Support Zmodem(rz, sz), and Trzsz. - Support ssh related features: tunnel, connection hopping. - Customizable UI: themes, background image. - Global/session proxy. - Quick commands/triggers to do predefined tasks and automattic operations - Sync data including bookmarks to github/gitee secret gist/webdav/custom server/electerm cloud - Quick input/mirror input to one or all terminals. - AI assistant integration (supporting multiple LLM API formats — OpenAI Chat Completions, OpenAI Responses, and Anthropic Messages) to help with command suggestions, script writing, and explaining selected terminal content, create bookmarks/themes, and agent mode to directly do terminal operations - MCP (Model Context Protocol) widget for AI assistants and external tools integration

Screenshots

Headmin!4 screens
electerm3 screens

Verdict

The call

Headmin! and electerm 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
Headmin! versus electerm: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHeadmin!electerm
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—66.7% of reviews
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequency—Every 3 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.115.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size19 MB73 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMendel Fuchs旭东 赵

In-app purchases

None

Headmin!

No in-app purchases

None

electerm

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Headmin! free?
Headmin! is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is electerm free?
electerm is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Headmin! or electerm have ads?
Neither Headmin! nor electerm shows ads.

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