Comparison

DockPilot AI vs Moray

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

Head to head
About

DockPilot AI

Features
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DockPilot puts an AI copilot for your servers in your pocket. Chat with an AI agent that actually does the work β€” it SSHes into your servers, runs real commands, reads logs, edits files, and fixes issues, always with your approval (or hands-off in Full-Auto mode). Manage your whole fleet from iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple Watch. WHAT YOU CAN DO β€’ Talk to your servers β€” "why is nginx down?", "deploy the latest build", "free up disk space" β€” and watch the AI run the commands. β€’ Full SSH terminal with per-command approval, or Full-Auto for trusted tasks. β€’ 24/7 uptime monitoring with live status, latency, and instant push alerts the moment a site goes down. β€’ Deploy from GitHub β€” read repos, edit, deploy, and merge pull requests straight from chat. β€’ Apple Watch app β€” server status, latency, and a live feed of what the AI is doing on your wrist, plus watch-face complications. BRING YOUR OWN AI Use Claude, ChatGPT, or Gemini β€” connect your own account or API key. Switch anytime; your project's memory carries over. PORTABLE AI MEMORY DockPilot remembers your infrastructure so you never re-explain it. Export that memory and drop it into any AI β€” it's yours to keep. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your SSH keys and API keys are stored in the device Keychain and never leave your device. Projects and chats sync privately through your own iCloud account. DOCKPILOT PRO Full access is available via subscription with a 7‑day free trial β€” $4.99/month or $39.99/year. Payment is charged to your Apple Account. The subscription auto-renews yearly unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the period. Manage or cancel anytime in Settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Moray

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Moray is a native SSH, SFTP, and terminal client for iPhone, iPad, and Mac β€” with a real terminal, a dual-pane file manager, port-forwarding tunnels, and on-device key security. With Moray Pro, your hosts and snippets sync through your own iCloud; your keys and passwords never leave the Keychain unless you choose. No account, no vendor server. β–Έ A REAL TERMINAL A full terminal powered by SwiftTerm β€” rich color, a fast keyboard, and smooth scrollback. Open several sessions as tabs, name them, switch between them from the keyboard, search the scrollback, and run commands automatically on connect. Moray remembers what you typed on each server β€” never a password β€” so you can search it and re-run. The Smart Bar puts arrows, Esc, Tab, Ctrl, and paste one tap away. β–Έ SFTP FILE MANAGER Browse, upload, download, rename, and delete over SFTP, reopening in the folder you left. Preview with Quick Look, edit text files in place, or pick which app opens each file type. On iPad and Mac, a dual-pane manager copies files and folders between servers β€” or to your computer β€” with drag and drop, and a file pane can sit beside the terminal. β–Έ YOUR SERVERS IN THE FILES APP On iPhone and iPad, mount a host and it appears in Files next to iCloud Drive β€” open a remote file straight into any app that uses the document picker, and save back to it. β–Έ PORT-FORWARDING TUNNELS Forward a local port to a database or dashboard behind your server. Import LocalForward lines from ~/.ssh/config, start every tunnel with one tap, and keep them running with a Live Activity. β–Έ KEYS DONE RIGHT Generate Ed25519 keys, or import Ed25519 and RSA keys. Keys and saved passwords live in the device Keychain β€” encrypted, never synced unless you opt in, and behind an optional biometric app lock. A new server's fingerprint and key picture are shown before you trust it; a key that later changes stops the connection, with both keys side by side. β–Έ SMART AUTOFILL Moray spots sudo, login and passphrase prompts and offers a Face ID– or Touch ID–gated fill β€” enter your password once, not every time. β–Έ ORGANIZED HOSTS Group and tag your servers, with an icon and color each. Quick Connect (β‡§βŒ˜K) and Siri Shortcuts connect you in seconds; jump hosts reach servers behind a bastion. β–Έ SNIPPETS Save the commands you run all the time β€” with fill-in placeholders β€” and run or paste them into any session. β–Έ MAKE IT YOURS Start from built-in terminal themes or design your own with a full color editor. Choose your font β€” SF Mono, Menlo, or any monospaced font you've installed β€” plus size, line height and cursor style. β–Έ SYNC, YOUR WAY (MORAY PRO) With Moray Pro, hosts, groups, snippets and host keys sync through your own iCloud β€” no Moray account, ever. Keys stay on the device unless you turn on iCloud Keychain sync. β–Έ APPLE-NATIVE THROUGHOUT Siri and Spotlight, recent-hosts widgets (Moray Pro), a keyboard-driven Mac app with a menu-bar extra, a biometric app lock, and JSON backup. ________________ FREE & PRO Free: unlimited hosts, the terminal (up to three sessions at once), a single-pane SFTP file manager, the remote editor, key management, autofill, command history, SSH config import, and Quick Connect. Moray Pro adds iCloud sync, port-forwarding tunnels, jump hosts, automatic key auth, dual-pane transfers and server-to-server copy, Files app mounts, unlimited terminal tabs, custom themes, unlimited snippets, and widgets β€” as a monthly or yearly subscription, or a one-time lifetime purchase. ________________ PRIVATE BY DESIGN β€’ No account and no vendor servers β€” sync (Moray Pro) is your iCloud, or nothing β€’ Private keys and passwords stay in the Keychain, device-local by default β€’ Host-key checks you can see: a new server's fingerprint is shown before it's trusted, and a changed key stops the connection until you decide ________________ Privacy Policy: https://moray.bartstudio.io/privacy/ Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

DockPilot AI4 screens
Moray4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Moray at none against DockPilot AI's 2. DockPilot AI's advantage is update cadence (daily vs every 3 weeks) and iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.5). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

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

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

Both are free to download. DockPilot AI sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Moray asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

DockPilot AI ships an update daily, Moray every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences Β· 3 level
DockPilot AI versus Moray: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDockPilot AIMoray
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyDaily β€” betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo β€” better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS17.0 β€” better26.5
Further details β€” not scored
Size21 MB47 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRiverLens Sdn BhdBartlomiej Zabicki Mobile Developer

In-app purchases

2 purchases

DockPilot AI

Subscriptions2
  • DockPilot Pro (Monthly)7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • DockPilot Pro (Annual)7 Days trial$39.991 Year
None

Moray

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is DockPilot AI free?
DockPilot AI is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Moray free?
Moray is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do DockPilot AI or Moray have ads?
Neither DockPilot AI nor Moray shows ads.
Which is updated more often, DockPilot AI or Moray?
DockPilot AI ships an update daily, and Moray every 3 weeks. Most recently, DockPilot AI was updated on October 7, 2026 and Moray on October 17, 2026.

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