Comparison

pmosh vs Tapproval

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

Head to head
About

pmosh

This app provides an SSH terminal for mobile devices, connecting to your existing server's tmux sessions. It's designed for developers to manage command-line tools and shells remotely, ensuring session continuity between your device and server.

Highlights
  • Connects to remote tmux sessions via SSH
  • On-device SSH key generation
  • On-screen keyboard toolbar with special keys
  • Supports external hardware keyboards
  • Multiple tabs for separate tmux sessions
  • No accounts or subscriptions required
Features
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pmosh is an SSH terminal for iPhone and iPad that attaches to a tmux session on your own server using tmux's control mode, so the terminal you see on your phone is the same session running on your machine. It's built for developers who run tmux, shells, and command-line tools — including agentic coding tools like Claude Code — on servers or machines they already own and administer. pmosh doesn't provide any of that for you; it's a client that connects to infrastructure you already have. pmosh only connects to servers you configure. On first launch it generates an ed25519 SSH keypair on your device, stored in the iOS Keychain, and shows you the public key so you can add it to authorized_keys on your own server. You type in your host and username; nothing is pre-filled or bundled. There is no server component, no bundled credentials, and no third-party service in between. Features: - Attaches to a remote tmux session over SSH using tmux's control mode (tmux -CC), so output and session state stay in sync with the server - On-device ed25519 key generation — a unique keypair per install, kept in the iOS Keychain - On-screen keyboard toolbar with the keys terminal work needs but the iOS keyboard doesn't have: Esc, Ctrl, arrows, and tmux copy-mode scrolling - Works with an external hardware keyboard if you use one - Multiple tabs, each its own tmux session - No accounts, no sign-in, no subscriptions Privacy: pmosh does not collect analytics or usage data, and does not talk to any server other than the one you enter in setup. There is no account system and no data is sent to the developer or any third party. The only network connection the app makes is the SSH connection to your own server. Requirements: pmosh needs an SSH server you control, reachable from your device, with tmux installed on it. It is not a hosting service and does not include a server — you connect it to a server you already run.

About

Tapproval

Features
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Tapproval is a remote control for Claude Code on your Apple Watch. When the agent working on your computer asks permission — run this command? change this file? — the question lands on your wrist, and one tap answers it. No phone out of the pocket, no walk back to the desk. WHAT IT DOES • Approve or deny with one tap — your computer obeys instantly • Answer real multiple-choice questions, with the same options as on your desktop • Follow sessions live: which one is working right now, which one needs you • Read the conversation and reply from the watch — "Proceed", "Run tests", "/code-review", or anything you dictate • See your day: what was handled without you, and what you decided NOTHING TO CONFIGURE The watch finds your computer by itself — on your home Wi-Fi, away from home through a private travel address, and even through your own iCloud as a fallback. No account, no third-party server: your prompts and conversations never leave your own machines. WHAT YOU NEED A computer running Claude Code (any Mac or Linux machine) with the free, open-source helper installed — one command, then forget it. Curious first? The built-in demo shows the whole flow without any setup. Tapproval is free. No account, no subscription, and nothing to buy.

Screenshots

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Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: Tapproval at 4 against pmosh's 2. Tapproval also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

pmosh ships an update every 3 days, Tapproval every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on September 15, 2026 and September 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
pmosh versus Tapproval: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterpmoshTapproval
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 daysEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRobert GruberMarc Dines

In-app purchases

None

pmosh

No in-app purchases

None

Tapproval

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is pmosh free?
pmosh is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Tapproval free?
Tapproval is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do pmosh or Tapproval have ads?
Neither pmosh nor Tapproval shows ads.
Which is updated more often, pmosh or Tapproval?
pmosh ships an update every 3 days, and Tapproval every 2 days. Most recently, pmosh was updated on September 15, 2026 and Tapproval on September 28, 2026.

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