Bolt SSH vs Kanna Mobile
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side ā with what reviewers say about each.
Bolt SSH
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Bolt SSH ā the SSH terminal made for your phone Everything you need to manage servers from your phone, without the friction. Bolt SSH keeps your hosts and keys organized, locks tight behind biometrics, and gets you reconnected fast when mobile networks drop. Works with Linux/Unix servers and Windows PowerShell (sshd) out of the box. Reconnect without the hassle ⢠Automatic reconnect, plus one-tap manual reconnect from the status bar ⢠Returns you to your remote working directory after reconnecting ā no re-cd-ing ⢠Real terminal rendering (xterm.js) with an aux key bar (Esc / Tab / arrows / Ctrl) Security first ⢠App Lock with Face ID / fingerprint ā locks the instant you background the app ⢠Trust-on-first-use + known_hosts verification; instant alert on host key change to help stop man-in-the-middle attacks ⢠Private keys and passwords stored in the device secure enclave (Keychain / Keystore), never in plaintext Effortless management ⢠Multi-host manager with color labels, recent-first ordering, and duplicate / edit / delete ⢠Multiple keys ā import or paste private keys (OpenSSH / RSA PEM) with passphrase support ⢠English & Chinese Free to download ā core features work out of the box. Everything runs locally; nothing routes through our servers.
Kanna Mobile
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Kanna Mobile is a companion for the Kanna desktop app for macOS. It lets you follow and steer coding-agent tasks from your iPhone while the work runs on your Mac. Kanna Mobile requires a Mac running the Kanna desktop app. It is not a standalone coding-agent host, and it does not run agents on your phone. WHAT YOU CAN DO ⢠See every task across your repositories, grouped by status and activity ⢠Open a task and watch its terminal and agent output stream live ⢠Send follow-up instructions when an agent stops and asks a question ⢠Start new tasks against a repository and agent of your choosing ⢠Review diffs and file contents an agent has touched ⢠Get a notification when a task needs you TWO WAYS TO CONNECT On your local network, pair directly with your Mac by scanning a QR code. No account, no sign-up, nothing leaves your network. Away from home, cloud access relays the connection between your phone and your Mac. Cloud access needs a Kanna account and is currently invite-only ā request one at kanna.build/support. BUILT FOR PEOPLE RUNNING SEVERAL AGENTS Kanna gives every task its own git worktree, branch, and agent session, then moves it through a workflow: implement, review, pull request. Kanna Mobile is the window into that from wherever you ff before lunch, an agent stuck on a question, a reviewyou want to read on the train. Kanna works with the coding-agent CLIs you already have installed on your Mac. A NOTE ON WHAT YOU'LL SEE Kanna is a developer tool. It displays repository names, branch names, task prompts, and raw terminal output from your own machine. Requires the Kanna desktop app for macOS, available at kanna.build.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is device support: Bolt SSH at 3 against Kanna Mobile's 1. Bolt SSH also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.4). On price, ads and in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | Bolt SSH | Kanna Mobile |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod ā better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 ā better | 16.4 |
| Further details ā not scored | ||
| Size | 24 MB | 42 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ęå é± | Tampopo LLC |
In-app purchases
Bolt SSH
No in-app purchases
Kanna Mobile
No in-app purchases









