Comparison

Shellter vs Porto FTP

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

Head to head
About

Shellter

Features
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Shellter is an SSH, SFTP and FTP client that keeps everything on your phone. There is no account to create, nothing syncs, and the app sends no telemetry. It opens connections to the servers you type in, and makes no other network request. That is the whole product. A REAL TERMINAL — An interactive shell rendered with xterm, not a toy console. It follows the keyboard, resizes the remote PTY when you rotate the phone, and keeps 10,000 lines of scrollback FILES WITHOUT A SECOND LOGIN — Browse, upload, download, rename, delete and create folders over SFTP or FTP. Open the file browser from inside a live SSH session and it reuses that connection instead of opening another one. A download never silently overwrites a file you already have. HOST KEYS, PINNED AND CHECKED — The server's host key is pinned the first time you connect and compared on every reconnect. If it does not match, the connection stops BEFORE authentication — your password is never sent to a server that failed the check. WHERE YOUR SECRETS LIVE — Passwords and private keys go into the iOS Keychain, hardware-backed where supported, stored "this device only" so they cannot be restored onto another phone. HONEST ABOUT PROTOCOLS — SSH and SFTP are verified by host-key pinning. FTPS is encrypted but does not verify the certificate. FTP is cleartext. Prefer SFTP.

About

Porto FTP

Features
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Porto is a dual-pane FTP, SFTP and FTPS client for iPhone, iPad, and Apple Silicon Mac. Open a local folder on one side and the server on the other. Upload, download, rename, delete, and create folders without leaving the commander layout. A transfer queue sits at the bottom so you can pause, resume, or cancel jobs. FEATURES • FTP, SFTP, and FTPS (explicit and implicit) • Dual-pane browser — local and remote side by side • Transfer queue with progress, pause, resume, and cancel • New folder, rename, delete, permissions, and file properties • Built-in text editor for remote files • SSH terminal on SFTP connections • Saved sites with passwords and SSH keys in the Keychain • Face ID / Touch ID lock • Site backup export and import between your devices FREE AND PORTO PRO The Free plan is the full client with one saved site. Porto Pro is a one-time purchase (not a subscription) that unlocks unlimited saved sites. WHO IT IS FOR Developers, sysadmins, and anyone who wants a FileZilla / WinSCP-style client on iOS — without a monthly plan. Privacy, support, and terms: https://awenis.com/porto/index.html

Screenshots

Shellter4 screens
Porto FTP4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Shellter at 15.0 against Porto FTP's 17.0. 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· 4 level
Shellter versus Porto FTP: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterShellterPorto FTP
PriceFreeFree
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size21 MB30 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBlocify LLCAwenis Digital LLC

In-app purchases

None

Shellter

No in-app purchases

None

Porto FTP

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Shellter free?
Shellter is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Porto FTP free?
Porto FTP is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Shellter or Porto FTP have ads?
Neither Shellter nor Porto FTP shows ads.

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