Pockterm vs Oh Pi App
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side ā with what reviewers say about each.
Pockterm
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Pockterm is a native SSH and SFTP client built for iPhone. Free and open source. CONNECT - SSH into your servers with passwords or Ed25519/RSA keys - Trusted host-key verification warns you if a server's key ever changes - Multiple live sessions; minimize one and pick it back up from the tab bar BIG SCREEN - Plug in video glasses like VITURE, or a monitor or TV, and the terminal fills that screen - Your phone keeps the keyboard and key bar, and shows the session's files where the terminal was - Its own text size for the glasses, a Paste button, and PgUp/PgDn through the scrollback MANAGE - Organize hosts into groups - Save reusable command snippets - Generate and store SSH keys in the iOS Keychain - Set up local and remote port forwards TRANSFER - Browse, upload, and download files over SFTP - Upload from Files, iCloud Drive or your photo library, several files at once AI ASSISTANT (optional) - Ask an AI assistant about terminal output and get suggested commands - Bring your own API key: Anthropic, OpenAI, OpenRouter, or Hugging Face - Off by default; you're told which provider receives data before anything is sent PRIVACY - No account, no Pockterm servers, no tracking or analytics - Credentials and keys live in the iOS Keychain - Your connection data stays on your device OPEN SOURCE - The full source is on GitHub under the Apache 2.0 licence: github.com/jhancock1975/pockterm
Oh Pi App
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Oh Pi App brings your self-hosted AI development workspace to iPhone and iPad. Connect to your own ohpi-gateway directly or through an encrypted SSH tunnel, then work with your files and AI tools wherever you are. ⢠Chat with your configured AI provider and follow streaming responses, reasoning and tool results. ⢠Create, resume, rename and delete conversations across multiple workspaces and servers. ⢠Browse remote files and inspect code, images and tool output. ⢠Schedule tasks and manage their execution from your device. ⢠Configure provider credentials on your server and choose models for each conversation. ⢠Use SSH password or private-key authentication with server fingerprint confirmation. ⢠Enjoy layouts for iPhone and iPad, light and dark appearance, and English and Simplified Chinese. A compatible server and your own AI provider access are required for normal use. You can connect to an existing gateway or install one on a machine you control using SSH. AI requests and tools run on your configured server; provider charges and terms may apply. Before sharing content with an AI provider, the app explains the data being sent and requests your permission. The Oh Pi developer does not operate a conversation relay server. Privacy policy and support: https://yearsyan.github.io/oh-pi-app/
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Verdict
Pockterm and Oh Pi App are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters ā price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them ā neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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 | Pockterm | Oh Pi App |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days | ā |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad ā better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 ā better | 18.5 |
| Further details ā not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 49 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | John Hancock | ę¼ ę |
In-app purchases
Pockterm
No in-app purchases
Oh Pi App
No in-app purchases









