Comparison

Pockterm vs Oh Pi App

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

Head to head
About

Pockterm

Features
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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

About

Oh Pi App

Features
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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/

Screenshots

Pockterm4 screens
Oh Pi App3 screens

Verdict

The call

Pockterm and Oh Pi App are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — 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

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.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Pockterm versus Oh Pi App: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPocktermOh Pi App
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 10 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS18.0 — better18.5
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB49 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperJohn Hancockę¼” Ꝏ

In-app purchases

None

Pockterm

No in-app purchases

None

Oh Pi App

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Pockterm free?
Pockterm is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Oh Pi App free?
Oh Pi App is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Pockterm or Oh Pi App have ads?
Neither Pockterm nor Oh Pi App shows ads.

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