Comparison

Pockterm vs HopMosh

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

HopMosh

Features
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HopMosh は、iPhone・iPad から Mac やサーバーへ接続するためのターミナルクライアントです。SSH に加えて、不安定な回線でも接続が切れにくい mosh、tmux/screen を意識せず接続を継続できる herdr に対応しています。 【主な機能】 ・SSH / mosh / herdr での接続。herdr や mosh が未インストールの環境でも tmux やログインシェルへ自動フォールバック ・横画面では端末が画面いっぱいに表示され、セッション切り替えはサイドレールから操作 ・複数セッションをタブで管理し、ワンタップで切り替え ・キーボードアクセサリバーに矢印キー・Ctrl・Esc・よく使うコマンドのショートカットを搭載 ・初回接続の手引き(Mac 側の準備、公開鍵の登録、トラブルシューティング)を内蔵 【プライバシーについて】 本アプリは利用状況の分析・広告配信・行動追跡のためのデータ収集を一切行いません。接続先ホスト名・ユーザー名・SSH鍵・パスワードなどの認証情報は、すべて端末内の iOS Keychain にのみ保存され、当社や第三者のサーバーへ送信されることはありません。通信は指定したホストへ直接行われ、当社が中継・閲覧することもありません。 詳しくはプライバシーポリシー(https://hopmosh.watrix.co.jp/privacy)をご覧ください。 【動作環境】 ・Mac 側でリモートログイン(SSH)が有効になっていること ・mosh・herdr を利用する場合は Mac 側に Homebrew でインストール(brew install mosh herdr) ・同じネットワークに参加していること(Tailscale などの利用を推奨) 開発元: WATRIX合同会社

Screenshots

Pockterm4 screens
HopMosh3 screens

Verdict

The call

Pockterm and HopMosh 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 · 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.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Pockterm versus HopMosh: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPocktermHopMosh
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 9 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS18.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJohn Hancockwataru takahashi

In-app purchases

None

Pockterm

No in-app purchases

None

HopMosh

No in-app purchases

Questions

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

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