Comparison

SSH Speed vs Waycar

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

Head to head
About

SSH Speed

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SSH Speed is a mobile SSH and SFTP client designed to make Linux server management fast and comfortable from your iPhone. Connect to remote servers, work in a full interactive terminal, manage files, and run frequently used commands without the complexity of desktop tools. KEY FEATURES • Fast SSH connections with an interactive mobile terminal • Manage and switch between multiple SSH sessions • Copy the last command, last result, or complete session • Preview long or multi-line text before pasting • Browse, upload, download, rename, and manage files with SFTP • Save custom command shortcuts for repeated tasks • Organize saved servers in one clear interface • Arabic and nine additional interface languages • Credentials are stored securely on your device SSH Speed is built for developers, website owners, VPS users, system administrators, and anyone who manages Linux servers from a phone. A remote server and valid SSH credentials are required. SSH Speed does not provide or host servers.

About

Waycar

Control coding agents and shells on your Mac or Linux from your iPhone or iPad. Connect via Mosh or SSH to manage sessions, reply to prompts, and start new tasks remotely. Supports AI agents and integrates with tmux.

Highlights
  • Remote SSH/Mosh connection
  • Manage coding agents and shells
  • Live terminal session viewing
  • Dictation for replies
  • AI agent chat mode
  • tmux integration
  • iCloud sync for settings
Features
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Waycar is an iPhone and iPad app for the coding agents and shells running on your own Mac or Linux computer. It connects over Mosh or SSH, lists every session with the ones waiting for you on top, and lets you read, reply to and start them from wherever you are. WHAT YOU NEED A Mac or Linux computer you own or rent and can reach over SSH, running herdr (a free, open-source terminal workspace, herdr.dev) or tmux 3.2 or later. Your commands, agents and code run on that computer. Waycar shows its terminal text, replies and files on your device, like any SSH app. HOW IT WORKS - Add a computer by address, user and password or an on-device key, or scan a Pairing Code. - The Console lists every agent and shell on every computer. The ones that need you come first. - Open one to follow its terminal live. Reply by typing or by dictating. - Start a new agent or shell in any workspace, on a fresh git worktree if you like. CHAT MODE Turn on Chat Mode when you start Claude Code, Codex, omp, pi or OpenCode, and the agent opens as a simple chat: your messages, its replies and a line saying what it's doing. Tap Allow or Cancel when it asks. Images and videos it shows you appear above its reply. Touch and hold the Waycar icon and tap New Chat to start one right away. HERDR OR TMUX Already use tmux? Keep it. Your tmux sessions show up as workspaces, and you can start, open, message, rename and close agents from your phone. Run both? Everything appears in one list. ALSO IN WAYCAR - Mosh with automatic SSH fallback, so sessions survive network changes and sleep. - Closed Sessions: agents that ended in the last 30 days stay listed, and you can resume them. - Dictation in the Composer, on device, with a live waveform. - AI Usage: if CodexBar is installed on your computer, Waycar shows how much of each AI account's session and weekly limit is left. - iCloud sync of your hosts, keys and settings through end-to-end encrypted iCloud Keychain. - Notifications and Live Activities when an agent is blocked or done (needs Waycar's free tools on your computer). - Jump hosts, photo and file attachments over SFTP, Ghostty terminal rendering and iPad keyboard shortcuts. FREE AND WAYCAR PRO Waycar is free to download with 10 Launches in any rolling 30 days. A Launch is starting a new agent or shell from Waycar, resuming a closed agent, or starting an agent by typing its command in a Waycar shell. Opening and reading sessions that are already running never counts. Every feature works on the free tier. Waycar Pro removes the Launch limit. It costs $5/month or $40/year in the US, and prices in other countries are shown in the app before you buy. Payment is charged to your Apple Account when you confirm the purchase. The subscription renews automatically at the same price and period unless you cancel at least 24 hours before the current period ends. Manage or cancel it any time in your Apple Account settings. PRIVACY No sign-up and no Waycar account. Terminal content goes straight between your device and your computer. Usage analytics are sent only if you agree. AI Summaries stay off until you turn them on. herdr is an independent open-source project. Claude and Claude Code are trademarks of Anthropic, PBC. Codex and OpenAI are trademarks of OpenAI. Waycar is not affiliated with or endorsed by herdr, tmux, Ghostty, CodexBar, Anthropic or OpenAI. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://waycar.dev/privacy

Screenshots

SSH Speed3 screens
Waycar4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: SSH Speed at none against Waycar's 2. SSH Speed also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.0). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

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. Waycar sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.00 per month. SSH Speed asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
SSH Speed versus Waycar: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSSH SpeedWaycar
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (5 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—5 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Freemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size26 MB82 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAbdulhalim AlhossiniOtreva, LLC

In-app purchases

None

SSH Speed

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Waycar

Subscriptions2
  • Waycar Pro Monthly$5.001 Month
  • Waycar Pro Yearly$40.001 Year

Questions

Is SSH Speed free?
SSH Speed is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Waycar free?
Waycar is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do SSH Speed or Waycar have ads?
Neither SSH Speed nor Waycar shows ads.

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