Comparison

electerm vs Hexmarrow

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

Head to head
About

electerm

This open-source client supports SSH, SFTP, Telnet, RDP, VNC, and more for remote file editing and terminal management. It offers AI assistance for command suggestions and script writing, with customizable themes and quick commands.

Highlights
  • SSH/SFTP/FTP/Telnet/RDP/VNC/Spice client
  • Direct remote file editing
  • Public key and password authentication
  • Zmodem file transfer
  • SSH tunnel support
  • Customizable themes and quick commands
  • AI assistant integration
Features
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Open-sourced ssh/sftp/telnet/RDP/VNC/Spice/ftp client for iOS Features: - Works as a terminal/file manager, ssh/sftp/ftp/telnet/serialport/RDP/VNC/Spice client - Multi-language support - Double click to directly edit (small) remote files. - All kind of auth methods: publicKey, password, ssh agent, certificates, otp, netbird etc. - Support Zmodem(rz, sz), and Trzsz. - Support ssh related features: tunnel, connection hopping. - Customizable UI: themes, background image. - Global/session proxy. - Quick commands/triggers to do predefined tasks and automattic operations - Sync data including bookmarks to github/gitee secret gist/webdav/custom server/electerm cloud - Quick input/mirror input to one or all terminals. - AI assistant integration (supporting multiple LLM API formats — OpenAI Chat Completions, OpenAI Responses, and Anthropic Messages) to help with command suggestions, script writing, and explaining selected terminal content, create bookmarks/themes, and agent mode to directly do terminal operations - MCP (Model Context Protocol) widget for AI assistants and external tools integration

About

Hexmarrow

Features
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Hexmarrow is an offline firmware inspection desk for Intel HEX and related formats. Validate records and checksums, decode addresses, review overlaps/gaps, and study a text Firmware Notes set. Build 3 removes all shared atlas imagery so this binary no longer resembles plate-pack gallery apps. Built for embedded engineers—not a lighthouse game or chemistry ledger. What you can do • HEX/S-record/UF2/ELF inspection • Memory map and checksum validation • Bundled sensor-node.hex sample • Text-only firmware notes (no image atlas) • Fully offline; no login

Screenshots

electerm3 screens
Hexmarrow3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: electerm at Free against Hexmarrow's $2.99. electerm also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On ads, in-app purchases 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

electerm is free to download; Hexmarrow costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
electerm versus Hexmarrow: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterelectermHexmarrow
PriceFree — better$2.99
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size73 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer旭东 赵Robert Corbin

In-app purchases

None

electerm

No in-app purchases

None

Hexmarrow

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is electerm free?
electerm is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Hexmarrow free?
Hexmarrow costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do electerm or Hexmarrow have ads?
Neither electerm nor Hexmarrow shows ads.

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