Comparison

electerm vs Symbol Catalog

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

Symbol Catalog

Features
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Find the right SF Symbol fast. Browse 7,968 symbols by category or search by name and alias. Preview weights and rendering, check availability, explore localized variants, and copy the name, image, SwiftUI code, or UIKit code. The complete catalog works offline with no account or connection required.

Screenshots

electerm3 screens
Symbol Catalog4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: electerm at daily against Symbol Catalog's every 3 days. electerm also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

electerm ships an update daily, Symbol Catalog every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on September 16, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
electerm versus Symbol Catalog: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterelectermSymbol Catalog
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyDaily — betterEvery 3 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size73 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer旭东 赵Erminio Ricciardi

In-app purchases

None

electerm

No in-app purchases

None

Symbol Catalog

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is electerm free?
electerm is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Symbol Catalog free?
Symbol Catalog is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do electerm or Symbol Catalog have ads?
Neither electerm nor Symbol Catalog shows ads.
Which is updated more often, electerm or Symbol Catalog?
electerm ships an update daily, and Symbol Catalog every 3 days. Most recently, electerm was updated on September 16, 2026 and Symbol Catalog on September 18, 2026.

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