electerm vs Symbol Catalog
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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
Symbol Catalog
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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.
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Verdict
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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
electerm ships an update daily, Symbol Catalog every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on September 16, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | electerm | Symbol Catalog |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Daily — better | Every 3 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 73 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 旭东 赵 | Erminio Ricciardi |
In-app purchases
electerm
No in-app purchases
Symbol Catalog
No in-app purchases






