Comparison

SigilTTY vs AnySSH

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

Head to head
About

SigilTTY

Features
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SigilTTY is a native terminal for iPhone, iPad, and Mac β€” an SSH client built for working with coding agents. Attach to the agents running on your own servers, see which are working and which are stuck, get alerted the moment one needs you, and answer out loud. Shells, SFTP, tunnels and keys are all here too, synced through iCloud. SigilTTY contains no language model and no chatbot. The agents are programs on your own servers β€” SigilTTY is the terminal you reach them with. YOUR AGENTS, ANYWHERE β€’ Attach to the coding agents herdr runs on your servers, each with a live status dot β€’ Every agent on every server in one list β€” in the sidebar on iPad and Mac, in its own tab on iPhone β€’ Get alerted when an agent is blocked or done β€” on iPhone and iPad even with the app closed, end-to-end encrypted β€’ Reply by voice: on-device, or with your own Volcengine, iFlytek or compatible speech-to-text key. The text is typed in for you to check β€” it never sends itself β€’ Paste or drop files into the terminal to upload them β€’ Requires the open-source herdr 0.8.0 or later on your server SERVER MONITOR β€’ CPU, memory, disk, network and top processes for all your servers on one page β€’ Sort any column and end a runaway process β€’ Linux, macOS and FreeBSD β€” nothing to install on the server A REAL TERMINAL β€’ GPU-accelerated rendering powered by Ghostty β€’ Tabs everywhere; splits and broadcast input on Mac β€’ Output highlighting for Cisco, Huawei/H3C and other network gear β€’ Hundreds of color themes, with the whole app following your theme β€’ CJK font selection and one-tap command snippets CONNECT β€’ SSH with password, private key or hardware security key β€’ Telnet, and USB serial console on Mac β€’ Jump hosts and Quick Connect FILES & TUNNELS β€’ SFTP file browser with preview β€’ ZMODEM (sz / rz) right in the terminal β€’ Local and remote port forwarding, SSH agent forwarding SECURITY β€’ Credentials stay in the Keychain; optional Face ID / Touch ID for keys β€’ FIDO2 security keys over USB-C or NFC, tested with YubiKey β€’ Host key verification; a remote host must ask before touching your clipboard β€’ Key Handoff: move a key to another device over your LAN, end-to-end encrypted β€’ No ads. No analytics. No tracking. SYNC β€’ Servers, folders, snippets, keys, known hosts and agent records sync with iCloud β€’ English and Simplified Chinese Free to download. Feedback: support@sigiltty.com

About

AnySSH

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AnySSH is a free, open-source SSH client for iPhone and iPad, built for working on real remote machines. Connect to a host, open a real terminal, check git, browse files, and attach to tmux or herdr sessions from one native app. - Terminal: SwiftTerm engine, JetBrains Mono, touch gestures, hardware keyboard, accessory key bar, reconnect and session restore. - Git: status, commit history, and syntax-highlighted diffs, read straight from the host. - Files: a remote browser with viewers for source, JSON, Markdown, images, SVG, and video. - Sessions: tmux and herdr support, jump between sessions and panes, saved command snippets, job-finish notifications, and a lock-screen Live Activity. No backend, no account, no telemetry. Keys and passphrases live only in the iOS Keychain on your device. MIT-licensed and open source: www.getanyssh.com

Screenshots

SigilTTY4 screens
AnySSH4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: AnySSH at daily against SigilTTY's every 3 days. SigilTTY's advantage is iOS requirement (17 vs 26.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SigilTTY ships an update every 3 days, AnySSH daily. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences Β· 4 level
SigilTTY versus AnySSH: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSigilTTYAnySSH
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 daysDaily β€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac β€” betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17 β€” better26.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size27 MB63 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperθΆ…ζ―… ηŽ‹JUAN PATRICIO MARROQUIN GAVELAN

In-app purchases

None

SigilTTY

No in-app purchases

None

AnySSH

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SigilTTY free?
SigilTTY is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is AnySSH free?
AnySSH is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do SigilTTY or AnySSH have ads?
Neither SigilTTY nor AnySSH shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SigilTTY or AnySSH?
SigilTTY ships an update every 3 days, and AnySSH daily. Most recently, SigilTTY was updated on October 14, 2026 and AnySSH on October 7, 2026.

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