SFTP Access vs CodeSSH
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β with what reviewers say about each.
SFTP Access
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Manage your remote servers, websites, and infrastructure right from your pocket with SFTP Access, the lightning-fast, premium SSH and SFTP client designed for security and ease of use. Whether you are a system administrator, web developer, or IT professional, SFTP Access provides a beautiful, intuitive interface to monitor system resources, execute terminal commands, and manage your filesβall secured by industry-standard encryption. Powerful Server Management System Dashboard: Instantly view real-time server health, including OS details, uptime, CPU load, RAM usage, and root disk space. Full SSH Terminal: Execute commands flawlessly with a built-in, responsive terminal emulator. Advanced File Browser: Navigate your remote directories, manage configurations, and oversee your file system with ease. Quick Connect: Paste your standard SSH connection strings to instantly parse host, port, and user details. Multi-Server Profiles: Save and organize multiple connection profiles for one-tap access to your entire infrastructure. Uncompromising Security Private Key Authentication: Connect securely using passwords or your own private keys (.pem, id_rsa), including passphrase support. 100% Local Storage: Your credentials, passphrases, and server IP addresses are heavily encrypted and stored safely on your local device. We never transmit or store your server data externally. Biometric App Lock: Secure the app itself with Fingerprint or Face ID authentication, ensuring no one can access your servers even if your phone is unlocked. One-Tap Disconnect: Terminate your active SSH sessions cleanly and instantly. Premium User Experience Dark & Light Modes: Seamlessly switch between a sleek dark theme and a clean light theme to match your environment. Dynamic UI: Enjoy a modern, responsive interface with smooth animations and intuitive navigation. Customizable Settings: Tailor your notifications, appearance, and security preferences directly within the app. Take control of your infrastructure with absolute confidence. Download SFTP Access today and put the power of the command line in the palm of your hand.
CodeSSH
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CodeSSH is a native code editor and IDE for iPhone and iPad. A Git engine,SSH and SFTP, four languages that run on the device, an assistant that can work entirely offline, and an issue tracker built into the project. EDITOR - Multiple cursors, code folding, sticky scroll, inlay hints, rainbow brackets and typewriter mode - Find and replace with regular expressions; project-wide search with a glob filter and multi-file replace - Rename a symbol across the project, sort imports, format and clean up - Around sixty line operations β sorting, case conversion, alignment, reflow, dedupe - Split editor, Zen Mode, saved tab sessions, draft recovery after a crash - HEX editor. RUNS ON THE DEVICE - JavaScript, Swift, Python and Java all execute locally. No network, no server - Run console with stdin, history, benchmarking and saved expected output - Jupyter notebooks against a persistent Python session - Live web preview over a local server, with an option to serve to your Wi-Fi SOURCE CONTROL - A real embedded Git engine, not a wrapper around a hosted API - Stage by file, by hunk, or by a single line - Merge, rebase including interactive, cherry-pick, revert, stash and tags - History with search, commit graph, blame in the gutter and bisect - Pull requests and issues on GitHub, GitLab and Bitbucket - Credential profiles with tokens or SSH keys, every secret in the Keychain CONNECTIONS AND TERMINAL - SSH, SFTP, Telnet and WebDAV - A full terminal emulator with true colour, tabs, split panes and mouse tracking - Password, SSH key, saved identity and keyboard-interactive two-factor auth - Host keys pinned on first use, with a review screen when one changes - Jump hosts, proxies, port forwarding including SOCKS5 - SFTP browser with transfers, permissions, checksums and Deploy Project Here - API request composer with collections, environments, GraphQL and cURL import ASSISTANT - Run a model on your own hardware. Or connect any endpoint, including local servers - Nothing leaves the device for a local model. AUTO-BUILD AGENT - Give it a goal. It plans a backlog from your file tree, then works task by task - Edits files in place, verifies, and commits each step so any of them can be reverted - Round limits, spend caps and a thermal pause keep a run bounded - The plan survives a relaunch, and runs continue while you are in another app ISSUES - A tracker inside the project, from Triage through to Done - Cycles with burn-up and velocity, milestones, SLAs, sub-issues and a roadmap - Round-trips to GitHub, starts a branch from an issue, closes when the PR merges - Reachable from Spotlight, from the terminal and from the assistant MADE YOURS - 300+ built-in themes, or import a .tmTheme, .xccolortheme or JSON theme - Pair a light theme with a dark one and follow the system between them - Any font you own, with a programming-ligatures toggle - Fully remappable shortcuts with CodeSSH, Xcode-like and VS Code-like presets BUILT FOR THE SYSTEM - Multiple windows on iPad for two files side by side. Split View for iPad and iPhone. - 17 App Intents for Siri and Shortcuts, quick actions and deep links - Face ID lock and an encrypted vault for connections, identities and keys - VoiceOver with spoken indentation, Dynamic Type override, Reduce Motion PRIVACY Everything runs on your device or on a host you configured yourself. Privacy Policy and Terms of Service: https://www.codessh.com/privacy https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: CodeSSH at none against SFTP Access's shown. SFTP Access's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 26.0). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | SFTP Access | CodeSSH |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Ads | Yes | No β better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod β better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 β better | 26.0 |
| Further details β not scored | ||
| Size | 28 MB | 273 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Alka Rose Benny | Blakzero Oy |
In-app purchases
SFTP Access
No in-app purchases
CodeSSH
No in-app purchases









