Comparison

ConnTerm vs Herdwick

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

Head to head
About

ConnTerm

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ConnTerm is a local SSH Server Operations tool for developers and system administrators. Connect to your own hosts and handle everyday checks and urgent fixes from your phone. Key features: - SSH password or key authentication with host groups; - A terminal with saved commands, shell scripts, and mobile-friendly shortcuts; - Remote file browsing, search, and editing; - CPU, memory, disk, network, I/O, and process views; - Docker containers, images, volumes, networks, and Compose projects; - Container and system log viewing with start, stop, and restart actions; - SSH key generation, import, export, public-key copy, and host binding; - Dark mode, theme colors, Chinese/English localization, and retryable errors. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Herdwick

Features
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Answer your coding agents from your phone. Herdwick connects to herdr on your own Mac or Linux machines over SSH. See what your agents did and reply from iPhone or iPad. ONE INBOX Every agent on your saved hosts, in one list. The ones waiting on you come first. READ THE CONVERSATION Conversations from omp, Claude Code and Codex show as a chat. Tool steps fold into one line; open it for detail. Edits show as diffs, line by line. Other agents, and transcripts that aren't available, open in the terminal. A line marks what's new since you last looked. ANSWER Tap an option on a supported question or permission prompt, or type a reply. The terminal is always there. USE THE TERMINAL Live output, a message box and keys for Esc, Tab, arrows, Enter and Ctrl-C. Typing mode is optional; it takes control and resizes the pane on your host. CONNECT YOUR MACHINES Use SSH with a key made on your device, or a password. Tailscale sign-in and a machine picker are built in; Tailscale SSH needs setup on your host and tailnet. Nothing to install for Herdwick on your host beyond herdr. KEEP YOUR PLACE While Herdwick reconnects, your last view stays on screen. Pick from seven terminal themes, set separately for light and dark. TRY THE DEMO Look around a scripted demo host before you connect your own. No Herdwick account needed. PRIVACY Your SSH private key stays in the device Keychain. Messages and attachments go to your host, not to a Herdwick server. No analytics. If you use Tailscale, its privacy policy applies. REQUIREMENTS iOS 26 or later, and a Mac or Linux host running herdr that you can reach. Your agents run on the host, not on your phone. Herdwick is independent and is not affiliated with or endorsed by the herdr project or Tailscale Inc. Tailscale is a registered trademark of Tailscale Inc.

Screenshots

ConnTerm4 screens
Herdwick4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: ConnTerm at 17.0 against Herdwick's 26.0. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

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

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

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

Scorecard1 real difference ยท 5 level
ConnTerm versus Herdwick: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterConnTermHerdwick
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksโ€”
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.0 โ€” better26.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size24 MB39 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerๅฎถ่ฑช ่‹Briggs Craig

In-app purchases

None

ConnTerm

No in-app purchases

None

Herdwick

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ConnTerm free?
ConnTerm is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Herdwick free?
Herdwick is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do ConnTerm or Herdwick have ads?
Neither ConnTerm nor Herdwick shows ads.

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