Code Workspace vs CodeSSH
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side ā with what reviewers say about each.
Code Workspace
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Code Workspace is a free, agent-first development environment for iPad and iPhone. Explore projects, edit and run code, manage Git and connect to remote development tools from one focused workspace. No account, no subscription and no in-app purchases. AN AI AGENT INSIDE YOUR PROJECT Work with a coding agent that understands your project. Mention files with @, use /explain, /fix, /tests and /review, attach screenshots or photos, and follow its progress, even from the Lock Screen with a Live Activity on iPhone. You remain in control. Review sensitive actions before they run, inspect proposed changes line by line and choose the AI provider you want with your own key: Claude, GPT, Gemini and other compatible services. Keys are stored in Keychain. RUN AND FORMAT ON DEVICE Run Python 3.14 and JavaScript files offline with āR and read their output in the terminal. Format JavaScript, TypeScript, JSON, CSS, HTML and Markdown with Prettier, and preview HTML, CSS and JavaScript offline. A WORKSPACE FOR REAL PROJECTS Create a project, clone a repository, or import folders, ZIP archives and files from Files, iCloud Drive or other apps. Edit with Tree-sitter syntax highlighting in 13 themes that can follow Light and Dark mode, split the editor to see two files side by side, and use optional Vim keybindings. BUILT FOR IPAD Use the iPadOS menu bar and keyboard shortcuts, multiple windows, resizable panels, trackpad hover effects, Split View and Stage Manager. GIT, WITHOUT LEAVING YOUR CODE ⢠Review changed files and visual diffs. ⢠Stage, commit, branch, stash, merge, rebase and cherry-pick. ⢠Resolve conflicts visually and see per-line blame. ⢠Draft commit messages with Apple Intelligence (iOS and iPadOS 26 or later). ⢠Connect GitHub, GitLab or your own Git server, and review pull and merge requests. SSH, SFTP AND A PERSISTENT TERMINAL Use interactive terminal sessions for shells, REPLs, Vim and long-running processes. Create SSH profiles, authenticate with passwords or Ed25519/RSA keys and access remote files through SFTP. PROFESSIONAL LANGUAGE TOOLING Connect language servers on your development host for completion, diagnostics, definitions, references, code actions and rename. Debug with DAP breakpoints, stepping, call stacks and variables. Works with Swift, JavaScript, TypeScript, Python, Dart, Go, Rust, HTML, CSS and Markdown. BUILT FOR IPHONE DUO Unfold iPhone Duo for the full multi-panel workspace on the inner display; fold it to keep working in the compact one-handed layout. LOCAL FIRST, CONNECTED WHEN YOU CHOOSE Files stay on your device unless you choose a Git remote, SSH server, AI provider or iCloud backup. By DVX Labs
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 ā 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 price: Code Workspace at Free against CodeSSH's $9.99. Code Workspace also leads on iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS
Code Workspace is free to download; CodeSSH costs $9.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | Code Workspace | CodeSSH |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free ā better | $9.99 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days | ā |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 ā better | 26.0 |
| Further details ā not scored | ||
| Size | 52 MB | 273 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | David Villegas | Blakzero Oy |
In-app purchases
Code Workspace
No in-app purchases
CodeSSH
No in-app purchases









