Comparison

MagicPing vs SSHBorg

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

Head to head
About

MagicPing

Features
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One tap, and your computer wakes up. MagicPing wakes PCs, Macs, NAS boxes, and servers on your home network via Wake-on-LAN β€” from your iPhone, your Mac, your Apple TV, and your Apple Watch. And when you're done, MagicPing shuts them down again over SSH. BUILT FOR THE LIVING ROOM The Apple TV launcher starts your gaming PC right from your television β€” before you stream via Moonlight/Sunshine or Steam Link. MagicPing even shows you when the streaming service is ready to accept connections. YOUR COMPUTERS, EVERYWHERE Enter a computer once and it appears on all your devices: the list syncs through iCloud β€” no account, no sign-up, no server run by us. WHAT MAGICPING DOES β€’ Wake computers with a magic packet (Wake-on-LAN) β€’ Live status: see who is online β€” and since when β€’ Shut down over SSH (Linux, macOS, and Windows with OpenSSH) β€’ Apple Watch: wake machines right from your wrist β€’ Apple TV: the fastest way from couch to running gaming PC β€’ Probe port selectable or automatic (Sunshine, RDP, SSH, SMB) β€’ Type MAC addresses without colons β€” MagicPing formats as you type PRIVATE BY DESIGN MagicPing collects no data. Your computer list lives in your private iCloud; SSH passwords are stored only in the keychain. No ads, no tracking, no accounts. GOOD TO KNOW Wake-on-LAN must be enabled on the target machine (BIOS/UEFI and network adapter). Shutting down requires SSH access to the target. iCloud sync requires a signed-in iCloud account.

About

SSHBorg

Features
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SSHBorg is a powerful SSH and SFTP client for iPhone and iPad. Manage your servers securely with key authentication, encrypted storage, and Face ID or Touch ID lock. FEATURES β€’ Full SSH Terminal β€” Interactive terminal with VT100/xterm emulation, full UTF-8 support, and multiple concurrent sessions. β€’ SFTP File Manager β€” Browse, upload, download, rename, and delete files and folders on your servers. β€’ SSH Key Auth β€” Generate Ed25519, ECDSA, and RSA keys directly on your device, or import your own. No passwords needed. β€’ Jump Host Support β€” Connect through one or more bastion hosts with transparent tunnelling. Full SSH agent forwarding. β€’ Port Forwarding β€” Reach services that are only visible from the server, with local (-L) forwards. β€’ Extra Key Bar β€” Ctrl, Esc, Tab, arrows and function keys above the keyboard, with layouts you can build yourself. β€’ App Lock β€” Protect access to your servers with Face ID, Touch ID or your device passcode. Configurable timeout. β€’ Backup β€” Export and import your hosts, groups and settings as a single file. Passwords and keys are never included. β€’ Multilingual β€” Available in English, Italian, French, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Ukrainian, Russian, Chinese, and Japanese. β€’ Dark & Light Theme β€” Follows the system theme or lets you choose. β€’ Multiple Sessions β€” Keep several SSH and SFTP sessions open at once and switch between them instantly. GOOD TO KNOW iOS closes network connections while an app is in the background. When you come back, SSHBorg reconnects your sessions automatically. PRIVACY FIRST, BY DESIGN SSHBorg never collects your data. Everything stays on your device β€” your credentials, your keys, your connections. β€’ No ads β€’ No tracking β€’ No cloud β€’ Open source β€” GPL v3 β€’ No tracking or advertising SDKs β€’ Keys and passwords can be encrypted with the device's secure hardware sshborg.com

Screenshots

MagicPing4 screens
SSHBorg4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: MagicPing at 5 against SSHBorg's 2. On price, ads, in-app purchases and iOS requirement 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.

Scorecard1 real difference Β· 5 level
MagicPing versus SSHBorg: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMagicPingSSHBorg
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 daysβ€”
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, Apple Watch β€” betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.016.0 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size9 MB17 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFrank WeigandSerena Traversi

In-app purchases

None

MagicPing

No in-app purchases

None

SSHBorg

No in-app purchases

Questions

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

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