AnySSH vs Knife Terminal
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
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
Knife Terminal
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Knife Terminal mirrors the terminal sessions on your Mac to your iPhone. It is the phone-side companion to the free, open-source Knife Terminal app for macOS. Run Claude Code (or any command-line tool) in Knife Terminal on your Mac, and every tab follows you out the door: โข Live mirror โ each session's screen rendered natively, with real colors, text selection and copy โข Chat view โ Claude Code sessions read like a messages thread: your prompts, Claude's replies, tool activity โข Reply from anywhere โ type into any session from your phone; a push notification tells you when a session is waiting on you โข Usage at a glance โ 5-hour, weekly and per-model usage bars, one tap away โข Open projects remotely โ start a new session in any recent project without touching the Mac โข Private by design โ everything syncs through your own private iCloud database. No accounts, no analytics, no servers of ours; we never see your data. Requires the free, open-source Knife Terminal app for macOS: github.com/cheewee2000/knife-terminal
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Knife Terminal at 17.0 against AnySSH'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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | AnySSH | Knife Terminal |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Daily | โ |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 17.0 โ better |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 63 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | JUAN PATRICIO MARROQUIN GAVELAN | CW&T |
In-app purchases
AnySSH
No in-app purchases
Knife Terminal
No in-app purchases









