LoHo Local Server vs Shell Keyboard
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β with what reviewers say about each.
LoHo Local Server
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Turn your iPhone into a fast, portable localhost web server. Testing web development projects on the go has never been easier. LoHO allows you to instantly spin up a local website server directly on your iPhone. No cloud hosting or complex configurations requiredβjust open your website folder and view your build live in Safari in seconds. Key Features - Instant Localhost Hosting: Open any website folder on your device and generate a working local IP address instantly. - Essential Development Tools: Perfect for web developers and designers who need a quick, reliable local server environment in their pocket. - Seamless Webserver Preview: Test responsive layouts, code updates, and assets live in Safari without deploying to the web. - Offline Friendly: Run your local server anywhere, anytime, completely offline. Streamline your mobile dev workflow with the simplest local server app available. Legal: www.loho.asia/privacy.html www.loho.asia/terms.html Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Shell Keyboard
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Shell Keyboard adds the keys a terminal actually needs β the ones iOS's default keyboard leaves out. Working over SSH or in a local shell needs Ctrl, Esc, Tab, arrow keys, and function keys, none of which exist on the standard iOS keyboard. Shell Keyboard is a custom keyboard built specifically for terminal apps like Blink, Termius, Prompt, a-Shell and iSH β it sends the exact ASCII control codes and ANSI/VT escape sequences your terminal expects, the same bytes a physical keyboard would send. WHAT'S INCLUDED β’ A dedicated terminal layer: Ctrl, Alt, Esc, Tab, arrow keys, Home/End/PgUp/PgDn, and the punctuation a shell prompt uses constantly β’ Ctrl and Alt as proper modifiers β latch one for a single keypress, or double-tap to lock it on, like a hardware keyboard β’ A full function-key layer: tap fn and the top row becomes F1 through F12, while every other row stays exactly where it was β’ Arrow keys that match the app you're in β Normal for shells, Application for vim, tmux, less and htop, or Move the Cursor for ordinary text fields β’ Return or Enter: long-press the Return key to switch between a carriage return and a line feed β’ A plain QWERTY layer and a complete symbols layer, for ordinary text β hostnames, paths, commit messages β without leaving the keyboard β’ A searchable reference inside the app, listing every key alongside the exact escape sequence and hex bytes it sends β’ Every key emits the exact byte sequence a real terminal expects BUILT FOR PRIVACY Shell Keyboard never asks for Full Access. It cannot reach the network. It never reads, stores, or transmits anything you type β every key it sends is decided from the key you tapped, and nothing else. No analytics, no crash reporting, no account. GOOD TO KNOW In a terminal or editor running inside a web browser β code-server, Jupyter and the like β the keys that send a multi-character escape sequence don't get through: the arrow keys, F1 through F12, Home, End, Page Up, Page Down, Shift+Tab and Alt combinations. Everything that sends a single byte works there normally, including every Ctrl combination, Esc, Tab, Return and ordinary typing. Web pages listen for key press events and iOS only lets a keyboard extension insert text, so this is an iOS limitation that applies to every third-party keyboard, not something an app can work around. WHO IT'S FOR Anyone who SSHes from an iPhone or iPad β sysadmins, developers, and anyone tired of missing Ctrl+C.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is chart position: Shell Keyboard at #5 against LoHo Local Server's unranked. On price, ads, 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
LoHo Local Server costs $0.99 and Shell Keyboard $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | LoHo Local Server | Shell Keyboard |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | $0.99 |
| Update frequency | β | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Best chart rank | β | #5 β better |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad β better |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 16.0 β better |
| Further details β not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Johannes Franciscus Hendrikus Hermans | Nguyen Nguyen |
In-app purchases
LoHo Local Server
No in-app purchases
Shell Keyboard
No in-app purchases
Questions
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