Comparison

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.

Head to head
About

LoHo Local Server

Features
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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 requiredβ€”just 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/

About

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.

Screenshots

LoHo Local Server4 screens
Shell Keyboard4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

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.

Scorecard1 real difference Β· 6 level
LoHo Local Server versus Shell Keyboard: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLoHo Local ServerShell Keyboard
Price$0.99$0.99
Update frequencyβ€”Every 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Best chart rankβ€”#5 β€” better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad β€” better
Requires iOS17.616.0 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size2 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJohannes Franciscus Hendrikus HermansNguyen Nguyen

In-app purchases

None

LoHo Local Server

No in-app purchases

None

Shell Keyboard

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is LoHo Local Server free?
LoHo Local Server costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Shell Keyboard free?
Shell Keyboard costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do LoHo Local Server or Shell Keyboard have ads?
Neither LoHo Local Server nor Shell Keyboard shows ads.

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