Comparison

Herdie vs Easy SSH

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

Head to head
About

Herdie

Features
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Herdie brings your Herdr sessions to iPhone and iPad. Connect directly to your Mac or Linux host over SSH, check what your agents are doing, and send the next command. Your remote session keeps running when you leave the app. A terminal built for your phone Read terminal output behind floating controls, open the keyboard when you need it, or use the writing sheet for longer messages. Switch between running agents without leaving your session. Your hosts, one place Save SSH connections and reconnect with a tap. Use password authentication, an OpenSSH private key, or SSH none authentication for compatible hosts such as Tailscale SSH. Herdie asks you to verify new host keys and flags changes. Direct connections Terminal traffic travels directly between your device and your host. Passwords and private keys are stored in iOS Keychain. There is no Herdie account, terminal relay, or analytics SDK. Make it yours Choose a terminal theme and font size, customize the keyboard shortcuts, and use light or dark appearance. Herdie is free and open source. It requires a reachable SSH host with Herdr installed. It does not include a hosted computer or an AI subscription.

About

Easy SSH

Features
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Easy SSH puts your servers' command line in your pocket — securely, in Arabic and English, with no account and no tracking. WHY EASY SSH • A real terminal: Tab completion, Ctrl, Esc and arrow keys, colours, free scrolling through history, search and copy. • Key-based login: generate an ed25519 key inside the app and copy the public key to your server in one step, or import your existing OpenSSH / PEM key. Password login is supported too. • Host-key pinning: the server fingerprint is stored on first connection and checked before every authentication, so nobody can impersonate your server on public Wi-Fi. • Live monitoring with charts: CPU, memory, disk, load, network and top processes, refreshed every few seconds, with a 48-hour history on your phone and the server's own sysstat log when available. • 18 ready-made packs (130 commands), all read-only: server health, Docker, systemd services, network, logs, nginx, PostgreSQL, Git, Redis and more. No pack command deletes data or changes server state. • Your own shortcuts: one-tap buttons for the commands you repeat, with placeholders prompted at run time. • Live sessions: leave the terminal and the session stays connected; automatic reconnect when the network drops. • A complete in-app guide: what SSH is, your first connection, keys and fingerprints, security tips and troubleshooting. • Light and dark themes, adjustable font size, full right-to-left support. PRIVACY FIRST No sign-up, no analytics, no ads. Your servers and keys live only in your device's secure storage (Keychain). The only connection the app makes is your own encrypted SSH session to your server. WHO IS IT FOR System administrators, DevOps engineers, developers and site owners who want to check a Linux server, read a log or run a command while away from their desk — on a VPS, a cloud instance, a Raspberry Pi or a home lab. Support: subs@origami.sa

Screenshots

Herdie2 screens
Easy SSH4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Easy SSH at 16.4 against Herdie's 18.0. On price, 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

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

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard1 real difference Ā· 4 level
Herdie versus Easy SSH: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHerdieEasy SSH
PriceFreeFree
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.016.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB32 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLucas ScariotYasse Baghdadi

In-app purchases

None

Herdie

No in-app purchases

None

Easy SSH

No in-app purchases

Questions

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

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