Comparison

Landline vs SSH Studio

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

Head to head
About

Landline

Features
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A terminal on your iPhone and iPad for the machines you already own, reached over your own Tailscale network. You run a small open source daemon on your Mac, Linux box or Windows machine. The app gives you a real shell on any of them. There is no VPN to configure, no port to open, no SSH key to manage, no account to create, and no server between you and your machine. WHAT IT IS NOT Terminal only, permanently. No file browser, no remote desktop, no cloud sync, no telemetry. One job. SESSIONS THAT SURVIVE A phone changes networks constantly. Your shell should not care. Sessions stay alive on the machine, so you can lock the phone, ride the metro through dead zones, and pick the session back up exactly where it was, scrollback intact. BUILT FOR TMUX Set your leader key per machine, C-a or C-b or anything else, and it becomes one key on the bar. Add one tap keys for new window, next, zoom, or jump straight to window 1 through 9. They follow whichever leader that machine uses, so one layout is correct everywhere. A KEY ROW YOU DECIDE Esc, Tab, sticky Ctrl and Alt, arrows, punctuation, control codes, and your own sequences. Reorder it, or define a key that sends exactly the bytes you want and see them in hex before you save. TERMINALS SHOULD LOOK RIGHT Nine schemes, matched to the published values: One Dark Pro, Catppuccin Mocha and Latte, Tokyo Night, Gruvbox, Dracula, Nord, Solarized, Rose Pine. True colour, 256 colour, and correct box drawing. Ships with a Nerd Font so prompt icons render instead of empty boxes, and can use any monospace font installed on your device with the bundled face filling in whatever glyphs yours is missing. YOURS, NOT OURS Traffic goes straight from your device to your machine: encrypted by WireGuard inside your tailnet, and again by TLS terminated on your own hardware. We run no relay and no backend. We cannot see your sessions, your commands, or your machines, because there is nowhere for them to reach us. The daemon is open source and MIT licensed. Read it, build it, run it: github.com/mhrsntrk/landline REQUIREMENTS Tailscale on your device and on each machine, and the landlined daemon installed there. One command with Homebrew, or one script otherwise. The daemon is free. TRIAL AND ONE-TIME UNLOCK Download free and try every terminal feature for seven days. The trial starts only when you choose to start it. After the trial, unlock Landline for $2.99 USD, paid once. Your local App Store price is shown before starting. No subscription. No automatic charge. After expiry, terminal connections require the unlock. Hosts, settings and snippets stay saved. Remote sessions detach without being killed by the app and follow your daemon's usual idle timeout. Existing App Store users keep full access. Restore purchases from Settings > Trial & purchase.

About

SSH Studio

Access and edit server files, code, and terminals directly from your mobile device. Supports Open VSX extensions for a customizable development environment. Offers both SSH and local project capabilities.

Highlights
  • SSH and SFTP client
  • Code editor with multiple tabs
  • Integrated terminal
  • Open VSX extension support
  • File previews (images, PDFs, etc.)
  • Local project editing
  • Customizable workspace layout
Features
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SSH Studio brings server files, code editing, terminals, and supported Open VSX extensions into one native workspace on iPhone and iPad. Connect over SSH, edit your code, and run it in the terminal without switching apps. A WORKSPACE FOR YOUR SCREEN On iPad, arrange the explorer, editor, and bottom terminal together, with extension views in an auxiliary pane. On iPhone, switch between files, code, terminals, and extension views in a portrait-friendly layout. OPEN VSX EXTENSIONS Find and install extensions, then open them after reviewing the trust prompt. SSH workspaces combine the server's execution environment with extension views on your device. Local workspaces can run supported commands and read-only viewers. Compatibility depends on each extension's APIs and execution requirements. SSH AND SFTP Organize server profiles and favorites. Use multiple terminals, browse folders, create and rename files, and transfer files without leaving the workspace. Verify host key fingerprints and keep login credentials in the device Keychain. KEYS AND REPEATED TASKS Use Ctrl, Alt, arrow keys, Home, End, Page Up, Page Down, and F1โ€“F12 through the special keypad. Reuse snippets, opt into command history, and search or copy terminal output. INLINE FILE PREVIEWS View supported images, videos, audio, and PDFs in the editor tab area. Previews use a cache without modifying the original and include transfer progress, cancellation, and refresh. Available formats and codecs depend on the device. LOCAL PROJECTS Edit and save files in multiple code tabs without connecting to a server. Open a folder selected through Files in place, find files quickly, and use the command palette to reach common actions. Server features require a reachable SSH server. Corporate VPN access depends on your VPN app and organization policies. Remote extensions require a suitable server environment. Extensions using AI services may require an account and are subject to that service's terms. FREE TRIAL AND LIFETIME UNLOCK Download the app for free. Explicitly start a 14-day free trial, or buy Lifetime Unlock once (US $5.00 base price; local price is shown before purchase). The trial never auto-renews or charges you. After it expires, opening new SSH or local workspaces requires Lifetime Unlock; your files and settings are retained. No subscription. External server and AI service fees are separate.

Screenshots

Landline4 screens
SSH Studio4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: SSH Studio at daily against Landline's every 3 weeks. 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

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Landline sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and SSH Studio sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Landline ships an update every 3 weeks, SSH Studio daily. Both last shipped on November 10, 2026.

Scorecard1 real difference ยท 7 level
Landline versus SSH Studio: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLandlineSSH Studio
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviewsโ€”100.0% of reviews
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksDaily โ€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetizationโ€”Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size11 MB23 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMahir Senturkreagan Koo

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Landline

One-time2
  • 7-day TrialFree
  • Unlock Landline$2.99
2 purchases

SSH Studio

One-time2
  • 14-day TrialFree
  • Lifetime Unlock$5.00

Questions

Is Landline free?
Landline is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is SSH Studio free?
SSH Studio is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Landline or SSH Studio have ads?
Neither Landline nor SSH Studio shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Landline or SSH Studio?
Landline ships an update every 3 weeks, and SSH Studio daily. Most recently, Landline was updated on November 10, 2026 and SSH Studio on November 10, 2026.

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