Comparison

ParaPort vs Clayshell

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

Head to head
About

ParaPort

Features
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ParaPort is a native developer workspace for iPhone and iPad. Work with local files and projects, connect to servers over SSH and SFTP, edit code in tabs, and use Codex from within the app. Features: • local projects or one-time work without creating a project; • saved server connections; • a native SSH/SFTP client with host-key verification; • a UTF-8 editor with syntax highlighting, undo, and redo; • editor tabs and visual SVG preview; • Quick Look for non-text files; • search across file names and contents; • SSH terminal and guided server setup; • SQLite browsing and MongoDB, PostgreSQL, and MySQL access through a secure HTTPS gateway; • Codex assistance using your own OpenAI API key; • Russian and English interface. Passwords, private SSH keys, and the API key are stored in the system Keychain. Git is optional, so ParaPort also works for standalone connections and projects without a repository.

About

Clayshell

Features
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Clayshell is an SSH server manager for people who run their own servers. Add a server once, then do the daily work without leaving the app. TERMINAL A real terminal with full colour, in tabs. Your own shell, as many sessions as you need. FILES Browse the server over SFTP. Upload, download, rename, delete, make files and folders, and preview text files. EDITOR WITH A BACKUP Open a file on the server, edit it and save. Before every save the previous version is kept next to it as a .bak file, and one tap puts it back. If the file changed on the server while you were editing, Clayshell tells you instead of overwriting it. MONITOR CPU, memory, disk, load, uptime and the busiest processes, live, for Linux servers. PM2 See your PM2 processes, start, stop and restart them, and follow their logs. ALERTS Be told when a disk fills up, when CPU or memory stays high, when a PM2 process goes down, or when a server cannot be reached. On the Mac, Clayshell can watch your servers from the menu bar. A small script can also be installed on the server itself, so alerts reach Telegram, ntfy or a webhook even when your devices are asleep. MORE SSH Jump hosts. Import from your SSH config. Port forwarding. Ed25519, ECDSA and RSA keys, or a password. YOUR DATA STAYS WITH YOU • No account, no analytics, no tracking. Nothing is sent to us. • Passwords and keys are kept in the Keychain on your device. • Clayshell only talks to the servers you add. • It asks before trusting a new server, and stops if a server's key changes. • An optional lock with Face ID, Touch ID or your passcode. Clayshell has a day and a night look, and works on Mac and iPhone. Monitoring needs a Linux server. The PM2 screen needs PM2 on the server. Server alerts need curl and cron on the server. An RSA key protected by a passphrase is not supported yet.

Screenshots

ParaPort3 screens
Clayshell4 screens

Verdict

The call

ParaPort and Clayshell are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
ParaPort versus Clayshell: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterParaPortClayshell
PriceFreeFree
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, Mac
Requires iOS18.018.0
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB12 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAleksei GoriainovArvind Kumar

In-app purchases

None

ParaPort

No in-app purchases

None

Clayshell

No in-app purchases

Questions

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

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