Comparison

TermiX vs Grenade

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

Head to head
About

TermiX

Features
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TermiX brings SSH terminals and Kubernetes management to your iPhone, so you can connect to servers, inspect workloads, and handle routine operations away from your computer. SSH TERMINAL • Connect with a password or SSH private key, including OpenSSH/PEM key import and key passphrases. • Organize hosts into folders and search your connections. • Verify the host fingerprint on first connection. Changed host keys block the connection. • Use terminal shortcuts for Ctrl, Esc, Tab, and arrow keys. • Save frequently used commands. Selecting a command fills the input field; you confirm before sending. KUBERNETES MANAGEMENT • Import kubeconfig files and switch contexts and namespaces. • Inspect Pods, Deployments, StatefulSets, and their status. • Read Pod logs and view available CPU and memory metrics. • Scale Deployments and StatefulSets with the permissions provided by your cluster. • Configure AWS cloud accounts to connect to EKS clusters you are authorized to access. DESIGNED FOR MOBILE • English, Traditional Chinese, and Japanese interfaces. • Light, dark, and system appearance. • Import host settings exported by TermiX for desktop. • Passwords and private keys are stored in iOS Keychain and excluded from ordinary host-settings exports. You need a reachable SSH server or Kubernetes cluster, valid credentials, and appropriate permissions. CPU and memory metrics require the cluster Metrics API. SSH connections close when the app enters the background and can be reconnected when you return.

About

Grenade

Features
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Grenade is a remote for the AI coding agents running on your Mac or Linux computer. Claude Code, Codex or a plain shell run in terminals on that computer; your iPhone shows every one of them with a live status, and lets you read, answer and type from wherever you are. • See at a glance which agent needs an answer, which has finished and which is still working. • Approve a command, answer a question or accept a plan with one tap. The card shows the full command first. • Read the terminal live, or the plain activity view of what the agent said. • Type, paste an image, or hold the mic and talk. • Talk: ask out loud what needs you and hear the answer. Grenade knows your sessions and passes on what you say. It runs on OpenAI or Google Gemini with your own API key, kept on your computer. • Start new sessions in any folder, and group them like tabs. Private by design. On your Wi-Fi the phone talks straight to your computer; anywhere else it goes through a relay that forwards only end-to-end encrypted bytes. No account, no tracking, nothing collected. Needs the free Grenade software on your Mac or Linux computer: brew install holdgrenade/tap/grenade, then grenade setup (Linux: holdgrenade.com/install). No computer handy? Tap "Try a demo" on the first screen.

Screenshots

TermiX3 screens
Grenade4 screens

Verdict

The call

TermiX and Grenade 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 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.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
TermiX versus Grenade: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTermiXGrenade
PriceFreeFree
Update frequency—Every 4 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS16.4 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size49 MB11 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTING CHIEH HSIACroissant, Inc.

In-app purchases

None

TermiX

No in-app purchases

None

Grenade

No in-app purchases

Questions

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

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