Comparison

SSH OneShot Lite vs Crestools

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

Head to head
About

SSH OneShot Lite

This app allows you to store and launch individual SSH commands directly from your iPhone. Organize commands into folders and execute them remotely on your computer or server, with options for commands that return results or status checks.

Highlights
  • Store individual SSH commands
  • Organize commands into folders
  • Launch commands remotely
  • Commands with results
  • Status commands with visual feedback
  • Secure password storage
Features
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SSH OneShot is a little iPhone app that lets you store individual ssh commands that you run on your computer or server. The Lite version is limited to two folders to organize your commands, but can be unlocked to unlimited folders with an in-app purchase. What can I use it for? Just about anything you can do on a command line can now be launched from your phone. The different use cases are as follows: Commands These are commands that you launch blindly, without waiting for an results. Examples are for starting and stopping apps and services, or accessing RESTful services via curl that trigger actions. On a Mac you can launch apps in the current open session with something like: osascript -e 'tell application "iTunes" to activate' This can be useful if you have a media server in a closet. Or on a Linux server: service httpd stop Or any other more complex executable script file that you have written. Commands with results These are commands that you launch and want to see the results of. This can be as simple as an “ls” on a directory to see if an ftp upload has finished, a quick service status check or something more complicated like grepping through a log file for errors. Again this can be anything launchable on the command line. There are currently some limitations on the kinds of commands that you can run here. Interactive commands that need to know the terminal type like top, prstat and things like that will not work. Any commands that open an output stream will also not work (but I’m working on for the next release). Status Commands These commands add a little more interactivity. These commands will automatically fire off when you open a folder containing Status Commands and turn the button red or green depending on the results. The basic working mode is that if the command receives anything as a result, that’s good (green) and no response is bad(red). So if you want to check if iTunes is running on the media server you can use the following command: ps ax | grep iTunes | grep -v grep | grep -v iTunesHelper In this example, we take the list of running processes, find all the lines containing the word iTunes (case is important!), and then, using -v eliminate the lines containing grep (which is our initial command) and the same technique to eliminate the line containing the iTunesHelper process that keeps running in the background whether iTunes is running or not. So if iTunes is running, we will get back a line from the original request, otherwise the result will be empty. If you are having difficulty phrasing the command so that empty is bad, you can flip a switch to swap that part around. For example I check the results of my ZFS server with zpool status and look for the word “degraded” which means there’s a disk offline that I need to check on. zpool status | grep degraded With the “Null return is good” switch turned on. Is it secure ? Passwords are stored in the iOS keychain, and all network communication is via SSH, so, well, yes. Navigation Press and hold a command or a folder and you can reorder it, file it in a folder, or use the edit and delete buttons at the bottom of the screen.

About

Crestools

This app helps developers and integrators manage Crestron devices via SSH or Telnet. It offers features like project grouping, file management, network scanning, and a built-in terminal for communication. Debug SimplWindows programs and share reports with ease.

Highlights
  • Project grouping for devices
  • SFTP file management
  • Network device discovery
  • SSH/Telnet terminal
  • Command reporting and sharing
  • SimplWindows program debugging
  • Cresnet device tree view
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Crestools is designed for developers and integrators who work with Crestron products using SSH or telnet. # FEATURES • PROJECTS Group your devices by project name to easily retrieve them and keep your workflow clean • FILE MANAGER Manage your devices files using SFTP • BROWSER Scan for devices on local network to discover all the compatible devices around you • TERMINAL Communicate in SSH , SSL or CTP to any of your devices using the built-in terminal • REPORTS Create reports or use the default ones to send multiple commands at the same device in a single touch • SHARING Share your reports via any messenger app • ADDRESS BOOKS Share or import your devices by address books • FAVORITES Save your favorite commands • SIMPLWINDOWS PROGRAM DEBUGGER Debug any SimplWindows program. Modify and visualize in real time signal • CRESNET DEVICE TREEVIEW Scan for Cresnet devices connected to processors. • BACKUP iCloud backs up all your data # SUPPORT If you need any help, contact us on our Facebook page, our website https://crestools.app or at support@crestools.app. We will answer you shortly! # Terms of Use https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

SSH OneShot Lite3 screens
Crestools4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Crestools at 4.2 against SSH OneShot Lite's 3.7. Crestools also leads on ratings volume (31 vs 3). SSH OneShot Lite's advantage is review sentiment (67% vs 33%) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 16.0). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

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. SSH OneShot Lite sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Crestools sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $19.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Crestools holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Crestools has 31 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 67% of SSH OneShot Lite's written reviews are positive against 33% of Crestools's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SSH OneShot Lite ships an update every 6 months, Crestools every 4 months. Both last shipped on June 1, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
SSH OneShot Lite versus Crestools: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSSH OneShot LiteCrestools
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (3 ratings)4.2 (31 ratings) — better
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews — better33.3% of reviews
Number of ratings331 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsEvery 4 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS11.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size17 MB34 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperInfrageeksMehdi Boulhalfa

Customer experience

SSH OneShot Lite

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

Crestools

All ratings31 ratings
Positive77.4%
Neutral6.5%
Negative16.1%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

SSH OneShot Lite

One-time1
  • Unlock Folders$3.99
3 purchases

Crestools

Subscriptions1
  • Crestools One$19.991 Year
One-time2
  • Crestools Pro$22.99
  • Crestools Pro macOS$22.99

Questions

Is SSH OneShot Lite free?
SSH OneShot Lite is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Crestools free?
Crestools is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, SSH OneShot Lite or Crestools?
Crestools is rated higher. SSH OneShot Lite averages 3.7 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while Crestools averages 4.2 from 31 ratings.
Do SSH OneShot Lite or Crestools have ads?
Neither SSH OneShot Lite nor Crestools shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SSH OneShot Lite or Crestools?
SSH OneShot Lite ships an update every 6 months, and Crestools every 4 months. Most recently, SSH OneShot Lite was updated on June 1, 2026 and Crestools on June 1, 2026.

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