SSH OneShot Lite vs SSH Term
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Store individual SSH commands
- Organize commands into folders
- Launch commands remotely
- Commands with results
- Status commands with visual feedback
- Secure password storage
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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.
SSH Term
A private SSH client for Mac, iPhone, and iPad offering full terminal and SCP functionality with live resource monitoring. All credentials remain on your device, ensuring 100% privacy. Offers premium features via subscription.
- Private SSH client
- Full Terminal/SCP access
- Live CPU/RAM/Disk monitoring
- Credentials stay on device
- SFTP support
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Private SSH Client The 100% private SSH terminal for Mac/iPhone/iPad: • No ads • Full Terminal/SCP with live CPU/RAM/Disk monitoring • All credentials stay only on your device - We never collect your data Subscription Terms Subscribe to access premium app features. Subscription details are the following: • Length: weekly or yearly • Free trial: only on selected subscriptions • Your payment will be charged to your iTunes Account as soon as you confirm your purchase • You can manage your subscriptions and turn off auto-renewal from your Account Settings after the purchase • Your subscription will renew automatically unless you turn off auto-renew at least 24 hours before the end of the current period • The cost of renewal will be charged to your account in the 24 hours prior to the end of the current period • When canceling a subscription, your subscription will stay active until the end of the period. Auto-renewal will be disabled, but the current subscription will not be refunded • Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when purchasing a subscription Terms & Conditions https://magic-cake-e95.notion.site/SSH-Term-Terms-Conditions-215cf6557a08807cb5d8c02f2604732b?source=copy_link Privacy Policy https://magic-cake-e95.notion.site/SSH-Term-Privacy-Policy-215cf6557a08806db930c2fd2c221bee?source=copy_link Contact us at sshterm.help@gmail.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: SSH Term at 4.2 against SSH OneShot Lite's 3.7. SSH Term also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 6 months) and ratings volume (14 vs 3). SSH OneShot Lite's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 16.0). On price, review sentiment, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
Both are free to download. SSH OneShot Lite sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and SSH Term sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
SSH Term holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 14 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 67% of SSH OneShot Lite's written reviews are positive against 60% of SSH Term's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
SSH OneShot Lite ships an update every 6 months, SSH Term weekly. The most recent releases landed on June 1, 2026 and September 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SSH OneShot Lite | SSH Term |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (3 ratings) | 4.2 (14 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better | 60.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 14 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 17 MB | 126 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Infrageeks | WHATSTICKER APPS SRL |
Customer experience
SSH OneShot Lite
SSH Term
In-app purchases
SSH OneShot Lite
- Unlock Folders$3.99
SSH Term
- Weekly premium7 Days trial$2.997 Days
- Weekly premium$2.997 Days
- Yearly premium$49.991 Year
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