Comparison

SSH OneShot Lite vs Bv Assistant

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

Bv Assistant

Manage your servers remotely with this app, offering control over websites, databases, FTP, and files. Monitor server status, execute terminal commands, and view logs. It's designed for convenient server administration on the go.

Highlights
  • Remote server status monitoring
  • Website, FTP, and database management
  • Built-in file editor and manager
  • Terminal command execution
  • Application start/stop/restart
  • Server resource monitoring
  • Log viewing and scheduled task management
Features
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Bv Assistant is an app developed using the API provided by the Baota Linux Panel, allowing users to manage servers anytime and anywhere. With this app, you can view the operation status of one or more servers, manage websites, FTP, databases, and files. It includes a built-in file editor for modifying website files. · Terminal Execute terminal commands. · Website Management Create and manage websites through the app, easily complete various configurations. · FTP Management Create, edit, and manage FTP through the app. · Database Management Create databases with one click, set up backups and restores with one click. · Application Management View installed applications on the server, such as Apache, Nginx, MySQL, FTP, etc., and perform start, stop, and restart operations. · File Management A convenient and efficient file manager that supports packing, unpacking, and file editing/viewing. · Monitoring Select date and time ranges to view server resource usage, load details, CPU, memory, disk I/O, and network conditions. · Logs View panel operation logs, running logs, scheduled task logs, website operation logs, website running logs, and website error logs. · Scheduled Tasks View scheduled task statuses, execute/disable scheduled tasks, and add new tasks.

Screenshots

SSH OneShot Lite3 screens
Bv Assistant4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Bv Assistant at 4.5 against SSH OneShot Lite's 3.7. Bv Assistant also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 6 months) and review sentiment (80% vs 67%). SSH OneShot Lite's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model and device support 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 Bv Assistant sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Bv Assistant holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Bv Assistant has 16 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of SSH OneShot Lite's written reviews are positive against 80% of Bv Assistant's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SSH OneShot Lite ships an update every 6 months, Bv Assistant every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on June 1, 2026 and August 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
SSH OneShot Lite versus Bv Assistant: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSSH OneShot LiteBv Assistant
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (3 ratings)4.5 (16 ratings) — better
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews80.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings316 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS11.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size17 MB61 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperInfrageeks祥利 管

Customer experience

SSH OneShot Lite

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

Bv Assistant

All ratings15 ratings
Positive86.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative13.3%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

SSH OneShot Lite

One-time1
  • Unlock Folders$3.99
1 purchases

Bv Assistant

One-time1
  • 正式版$14.99

Questions

Is SSH OneShot Lite free?
SSH OneShot Lite is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Bv Assistant free?
Bv Assistant is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, SSH OneShot Lite or Bv Assistant?
Bv Assistant is rated higher. SSH OneShot Lite averages 3.7 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while Bv Assistant averages 4.5 from 16 ratings.
Do SSH OneShot Lite or Bv Assistant have ads?
Bv Assistant shows ads; SSH OneShot Lite does not.
Which is updated more often, SSH OneShot Lite or Bv Assistant?
SSH OneShot Lite ships an update every 6 months, and Bv Assistant every 3 weeks. Most recently, SSH OneShot Lite was updated on June 1, 2026 and Bv Assistant on August 2, 2026.

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