SecureCRT vs Cisco Optics Scanner
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SecureCRT
This app provides secure remote access and terminal emulation for business applications on mobile devices. It offers advanced session management, allowing users to organize connections and import settings from desktop versions. Supports various emulation types and customizable session configurations.
- SSH/Telnet remote access
- Terminal emulation
- Advanced session management
- Session organization with folders
- Import desktop sessions
- Multiple simultaneous sessions
- Customizable session settings
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SecureCRT is a go-anywhere SSH/Telnet app with rock-solid remote access and terminal emulation on your iPhone and iPad. SecureCRT has advanced session management that lets you create folders to organize sessions and import sessions from your desktop version of SecureCRT. SecureCRT makes it easy to: - Access business applications securely on UNIX, Linux, or VMS from your iPhone or iPad with rich emulation support. - Configure, manage, and customize sessions to keep on top of your workload. - Depend on the open standard Secure Shell (SSH2) protocol. Key Features: - Choose from emulations like VT100/102/220, ANSI, SCO ANSI, Wyse 50/60, Xterm, and Linux console - Customize session settings for firewalls, logon data, authentication, agent, emulation, ANSI, font, and more - Import sessions from your desktop version of SecureCRT - Run multiple sessions at a time - Connect to the same host multiple times - Organize sessions into folders - Troubleshoot connections with trace options
Cisco Optics Scanner
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Retrieve Cisco optics spec information. Simply scan the barcode on the optic label using your mobile phone camera.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Cisco Optics Scanner at Free against SecureCRT's $9.99. Cisco Optics Scanner also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 18.0). On update cadence, ads, in-app purchases 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
Cisco Optics Scanner is free to download; SecureCRT costs $9.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SecureCRT | Cisco Optics Scanner |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $9.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 2.9 (31 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 35.9% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 31 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 42 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | VanDyke Software | Cisco |
In-app purchases
SecureCRT
No in-app purchases
Cisco Optics Scanner
No in-app purchases
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