SecureCRT vs OV Caddy
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
OV Caddy
This app simplifies the setup of OmniAccess Stellar Wireless Access Points and OmniSwitch devices. It allows users to scan QR codes directly from product packaging or labels for quick onboarding into OmniVista Cirrus 10 organizations.
- Onboard OmniAccess Stellar Wireless Access Points
- Onboard OmniSwitch devices
- Scan QR codes from packaging
- Scan QR codes from product labels
- Direct onboarding to OmniVista Cirrus 10
- MSP-managed onboarding support
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OV Caddy helps with onboarding your OmniAccess Stellar Wireless Access Points (AP) or OmniSwitch to OmniVista Cirrus 10 organisations either directly or MSP-managed. The application allows to scan the Stellar Wireless APs / OmniSwitch QR code directly from the shipping package or from the APs/OmniSwitch product label.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: OV Caddy at Free against SecureCRT's $9.99. OV Caddy also leads on rating (5.0 vs 2.9) and iOS requirement (16.4 vs 18.0). SecureCRT's advantage is ratings volume (31 vs 1). 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
OV Caddy is free to download; SecureCRT costs $9.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
OV Caddy holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SecureCRT has 31 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
SecureCRT ships an update every 4 months, OV Caddy every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SecureCRT | OV Caddy |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $9.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 2.9 (31 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 35.9% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 31 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 16.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 17+ |
| Developer | VanDyke Software | BENJAMIN EGGERSTEDT |
Customer experience
SecureCRT
OV Caddy
In-app purchases
SecureCRT
No in-app purchases
OV Caddy
No in-app purchases
