SecureCRT vs Handy Net Tools
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
Read full descriptionHide full description
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
Handy Net Tools
Read full descriptionHide full description
Scan subet scans 24bits-32bits subnet. Ping stats pings and gets statistics, draws charts. Traceroute executes traceroute, draws chart, shows ASN from router's IP. Web stats gets https url and draws response chart. CIDR calc calculates CIDR aggregation and subtraction.
Screenshots
Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Handy Net Tools at $0.99 against SecureCRT's $9.99. Handy Net Tools also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 4 months) and iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.0). On 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
SecureCRT costs $9.99 and Handy Net Tools $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
SecureCRT ships an update every 4 months, Handy Net Tools every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on October 18, 2026.
| Parameter | SecureCRT | Handy Net Tools |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $9.99 | $0.99 — better |
| Rating | 2.9 (31 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 35.9% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 31 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | VanDyke Software | Takatsuya Giken Co.,Ltd. |
In-app purchases
SecureCRT
No in-app purchases
Handy Net Tools
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is SecureCRT free?
Is Handy Net Tools free?
Do SecureCRT or Handy Net Tools have ads?
Which is updated more often, SecureCRT or Handy Net Tools?
Other comparisons
