chmod vs Simple Shell
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
chmod
This app helps you understand and master the 'chmod' command by easily deciphering octal values. Choose to click individual bits or select octal values to learn file permissions.
- Decipher octal values
- Learn file permissions
- User-friendly interface
- Click individual bits
- Select octal values
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Ever been curios about what those numbers means in a chmod command? Well, wonder no more! Learn and master the art of chmod-fu. With chmod-fu's super easy to use user-interface you can decipher those octal values in a blink of an eye. You choose if you want to click on individual bits, such as read, write, execute, or pick an octal value, both are available to suite your preference.
Simple Shell
This utility app offers a secure and efficient SSH client for iOS devices. It provides a cost-effective alternative for remote terminal access, based on an open-source project.
- SSH client functionality
- Mosh protocol support
- Remote terminal access
- Cost-effective alternative
- iOS compatibility
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This project is a clone of shell application for iOS by Nicolas Holzschuch, https://github.com/holzschu/blink It is created to provide lower cost version of the ssh client for iPhone and iPad with older iOS versions
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Verdict
chmod and Simple Shell both sit at 5.0 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of chmod's written reviews are positive against 0% of Simple Shell's. chmod also leads on price (Free vs $1.99) and update cadence (every 5 months vs every 40 months). On rating, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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
chmod is free to download; Simple Shell costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for chmod against 5.0 for Simple Shell. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 100% of chmod's written reviews are positive against 0% of Simple Shell's.
chmod ships an update every 5 months, Simple Shell every 40 months. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | chmod | Simple Shell |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $1.99 |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months — better | Every 40 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.2 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 19 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Red Shark AB | ASHER SYED |
Customer experience
chmod
Simple Shell
In-app purchases
chmod
No in-app purchases
Simple Shell
No in-app purchases
