Shelly vs CommitLife
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Shelly
A powerful and user-friendly SSH client for mobile devices. It offers robust terminal emulation, gesture controls, and customizable keyboard shortcuts for efficient remote server management. Supports key-based authentication and iCloud sync.
- Hardware accelerated text rendering
- Robust terminal emulation
- Gesture control for navigation
- Customizable keyboard toolbar
- Key file authentication
- iCloud sync support
- Terminal color themes
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SSH client designed for usability and performance. RELIABLE AND FAST • Hardware accelerated text rendering. • Robust terminal emulation based on the PuTTY engine. • Works great with programs such as 'screen' and 'irssi'. CONTROL WITH GESTURES • Default gestures optimized for irssi. Just swipe to switch channels or to scroll up and down. • Fully customizable. Any keypress or action can be attached to any gesture. EASY CONNECTING • Save user credentials and configure a remote command such as ‘screen -rd’ to connect with one tap. • 3D touch support. Connect directly from the iOS home screen. CUSTOMIZABLE KEYBOARD • Easily bind custom actions to buttons on the keyboard toolbar. • Works with custom iOS keyboards such as SwiftKey. OPEN LINKS AND SELECT TEXT • Familiar iOS text selection experience. Long-press on text to show the selection controls. • Copy and paste text. • Select a URL to easily open it in the web browser. OTHER FEATURES • iCloud sync support. • Terminal color themes. Choose your favorite from the several themes included or make your own. • Key file authentication support. Import an existing private key, or create a new key and export the public key. • Host key verification and management. • Agent forwarding (OpenSSH servers only). • Keep connections alive while the app is in the background. • Connection history with optional realtime location data. • Plenty of other configuration options. Please note that some features require a paid upgrade. You can try all features for free for a limited time.
CommitLife
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Track your daily habits like GitHub tracks your code. CommitLife is a habit tracker built for developers. Record your daily actions as "commits" and visualize your progress with a GitHub-style contribution heatmap. -- KEY FEATURES -- - GitHub-style Heatmap: See your habit streaks at a glance with color-coded tiles - One-tap Commit: Record completed habits instantly - Git-style Logs: Review your days with commit messages like feat / wip / release - Streak Tracking: Stay motivated with consecutive-day counters (soft & hard streaks) - Home Screen Widget: Check your task list and daily summary without opening the app - Smart Scheduling: Set habits per weekday. Switch between All / Weekday / Weekend with one tap - Per-habit Notifications: Set a reminder time for each habit. Slack-style messages to keep you on track - Auto Daily Reset: Tasks reset at midnight automatically, even while the app is open - README Onboarding: A README.md-style guide on first launch to get you started - 100% Offline: All data stays on your device. No account, no cloud, no tracking - Multilingual: 34 languages including EN, JA, ZH, KO, ES, FR, DE, PT, RU, HI, ID, VI, TH, TR -- BUILT FOR DEVELOPERS -- If you love seeing green on your GitHub contribution graph, you'll love CommitLife. It brings the same satisfying visualization to your real-life habits. Action = commit. Day = contribution. Consistency = streak. Manage your life as code. -- WHO IS THIS FOR? -- - Engineers who love GitHub's contribution graph - Anyone who thrives on data-driven self-improvement - People looking for a simple, distraction-free habit tracker - Anyone who wants to visualize daily progress -- CommitLife Pro -- The free plan includes up to 3 habits and 30 days of history. Pro unlocks: unlimited habits, full history and heatmap, advanced stats (by weekday and per habit), heatmap themes, data export (JSON / CSV), and GitHub contributions sync. Plans: yearly subscription with a 7-day free trial, or a one-time lifetime purchase. Prices are shown in the app. Subscriptions are charged to your Apple ID account and renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel your subscription anytime in your App Store account settings. Privacy Policy: https://fillapps.com/privacy/ Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: CommitLife at every 4 days against Shelly's every 2 months. Shelly's advantage is chart position (#165 vs unranked) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.6). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Shelly sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and CommitLife sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Shelly ships an update every 2 months, CommitLife every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on September 27, 2026 and September 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Shelly | CommitLife |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (273 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 76.2% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 273 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Best chart rank | #165 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 11 MB | 38 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Touch Foo | Seiya.k |
Bugs and requests
Shelly
Reported bugs
4 issues- Saved profiles get overwritten unexpectedly
- Toolbar persists even with auto-hide enabled
- Cursor movement issues with hardware keyboard
- Inability to copy/paste with Magic Keyboard
Requested features
5 requests- Add support for port forwarding
- Implement Mosh protocol support
- Allow customization of default font
- Provide option for multiple app instances
- Add ability to remap hardware keyboard keys
CommitLife
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Shelly
- Upgrade To Pro$3.99
CommitLife
- Pro Yearly7 Days trial$9.991 Year
- Pro Lifetime$24.99









