Comparison

Shelly vs Deploy

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Hardware accelerated text rendering
  • Robust terminal emulation
  • Gesture control for navigation
  • Customizable keyboard toolbar
  • Key file authentication
  • iCloud sync support
  • Terminal color themes
Features
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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.

About

Deploy

Features
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Deploy puts your business on the internet — a .ng domain, a live website, and everything around them — from your phone. FIND YOUR NAME Search .ng, .com.ng, .org.ng and more, see availability instantly, and register in minutes. The price you approve is the price you pay — VAT shown before you confirm. PUT A SITE ON IT Connect a GitHub repository or upload your files. Deploy builds and hosts your site on OneBit's Nigerian cloud with automatic SSL certificates, and there is a free tier to start on. RUN IT LIKE A PRO • Live deploy logs and build history, with rollback • DNS records and nameserver management • Environment variables, kept masked • CPU, memory and traffic metrics • Databases with Face ID-protected credentials STAY ON TOP OF RENEWALS See every domain's expiry at a glance, renew in two taps, and keep invoices and receipts in the app. Auto-renew makes sure a name you own never lapses. PAY IN NAIRA Card checkout in naira — Visa, Verve and Mastercard — with the total, VAT included, shown before you confirm. Deploy is built by OneBit. Domains are registered on NiRA, Nigeria's official .ng registry. Support: hello@onebit.ng

Screenshots

Shelly4 screens
Deploy4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Deploy at none against Shelly's 1. Shelly's advantage is chart position (#118 vs unranked) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, update cadence and ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Shelly sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Deploy asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Shelly ships an update every 2 months, Deploy monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
Shelly versus Deploy: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterShellyDeploy
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (277 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews76.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings277 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
Best chart rank#118 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS13.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB53 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTouch FooHORIZON AFRICA GLOBAL TECH SOLUTIONS LTD

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

Deploy

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Shelly

One-time1
  • Upgrade To Pro$3.99
None

Deploy

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Shelly free?
Shelly is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Deploy free?
Deploy is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Shelly or Deploy have ads?
Neither Shelly nor Deploy shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Shelly or Deploy?
Shelly ships an update every 2 months, and Deploy monthly. Most recently, Shelly was updated on November 11, 2026 and Deploy on October 31, 2026.

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