Shelly vs Deploy
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.
Deploy
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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
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Verdict
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
Both are free to download. Shelly sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Deploy asks for nothing beyond the download.
Shelly ships an update every 2 months, Deploy monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Shelly | Deploy |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (277 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 76.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 277 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Best chart rank | #118 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 11 MB | 53 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Touch Foo | HORIZON 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
Shelly
- Upgrade To Pro$3.99
Deploy
No in-app purchases









