Best Rootshell Apps

4.8(40 ratings)

Free

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This app provides a powerful, desktop-class terminal emulator with GPU acceleration and native support for SSH, Mosh, and tssh. It offers features like system-wide VPN over SSH, native Git integration, and AI assistance for hands-free command execution and web searches.

iSH Shell by Theodore Dubois

Linux in your pocket

Strong Contender

4.7😊(1.2K ratings)

Free

#17in Developer Tools

Experience a Linux-like command-line environment directly on your iOS device. This application allows you to perform common Linux operations such as editing, moving, and manipulating files using familiar commands.

What We Love

🚀 Excellent Linux environment
👍 Great for SSH and network utilities
💡 Allows running Linux apps on iOS
🔒 Secure and sandboxed
👍 Customizable and flexible

Room to Improve

🐛 Crashes and freezes
🔋 Battery intensive
⚠️ Limited functionality compared to full Linux
⚠️ Outdated packages and dependencies

a-Shell mini by Nicolas Holzschuch

*Local* Unix terminal (& ssh)

Worth Considering

Skippr: SSH Terminal for AI

4.6😐(120 ratings)

Free

#52in Developer Tools

Run Unix commands locally on your iOS device with a powerful terminal emulator. Supports file transfer, editing, scripting with Python and Lua, and network utilities. Integrates with Shortcuts and supports multiple windows for multitasking.

What We Love

👍 Great app for shortcuts
🚀 Efficient and functional
💡 Useful for IT tasks
✨ Free and awesome
💻 Good for remote server connection
🔧 Lightweight and easy to use
🌟 Amazing minimal version
👍 Swiss army knife on iOS
🚀 Fast response from developer
👍 Works perfectly with shortcuts
💻 Useful for Vim editing
👍 Great GUI and ease of use
⌨️ Easy to type and use arrow keys
✅ Does what it's supposed to
👍 Perfect complement to a-shell
🚀 Fast load times
💯 Absolutely fantastic
👍 Great for Git CLI
💻 Useful for SSH
✨ Innovative functionality

Room to Improve

🐛 Font size not adjustable
🐛 Keyboard icons too large
🐛 App deletes itself
🐛 Rotating screen scrambles display
🐛 Pasting text shows strange characters
🐛 Only uses half the screen
🐛 Command not found errors
🐛 App crashes on launch
🐛 Cannot get absolute path
🐛 Cannot execute own programs
🐛 File association issues
🐛 Copy/paste selection issues
🐛 No module named requests in shortcuts

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