Alternatives to a-Shell
A local Unix-style terminal for iPhone and iPad with multiple windows and common command-line tools. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.
The original
a-Shell
A local Unix-style terminal for iPhone and iPad with multiple windows and common command-line tools.
Replacements
Listings that take over the same core job as a-Shell.
iSH
A Linux shell for iPhone and iPad that runs Alpine Linux in a usermode x86 emulator.
iSH runs an Alpine Linux shell in a usermode x86 emulator on iPhone and iPad, so it is slower than native code but offers Linux packages.
Blink Shell
An SSH and Mosh terminal for iPhone and iPad with local Unix tools and SFTP support.
Blink Shell focuses on SSH and Mosh to remote servers, with local Unix tools and SFTP, but it needs an annual subscription after the trial.
Similar software
Related functionality, not a direct replacement.
Prompt
Panic's native terminal and SSH client for Mac, iPhone, iPad and Vision Pro, with Mosh support.
Secure ShellFish
An SSH terminal and SFTP file access app for iPhone, iPad and Mac.
Termux
An Android terminal emulator and Linux environment that installs packages with APT, without root.
OpenSSH
The standard SSH client and server suite for encrypted remote login, file copying and tunnelling.
Mosh
A remote shell that replaces interactive SSH and survives roaming, sleep and dropped connections.
