Nominative comparison · verified 2026-08-14

SSHHIP vs Prompt

SSHHIP is an iOS-only multiplexer-control client: out-of-band mux commands, no vendor sync, and a Command Dial so most of that work never needs the software keyboard. Prompt 3 is Panic's general-purpose terminal across iPhone, iPad, Mac, and visionOS, with a customizable iOS keyboard.

Capability	SSHHIP	Prompt
Price model	Full access for one month, then a $29.99 one-time lifetime unlock Competitors with monthly plans can be cheaper to start.	7-day trial, then $9.99/year or a $49.99 one-time purchase (four platforms) Prompt 3 on the App Store
Vendor backend	None. No SSHHIP account, relay, or cloud vault	Panic Sync for servers, keys, passwords, and clips Prompt 3 site
Out-of-band multiplexer control	Yes - separate SSH exec channel, never the interactive PTY	Not documented - Prompt's tmux story is emulation accuracy, not an exec channel What's new in Prompt 3
Keyboardless control	Yes - Command Dial for mux actions, keys, snippets, and voice A long prompt still needs Keyboard or Voice.	No - a customizable iOS keyboard is the documented iOS control surface Prompt 3 site
tmux support	Attach + out-of-band control, focus pad, session picker	Improved emulation for tmux and neovim; no documented control surface What's new in Prompt 3
herdr support	First-class attach + control against herdr's own object model	Not documented Prompt help index
Mosh (iOS App Store build)	No - App Store builds are SSH-only Mosh exists in the codebase but is fail-closed off for App Store distribution.	Yes - Mosh and Eternal Terminal are headline connection types Prompt 3 site
Port forwarding	No	Yes - Port Forwarding is a first-class connection type Prompt iOS getting started
SFTP browser / Files	No browser or Files provider. Send Image upload only	Not documented in Prompt. Panic's SFTP client is Transmit Prompt help index
Terminal themes	4 built-in themes, no custom themes	Built-in themes plus custom themes you can create or import Prompt iOS settings
Terminal font size	Fixed 14pt, not user-adjustable	Font family and default font size are adjustable Prompt iOS settings
Cross-platform	iPhone + iPad only	iPhone, iPad, Mac, visionOS Prompt 3 site
Download size	14.3 MB (iOS 1.21.1) Apple iTunes lookup (2026-08-12)	42.8 MiB (iOS 3.5.2) Apple iTunes lookup (2026-08-14)
Min iOS	17.0	17.0 Apple iTunes lookup (2026-08-14)
Ratings (as of verify date)	1 rating · 5.00★ Apple iTunes lookup (2026-08-12) Too few to mean anything. Rating structured data is deliberately omitted.	349 ratings · 4.32★ Apple iTunes lookup (2026-08-14)

Control surface

Keyboardless control

The Command Dial is the whole control surface: multiplexer actions, common keys, pane focus, snippets, voice, and Send Image. The software keyboard appears only when you pick Keyboard.

Typing a long command still needs Keyboard or Voice. The full command palette remains one puck-tap away.

SSHHIP on iPhone with the Command Dial open over a live Claude Code session, showing the radial control surface in the corner

Where SSHHIP is different

Prompt 3 is Panic's general-purpose terminal across iPhone, iPad, Mac, and visionOS, with a customizable iOS keyboard. SSHHIP is an iOS-only multiplexer-control client: out-of-band mux commands, no vendor sync, and a Command Dial so most of that work never needs the software keyboard.

Multiplexer controls ride a separate SSH exec channel
No SSHHIP account, relay, or cloud vault
Keyboardless control: Command Dial as the control surface for multiplexer actions, common keys, pane focus, snippets, voice, and Send Image. The keyboard appears only when you pick Keyboard.
14.3 MB native download versus much larger category norms

The Command Dial is a taste-dependent interaction choice, not a universal win. Typing a long command still needs Keyboard or Voice. The full command palette remains one puck-tap away.

"Different" is not "better". If the rows in the other card matter more to you than the rows here, buy Prompt.

Where SSHHIP is worse

Prompt ships Mosh and Eternal Terminal. SSHHIP App Store builds are SSH-only, so a network change means reconnect-and-reattach.
Prompt has port forwarding, jump hosts, and agent forwarding. SSHHIP has none of those.
Prompt runs on iPhone, iPad, Mac, and visionOS, with Panic Sync for servers, keys, passwords, and clips. SSHHIP is iPhone and iPad only; optional iCloud sync is metadata-only and off by default.
Prompt has GPU-accelerated rendering, custom themes and fonts, clips, a customizable iOS keyboard, mouse support, YubiKey, Secure Enclave keys, and Shortcuts. SSHHIP has four themes, a fixed 14pt font, and no Files provider.
Prompt's entry price is a 7-day trial then $9.99/year, or a $49.99 one-time buy for four platforms. SSHHIP is one month then a $29.99 lifetime unlock on iPhone and iPad only.
Prompt has 349 App Store ratings at 4.32★. SSHHIP has 1 rating.
If you want a beautiful general terminal that stays up on a bad network, buy Prompt. SSHHIP only wins if out-of-band multiplexer control, and a dial that keeps most of that work off the software keyboard, is the job.

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How this page is maintained

Prompt cells come from the vendor's own pages and from Apple's public lookup data on 2026-08-14. Where a capability could not be found on those pages, the cell says "Not documented" rather than "No" - absence of documentation is not proof of absence. The SSHHIP column is checked against repository source 1.20.1; the shipping App Store build is 1.21.1. Nothing here is a benchmark, and no cell is a quote from the vendor.

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Get SSHHIP

Full access for one month, then a $29.99 lifetime unlock. No account. No SSHHIP backend.

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