# JuiceSSH 12 Hacker News commenters recommended JuiceSSH and 35 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 1 of 13 months. **Verdict:** Android SSH client people praise for reliable everyday use, quick port forwarding and an SSH-focused interface. Critics say paid pro features were removed without refunds and the app has gone unsupported. ## Why people recommend it - Reliable daily use on Android (5 comments): "Really great terminal app that I used in Android for a very long time with some interesting features." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46770103)) "I bought JuiceSSH years ago on Android and it worked great, but I agree it's degraded" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46782705)) "I bought Juice pro many years ago and use it daily on my phone and Tablet." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46774773)) - Convenient SSH-focused features (2 comments): "It's far quicker and easier to hit a toggle in JuiceSSH to turn on a port forward" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46775028)) "It has an SSH focused GUI which can be more convenient" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46773136)) ## What people warn about - App degraded and unsupported (6 comments): "I bought JuiceSSH years ago on Android and it worked great, but I agree it's degraded" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46782705)) "Looks like it's really lost its backend servers." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46770212)) "it worked great, but I agree it's degraded" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46770984)) - Paid features removed without refund (5 comments): "all the plugins (part of the pro feature set) rely on separate apk downloads from the Play Store, which all appear to be dead/delisted" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46773377)) "The seller unilaterally taking back something you previously bought, especially without a refund, is a rug pull." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46771708)) "it was advertised as a permanent purchase means that it is, no matter how long you got to use it" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46773518)) - People switched to alternatives (4 comments): "maybe dont rely on a poorly maintained app for making secure connections to your systems?" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46773135)) "Same thing happened to me so I coded my own with claude instead of paying them again" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46773368)) "I don't find it more useful than Termux, especially for being so much heavier." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46769944)) ## Alternatives hackers recommend - [Mosh](https://hackerapproved.com/p/mosh.md): 61 recommend - [SSH](https://hackerapproved.com/p/ssh.md): 57 recommend - [Termius](https://hackerapproved.com/p/termius.md): 33 recommend - [Moshi SSH and Mosh terminal for iOS](https://hackerapproved.com/p/moshi.md): 16 recommend - [Echo SSH and mosh client for iOS](https://hackerapproved.com/p/echo-ios-ssh-and-mosh-client.md): 14 recommend ## Cite as Hacker Approved, "JuiceSSH", https://hackerapproved.com/p/juicessh/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).