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JuiceSSH

Ranked 6 of 13 SSH clients by recommenders

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.

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.

47 people gave an opinion

recommend it
12
criticize it
35
approval share
26%
Each figure is one person. RecommendsCriticizes

Recommended in 1 of 13 months

  1. November 2025: not recommended
  2. December 2025: not recommended
  3. January 2026: recommended
  4. February 2026: not recommended
  5. March 2026: not recommended
  6. April 2026: not recommended
  7. May 2026: not recommended
  8. June 2026: not recommended
  9. July 2026: not recommended
  10. August 2026: not recommended
  11. September 2026: not recommended
  12. October 2026: not recommended
  13. November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)

Why it doesn’t carry the badge

  • 12 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, met.
  • 0.3 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, not met.
  • Recommended in 1 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.

The same three rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. How the badge works

What people say about it

The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.

Why people recommend it

Each mark is one comment

  • Reliable daily use on Android

    “Really great terminal app that I used in Android for a very long time with some interesting features.”

    Comment from 26 Jan 2026 in “JuiceSSH – Give me my pro features back”

    “I bought JuiceSSH years ago on Android and it worked great, but I agree it's degraded”

    Comment from 27 Jan 2026 in “JuiceSSH – Give me my pro features back”

    “I bought Juice pro many years ago and use it daily on my phone and Tablet.”

    Comment from 27 Jan 2026 in “JuiceSSH – Give me my pro features back”
  • Convenient SSH-focused features

    “It's far quicker and easier to hit a toggle in JuiceSSH to turn on a port forward”

    Comment from 27 Jan 2026 in “JuiceSSH – Give me my pro features back”

    “It has an SSH focused GUI which can be more convenient”

    Comment from 26 Jan 2026 in “JuiceSSH – Give me my pro features back”

What people warn about

Each mark is one comment

  • App degraded and unsupported

    “I bought JuiceSSH years ago on Android and it worked great, but I agree it's degraded”

    Comment from 27 Jan 2026 in “JuiceSSH – Give me my pro features back”

    “Looks like it's really lost its backend servers.”

    Comment from 26 Jan 2026 in “JuiceSSH – Give me my pro features back”

    “it worked great, but I agree it's degraded”

    Comment from 26 Jan 2026 in “JuiceSSH – Give me my pro features back”
  • Paid features removed without refund

    “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”

    Comment from 26 Jan 2026 in “JuiceSSH – Give me my pro features back”

    “The seller unilaterally taking back something you previously bought, especially without a refund, is a rug pull.”

    Comment from 26 Jan 2026 in “JuiceSSH – Give me my pro features back”

    “it was advertised as a permanent purchase means that it is, no matter how long you got to use it”

    Comment from 26 Jan 2026 in “JuiceSSH – Give me my pro features back”
  • People switched to alternatives

    “maybe dont rely on a poorly maintained app for making secure connections to your systems?”

    Comment from 26 Jan 2026 in “JuiceSSH – Give me my pro features back”

    “Same thing happened to me so I coded my own with claude instead of paying them again”

    Comment from 26 Jan 2026 in “JuiceSSH – Give me my pro features back”

    “I don't find it more useful than Termux, especially for being so much heavier.”

    Comment from 26 Jan 2026 in “JuiceSSH – Give me my pro features back”

Other SSH clients people recommend

The four most recommended other SSH clients, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.

JuiceSSH compared with 4 alternatives
ProductRecommendCriticizeApprovalMonthsOwnedBadge
Mosh611086%12—Approved
SSH571777%12—Approved
Termius331667%8—Approved
Moshi SSH and Mosh terminal for iOS16289%8—Approved
JuiceSSHThis page123526%1——
See all 13 SSH clients, ranked

What people said

40 of the 52 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.

“really have no intention of open sourcing or refunding”

CriticizesComment from 15 May 2026 in “California bill would require patches or refunds when online games shut down”

“Do you consider it piracy when the user paid for a lifetime license, which then quits working”

CriticizesComment from 1 Feb 2026 in “JuiceSSH – Give me my pro features back”

“I don't like developers who fleece me out of my purchases.”

CriticizesComment from 28 Jan 2026 in “JuiceSSH – Give me my pro features back”

“I paid to support development. Really backfired.”

CriticizesComment from 28 Jan 2026 in “JuiceSSH – Give me my pro features back”

“any Google Play app is allowed to just pull the plug on features after four months and pocket the money”

CriticizesComment from 28 Jan 2026 in “JuiceSSH – Give me my pro features back”

“Keyboard in Juice is/was very good too. Just a bar over your Android keyboard with all the special characters that are normal when using bash.”

RecommendsComment from 27 Jan 2026 in “JuiceSSH – Give me my pro features back”

“I bought JuiceSSH years ago on Android and it worked great, but I agree it's degraded”

MixedComment from 27 Jan 2026 in “JuiceSSH – Give me my pro features back”

“they removed the cloud key backup at some point without notification so I lost all of the keys I had stored”

CriticizesComment from 27 Jan 2026 in “JuiceSSH – Give me my pro features back”

“obviously malicious/unethical approach caused you problems”

CriticizesComment from 27 Jan 2026 in “JuiceSSH – Give me my pro features back”

“You have legal ways to fight it: request a refund, report it to the store, write a review”

CriticizesComment from 27 Jan 2026 in “JuiceSSH – Give me my pro features back”

“having some issues and seeing the writing on the wall regarding JuiceSSH”

CriticizesComment from 27 Jan 2026 in “JuiceSSH – Give me my pro features back”

“Feature people PAID!!!! for suddenly stopped working.”

CriticizesComment from 27 Jan 2026 in “JuiceSSH – Give me my pro features back”

“Current behavior is bad but the community pirating the app does not seem right either.”

CriticizesComment from 27 Jan 2026 in “JuiceSSH – Give me my pro features back”

“I stopped using JuiceSSH Pro more than a year ago once I realized this.”

CriticizesComment from 27 Jan 2026 in “JuiceSSH – Give me my pro features back”

“It's far quicker and easier to hit a toggle in JuiceSSH to turn on a port forward”

RecommendsComment from 27 Jan 2026 in “JuiceSSH – Give me my pro features back”

“Then the price increases and pro features stop working.”

CriticizesComment from 27 Jan 2026 in “JuiceSSH – Give me my pro features back”

“I bought Juice pro many years ago and use it daily on my phone and Tablet.”

RecommendsComment from 27 Jan 2026 in “JuiceSSH – Give me my pro features back”

“I quickly dropped JuiceSSH when I discovered Termux.”

CriticizesComment from 27 Jan 2026 in “JuiceSSH – Give me my pro features back”

“Thank you for reminding me about risks of cloud key storage”

CriticizesComment from 27 Jan 2026 in “JuiceSSH – Give me my pro features back”

“this is about juicessh becoming unusable and no longer having any support”

CriticizesComment from 27 Jan 2026 in “JuiceSSH – Give me my pro features back”

“it was advertised as a permanent purchase means that it is, no matter how long you got to use it”

CriticizesComment from 26 Jan 2026 in “JuiceSSH – Give me my pro features back”

“A non-working product with unanswered emails will allow you to easily get your money back”

CriticizesComment from 26 Jan 2026 in “JuiceSSH – Give me my pro features back”

“Support is unresponsive, this looks like an exit scam.”

CriticizesComment from 26 Jan 2026 in “JuiceSSH – Give me my pro features back”

“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”

CriticizesComment from 26 Jan 2026 in “JuiceSSH – Give me my pro features back”

“Same thing happened to me so I coded my own with claude instead of paying them again”

CriticizesComment from 26 Jan 2026 in “JuiceSSH – Give me my pro features back”

“It has an SSH focused GUI which can be more convenient”

RecommendsComment from 26 Jan 2026 in “JuiceSSH – Give me my pro features back”

“maybe dont rely on a poorly maintained app for making secure connections to your systems?”

CriticizesComment from 26 Jan 2026 in “JuiceSSH – Give me my pro features back”

“it just works and was very easy to set up when I first used it”

RecommendsComment from 26 Jan 2026 in “JuiceSSH – Give me my pro features back”

“The seller unilaterally taking back something you previously bought, especially without a refund, is a rug pull.”

CriticizesComment from 26 Jan 2026 in “JuiceSSH – Give me my pro features back”

“Control-D works fine for me.”

RecommendsComment from 26 Jan 2026 in “JuiceSSH – Give me my pro features back”

“The SSH deal has been altered. Pray I don't alter it any further.”

CriticizesComment from 26 Jan 2026 in “JuiceSSH – Give me my pro features back”

“it worked great, but I agree it's degraded”

MixedComment from 26 Jan 2026 in “JuiceSSH – Give me my pro features back”

“people that already paid lost their pro features unless they pay _again_”

CriticizesComment from 26 Jan 2026 in “JuiceSSH – Give me my pro features back”

“It is extremely flaky on GrapheneOS, at least on my Pixel 8 Pro.”

CriticizesComment from 26 Jan 2026 in “JuiceSSH – Give me my pro features back”

“I would not use an SSH client written by someone that feels it's OK to break the terms of the contract this way”

CriticizesComment from 26 Jan 2026 in “JuiceSSH – Give me my pro features back”

“Looks like it's really lost its backend servers.”

MixedComment from 26 Jan 2026 in “JuiceSSH – Give me my pro features back”

“Really great terminal app that I used in Android for a very long time with some interesting features.”

RecommendsComment from 26 Jan 2026 in “JuiceSSH – Give me my pro features back”

“you’re one breach away from a security nightmare”

CriticizesComment from 26 Jan 2026 in “JuiceSSH – Give me my pro features back”

“I don't find it more useful than Termux, especially for being so much heavier.”

CriticizesComment from 26 Jan 2026 in “JuiceSSH – Give me my pro features back”

“I bought JuiceSSH too but I didn't use it that much.”

CriticizesComment from 26 Jan 2026 in “JuiceSSH – Give me my pro features back”

Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.