Terminus SSH client
Hacker ApprovedRanked 7 of 13 SSH clients by recommenders
People recommend it for reaching a remote terminal from a phone to check and run projects on the go. Critics say it takes a lot of setup and feels heavy for small jobs.
People recommend it for reaching a remote terminal from a phone to check and run projects on the go. Critics say it takes a lot of setup and feels heavy for small jobs.
12 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 10
- criticize it
- 2
- approval share
- 83%
Recommended in 6 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: recommended
- February 2026: recommended
- March 2026: recommended
- April 2026: recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it carries the badge
- 10 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, met.
- 5 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 6 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, 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
Remote terminal access from a phone
“It's great when you're sitting in a docotor's office lobby bored out of your skull”
Comment from 6 Jan 2026 in “Stop Doom Scrolling, Start Doom Coding: Build via the terminal from your phone” “works great, i can control claude/codex from my phone while working out”
Comment from 18 Jul 2026 in “Setting up your spare Mac for Claude Code to control, a step-by-step guide” “now I log in and tend to my projects with terminus”
Comment from 7 Mar 2026 in “I'm 60 years old. Claude Code has ignited a passion again”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Needs a lot of setup work
“Terminus requiring a lot of setup work”
Comment from 3 Jan 2026 in “Show HN: uvx ptn, scan a QR, get a terminal in your phone” Feels heavy for small apps
“Terminus was a sledgehammer for the small, neat little app I wanted to build”
Comment from 18 Feb 2026 in “Show HN: Echo, an iOS SSH+mosh client built on Ghostty” Other apps have better UI
“a better UI than terminus to read and check the remote files”
Comment from 4 Jan 2026 in “Claude Code On-the-Go” “I do find the experience much better than Terminus.”
Comment from 20 Sep 2026 on Hacker News
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.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mosh | 61 | 10 | 86% | 12 | — | Approved |
| SSH | 57 | 17 | 77% | 12 | — | Approved |
| Termius | 33 | 16 | 67% | 8 | — | Approved |
| Moshi SSH and Mosh terminal for iOS | 16 | 2 | 89% | 8 | — | Approved |
| Terminus SSH clientThis page | 10 | 2 | 83% | 6 | — | Approved |
What people said
10 of the 12 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“the ssh client app Terminus can use the Secure Enclave of the iPhone to store your private key”
“I do find the experience much better than Terminus.”
“works great, i can control claude/codex from my phone while working out”
“I have two kindles used this way.”
“now I log in and tend to my projects with terminus”
“Many nice UI affordances that something like Terminus provides are lacking”
“Terminus was a sledgehammer for the small, neat little app I wanted to build”
“It's great when you're sitting in a docotor's office lobby bored out of your skull”
“a better UI than terminus to read and check the remote files”
“Terminus requiring a lot of setup work”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.