# Termius 33 Hacker News commenters recommended Termius and 16 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 8 of 13 months. It meets the Hacker Approved badge rule. **Verdict:** Mobile SSH client for reaching servers and running tmux or Claude Code from a phone; local use is free. Common caveat: clumsy scrolling, typing and TUI interaction. ## Why people recommend it - Connects to servers over SSH from phone (7 comments): "you can also run a shell on it using termius and simply ssh to a host device instead of setting up vnc" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46261769)) "I use Termius on my phone to remote and make agent do stuff while i chill or am on road." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48141706)) "Termius connects via ssh to remote server where I run claude code." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46475595)) - Preferred over other mobile SSH apps (5 comments): "seems inferior to Termius in every way except that scrolling tmux actually works" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46517826)) "I totally recommend Termius as a more mature alternative tho." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47070259)) "I do think termius is the best version of it I've used though" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48149712)) - Works well with tmux (3 comments): "seems inferior to Termius in every way except that scrolling tmux actually works" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46517826)) "at least for termius there's a quirk to make tmux and TUI happy" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46595763)) "Just termius + tmux works for me on my Android phone and iPad." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50299346)) - Secure Enclave and key management (2 comments): "Termius integrates TPM/Secure Enclave keys nicely on Windows Mac iOS etc as well" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47800415)) "generating new keys, including keys that are stored in the Secure Enclave" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47065588)) ## What people warn about - Awkward mobile typing and text input (3 comments): "not being able to swipe/autocorrect my mobile typing in Termius makes things pretty painful" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47160067)) "it was quite painful the moment I tried to paste screenshots or record voice notes" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49097326)) "My one gripe with Termius is that I can't put text directly into stdin" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47151587)) - Poor tmux scrolling (3 comments): "Termius + tmux don't scroll very well." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46517803)) "using tmux over Termius is pretty weak" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49980065)) "Scrolling is quite jenky with Termius" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46518424)) - Paid Pro subscription costs (3 comments): "Termius Pro costs $10/month just to sync your credentials across devices" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47235895)) "it pushes a subscription and AI features pretty hard" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47065927)) "proving to be a costly running affair" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48586431)) ## Alternatives hackers recommend - [Mosh](https://hackerapproved.com/p/mosh.md): 61 recommend - [SSH](https://hackerapproved.com/p/ssh.md): 57 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 - [JuiceSSH](https://hackerapproved.com/p/juicessh.md): 12 recommend ## Where to get it - [Visit the official site](https://termius.com/) ## Cite as Hacker Approved, "Termius", https://hackerapproved.com/p/termius/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).