The iOS SSH client that every other app should have been.
Tired of paying $10/month to SSH into your own server? Sick of keyboards covering your terminal? Done with apps that kill your session the moment you switch to Safari? ShellDrop fixes all of it. Free. No subscription. No paywall. No bullshit.
Download on the App StoreFeatures
One tap to dismiss, one tap to bring it back. Terminal content resizes dynamically. No more typing blind because the keyboard covers your last 10 lines of output.
Single-finger scroll through tmux history. No copy-mode workarounds, no arrow key fumbling. Just swipe up, see your output. The way it should work on a touch screen.
Open connections to different servers in tabs. Switch between them without dropping sessions. Rename tabs to keep track. Detach from tmux with one button.
Background persistence keeps your SSH connection open when you switch apps. No more reconnecting every time you check a message and come back.
Connections and credentials sync via iCloud. Set up on your iPhone, already there on your iPad. No vendor account, no third-party cloud. Just Apple's own sync.
Esc, Ctrl-C, arrow keys, tmux detach. All the keys iOS keyboards don't have, in a scrollable toolbar that's always there. Not buried in a submenu.
Why ShellDrop exists
SFTP, port forwarding, and basic features locked behind a paywall. Slow support. Settings wiped on updates. Users reporting unauthorized charges. All for an SSH client.
Launched as a one-time purchase. Moved to $20/year subscription. Existing paid users locked out. App Store rating dropped to 3.09 stars. Reviews filled with "scam" and "fraud."
Keyboards covering terminal output. No Esc or Ctrl keys. Sessions killed the moment you background the app. tmux scroll that doesn't work on touch screens. These aren't edge cases. They're the daily experience.
Built specifically for developers running AI-assisted coding environments from the terminal. If you're using Claude Code, Codex, or any agent that lives in a tmux session, ShellDrop lets you monitor, interact, and manage it from your phone or iPad.