WebSSH - SysAdmin Tools Reviews

by Ssanbeg

I have tried using a few ssh clients for IOS and this one, so far, is the best I've found. It needs work however.
1) if I run a while true loop in the foregrounded term, the session remains usable; put the same into the background and with ~60 seconds a notification is popped about terminating. The issue I have with this is that no background ssh session should EVER terminate with an active process running in it.
2) the screen freezes - this drives me NUTS! There is no evident reason for this as it happens in an unpredictable manner. e.g. Sometimes I can flip to Safari to read something online for 2 minutes, return to this app and I'm good to go, while other times I can flip to Safari for 10 seconds, return to the term and keyboard input is blocked. Sometimes I can hit Ctrl-C to clear the condition and, most often, there is nothing to do but shutdown the session.
3) WebSSH corrupts the active session *frequently* and leaves behind it an open tty on the remote server.

If I knew of anything better I'd dump Pro in a second - unfortunately it seems this is the most advanced ssh client on WebSSH Store at this time. Meh.

by Signatal

I bought WebSSH thinking it could do more than one tunnel simultaneously. The unlocked version should allow more than one tunnel to be setup, that way users would know that limitation. Works for one tunnel, however the user interface could use clarity with how to edit a connection. I never did figure that out.

by RhomboidG

Unfortunately I paid for WebSSH before finding out it’s basically been abandoned. It’s too bad, it’s a mostly good app. The copy and paste is very wonky: It pulls up the text in an overlay where you actually do your select and copy, which adds an extra two steps to a simple copy and paste. Also, there’s a problem where after said copy, the input is frozen and the session needs to be quit and restarted. The only workaround I’ve found is to always use screen or tmux for every session or fear losing my work.

With some quick bug fixes it would be a really great terminal app again.

by Scott-s-

I have tried pasting in the key as well as importing a file but whenever I do it WebSSH is unable to parse the key. I got it to work on my iPad but this tiny phone makes it hard. Is there an easier way to import the key because I feel like the text is getting corrupted or it is the encoding or spaces or something.

by Vsjo3002

It does what it says it does. It may not have dark mode, but other than that is there really anything else to say. I mean it passes the threshold of completing it's job with flying colors. It also has extra features it's secure and mostly without bugs. I just bought the full version to support the developer, and that isn't something i do often. It's updated fairly regularly which it's more than I can say for most apps out there that have a single developer. If you use a remote connection in everyday life, or even once in a while, the free versions is fully capable. 👍👍 two thumbs up in my book.

by Gregsobad

I was able to connect SSH, then to copy a upgrade after days of messing around with other products. I am sold on this wonderful product. Talk about Bang for Buck! This program ROCKS!

Highly recommend! I am so impressed, I gladly paid the $4.99 tonight for time and money saved. WebSSH is forever in my toolkit.

Greg

by Zero Nicknames Given

Works well and allows me to manage my remote servers through SSH and manage files through SFTP. Upgraded to pro because the price is very small and lifetime instead of a subscription. Good buy and works great on my iPhone.

by Black Walnut Pie

I wish it could run Elliptic Curve Encryption keys on it and I REALLY wish that I could copy and paste text in the middle of files without it corrupting what is already there, and I have a minor gripe about the position of the arrow pad, but it beats everything else I’ve tried! Takes a new RSA key like a champ and I love having multiple sessions and like it’s login security that makes you use your finger to refresh the screen every time it comes back from being a background process (if you use it you’ll know what I mean)

by Meangrape

Especially in combination with the larger size screens available on the Plus models, WebSSH makes SSH from the iPhone a pleasant reality. Highly recommended for those times you need to quickly login from the bar and don’t feel like pulling out the laptop and balancing it while worrying about spilling a drink on the keyboard.

by All Nicknames Taken42103

WebSSH is a pretty simple SSH client. I just wanted to access my computer’s terminal remotely, and it worked! Vim works pretty well, too. If you want to save more than one connection, you’ll have to pay 3.99, I think, but I don’t need more than one so I’m fine with the free version.

by Greg-GTF

I keep it on my phone for emergency access to servers. Seems like emergencies only happen when I’m away from my computer, or for that matter any computer. Now I have easy access to all my servers from anywhere :) Thanks for the great app and thanks for it being Free!

by I.like.music.also

thank you for making a full-featured tool free WITHOUT data mining users! i would not have otherwise paid $5 for an SSH app since i don’t use it very much, but since it’s optional i’m HAPPY to.

i tried an SSH app with more ratings first, and IMMEDIATELY deleted it upon hitting my first paywall. love u

by Drankinatty

I have used this app since I first got my iPhone 4. Remote adminning, quick server checks, updates. After having my trusty 4 pried from my hands due to 3G going away, this app was the first download from the web store. Keep up the good work devs (default bgcolor should be black…)

by Dexjjohn14

SSH at it's core is simple, I do not need a lot of pizzazz, I just need to remote in to my home servers and perform updates, etc and this gets the job done. Additionally, it's incredibly polished and does a lot more than I actually use so I'm looking forward to diving in.

Gladly paid for this, and happy it's not yet another subscription -- this developer seems committed to building us an incredibly solid app.

by Austen1335

WebSSH is beautiful, the icon is simplistic, and it’s functional. What more could you ask for? Oh there’s also the ability to port-knock to open various ports built into the connection’s config’s themselves.

I just have one request, and that’s somewhere down the line, if you could add telnet. I have some old machines that require a separate app for telnet and I much prefer this one.

by P_SCHEIDEGGER

The creator/developer of WebSSH has really got it together! WebSSH never crashes - no errors - it's SOLID. And I can't imagine working on my iPhone without it, or wasting my time with ANY of the other apps for SSH/SFTP/TUNNELING. And WebSSH has EVERYTHING! Every tool I need is already implemented perfectly. This is my most used app on my iPhone, and the purchase was TOTALLY WORTH EVERY CENT! Thank you for this amazing tool that makes my life and work doable!

fom tooley

by Mccastillo

I was looking for an app like this so I could test out SSH and tunnel via the iPad OS. Both functions work well and it is pretty intuitive. The tunnel feature is a separate function to the SSH and just needs to be activated to use. Haven’t ran into an issue yet but I haven’t used it extensively. One thing I would like to change/adjust is the idle time before session timeout or when my iPad goes to Lock Screen. There could be an easy solution but haven’t really started looking into yet.

by Kcjonez6

this app is one of the best apps I have found to log into my server. I mainly use terminal on my MacBook, but that doesn’t exist on my iPhone. So, you need some sort of app and I have tried many!

The one time payment is cheap enough, and the layout is worth it. The bar above the keyboard has most of what I need without having to tap 3 buttons to find.

Anyway, I’m sounding like an employee making a false review and I can ensure you I am not! I hate going through reviews wondering how many of them ARE employees! lol

by Wildernessfamily78

I was looking for away to contact the developer for a feature request and came across the GitHub repository. You released 3 version in a month. WOW. Im a Python developer. Thats quite impressive! I do have a feature request. I would love the ability to be able to SCP files.
I have been talking to a few developers but mo body seems interested. I would love an app that utilizes Fossil. Fossil-scm. Its a lot like and my opinion better than Git. Its on your own server you control. Not something Microsoft owns.

by Rgnet5

Full featured SSH app, at a reasonable price. Has all the options I need to manage multiple Raspberry Pis from my iPad. I’ve tried and deleted so many others that didn’t work as expected or were asking a ridiculous amount of money for an SSH terminal. This one hits the sweet spot. Great app, and highly recommended if you want to manage Linux from your iPad.

by ScottofColorado

So the website is defunct and it doesn’t seem to like my ssh private key, which works just fine in Termius. I just wanted an SFTP capable client without paying Termius’ ridiculous monthly cost. Need to see if Apple will provide a refund on WebSSH. A little disappointed that the sftp doesn’t appear to support uploads, so what is the point?

by Steve02476

I don't usually want to administer my Linux servers using my iPad but when emergencies come up I can use this tool and my iPad. Glad not to have to always have my laptop "just in case." Seems to work very smoothly!

by Dugboldt

Works great, like WebSSH a lot. Bought the pro version. Wish it had iPhone X support, though. It doesn’t use the whole screen. Will change my review to 5 stars when it does.

by 星炎

Thank you for your updating and finally solved the frequently crash problem.
Please add the function the title mentioned.
Thank you in advance

by MrTechGadget

I really enjoy WebSSH and use it several times per week to administer my Linux VMs.

The only thing that causes me problems is the inability to use function keys (F1-F12). Please add a button to the special keys for this, or a way to make a macro for this at least.

Thanks!

by Michèl Schummer

I don’t use it often on my iPhone but when I am in the need for ssh access to my server, WebSSH does its job well. Over the years, it has seen some useful refinements but I use WebSSH too rarely to be a good judge, in particular compared to other apps.

by Vyhn

My favorite remote administration tool on iOS. Easy to use, great features and consistent reliability. Can't wait for coming soon mosh support! Thank you!

by JasonStallings

I use SSH a ton so I’ve tried all of the SSH clients available. This one is the best for my needs. Easy to setup, easy to use. The snippets are convenient, and I love the hotkey bar. It’s very easy to navigate.

Thanks!

by Yo, It's JayP

It randomly crashed on iOS 12 beta and it is not working very well if the connection temporarily drops has a high ping or lags...

by Dude Manstein

This client has everything I need. It functions well with tmux and screen, I'm able to use irssi in both as well. All the important keys are readily accessible.

by Ham-mer

I've tried them all, and you can't beat this for an ssh client. So many useful features and customization.

by Sceadugenga

WebSSH would be even better if it allowed you to insert TouchID protected passwords into the terminal itself, not just when logging in. This would be good for having long/complex passwords for sudo/su.