---
title: "a-Shell - Reviews, Revenue and Downloads in Germany | Apple App Store"
description: "a-Shell is a complete local terminal emulator, allowing to run most Unix commands on your iOS device. You can transfer files using scp and curl, edit them with vim and ed, process them using grep, awk"
---

# a-Shell — Germany

![a-Shell App Icon](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Purple221/v4/2a/42/6b/2a426bfd-b6e5-db69-be9f-e81aa935c454/AppIcon-1x_U007emarketing-0-8-0-85-220-0.png/434x0w.png)

**Developer:** [Nicolas Holzschuch](https://apptail.io/developer/nicolas-holzschuch-jhrb)
**Category:** Developer Tools
**Rating:** 4.9/5 (166 ratings)
**Price:** Free
**Bundle ID:** AsheKube.app.a-Shell
**Store:** Apple App Store
**Country:** Germany
**Version:** 1.17.5 (released 2026-01-29)
**Original Release:** 2019-10-25
**Languages:** English, French, German, Japanese, Korean, Chinese, Spanish

**App Store Link:** [Download on Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/de/app/app/id1473805438)
**AppTail Page:** [https://apptail.io/app/a-shell-gys/germany](https://apptail.io/app/a-shell-gys/germany)

## a-Shell Description
a-Shell is a complete local terminal emulator, allowing to run most Unix commands on your iOS device. You can transfer files using scp and curl, edit them with vim and ed, process them using grep, awk and sed. You can work with git repositories using lg2. 
Most commands are compiled for iOS native Arm64 format, making them fast and well integrated with the BSD Unix that powers iOS/iPadOS.

a-Shell includes Python, Lua, Perl, JavaScript, C, C++ for programming and TeX (texlive 2025, with Tikz and LuaTeX) for text processing. 

There are also multiple network utilities: nslookup, ping, whois, ifconfig... Type help for help, help -l to get the full list of commands. 

a-Shell can be controlled from Shortcuts: run commands in order, process files in a-Shell, get the results as text or files, transfer files to other apps...

a-shell uses iOS 13+ “multiple windows” ability, so you can run multiple shells at the same time, with different commands, in different directories. You can edit a file in one window with vim and process it in the other with python. 

Compile your C or C++ programs to webAssembly using clang or clang++, and execute the resulting binary. A complete webAssembly SDK is included (WASI-libc).

a-Shell is the complete version. If you need a smaller app, and you don't need a C compiler, a TeX engine, or numpy and matplotlib, there is a-Shell mini.

## a-Shell Screenshots
- [Screenshot 1](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Purple113/v4/ad/b9/25/adb92590-431c-b3d9-84d6-205987bef2a3/pr_source.png/1242x2688.png)
- [Screenshot 2](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Purple123/v4/7a/56/f0/7a56f018-e4b4-87d9-dd0e-ba9d1d24421a/pr_source.png/1242x2688.png)
- [Screenshot 3](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Purple123/v4/89/80/3c/89803ce2-dfdc-f08f-7639-174b68cd865b/pr_source.png/1242x2688.png)
- [Screenshot 4](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Purple123/v4/89/12/2f/89122fce-99a1-540c-588a-3ed65d125cdd/pr_source.png/1242x2688.png)
- [Screenshot 5](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Purple113/v4/9f/42/31/9f4231f0-26dd-a8af-4cf7-492be48e1774/pr_source.png/1242x2688.png)

## a-Shell Rating Breakdown in Germany
- 5 stars: 150 (90%)
- 4 stars: 12 (7%)
- 3 stars: 2 (1%)
- 2 stars: 0 (0%)
- 1 stars: 2 (1%)

## a-Shell Reviews in Germany

### ***** "Derzeit nichts besseres…"
Update: Django Server läuft mit Einschränkungen. „Python manage.py runserver —noreload“. Sorry, hätte vorher mal bei Dir in Github vorbeischauen sollen.😅

Thank you Holzschuch👌
-- FeuerschweifAmHeck, 2024-11-11

### ***** "Should be #1 in Developer"
This is not just a shell but an operating system including package manager in your pocket.  I have access to ping, dig, ssh, vim, python - in a terminal.  Each of these could be different apps but I have them all right here.  Gestures are well thought out, everything integrated works mostly seamlessly.  Using it from iPad to login remotely to my servers, using it from iPhone to check stuff while on the way.  And there’s python in it, which I often use as a more sophisticated calculator.  Besides the fact that there is no calculator in iPad, sigh.  Here I have variables, functions, power operator, parentheses.  And I am sure I haven’t discovered everything that a-shell offers yet.
-- Scravy, 2024-05-30

### ****- "extremely useful app"
Thank you for this wonderful tool. Including Emacs would be fantastic! Please do not forget Emacs fans! Thank you again for devoting time to create such a useful tool.
-- a friend of John Doe, 2024-03-16

### ***** "Super! Danke und Kudos!!!"
Diese Terminal/Shell-Emulation erweitert den Einsatzbereich des iPad (wie auch Carnets) vom Spielzeug hin zum wirklich nützliche Werkzeug für unterwegs. Mächtig und vertrauenswürdig (was mir bei meinen Servern wichtig ist). Optimal wäre eine permanente shell-history, die auch den App-Neustart übersteht. Aber auch so ist es einfach klasse!
-- nomennominatur_123, 2023-11-28

### ***** "Absolut geil"
Keine Werbung und ein einfaches Terminal ohne hin und her
-- HP ist besser, 2023-05-24

### ****- "Good"
If we already have Python and C/C++, is there any chance for Java?
-- itsTyrion, 2023-05-24

### ***** "Unverzichtbar"
für jedes iPad! Die App gehört zu denen, die das iPad (abseits vom reinen konsumieren) nutzbar machen.

Danke dafür!
-- TommesBo, 2023-02-07

### ***** "Großartig App"
Sehr hilfreich App
-- alexahmedalex, 2022-12-08

### ***** "Sehr gut!"
Mächtiges Unix Terminal.
Macht das IPad zu einem vollwertigen Computer
Hat man Zugriff auf die GPU?
-- Computerchessplayer, 2022-11-11

### *---- "Stürzt beim Start sofort ab"
Habe die App gerade das erste Mal runtergeladen, aber leider stürzt sie beim Start sofort ab. Habe bereits mein iPhone neugestartet, hilft aber nicht. iOS-Version: 16.0.3
-- comniemeer, 2022-10-23

### ***** "Absolut begeistert"
Ich bin absolut begeistert von dieser App. Großen Dank, dass die sie außerdem als freie Software veröffentlichst :)
-- Kreiseltyp001, 2022-05-08

### ***** "Danke für die gute App"
Klasse App um mal schnell auf meine Server zuzugreifen oder mal schnell was testen. Einen Wunsch hätte ich aber, wenn sowas möglich ist. 
Ich fände eine permanente befehlshistorie gut brauchbar. Oder gibt es die schon und ich mach nur was falsch?
Ansonsten klasse und danke. 
Gibt es eine Möglichkeit einen „Kaffee“ zu spendieren?
-- Bernd05, 2022-01-03

### ***** "Danke!"
Vielen Dank für diese mächtige App! Sowas darf auf keinem iPad fehlen!

Vielen Dank für die Mühe und den Aufwand!
-- Mirgus, 2021-10-10

### ***-- "Super, wenn sie funktioniert…"
Großartig, wenn sie funktioniert; jedoch habe das ich oft das Problem, dass die einfachsten Befehle nicht mehr gefunden werden: 

$ pwd 
Failed loading pwd from shell.framework/shell, cause = (null)
-- tensiles_Wasser, 2021-09-20

### ***** "A much needed breath of fresh air"
With A-Shell you can finally use your iPad as a an actual computer and solve productivity tasks requiring (light) scripting and file processing.
-- HedgehogEvent, 2021-05-01

### ****- "Problem with raspi-config"
There are problems with displaying the raspi-config on iPad Pro.
If you choose an entry and try to open, next you see a blue screen only and no further options.
On PC via Powershell it works fine.
-- NO IMRAY !, 2021-01-30

### ***** "Hammer"
Vielen Dank an den Entwickler.
-- "juf", 2021-01-06

### ****- "Files integration"
A Files integration would be awesome
-- G.B. Hindert, 2020-12-17

### ****- "Cool"
The best terminal app on the iOS, but I have serious problems with it. Whenever I run a python script I got this error code. ValueError: unknown locale: UTF-8
-- Abodx9, 2020-09-02

### ***** "Very impressing, very useful"
Thanks a lot, one step further on my way to use the iPad as my #1 device and as a "real machine".
-- sqrt2, 2020-06-30

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## a-Shell Store Rankings
| Chart | Country | Category | Rank |
|-------|---------|----------|------|
| Top Free | South Korea | Developer Tools | #9 |
| Top Free | Belgium | Developer Tools | #11 |
| Top Free | Denmark | Developer Tools | #13 |
| Top Free | New Zealand | Developer Tools | #13 |
| Top Free | Japan | Developer Tools | #16 |
| Top Free | United Arab Emirates | Developer Tools | #16 |
| Top Free | Poland | Developer Tools | #16 |
| Top Free | South Africa | Developer Tools | #18 |
| Top Free | Norway | Developer Tools | #19 |
| Top Free | Finland | Developer Tools | #22 |
| Top Free | United Kingdom | Developer Tools | #24 |
| Top Free | Singapore | Developer Tools | #24 |
| Top Free | Taiwan | Developer Tools | #24 |
| Top Free | Israel | Developer Tools | #25 |
| Top Free | United States | Developer Tools | #26 |
| Top Free | Malaysia | Developer Tools | #26 |
| Top Free | Czechia | Developer Tools | #26 |
| Top Free | Australia | Developer Tools | #28 |
| Top Free | Kuwait | Developer Tools | #28 |
| Top Free | Greece | Developer Tools | #29 |
| Top Free | Hungary | Developer Tools | #29 |
| Top Free | Italy | Developer Tools | #30 |
| Top Free | Hong Kong SAR China | Developer Tools | #30 |
| Top Free | Brazil | Developer Tools | #31 |
| Top Free | Vietnam | Developer Tools | #31 |
| Top Free | Germany | Developer Tools | #32 |
| Top Free | Canada | Developer Tools | #32 |
| Top Free | Kazakhstan | Developer Tools | #33 |
| Top Free | Colombia | Developer Tools | #33 |
| Top Free | Netherlands | Developer Tools | #34 |
| Top Free | Saudi Arabia | Developer Tools | #34 |
| Top Free | China | Developer Tools | #34 |
| Top Free | Philippines | Developer Tools | #35 |
| Top Free | Thailand | Developer Tools | #37 |
| Top Free | Switzerland | Developer Tools | #37 |
| Top Free | Türkiye | Developer Tools | #39 |
| Top Free | India | Developer Tools | #39 |
| Top Free | France | Developer Tools | #40 |
| Top Free | Indonesia | Developer Tools | #41 |
| Top Free | Ecuador | Developer Tools | #44 |
| Top Free | Nigeria | Developer Tools | #44 |
| Top Free | Romania | Developer Tools | #45 |
| Top Free | Ukraine | Developer Tools | #45 |
| Top Free | Spain | Developer Tools | #47 |
| Top Free | Austria | Developer Tools | #52 |
| Top Free | Mexico | Developer Tools | #54 |
| Top Free | Peru | Developer Tools | #54 |
| Top Free | Dominican Republic | Developer Tools | #58 |
| Top Free | Belarus | Developer Tools | #58 |
| Top Free | Argentina | Developer Tools | #59 |
| Top Free | Sweden | Developer Tools | #60 |
| Top Free | Egypt | Developer Tools | #65 |
| Top Free | Azerbaijan | Developer Tools | #67 |
| Top Free | Pakistan | Developer Tools | #68 |
| Top Free | Ireland | Developer Tools | #76 |
| Top Free | Chile | Developer Tools | #79 |
| Top Free | Lebanon | Developer Tools | #97 |
| Top Free | Portugal | Developer Tools | #105 |

## a-Shell Discovered Keywords
- terminal
- a-shell
- wasi
- shel
- bsd
- pyto
- ish shell
- libterm
- blink shell
- app terminal

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## a-Shell Available In
- [United States](https://apptail.io/app/a-shell-gys/united-states)
- [Germany](https://apptail.io/app/a-shell-gys/germany)
- [China](https://apptail.io/app/a-shell-gys/china)
- [Japan](https://apptail.io/app/a-shell-gys/japan)
- [United Kingdom](https://apptail.io/app/a-shell-gys/united-kingdom)
- [Canada](https://apptail.io/app/a-shell-gys/canada)
- [Australia](https://apptail.io/app/a-shell-gys/australia)
- [France](https://apptail.io/app/a-shell-gys/france)
- [South Korea](https://apptail.io/app/a-shell-gys/south-korea)
- [Brazil](https://apptail.io/app/a-shell-gys/brazil)
- [Italy](https://apptail.io/app/a-shell-gys/italy)
- [India](https://apptail.io/app/a-shell-gys/india)
- [Taiwan](https://apptail.io/app/a-shell-gys/taiwan)
- [Switzerland](https://apptail.io/app/a-shell-gys/switzerland)
- [Spain](https://apptail.io/app/a-shell-gys/spain)
- [Vietnam](https://apptail.io/app/a-shell-gys/vietnam)
- [Netherlands](https://apptail.io/app/a-shell-gys/netherlands)
- [Mexico](https://apptail.io/app/a-shell-gys/mexico)
- [Poland](https://apptail.io/app/a-shell-gys/poland)
- [Hong Kong SAR China](https://apptail.io/app/a-shell-gys/hong-kong)
- [Sweden](https://apptail.io/app/a-shell-gys/sweden)
- [Austria](https://apptail.io/app/a-shell-gys/austria)
- [Czechia](https://apptail.io/app/a-shell-gys/czechia)
- [Türkiye](https://apptail.io/app/a-shell-gys/turkey)
- [Ukraine](https://apptail.io/app/a-shell-gys/ukraine)
- [Thailand](https://apptail.io/app/a-shell-gys/thailand)
- [Norway](https://apptail.io/app/a-shell-gys/norway)
- [Saudi Arabia](https://apptail.io/app/a-shell-gys/saudi-arabia)
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- [Philippines](https://apptail.io/app/a-shell-gys/philippines)
- [Ireland](https://apptail.io/app/a-shell-gys/ireland)
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- [Chile](https://apptail.io/app/a-shell-gys/chile)
- [Colombia](https://apptail.io/app/a-shell-gys/colombia)
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- [South Africa](https://apptail.io/app/a-shell-gys/south-africa)
- [Belarus](https://apptail.io/app/a-shell-gys/belarus)
- [Finland](https://apptail.io/app/a-shell-gys/finland)
- [Croatia](https://apptail.io/app/a-shell-gys/croatia)
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- [Luxembourg](https://apptail.io/app/a-shell-gys/luxembourg)
- [Latvia](https://apptail.io/app/a-shell-gys/latvia)
- [Kazakhstan](https://apptail.io/app/a-shell-gys/kazakhstan)
- [Senegal](https://apptail.io/app/a-shell-gys/senegal)
- [Kuwait](https://apptail.io/app/a-shell-gys/kuwait)
- [Sri Lanka](https://apptail.io/app/a-shell-gys/sri-lanka)
- [Malta](https://apptail.io/app/a-shell-gys/malta)
- [Greece](https://apptail.io/app/a-shell-gys/greece)
- [Ghana](https://apptail.io/app/a-shell-gys/ghana)
- [Nepal](https://apptail.io/app/a-shell-gys/nepal)
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- [Pakistan](https://apptail.io/app/a-shell-gys/pakistan)
- [Paraguay](https://apptail.io/app/a-shell-gys/paraguay)
- [Algeria](https://apptail.io/app/a-shell-gys/algeria)
- [Dominican Republic](https://apptail.io/app/a-shell-gys/dominican-republic)
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- [Ecuador](https://apptail.io/app/a-shell-gys/ecuador)
- [Portugal](https://apptail.io/app/a-shell-gys/portugal)
- [Azerbaijan](https://apptail.io/app/a-shell-gys/azerbaijan)
- [Madagascar](https://apptail.io/app/a-shell-gys/madagascar)
- [Lebanon](https://apptail.io/app/a-shell-gys/lebanon)
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