Blink Shell, Build & Code

in in-app purchases it states that the blink shell classic is $0, but at the start nagscreen only the pay versions are offered and cannot close it.

if you dont want to loose ssh shell during a configuration or drop your phone while shaking it to earn more time to use the app, avoid this! actually this guy made me buy for a decent amout of money the legacy version then dropped support for this annoying freemium app. terrible in many ways!

This terminal app is minimal but offers enough features that make terminal in iOS easier: 1. Arrow keys support 2. SSH host and key management 3. Nerd Font support (Really important!) I understand that a lot users are complaining on the subscription based purchase mode. But I completely understand it. In the end, the developers need to make an earning. So if you are coming from the old era where you bought it permanently, you are a lucky guy. But don’t rate the app with low stars just because the update for subscription only mode.

This is the only SSH app out of all the SSH clients in the App Store that supports proper font rendering necessary for VIM / Neovim. I can do all of my tmix / neovim development from this app on my iPad just like I’m at my computer. People complaining about a 20 per year subscription are ridiculous. The most downloaded ssh app on the App Store costs 6 times more *per year*. Recommended! Love that the source is available too.

I purchased this app for $20 a few years ago and now it’s a subscription. They discontinued the old app and released a replacement with the new licensing. Absolutely unacceptable. I will not continue supporting this practice. AT NO POINT SHOULD AN SSH TERMINAL HAVE A SUBSCRIPTION LICENSE

I use it all the time when I am away from my dev rig. Works flawlessly. Best $$

I'm a 14 version buyer and forgot to upgrade... what should I do?

They overcharged me for Blink+Build for months while I explicitly tried not to purchase that. It’s the only mobile shell that I’ve ever fallen in love with. It’s good enough that I was willing to purchase. A subscription is absurd for something like this. Even then I was still willing. Scam me. Steal from me. I don’t care how good your stuff is. I’m out. Bye Felicia.

I tried a bunch of remote SSH or Mosh apps but Blink is my absolute favorite. I sometimes want to do a bit of development work on my iPad. I'm impressed with Blink. It supports a full 24-bit color terminal and my Emacs displays just like the display on X. I also like the fact that SSH private keys can be stored on the Secure Enclave for better security. I originally thought it weird that it immediately started as a pseudo shell on the iPad from which you launch ssh or mosh or config, but I've grown to really like that approach.

Looks great but the improperly implemented ssh certificates makes this app a no go for me. I’d pay the $20/yr happily if it actually worked. Client certs aren’t enough. This also has to allow trusted cert-authorities for signed host keys