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Shelly: SSH Client

by Touch Foo

Shelly is a reliable and fast SSH Client designed for usability and performance on iOS. It offers hardware-accelerated text rendering, robust terminal emulation, and customizable gestures. Easily connect to servers, manage keys, and enjoy a familiar iOS text selection experience.

About Shelly - SSH Client

Shelly is a powerful SSH client meticulously crafted for iOS, prioritizing both user-friendliness and top-tier performance. Experience seamless connectivity and control with its hardware-accelerated text rendering and robust terminal emulation based on the renowned PuTTY engine. Shelly shines when working with programs like 'screen' and 'irssi', offering a smooth and efficient experience. Navigate effortlessly with customizable gestures; swipe to switch channels or scroll with ease. Tailor the keyboard to your needs by binding custom actions to toolbar buttons. Shelly also supports custom iOS keyboards like SwiftKey. Connecting is a breeze with saved credentials and remote command configuration for one-tap access. Take advantage of 3D Touch support for direct connections from your home screen. Enjoy familiar iOS text selection, easy copy-pasting, and quick URL opening in your browser. Benefit from iCloud sync, terminal color themes, key file authentication, host key verification, agent forwarding, and background connection persistence. Explore connection history with optional location data and a wealth of configuration options. Shelly provides a comprehensive and customizable SSH experience on your iOS device. Upgrade for access to premium features.

Key Features

  • Connect easily with saved credentials and 3D Touch
  • Control terminal with customizable gestures
  • Customize keyboard with custom actions and keys

Why Users Love It

Offers hardware-accelerated text rendering
Provides robust terminal emulation
"Great app for managing servers on the go"

Perfect for: Perfect for developers and system administrators needing a reliable SSH client on their iOS devices.

Screenshots

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Current Rank

#46

Best Rank

#27

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All-time high

Average Rank

#40

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User Reviews

humbugbear
10/1/2020

i don’t know if that’s the author’s idea or not, but having Ctrl, Esc, /, and . keys is a huge usability boon for just about anything i need to do in a *nix terminal, so whoever thought of it is ingenious. and whoever thought up the way the arrow key works is a real inventive thinker, but i would trade the Fn key off for an Alt key, as i’m likelier to run Emacs in a terminal than WordPerfect 😜 awesome keyboard i don’t know if that’s the author’s idea or not, but having Ctrl, Esc, /, and . keys is a huge usability boon for just about anything i need to do in a *nix terminal, so whoever thought of it is ingenious. and whoever thought up the way the arrow key works is a real inventive thinker, but i would trade the Fn key off for an Alt key, as i’m likelier to run Emacs in a terminal than WordPerfect 😜

Hhahahahahahahahah
5/1/2021

This was exactly what I was looking for. And a one time fee of only $3.99?! (If you want the premium version). Thanks you for developing this and not charging a monthly fee!! That was the biggest selling point for me alongside the seamless functionality. Great app and priced well This was exactly what I was looking for. And a one time fee of only $3.99?! (If you want the premium version). Thanks you for developing this and not charging a monthly fee!! That was the biggest selling point for me alongside the seamless functionality.

shra4747
2/21/2021

this is exactly what i was looking for, a way to access my computer from my phone. wow this is exactly what i was looking for, a way to access my computer from my phone.

devmachinist
12/10/2020

Most powerful app I’ve ever used. It’s pretty insane. Lightning fast/ stored keys and passwords/ I’ve entirely gone mobile with development. Most used app I have as well. I pair this with PolyGit for testing. A1 app Instant wizardry Most powerful app I’ve ever used. It’s pretty insane. Lightning fast/ stored keys and passwords/ I’ve entirely gone mobile with development. Most used app I have as well. I pair this with PolyGit for testing. A1 app

Lex_225
10/28/2020

Feature request which would take this app to the next level is passing through the SHIFT key from an attached keyboard, especially the CMD+SHIFT+Left/Right to quick select a line would make copy/paste a breeze, Worth every cent Feature request which would take this app to the next level is passing through the SHIFT key from an attached keyboard, especially the CMD+SHIFT+Left/Right to quick select a line would make copy/paste a breeze,

App Details

Developer

Touch Foo

Platform

ios

Rating

4.4

Last Updated

7/30/2025