Shellby Downloads & RevenueShellby: SSH Client & Terminal · App Store
Shellby: SSH Client & Terminal is #38 in Developer Tools Grossing in Russia and charting in 1 of 30 countries we track.
Updated 8 Nov 2026 · rankings refresh through the day
Developer荟 马
CategoryDeveloper Tools
PriceFree
Released
Rating★ 0.0 (0)
Version2.1.1
Age rating4+
First seen by us
3 Oct 2026
3 Oct 2026Shellby: SSH Client & Terminal update history & changes
Last change · 5 events since 6 Jul 2026Full timeline ↓Full timeline · 5 events
- ✏️Shellby: SSH Client & Terminal: app got bigger16 MB → 18 MB (+16%)
- 📦Shellby: SSH Client & Terminal updated to version 2.1.1This update improves layout and session continuity when the available space changes.
• iPhone & iPad: layouts follow the available space; split-view preferences are retained when space is limited and restored when it becomes available
• Keep your current terminal, Settings page and unsaved snippet edits when switching between narrow and wide layouts
• Keep SFTP directories, transfer queues, monitoring history and AI drafts when file, monitoring and AI panels change presentation
• Separate panel state for each terminal, including multiple terminals connected to the same host
• Improved terminal resizing and size synchronization after reconnecting, with your scrollback reading position preserved
• Unfinished transfers keep their progress after reconnecting and can be resumed by the user… more - 🆕Shellby: SSH Client & Terminal first spotted by AppInsider#7 in Top Grossing · Developer Tools · Russia
- 📦Shellby: SSH Client & Terminal version 2.0.0One new capability, plus a focused fix pass on the terminal in full-screen programs.
External agents (macOS)
• New MCP service: expose the hosts you have already configured in Shellby to AI coding tools on your desktop (claude-code, codex and the like), without them needing your passwords, private keys or jump-host setup
• Everything exposed in this release is read-only: list hosts, run read-only commands, read remote files, fetch metrics. Mutating commands are refused, with the reason given
• Listens on this machine only, checks a token on every request, keeps that token in the Keychain, and records every call in an audit log
• Reuses sessions you already have open rather than opening new ones
• Settings → External Agents gives you the connection command, ready to copy
Terminal
• Scrolling finally works in tmux, vim and less — the wheel and swipes previously did nothing at all, even with mouse on enabled in tmux
• iPhone & iPad: swipe to scroll in full-screen programs too
• Going to the background is reported to the remote program, which pauses its animations and redraws — saving battery
Input (iPhone & iPad)
• Sticky Alt on the shortcut bar: word-wise cursor movement (Alt+B / Alt+F) and the last argument of the previous command (Alt+.) now work
• New ⌥↩ key for newlines inside command-line programs that take multi-line input
• New \ key
Also
• Sync and pairing codes now draw from the system cryptographic random source, and no longer continue silently if it is unavailable
• Fixed monitoring failing on servers reporting unusual disk sizes
Questions or ideas are always welcome!… more - 🆕Shellby: SSH Client & Terminal released on the App Store
Collected from the stores by AppInsider since we first spotted the app. Dates are when we saw each change.
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Best rank now
#38
Developer Tools GrossingMeasured
Shellby: SSH Client & Terminal on the App Store
App details
App ID
6786177565
Publisher
荟 马
On the store since
Jul 2026
Under a year
Minimum OS
iOS 17.0+
iPhone XS and later
Devices
iPhone · iPad
Universal purchase
Content rating
4+
Languages
3
EN ZH ZH
Size
18 MB
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App privacy Measured
Shellby: SSH Client & Terminal declares it collects no data at all — the rarest and most private label on the App Store.
Declared label
Data Not Collected
As declared by the developer on the App Store — Apple requires every app to publish this label. We track changes over time.
Where it ranks now
Every top chart it appears in across 30 countries.
| Country | Charts | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Russia | Developer ToolsGrossing | #38 |
Apps near Shellby: SSH Client & Terminal on the chart
Developer Tools Grossing, around #38.
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App Store, worldwide.
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What users say about Shellby: SSH Client & Terminal
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About Shellby: SSH Client & Terminal
Shellby is a modern, native SSH client for iPhone, iPad, and Mac — one app, one experience across all your Apple devices. It does more than connect: a built-in AI agent turns plain-language ops tasks into commands you approve one by one, Mosh-compatible transport keeps sessions alive across network changes, and on Mac your AI coding tools reach your servers read-only, fully audited. Built for developers, sysadmins, and anyone who manages remote servers. No account, no tracking.
AI ASSISTANT & AGENT (BRING YOUR OWN KEY)
• Describe an ops task in plain language — the agent plans and runs it step by step
• Every command passes an approval gate; destructive ones need explicit confirmation — nothing runs behind your back
• Customizable allow/deny lists; approve & allowlist in one tap
• Standard chat-completion APIs, so you pick the service — DeepSeek, Kimi, GLM, Qwen, or a local Ollama model
• Off by default; bring your own key and endpoint — no AI service is built in
EXTERNAL AGENTS — MCP (macOS)
• Let claude-code, codex, and other MCP clients use hosts you already configured — no passwords, keys, or jump-host setup handed over
• Read-only: list hosts, run read-only commands, read files, fetch metrics; mutating commands are refused with a reason
• Loopback only, token-checked per request, token in the Keychain, every call audited
• Runs only while Shellby is open — no background daemon
MOSH-COMPATIBLE CONNECTIONS
• Switch Wi-Fi to cellular, roam, ride through a tunnel — the session survives and resumes instantly
• Typing stays responsive even on slow, high-latency links
• Connection test detects a missing mosh-server and gives install steps for your distro
TERMINAL
• Fast, standards-compliant terminal (xterm-256color)
• Password and SSH key authentication (Ed25519 / RSA / OpenSSH)
• On-screen key bar: Esc, Tab, Ctrl combos, arrows, symbols
• Full hardware-keyboard mapping on iPad and Mac
• Terminal themes and font size
• Scrollback buffer up to 50,000 lines
SNIPPETS & COMMAND TOOLBAR
• Save commands you use daily; run, insert, or copy them from a toolbar above the terminal
• Shell syntax highlighting and line numbers; review before running
DESKTOP-CLASS ON MAC & iPAD
• Three-column layout: hosts, sessions, and content each in place
• Multiple windows and session tabs, with live terminal previews
• Split view, and command broadcast — type once, send to many sessions
• Native menu bar, shortcuts, and window toolbar on Mac
FILES (SFTP)
• Browse, upload, download, rename, move, delete, create folders
• One transfer queue both ways — progress, resume, choice of destination
• Drag & drop on Mac; notification when background transfers finish
• Integrates with the Files app
PORT FORWARDING & TUNNELS
• Local (-L), remote (-R), and dynamic SOCKS5 (-D) forwarding
• Jump hosts / ProxyJump (-J) with multi-hop chains
• Standalone tunnels that stay up and auto-reconnect, with live bandwidth
• For reaching services inside your own server network (databases,
AI ASSISTANT & AGENT (BRING YOUR OWN KEY)
• Describe an ops task in plain language — the agent plans and runs it step by step
• Every command passes an approval gate; destructive ones need explicit confirmation — nothing runs behind your back
• Customizable allow/deny lists; approve & allowlist in one tap
• Standard chat-completion APIs, so you pick the service — DeepSeek, Kimi, GLM, Qwen, or a local Ollama model
• Off by default; bring your own key and endpoint — no AI service is built in
EXTERNAL AGENTS — MCP (macOS)
• Let claude-code, codex, and other MCP clients use hosts you already configured — no passwords, keys, or jump-host setup handed over
• Read-only: list hosts, run read-only commands, read files, fetch metrics; mutating commands are refused with a reason
• Loopback only, token-checked per request, token in the Keychain, every call audited
• Runs only while Shellby is open — no background daemon
MOSH-COMPATIBLE CONNECTIONS
• Switch Wi-Fi to cellular, roam, ride through a tunnel — the session survives and resumes instantly
• Typing stays responsive even on slow, high-latency links
• Connection test detects a missing mosh-server and gives install steps for your distro
TERMINAL
• Fast, standards-compliant terminal (xterm-256color)
• Password and SSH key authentication (Ed25519 / RSA / OpenSSH)
• On-screen key bar: Esc, Tab, Ctrl combos, arrows, symbols
• Full hardware-keyboard mapping on iPad and Mac
• Terminal themes and font size
• Scrollback buffer up to 50,000 lines
SNIPPETS & COMMAND TOOLBAR
• Save commands you use daily; run, insert, or copy them from a toolbar above the terminal
• Shell syntax highlighting and line numbers; review before running
DESKTOP-CLASS ON MAC & iPAD
• Three-column layout: hosts, sessions, and content each in place
• Multiple windows and session tabs, with live terminal previews
• Split view, and command broadcast — type once, send to many sessions
• Native menu bar, shortcuts, and window toolbar on Mac
FILES (SFTP)
• Browse, upload, download, rename, move, delete, create folders
• One transfer queue both ways — progress, resume, choice of destination
• Drag & drop on Mac; notification when background transfers finish
• Integrates with the Files app
PORT FORWARDING & TUNNELS
• Local (-L), remote (-R), and dynamic SOCKS5 (-D) forwarding
• Jump hosts / ProxyJump (-J) with multi-hop chains
• Standalone tunnels that stay up and auto-reconnect, with live bandwidth
• For reaching services inside your own server network (databases,
Latest updates
2.1.1
This update improves layout and session continuity when the available space changes.
• iPhone & iPad: layouts follow the available space; split-view preferences are retained when space is limited and restored when it becomes available
• Keep your current terminal, Settings page and unsaved snippet edits when switching between narrow and wide layouts
• Keep SFTP directories, transfer queues, monitoring history and AI drafts when file, monitoring and AI panels change presentation
• Separate panel state for each terminal, including multiple terminals connected to the same host
• Improved terminal resizing and size synchronization after reconnecting, with your scrollback reading position preserved
• Unfinished transfers keep their progress after reconnecting and can be resumed by the user
2.0.0
One new capability, plus a focused fix pass on the terminal in full-screen programs.
External agents (macOS)
• New MCP service: expose the hosts you have already configured in Shellby to AI coding tools on your desktop (claude-code, codex and the like), without them needing your passwords, private keys or jump-host setup
• Everything exposed in this release is read-only: list hosts, run read-only commands, read remote files, fetch metrics. Mutating commands are refused, with the reason given
• Listens on this machine only, checks a token on every request, keeps that token in the Keychain, and records every call in an audit log
• Reuses sessions you already have open rather than opening new ones
• Settings → External Agents gives you the connection command, ready to copy
Terminal
• Scrolling finally works in tmux, vim and less — the wheel and swipes previously did nothing at all, even with mouse on enabled in tmux
• iPhone & iPad: swipe to scroll in full-screen programs too
• Going to the background is reported to the remote program, which pauses its animations and redraws — saving battery
Input (iPhone & iPad)
• Sticky Alt on the shortcut bar: word-wise cursor movement (Alt+B / Alt+F) and the last argument of the previous command (Alt+.) now work
• New ⌥↩ key for newlines inside command-line programs that take multi-line input
• New \ key
Also
• Sync and pairing codes now draw from the system cryptographic random source, and no longer continue silently if it is unavailable
• Fixed monitoring failing on servers reporting unusual disk sizes
Questions or ideas are always welcome!
Store changes
What Shellby: SSH Client & Terminal changed on its store page: name, icon, screenshots, price, size, languages, requirements.
App got bigger
16 MB → 18 MB (+16%)