Pockterm
Terminal, keys & AI assistant
Only for iPhone
Free · Designed for iPhone. Not verified for macOS.
iPhone
Free, and staying that way. Built because no free iPhone terminal did what we wanted: Pockterm renders full-screen console apps and coding TUIs without garbled output.
Pockterm is a native SSH and SFTP client built for iPhone.
CONNECT
- SSH into your servers with passwords or Ed25519/RSA keys
- Trusted host-key verification warns you if a server's key ever changes
- Multiple live sessions; minimize one and pick it back up from the tab bar
MANAGE
- Organize hosts into groups
- Save reusable command snippets
- Generate and store SSH keys in the iOS Keychain
- Set up local and remote port forwards
TRANSFER
- Browse, upload, and download files over SFTP
AI ASSISTANT (optional)
- Ask an AI assistant about terminal output and get suggested commands
- Bring your own API key: Anthropic, OpenAI, OpenRouter, or Hugging Face
- Off by default; you're told which provider receives data before anything is sent
PRIVACY
- No account, no Pockterm servers, no tracking or analytics
- Credentials and keys live in the iOS Keychain
- Your connection data stays on your device
Ratings & Reviews
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Find your files faster
- A help button in the SFTP browser explains how to download (long-press a file), how to upload, and how to move files to and from iCloud Drive.
Keyboard fixes
- The hide-keyboard button is now pinned to the right of the key bar, so it never scrolls out of reach. The other keys slide underneath it.
Under the hood
- Updated the terminal engine to the latest SwiftTerm.
The developer, John Hancock, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Not Collected
The developer does not collect any data from this app.
Accessibility
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Information
- Seller
- John Hancock
- Size
- 12.4 MB
- Category
- Developer Tools
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 18.0 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 18.0 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 15.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 2.0 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
- English
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- Copyright
- © 2026 John Hancock
