PureTerm: SSH & Telnet Client
Remote terminal in your pocket
Free · In‑App Purchases · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.
A real SSH and Telnet terminal in your pocket: key auth, saved hosts and a crisp retro console feel. Manage your servers from anywhere.
PureTerm is a real terminal for your iPhone and iPad: connect to your own servers over SSH or Telnet and work as if you were sitting at the console.
A REAL TERMINAL
Full PTY with xterm-256color emulation. vim, htop, nano, colors, mouse modes and live window resizing behave the way they should — this is not a fake command box.
SSH DONE RIGHT
- Log in with a password or an SSH key
- Generate modern ed25519 keys directly on your device (Pro)
- Import existing OpenSSH private keys — ed25519 or RSA, passphrase supported (Pro)
- Passwords and private keys are stored in the iOS Keychain, on this device only
TELNET TOO
Network gear, retro machines, BBS and MUD servers: plain Telnet is one tap away, with correct option negotiation and window-size support.
YOUR CREDENTIALS STAY YOURS
PureTerm has no account, no sign-up, no analytics and no servers of its own. The app connects only to the hosts you add yourself. Nothing about you or your servers is uploaded anywhere.
SAVED HOSTS
Keep each machine as a profile — name, address, port, username, auth method — and connect with a tap.
FREE AND PRO
Free: 1 saved host and sessions up to 60 seconds — enough to check a service or fix a config line. PureTerm Pro unlocks unlimited hosts, unlimited session length and SSH key management, from $0.99/month (yearly and lifetime options available).
WHO IT'S FOR
- Developers and sysadmins who need a quick shell from anywhere
- Homelab owners with a Raspberry Pi or NAS in the closet
- Anyone who loves a proper terminal — including the retro Telnet corners of the internet
No ads, no tracking, no dark patterns. Just a clean, fast terminal in your pocket.
Note: features listed under PRO require a separate purchase — an auto-renewable subscription (monthly or yearly) or a one-time Lifetime unlock.
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Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Privacy Policy: https://hdappstudio.com/pureterm/privacy/
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The developer, HD YAPIMCILIK VE TEKNOLOJI ITHALAT IHRACAT TICARET LIMITED SIRKETI, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
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Information
- Seller
- HD YAPIMCILIK VE TEKNOLOJI ITHALAT IHRACAT TICARET LIMITED SIRKETI
- Size
- 18 MB
- Category
- Developer Tools
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 17.0 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 17.0 or later. - iPad
Requires iPadOS 17.0 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 14.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
English and 10 more
- English, Arabic, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Simplified Chinese, Spanish, Turkish
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- In-App Purchases
Yes
- PureTerm Pro — Lifetime $14.99
- PureTerm Pro — Yearly $5.99
- PureTerm Pro — Monthly $0.99
- Copyright
- © 2026 Ercan Onur Ensert