SSH Tunnel is the easiest way to tunnel your traffic through your own SSH server on iPhone, iPad, and Mac.
Version 3.0 is a complete native rewrite with a new VPN engine: route ALL device traffic through your server, keep it running in the background, and reconnect automatically. The old foreground-only limitation is gone.
TWO ENGINES
- VPN engine: system-wide tunnel built on Apple's Network Extension. Works in the background, survives restarts, and restores itself after reboots and network changes (On Demand).
- Proxy engine: a local SOCKS5 proxy with a PAC file for browsers, third-party apps, or sharing the tunnel with other devices on your Wi-Fi. Run several tunnels at once.
FEATURES
- Dynamic port forwarding (SOCKS5 proxy), like "ssh -D"
- Local port forwarding, like "ssh -L 80:intra.example.com:80 gw.example.com"
- Password, private key, and keyboard-interactive (2FA/OTP) authentication
- Keys: ed25519, ECDSA, RSA (rsa-sha2), OpenSSH and PuTTY .ppk formats, import from file
- Modern ciphers and OpenSSH 8.8+ compatibility
- Host key fingerprint verification
- In-app browser that uses the tunnel (iOS)
- Proxy Auto-Configuration (PAC) URL with custom PAC rules
- Live transfer statistics and connection logs
- Connection export & import
- Passcode & Face ID protection
- Idle disconnect timer
- Native menu bar app on macOS, included with your purchase
- Dark mode. No ads, no subscriptions, no accounts.
YOUR SERVER, YOUR DATA
SSH Tunnel connects only to a server YOU provide. There are no accounts and no servers we operate: your traffic flows directly between your device and your own SSH server. We never see, collect, or sell any of it.
You need your own SSH server to use this application.
Support: support@ssh-tunnel-ios.com
But due to Apple Store’s imposed restriction the apps becomes as good as limited/useless. The message is “Oops, you will be disconnected…”. I was hoping to do SSH tunneling like I do in Linux/Mac OS.
Developer Response
Fixed in 3.0. The new VPN engine keeps the tunnel alive in the background and routes the whole device through it.
Jump hosts. Reach servers behind a bastion through another saved connection.
- Pick any saved connection as the jump host; chains of up to three hops.
- Every hop keeps its own login: password, key or verification code.
- Works with both engines, Proxy and VPN.
- Host key checks and errors name the hop they come from.
- Deleting a connection warns which others use it as a jump host.
- The in-app browser opens plain http:// pages again.
- A VPN connection whose host key changed no longer leaves the device without internet.
Version 3.1.0
The developer, Mobibean, LLC, 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 Linked to You
The following data may be collected but it is not linked to your identity:
Usage Data
Diagnostics
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Accessibility
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Information
Provider
Mobibean, LLC
Size
17.7 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.
Languages
English and 9 more
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