Blink Shell, Build & Code

Blink Shell, Build & Code

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Blink Shell, Build & Code: The Professional Desktop-Grade Terminal for iOS

Transform your iPad into a pro-grade workstation. Experience blazingly fast SSH, persistent Mosh connections, and seamless VS Code integration for your remote development workflow.

Publisher

Blink Shell, Inc

Category

Developer Tools

Downloads

125K+

User Rating

3.0/5

Total Ratings

1K+

Locales

1

A Pro-Grade Workspace

Discover the interface used by 125K+ users.

Blink Shell app interface showing a mobile terminal running a system monitor with persistent Mosh connection

Blink Shell app interface showing a mobile terminal running a system monitor with persistent Mosh connection

Blink Shell app interface displaying a comprehensive list of supported base UNIX tools and terminal commands on a smartphone.

Blink Shell app interface displaying a comprehensive list of supported base UNIX tools and terminal commands on a smartphone.

Text USE EVERY CORNER OF YOUR DEVICE written in a retro pixelated terminal font on a dark background

Text USE EVERY CORNER OF YOUR DEVICE written in a retro pixelated terminal font on a dark background

Blink Shell app displaying code on a mobile device paired with a physical hardware keyboard

Blink Shell app displaying code on a mobile device paired with a physical hardware keyboard

Blink Shell terminal showing on an external display and iPhone

Blink Shell terminal showing on an external display and iPhone

Built for Professional Workflows

The tools that make this app stand out, trusted by 125K+ users.

Unbreakable Connections

Stop losing sessions during commutes. Our Mosh and SSH implementation keeps your terminal active even when switching networks or rebooting.

💻

Pro-Grade VS Code Editor

Edit code locally or connect to GitHub Codespaces and GitPod. Enjoy a seamless, low-latency coding experience tailored for mobile hardware.

🏗️

Remote Build Runtimes

Offload heavy development tasks to powerful cloud environments. Run DevOps tools and complex builds without draining your iPad battery.

Review Analysis

Insights from user reviews.

Sentiment Score

34%
Negative

Summary

A large number of users are highly critical of the app's recent transition to a subscription model, particularly former users who paid for a perpetual license and now feel betrayed or unable to access their purchased version. This change has led to widespread dissatisfaction, with many encountering aggressive paywalls, issues restoring previous purchases, and concerns about developer business practices. Many also report critical bugs, including broken landscape mode on iPhones, connection instability in recent versions, and issues with external keyboard input like non-functional spacebars.

Common Themes

Comprehensive Terminal Features(9)
Optimized for iPad & External Keyboards(3)
Slick User Interface(3)
Reliable Connection Stability(2)
Ease of Use(2)
Lifetime License Policy Reversal(1)

About the app

Everything you need to know about Blink Shell, Build & Code.

Description

Do Blink! Transform your iOS device into a pro-grade terminal. Blink is the first professional, desktop-grade terminal for iOS that leverages the support of Mosh and SSH. Thus, we can guarantee stable connections, crazy-fast speeds, and full configurations. It can and should be your all-day-long tool.  **Start your 14-day free trial now!** But, Blink is much more. Now with Blink Code and Blink Build**, your entire development workflow fits in your pocket. What the Blink community is saying: “In some ways, I prefer my iPad / Blink / Digital Ocean setup to coding on my Mac“ - TheVerge "I have tried a number of terminals on iOS and this is really The One." - Twit.tv “Connections still come up when I get back to a client project after a weekend off.“ - The Sweet Setup “The way to use VS Code on the iPad” - programminglife.io What our users love the most from Blink Shell: - Mosh connections that even survive a device reboot. - Most complete SSH implementation on iOS. - Code command for VS Code integration. - Blazingly fast terminal and SFTP transfers. - Includes Pragmata Pro with ligatures. Blink Shell has a fully loaded SSH toolset: - SSH with PKI support: DSA, RSA, ECDSA & ED25519 keys. - Support for Secure Enclave Keys and Certificates. - Port forwarding with local, remote & dynamic tunnel support. - SOCKS5 proxy for a private VPN. - Agent Forwarding. - Complete SSH Config file support. - ControlMaster and pooled connections. - Files.app integration for SFTP remote hosts. - SFTP with copy-on-change. Blink has been the leading developer tool in the AppStore for +5 years, so there is a lot more: - External Display support. - Legendary Hardware Keyboard support, even remap shortcuts and keyboard codes. - Local & iCloud Blink Shell folders for Files.app access across devices. - Host sync over iCloud. - Link-files from other applications and work with them in Blink. - Cool themes and fonts, and install your own! - Smart Keys on SW Keyboard to navigate with touch. - FaceCam command to create tutorials and streams. - Bell notifications. - Supports multiple windows and multiple tabs. - Network & UNIX CLI tools, check our docs for more information. Blink Code integrates with VS Code: - Code on local projects, or seamlessly on remote machines. - Fully-loaded code editor. - A coding experience fitted to your device, that connects to VS Code for web, GitHub Codespaces, GitPod or your own VS Code server. Blink Build (Requires a $7.99/month subscription) Creates remote runtimes that can be accessed on all your devices. You can use Build in your day-to-day workflows whether you need to do development, DevOps or just play around with new tooling. Participate in our community, and don’t forget to leave us your feedback and your feature(s) requests. Enjoy! http://blink.sh http://twitter.com/blinkshell http://GitHub.com/blinksh Terms of Use: https://blink.sh/blink-gpl Privacy Policy: https://blink.sh/pp * Blink Code is not affiliated nor endorsed by Microsoft. ** Blink Build requires a separate subscription to make use of our Virtual Machines.

Latest Version

18.4.2

Size

228.2 MB

First Released

Feb 9, 2022

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