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It seems just like ConnectBot for Android, except it costs $5.

cschmidt 16y ago
I think your comment highlights a difference between the Android and iOS communities. Android users just want free software, while iOS users don't mind paying for quality. Guess which platform ends up with the slickest software, with the most spit and polish. Developers find paying customers on iOS, so that's where the develop.
- gregory80 16y ago
  > Android users just want free software, while iOS users don't mind paying for quality. that seems like a gross generalization. Having had and used both android and iOS I never saw that behavior in myself or others. I have to agree with OP, i don't understand the excitement over this SSH client, interface included. A shell prompt is one of the oldest interfaces. iOS can support 3D graphics rendering and gaming and panic is selling a $5 SSH prompt. Seems bizarre.
  - cschmidt 16y ago
    Sure, maybe I'm over generalizing. However, I keep reading stories about how it is hard to make money in Android, like this one.... Doom Creator Says Android Not Profitable http://www.mobiledia.com/news/87020.html http://www.mobiledia.com/news/87020.html
  - dcope 16y ago
    The excitement is not just over "an SSH client". Knowing that Panic engineered and designed it is a huge selling point. They've been known for years to make some of the best software for OS X. This is their first venture into iOS and they don't disappoint. I will (and actually did) gladly pay $5 for software that is designed well and works very well.
  - ugh 16y ago
    There is next to no software I can think of where a $5 price point would be bizarre. How can a $5 SSH client even begin to be bizarre?
  - Udo 16y ago
    Being able to ssh into a server while on the road with nothing more than an iPad is a feature that has value to some people (like me, for example). For an app that is really useful, the difference between $5 and free is negligible. I just paid more for my coffee than I did for Prompt, and I didn't think about that twice either.
    - jarek 16y ago
      You drink expensive coffee.
      - Udo 16y ago
        Frankfurt, Germany. It's expensive but low quality ;-)
- Maascamp 16y ago
  Actually, I believe in this case iOS users are paying because they're conditioned to pay. I don't think the quality argument for this ssh client really holds water. Maybe Android users are just more discerning in who they give their money to?
  - atacrawl 16y ago
    "I don't think the quality argument for this ssh client really holds water." Wow, that's incredibly untrue. Quality (and price) is a factor in absolutely everything that's for sale in any industry anywhere on earth. Price and quality.
  - atacrawl 16y ago
    "Maybe Android users are just more discerning in who they give their money to?" Panic is known for their sub-standard software?
  - rsynnott 16y ago
    You know there are many cheaper and free ssh clients for iOS, right?
    - mhw 16y ago
      Free ssh client for iOS? Do you have an example? I'm genuinely interested, but haven't found one.
      - gatlin 16y ago
        ZaTelnet. The terrible name seems to keep it from ever being popular.
        jcfrancisco 16y ago
        I used zatelnet before buying Panic's app. It was absolutely horrendous.
- akent 16y ago
  Technically minded Android users develop good software (like ConnectBot) for themselves, and then share it with the like minded community for free as in beer and free as in freedom.
  - rmc 16y ago
    That's what annoys me about the iOS ecosystem, there is a marketplace, not a community.
    - yardie 16y ago
      That's what annoys me about the iOS ecosystem, there is a marketplace, not a community. This will come as a great surprise to Mac and iOS users everywhere.
      - rmc 16y ago
        As a linux user I'm accostomed to talking to a person when I want to get a utility, it's usually a link on someone's blog. However for OSX, all software is sold by companies. I usually have to pay $10 (only $10! they tell me) to a company. It's much less personal and disconnected.
        andyman1080 15y ago
        I don't know, many of those "companies" are one or two person operations. I haven't had that experience.
        rmc 15y ago
        Yes they are small companies, but they are companies none the less. They reply to emails in the royal we, they have business names etc. I much prefer when I email a person.
  - Udo 16y ago
    That's why Android is the better OS in my opinion. iOS wouldn't even let me copy an app that I wrote myself to my own device, it's just incredibly restrictive. That said, I did finally cave and buy an iPad after trying out and being disappointed by several other tablets (Linux and Android based ones). But no matter what OS, I don't mind paying five bucks for a decent utility and I would have paid for ConnectBot as well, which incidentally I use on my phone.
jmathai 16y ago
I love ConnectBot. Is there a way to hit CTRL + arrows?
- WiseWeasel 16y ago
  Yes, the Prompt keyboard features both a ctrl toggle and arrow keys. Screen shots here: http://www.panic.com/blog/2011/04/introducing-prompt-ssh-for-ios/ http://www.panic.com/blog/2011/04/introducing-prompt-ssh-for... and here: http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/prompt/id421507115?mt=8 http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/prompt/id421507115?mt=8

I think your comment highlights a difference between the Android and iOS communities. Android users just want free software, while iOS users don't mind paying for quality. Guess which platform ends up with the slickest software, with the most spit and polish. Developers find paying customers on iOS, so that's where the develop.

gregory80 16y ago
> Android users just want free software, while iOS users don't mind paying for quality. that seems like a gross generalization. Having had and used both android and iOS I never saw that behavior in myself or others. I have to agree with OP, i don't understand the excitement over this SSH client, interface included. A shell prompt is one of the oldest interfaces. iOS can support 3D graphics rendering and gaming and panic is selling a $5 SSH prompt. Seems bizarre.
- cschmidt 16y ago
  Sure, maybe I'm over generalizing. However, I keep reading stories about how it is hard to make money in Android, like this one.... Doom Creator Says Android Not Profitable http://www.mobiledia.com/news/87020.html http://www.mobiledia.com/news/87020.html
- dcope 16y ago
  The excitement is not just over "an SSH client". Knowing that Panic engineered and designed it is a huge selling point. They've been known for years to make some of the best software for OS X. This is their first venture into iOS and they don't disappoint. I will (and actually did) gladly pay $5 for software that is designed well and works very well.
- ugh 16y ago
  There is next to no software I can think of where a $5 price point would be bizarre. How can a $5 SSH client even begin to be bizarre?
- Udo 16y ago
  Being able to ssh into a server while on the road with nothing more than an iPad is a feature that has value to some people (like me, for example). For an app that is really useful, the difference between $5 and free is negligible. I just paid more for my coffee than I did for Prompt, and I didn't think about that twice either.
  - jarek 16y ago
    You drink expensive coffee.
    - Udo 16y ago
      Frankfurt, Germany. It's expensive but low quality ;-)
Maascamp 16y ago
Actually, I believe in this case iOS users are paying because they're conditioned to pay. I don't think the quality argument for this ssh client really holds water. Maybe Android users are just more discerning in who they give their money to?
- atacrawl 16y ago
  "I don't think the quality argument for this ssh client really holds water." Wow, that's incredibly untrue. Quality (and price) is a factor in absolutely everything that's for sale in any industry anywhere on earth. Price and quality.
- atacrawl 16y ago
  "Maybe Android users are just more discerning in who they give their money to?" Panic is known for their sub-standard software?
- rsynnott 16y ago
  You know there are many cheaper and free ssh clients for iOS, right?
  - mhw 16y ago
    Free ssh client for iOS? Do you have an example? I'm genuinely interested, but haven't found one.
    - gatlin 16y ago
      ZaTelnet. The terrible name seems to keep it from ever being popular.
      - jcfrancisco 16y ago
        I used zatelnet before buying Panic's app. It was absolutely horrendous.
akent 16y ago
Technically minded Android users develop good software (like ConnectBot) for themselves, and then share it with the like minded community for free as in beer and free as in freedom.
- rmc 16y ago
  That's what annoys me about the iOS ecosystem, there is a marketplace, not a community.
  - yardie 16y ago
    That's what annoys me about the iOS ecosystem, there is a marketplace, not a community. This will come as a great surprise to Mac and iOS users everywhere.
    - rmc 16y ago
      As a linux user I'm accostomed to talking to a person when I want to get a utility, it's usually a link on someone's blog. However for OSX, all software is sold by companies. I usually have to pay $10 (only $10! they tell me) to a company. It's much less personal and disconnected.
      - andyman1080 15y ago
        I don't know, many of those "companies" are one or two person operations. I haven't had that experience.
        rmc 15y ago
        Yes they are small companies, but they are companies none the less. They reply to emails in the royal we, they have business names etc. I much prefer when I email a person.
- Udo 16y ago
  That's why Android is the better OS in my opinion. iOS wouldn't even let me copy an app that I wrote myself to my own device, it's just incredibly restrictive. That said, I did finally cave and buy an iPad after trying out and being disappointed by several other tablets (Linux and Android based ones). But no matter what OS, I don't mind paying five bucks for a decent utility and I would have paid for ConnectBot as well, which incidentally I use on my phone.

jmathai 16y ago

I love ConnectBot. Is there a way to hit CTRL + arrows?

WiseWeasel 16y ago
Yes, the Prompt keyboard features both a ctrl toggle and arrow keys. Screen shots here: http://www.panic.com/blog/2011/04/introducing-prompt-ssh-for-ios/ http://www.panic.com/blog/2011/04/introducing-prompt-ssh-for... and here: http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/prompt/id421507115?mt=8 http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/prompt/id421507115?mt=8