a-Shell
a-Shell generates an estimated $0/month in revenue from 23k–96k downloads/month on the App Store, according to AppCurrents estimates (updated 2026-10-03).
| Est. revenue / month | $0 |
|---|---|
| Est. downloads / month | 23k–96k |
| Estimate confidence | high |
| Pricing | Free |
| Rating | 4.56 ★ (557 ratings) |
| Category | Developer Tools |
| Best chart rank | #19 Developer Tools Free |
| Released | 25.10.2019 |
| App last updated | 21.09.2026 |
| Platform | iOS |
Modeled monthly estimate · rating velocity · high confidence
About
a-Shell is a complete local terminal emulator, allowing to run most Unix commands on your iOS device. You can transfer files using scp and curl, edit them with vim and ed, process them using grep, awk and sed. You can work with git repositories using lg2. Most commands are compiled for iOS native Arm64 format, making them fast and well integrated with the BSD Unix that powers iOS/iPadOS. a-Shell…
Trends & analysis
Chart rank trend
US · categoryWhy it's surfacing
Scout 13Ratings & velocity
★ 0 in windowRating distribution
88% positive · 531 ratingsGeographic reach
best rank · 1 storefrontRevenue & downloads trend
ARPU $0Update history
5 updates tracked- v2.2.212d ago
Fixed several bugs. - one that caused a crash when entering control-escape - one that caused a crash when clicking on screen while running certain commands - one about the window dimensions on iPhones
- v2.2.121d ago
- multiple bug fixes: making sure we're not in bracketed paste mode, interactive input in WebAssembly commands. - more complete cleanup after "exit" on iPhones - added the new options in "man config" (they were already in config, but the man page was lagging behind)
- v2.2.01mo ago
- fixed an issue where the terminal would sometimes not scroll with finger-swipe - fixed an issue where clicking on screen would not always work - re-introduced three keyboard shortcuts: command-., command-n and command-k - new WebAssembly interpreter: wasmkit (for iOS 18 and above only). About as fast as wasm3. - updated clang and clang++ to version 22.1.0, updated the SDK to keep in sync (wasi-sdk-33) - fixed several issues with wasm and wasm3 - fixed multiple bugs. - updated SwiftTerm for faster rendering
- v2.1.03mo ago
- moved to texlive-2026 - fixed a major cause of crash at startup - $TERM is now xterm-256colors (it enables many more options in curses) - store bookmarks for already accessible directories - get the volume name as a bookmark when you select a mounted device with pickFolder - fixed issues with reloading in internalbrowser - added more optional entitlements for interacting with the system using pyobjc
- v2.0.34mo ago
- fixed an issue with "cd -" in dash - fixed an issue with Thai keyboards - removed automatic autocomplete after completing a directory
a-Shell — FAQ
How many downloads does a-Shell get?
a-Shell sees an estimated 23k–96k downloads per month on the App Store, per AppCurrents modeling.
Is a-Shell free?
a-Shell is free to download on the App Store, with no in-app purchases detected.
What is a-Shell's rating?
a-Shell holds a 4.56-star average from 557 ratings on the App Store. It currently ranks #19 on the Developer Tools free chart.
When was a-Shell released?
a-Shell launched on the App Store on 25.10.2019. Its latest version shipped 21.09.2026.
