Blink Shell, Build & Code

Blink Shell, Build & Code

By Blink Shell, Inc

  • Category: Developer Tools
  • Release Date: 2022-02-09
  • Current Version: 17.2.2
  • Adult Rating: 4+
  • File Size: 175.05 MB
  • Developer: Blink Shell, Inc
  • Compatibility: Requires iOS 16.1 or later.
Score: 3.28723
3.28723
From 282 Ratings

Description

Try the new Blink Build: on-demand cloud development environments, powered by containers, so you can Code, Compile and Deploy from anywhere. Blink+ now also includes Blink Code, our Microsoft Visual Studio Code* integration, you can code on local or remote projects. Always with a premium Blink experience: Never disconnected thanks to Mosh, SSH featuring tunnels, keys and agent, in a blazing fast terminal. What the Blink community is saying: “The way to use VS Code on the iPad” - programminglife.io “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 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 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 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 is open source software. 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.

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Reviews

  • Paid for app, dev now wants monthly sub 👎

    1
    By T1Jason
    I get that the devs want as much money as possible for their hard work, but c’mon… I paid $19.99 for the old (now crippled) version of this app in 2018. Now devs want $9.99/month?? Grandfathering option is expired… Really?
  • Ripped Off

    1
    By Mike M the Rage Machine
    I bought this tool a few years ago. Paid for it. Haven’t needed it in months. Now, I go to use it and they want to charge me $20/year for the same features. I don’t mind paying for extra services that cost money to provide, but don’t try to get me to pay annually to the same tool I was using before. No changes, just more money! Also, I didn’t get any notification that they were going to do this. What a rip off.
  • Most visually appealing, minimal SSH/Mosh client (minus the subscription model)

    4
    By heywoodlh
    This app is my favorite SSH and Mosh client. I appreciate the local Unix utilities it provides and the fact that it looks and behaves like a terminal emulator. The visual minimalism by default is excellent. My one issue is with the recurring subscription model. I would rate it five stars if there was a one-time purchase option (even if it was per device — I’d happily pay $5-10 per device I needed Blink on). It makes it hard to recommend to interested friends or colleagues when there isn’t a free option or a one-time purchase option. Thankfully, I was grandfathered into the Blink Legacy pricing (which offered a one-time purchase). Please bring one-time purchases back!
  • But it also has

    4
    By Elaine.mitchell
    The only way you know
  • Paid app. Not free.

    1
    By Liv456677
    There is no way to use the app for free. If it’s not free then don’t list it as free.
  • Do Not Support this Pump and Dump!

    1
    By Whitwhacker
    Open source app has become another subscription money-grab. Look elsewhere. It was a good ssh client for my purposes, but for some reason Albert has decided my initial $20 investment wasn’t enough. Why would I pay a subscription for a bundle of features I don’t need when I already paid for the core features I want. This is feels like a bait and switch. Add features to a product and raise the price. Ruins a solid app. Please do not support another has-been developer’s money habit.
  • Unsavory Developer Practices

    1
    By scott.bug
    I happily paid 20 USD for this app a few years ago and really loved its clean responsive minimal interface and the reliability of its connections, but went a while without needing it and didn’t get any notifications or emails warning me of the eventual deprecation of that app. Its frustrating to find that in order to continue using the app I’d have to shell out a monthly subscription. Reading some of the other comments I’m seeing the devs suggest continuing to use the old version unsupported, or build the new version from source since its open source. However, the old version seems to not even be rendering text properly on my ipad anymore, and as someone without a mac to access XCode, building from source isnt an option either. I understand a subscription might be necessary to cover recurring server costs and add new features. But for someone who paid a not-insignificant sum for the app and doesn’t need those features, it feels like a pretty raw deal.
  • So disappointed

    1
    By mileszim
    They could have left this alone and made a new app. Instead, they went out of their way to destroy a tool we already paid for. They could have done nothing and I might have been interested in their new tools. Profit seeking by destroying what works already is the worst form of entrepreneurship reserved for the worst offenders in the history of capital markets. Win by making better tools, not destroying the great ones already made. This is a tragic unnecessary abuse of the digital IP system and apple should revoke your license
  • There’s no trial?

    1
    By nerdhappy
    Downloaded, and all I can do is choose my subscription. No. Trial is not the same. Hard pass.
  • Perfect for Students

    5
    By THISISROCKETLEAGUE
    I’ve been using blink as a computer science student and it has been more than enough for me.

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