Blink Shell, Build & Code

Blink Shell, Build & Code

The Pro tool for developers

App Report, Market and Ranking Data
category
price
Free (IAP)
Reviews
3.3 (281)
United States United States
Description
The Pro tool for developers
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

Only iPad terminal that renders EVERYTHING correctly

Clean and simple interface for turning your iPad into a programming terminal. This is the only app that renders all NerdFonts correctly if you are trying to use something like LazyVim with all the bells and whistles. Supports things like Mosh, but I find that Tailscale + SSH and a terminal multiplexer like Tmux or Zellij are more than enough.

sylverjamSat, Feb 24, 2024
United StatesUnited States

Paid for app, dev now wants monthly sub 👎

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?

T1JasonSat, Feb 17, 2024
United StatesUnited States

Ripped Off

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.

Mike M the Rage MachineWed, Feb 14, 2024
United StatesUnited States

Most visually appealing, minimal SSH/Mosh client (minus the subscription model)

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!

heywoodlhWed, Jan 24, 2024
United StatesUnited States

But it also has

The only way you know

Elaine.mitchellSat, Jan 20, 2024
United StatesUnited States

Paid app. Not free.

There is no way to use the app for free. If it’s not free then don’t list it as free.

Liv456677Sun, Jan 14, 2024
United StatesUnited States

Do Not Support this Pump and Dump!

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.

WhitwhackerWed, Jan 3, 2024
United StatesUnited States
Download & Revenue
DOWNLOAD 55.4KMar 2024Worldwide
REVENUE$10.7KMar 2024Worldwide
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About
Bundle Id
sh.blink.blinkshell
Min Os. Version
16.1
Release Date
Wed, Feb 9, 2022
Update Date
Thu, Mar 14, 2024
Content Rating
4+
Has IMessage
No
Support Watch
No
Support Siri
No
File Size
172.53MB
Has Game Center
No
Family Sharing
Yes
Support Passbook
No
Supported Languages
English
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What's New
version
17.2.2
updated
1 month ago
Just small update to mosh-static supported architectures.
Top In-App Purchases

Name

Price

Blink Plus
$19.99
Blink+Build Basic
$9.99
Blink Shell Classic
$0.00
Build Basic - 50 credits/month
$7.99
Blink+
$19.99
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