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Blink Shell, Build & Code

Blink Shell, Build & Code

Released: 2022-02-09
© 2016-2026 Blink Shell Inc
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Version 18.5.1
17+
Download on the App Store
Version 18.5.1
17+
Download on the App Store
Released: 2022-02-09
© 2016-2026 Blink Shell Inc

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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.

What's New in Version 18.5.1

V18.5.1
- Shortcut changes take effect immediately and across all terminals (blinksh/blink#2225)
- Arrow keys visible again on the SmartKeys bar when Cmd is pressed — was a regression (blinksh/blink#2226).
- Default shortcuts are now cleared, not deleted, and can restore the default shortcuts value
(blinksh/blink#2228)
- iOS no longer auto-corrects text in config fields — iOS was mangling with smart quotes and dashes in config fields (blinksh/blink#2221).
Made a few more changes to the Shortcuts Config UI:
- Custom Sequence editor moved to its own dedicated view from the actions list. This simplifies the code and makes the action more clear.
- One Blink Shortcut per action — the action picker now only shows unassigned actions.
- Done/Cancel editing flow — incomplete key presses are discarded (new) or reverted (existing) on Cancel, only saved on Done. This follows the behavior of other configuration flows.
Check out https://github.com/blinksh/blink/discussions/2220 for more information

Seller

Name

Blink Shell, Inc

Information

Categories

Version

18.5.1

Size

239.4 MB

Game Center

No

VPP Device Licensing

Yes

Rating

Rated 17+ for the following:
Unrestricted Web Access

Compatibility

iOS 17.6 or later

Devices

iPhone 5s, iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus, iPhone 6s, iPhone 6s Plus, iPhone SE, iPhone 7, iPhone 7 Plus, iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus, iPhone X, iPhone XR, iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max, iPhone 11, iPhone 11 Pro, iPhone 11 Pro Max, iPhone SE (2nd generation), iPhone 12, iPhone 12 Pro, iPhone 12 Pro Max, iPhone 12 mini, iPhone 13, iPhone 13 Pro, iPhone 13 Pro Max, iPhone 13 mini, iPhone SE (3rd generation), iPhone 14, iPhone 14 Plus, iPhone 14 Pro, iPhone 14 Pro Max, iPhone 15, iPhone 15 Plus, iPhone 15 Pro, iPhone 15 Pro Max, iPhone 16, iPhone 16 Plus, iPhone 16 Pro, iPhone 16 Pro Max, iPhone 16e, iPhone 17, iPhone 17 Pro, iPhone 17 Pro Max, iPhone Air, iPhone 17e, iPad (5th Generation) Wi-Fi, iPad (5th Generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad (6th generation) Wi-Fi, iPad (6th generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro, iPad Pro (Cellular), iPad Pro (9.7-inch), iPad Pro (9.7-inch) (Cellular), iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2nd generation), iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2nd generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro (10.5-inch), iPad Pro (10.5-inch) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro (11-inch), iPad Pro (11-inch) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro 12.9-inch (3rd generation), iPad Pro 12.9-inch (3rd generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Air, iPad Air (Cellular), iPad Air 2, iPad Air 2 (Cellular), iPad Air (3rd generation), iPad Air (3rd generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad mini Retina, iPad mini Retina (Cellular), iPad mini 3, iPad mini 3 (Cellular), iPad mini 4, iPad mini 4 (Cellular), iPad mini (5th Generation), iPad mini (5th Generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad (7th generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro 11-inch (2nd generation), iPad Pro 11-inch (2nd generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro 12.9-inch (4th generation), iPad Pro 12.9-inch (4th generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Air (4th Generation) (Wi-Fi), iPad Air (4th Generation) (Wi-Fi + Cellular), iPad (8th generation) Wi-Fi, iPad (8th generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro 11-inch (3rd generation), iPad Pro 11-inch (3rd generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro 12.9-inch (5th Generation), iPad Pro 12.9-inch (5th Generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad (9th Generation), iPad (9th Generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad mini (6th Generation), iPad mini (6th Generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Air (5th generation), iPad Air (5th generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro 11-inch (4th generation), iPad Pro 11-inch (4th generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro 12.9-inch (6th generation), iPad Pro 12.9-inch (6th generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad (10th generation), iPad (10th generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Air 11-inch (M2) Wi-Fi, iPad Air 13-inch (M2) Wi-Fi, iPad Air 13-inch (M2) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro 11-inch (M4) Wi-Fi, iPad Pro 11-inch (M4) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro 13-inch (M4) Wi-Fi, iPad Pro 13-inch (M4) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad mini (A17 Pro) Wi-Fi, iPad mini (A17 Pro) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad (A16) Wi-Fi, iPad (A16) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Air 11-inch (M3) Wi-Fi, iPad Air 11-inch (M3) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Air 13-inch (M3) Wi-Fi, iPad Air 13-inch (M3) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro 11-inch (M5) Wi-Fi, iPad Pro 11-inch (M5) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro 13-inch (M5) Wi-Fi, iPad Pro 13-inch (M5) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Air11M4, iPad Air11M4Cellular, iPad Air13M4, iPad Air13M4Cellular, iPod touch (6th Generation), iPod touch (7th generation)

Languages

English

App Store: Customer Ratings

Ratings & Reviews

3.2 of 5 (31 Ratings)

App Store: Customer Reviews

2026-03-02

Blink Classic No Longer Option - NO FREE TRIAL

Well it seems they’ve done it.. what was a good app, but now they have ceased offering people a free version, and not allowing people to freely trial… it’s the old,.. free for now, but if you forget you get billed !!! money grab!! Ok… let’s move to the next one…
GrzzzHisan
Version 16.1.9
2024-12-26

Seems good - and Tailscale authentication works now

Works nicely with Tailscale. Neat little notifier shows up, and puts me into browser to authenticate. Excellent tool!
banksiaboy
Version 15.0.7
2024-07-26

Instantly crashes on AVP

Install app, restore purchase, and it crashes. On next launch, crashes instantly. Deleting app and trying again gives same result. Tried with visionOS 1.x and 2.x beta.
mbd71
Version 16.1.7
2023-06-26

Ripoff

I opened Blink after more than a year to find that it’s no longer supported and that I have to download and pay for a new one. Migration should have been automatic. You shouldn’t claim that you care about old uses. What a ripoff!
Bloodypboy
Version 16.0.4
2023-06-26

Used to be good

Used to be a good app, paid for it, and now it is bloated subscription scamware.
Bellabarra
Version 16.1.6
2023-06-25

Force upgrade

After opening the app, now forced to purchase a subscription. Where is the free blink shell without the extra features. Maybe a close button for subscription screen is missing? Can’t get rid of it and so now I can’t use the app. I can’t justify paying the high price that is asked when a laptop provides a better experience anyway. Going to uninstall.
linuxpro82
Version 18.4.4
2023-05-24

Another Rundle nonsense

Good grief, if you have the old version do not download this nas it’s a Nagware Rundle. Absolute garbage
Forces to upgrade. Lost all keys, configuration and settings. This is not a trivial matter.
EDMEDiA
Version 18.0.1
2023-04-29

makes me sad

when it was free, the dev would make you do weird stuff like shake your phone desperately so you could use ssh to do an emergency server reboot. now it just asks for money. my brother in christ, it's a terminal, please join us on earth.
bablahblahbah
Version 17.3.0
2023-04-10

The best in class

Stop looking! You've found the only terminal app you'll need.
waferbaby
2023-02-10

My most used iOS app

I've tried most of the other iOS terminal emulators and Blink hits the sweet spot of having both good functionality and extensibility. I like that it supports custom colour schemes and fonts and integrates nicely with Shortcuts via X-Callback-URL.
christippett
2022-06-08

Upgrade from Blink 14 is perfect

Thank you for having the Blink Classic Plan. Shows you care about your users.
AbstractOveride
2022-05-20

Great VS Code Editor & connection with home server

I have really enjoyed ssh'ing into my home server and coding with VS Code using Blink over the last month! Setting up a ssh host is super easy by just typing a `config` command and adding some Tailscale (or similar service) details. Connecting into the Files App works flawlessly, especially the VS code context menu shortcut Blink creates. Then the VS code experience is full screen, fast, almost all shortcuts work on iPad or even iPhone, to the point where I feel I don't need a mouse, a few occasional taps on-screen is enough to code. Although I have found several extensions & markdown preview support patchy, and although the default VS code resolution is good, scaling doesn't work. The layout of the onscreen keyboard is great as well!
Michael Lisitsa