Blink is Exceptional! – Blink Shell 14: Legacy Review

I have used many ssh and terminal emulators for my iPhone and iPad. Without a doubt, Blink is simply the best! There is not a close second. I run Ubuntu on a server at home. I have provided firewall access for ssh and mosh. (I had never used mosh previously, but it is exceptional and easy to install on Ubuntu). My primary client is my iPad Pro with a floating keyboard (and occasionally my iPhone). With it and Blink it’s like running Ubuntu on my iPad. The keyboard is easily configurable so that the Cmd and Meta keys work flawlessly in Emacs. This works so well that even when I am at home and have access to my Ubuntu Box, I prefer using Blink and my iPad instead. And, yes, I also use Blink to access my MacBook. Another great feature is scp. A onetime set up of ssh-keys allows me to transfer files from my sever to my iPad or the reverse. Finally, the Blink client has a surprisingly robust subset of Unix terminal command including mv, cp, grep, host, ping, telnet, etc These are really great to have locally on an iOS/iPadOS! My only slight, slight complaint is that the up/down/left/right key is very small when using the iPhone, without a regular keyboard. An additionally useful command would be nmap (or something similar). There are apps that do this, but it would be great to access my network with tools I really know. (This is aspirational request, but an apt-get method to download more local commands or tools would be great!) Another feature I would really like, but I believe is an Apple constraint, would be robust ssh-tunnels. I really can’t recommend Blink enough. To be clear, I don’t often write reviews. This may only be the second time I’ve written a review and I’ve used Apple products since the release of the original Macintosh in 1984 . . .
Review by Coollinrhrhrgrg on Blink Shell 14: Legacy.