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Tidepost
A calm SSH terminal for iPhone and iPad, with hosts and keys in one place
- Score
- 49
- confidence 41
- Evidence
- 1
- items on the page
- Rivals
- 1
- named in sources
- First version
- 40 d
- estimate
- Type
- Mobile app
- PWA: installs on iPhone and Android
- Market since
- 2009
- Mature market · AI estimate
ScreensConcept
Mobile app: Built specifically for iPhone and iPad to let developers and sysadmins access servers remotely while away from their laptops, solving ad-hoc server fixes on the go. Sample screens on a phone, in the proposed brand. Their numbers are sample data.
Hosts
6 hosts
- api-prod2 min ago
- db-replicaYesterday
- build-runner3 days ago
- staging-webLast week
About this appAI proposal
Tidepost is an SSH terminal that runs as a web app on your iPhone or iPad. Save your servers, keep your keys in one place and open a session in two taps. It is built for developers and sysadmins who need to fix something on a server away from a laptop.
Commenters say existing iOS SSH apps fall short, and that changes to paid features frustrate them. Tidepost keeps core SSH free, lists what the paid tier adds on one page, and gives notice before any change to tiers.
Connections go through a small relay, because a browser cannot open raw SSH sockets. You can run the relay on your own server, so credentials stay under your control.
- Tagline
- Your servers, one tap away.
- Voice
- CalmPlainDependable
- Why this name
- A tidepost marks a safe place to check conditions. Tidepost is where you check on and reach your servers. Two plain syllables, easy to say.
In the first version
Members say which features they would use. It tells PWAS what people want; it changes no score.
Fast host list
Save hosts with tags and a last-used time. Search and reconnect in two taps from the home screen.
No member yet
Key vault
Generate or import SSH keys. Private keys are encrypted on the device and unlocked with Face ID or a passcode.
No member yet
Multiple sessions
Keep several servers open in tabs and switch between them without dropping any.
No member yet
Touch-friendly keys row
Esc, Ctrl, Tab, arrows and pipes sit above the keyboard. Add your own shortcuts.
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Brand identityAI proposal
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Palette
#14201CDeep Kelp · primary, icon background#F4F1EASea Paper · surface#1B2421Ink · text#E0893ASignal Amber · accent#1F6F5CHarbor Teal · secondary#3A5A78Slate Blue · data
Typography
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Tidepost
PricingAI proposal
The material gives no competitor prices. It only says changes to JuiceSSH's pro features caused dissatisfaction. These tiers are a starting point to test.
Free
Free
- Unlimited hosts
- One live session
- Password and key login
- Touch keys row
Pro
$29 a year
- Multiple sessions in tabs
- Key vault with Face ID
- Snippets
- Session recording and export
- Self-host relay
Would you pay Pro · $29 a year?
Your answer tells PWAS which prices people accept. It changes no score.
No answers yet.
What it could be worthEstimate
What a software business making this much sells for today, from real deals. Pick a monthly revenue.
If it makes
Worth about
$194,000
Sale range $132,000 to $263,000
$120,000 a year in revenue
From 87 software businesses listed and sold on Empire Flippers in the last year, revenue vetted by the broker: they sell for about 19× their monthly revenue, most between 13× and 26×.
Measured on profit, the middle deal is 32× monthly net profit: about 2.7 years of profit.
An estimate, not an offer or financial advice. A real price depends on profit, growth, churn, how much of the work is the owner's, and the buyer.
How it would growAI proposal
How the product would reach new customers through its own use, and how the first ones would be found. A plan to test, not a result.
- Built-in loop
- No loop in the product. Tidepost is a personal tool and its sessions create nothing others see. It reaches people through developer communities, search and word of mouth, not through its own use.
- Do they become customers?
- Test whether searchers and forum readers frustrated with iOS SSH apps will start the free tier and convert to Pro within 30 days.
- First customers
- Solo developers and sysadmins on iPhone or iPad who manage a few Linux servers and are unhappy with their current iOS SSH app.
- Where to reach them
- Hacker News and Reddit: Join threads where people ask for iOS SSH clients, and share a free beta with the self-host option.
- Self-hosting communities: Offer the relay container to homelab and sysadmin forums, which value control over credentials.
- Search content: Publish guides on SSH from an iPhone that link to the free tier.
- First milestone
- Fifty weekly active free users and ten paying Pro subscribers within 60 days of launch.
Why people already pay for this
- Public claimUsers struggle to find a satisfactory SSH application for iOS and this gap is significant enough to influence platform switching decisions.
Tech stack
Every proposal builds on the same PWA base, installable from the browser on any phone or computer. Dashed boxes are what this app adds.
- AppNext.js and TypeScript
- PWAManifest and service worker
- UITailwind CSS
- Data and authSupabase Postgres
- PaymentsStripe
- EmailResend
- HostingVercel
- This app · SSH relayWebSocket-to-SSH gateway, self-hostable containerBrowsers cannot open raw TCP, so SSH needs a relay. A self-host option keeps credentials out of our servers.
- This app · Terminal renderingOpen-source web terminal emulatorHandles escape codes, scrollback and touch input without writing an emulator.
RisksAI inference
- TechnicalA PWA cannot open SSH sockets, so a relay is required. Latency, dropped connections and iOS suspending background tabs may make sessions feel worse than native apps.
- CommercialTrust: users may not send SSH credentials through a third-party relay. Self-hosting helps but adds setup work that may put off casual users.
- PlatformiOS limits PWAs: background execution, keyboard handling and storage eviction can break long sessions or erase saved keys.
- DataThe only evidence is one public claim from Hacker News. Demand and willingness to pay are unverified.
- RegulatoryHandling credentials and server access raises security expectations. A relay breach would be severe, and audits may be expected by teams.
Everything marked AI proposal or AI inference was written by a model from the evidence on the opportunity page. The proposed name must be checked against trademark registers before it is used.