Show HN: TermRover – a native tmux-first terminal for iOS and Android
TermRover is a native iOS/Android terminal built around tmux sessions, offering shortcuts for mobile dev work and AI agent workflows. It is free for basic terminal, SSH, and tmux use, with a paid tier for themes, unlimited image attachments, and voice mode. Mosh support is planned.
Background
- **Termux** is the standard open-source terminal emulator for Android, beloved by developers who SSH into servers or run local Linux tools on their phone. It has no official iOS equivalent.
- **tmux** is a "terminal multiplexer" — it lets you run multiple terminal sessions inside a single window, keep them alive when you disconnect, and reattach later. Power users rely on it for remote development.
- **Mosh** (Mobile Shell) is a replacement for SSH that handles flaky mobile connections better. The author notes they haven't implemented it yet.
- The developer built this because mobile terminals (especially on iOS) lack tmux-first features and quick shortcuts for sending images or voice to AI coding agents. The paid tier focuses on those AI workflow extras, not basic terminal use.
- TermRover is a new entrant in the niche of mobile developer tools, relevant to anyone who codes remotely from a phone or tablet.