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Echo iOS SSH Client: Native Terminal App for AI Agents

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Replay has launched Echo, a native iOS and iPadOS SSH client built on Ghostty's terminal engine, priced at $2.99 with no subscriptions. The app targets developers who increasingly manage remote machines and AI coding agents like Claude Code and Codex from mobile devices. Echo offers Metal-accelerated rendering, native Keychain integration, and Face ID security.

Unlike web-wrapped alternatives, Echo was built from scratch for iOS with platform-specific optimizations. The iPhone version features a custom toolbar with quick-access keys and gesture-based navigation, while the iPad supports hardware keyboards, Split View, Slide Over, and Stage Manager for multi-session workflows. These design choices address the practical challenges of terminal work on touchscreens.

Echo particularly excels as an interface for AI coding agents, providing a minimal distraction-free environment where developers can SSH into remote machines, attach to tmux sessions, and review agent output on the go. The app ships with curated terminal themes and represents Replay's first iOS venture, signaling their bet on the evolving terminal ecosystem where rich TUIs and AI agents are transforming developer workflows.