# CouchWand: Remote Mouse & Keys — Trackpad, keyboard & gamepad

> Trackpad, keyboard & gamepad (iPhone/iPad app by JASON RANDALL DORFMAN.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/couchwand-remote-mouse-and-keys/id6829375782 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [JASON RANDALL DORFMAN](https://appshunter.io/developer/6815876330)
- Category: Utilities, Productivity
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 17.0 · 9 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2026-11-05
- Data updated: 2026-11-10

## What is CouchWand?

Control your Mac or Windows PC from the couch. CouchWand turns your iPhone or iPad into a multi-touch trackpad, a full keyboard with dictation, and a gamepad.
Free to use, no account to create, and your controls travel encrypted, straight from your phone to your computer.
Perfect for a computer hooked up to the TV, a presentation, or just not getting up.

TRACKPAD THAT FEELS LIKE A LAPTOP
Move, click, scroll, pinch and swipe with the same gestures you use on a laptop trackpad. Optional touch rings show where each finger is, and pointer speed is adjustable.

A KEYBOARD, PLUS THE KEYS IT LEAVES OUT
Type with the iOS keyboard you already know. A swipeable shortcut bar above it adds Esc, Tab, arrows, Copy, Paste, Undo, media and volume keys, and system shortcuts that match your computer: Spotlight and Force Quit on a Mac, Task Manager and Win shortcuts on a PC.

SPLIT KEYBOARD IN LANDSCAPE
Turn your phone sideways for a split thumb keyboard with the trackpad right in the middle.

TALK, IT TYPES
Tap the microphone key on the iOS keyboard and speak. Your words appear on your computer as you talk, corrections included. Dictation works in portrait with the keyboard up.

GAMEPAD MODE
Five on-screen layouts: Touch (sticks appear under your thumbs), Letters (A B X Y), Letters swapped, Shapes (triangle, circle, cross, square) and Arcade (d-pad plus 6 buttons). On Windows, CouchWand can appear as a virtual controller through the free ViGEmBus driver. On Mac and Windows you can also map the pad to keys and mouse in the desktop app. A Controller switch keeps the virtual controller off until you turn it on, so your computer only sees a controller when you want one.

MACROS AND THE CUSTOMIZATION STUDIO
Design your own shortcut pages: custom buttons, key chords, text snippets, media keys, mouse clicks and multi-step macros with timed delays. Start from built-in presets (Developer & Terminal, Couch Media & Streaming, Creative, Video & CAD, Browser & Window Master), rearrange the top toolbar and tune the split keyboard. Separate layouts for Mac and Windows, each with the right modifier names. Explore everything for free; saving your layout is part of Remove Ads + Themes.

THEMES AND ICONS
Classic is free. Remove Ads + Themes adds OLED Black (pure black), Liquid Glass (glass over deep violet with light that splits under your finger) and Holo Foil (a holographic trading-card look that shifts as you tilt your phone), plus alternate app icons.

PRIVATE BY DESIGN
No account and no CouchWand server. Controls go only between your own devices over your Wi-Fi or Tailscale network, end-to-end encrypted. Pair once and CouchWand reconnects automatically.

SET UP IN 3 STEPS
1. Install the free CouchWand app on your Mac or Windows PC: couchwand.getigneous.com
2. Open CouchWand on your iPhone or iPad on the same Wi-Fi network.
3. Pair once with the 6-digit code or by scanning the QR code. Done.
Want to look around first? Open the Computers list and choose "Try demo".

FREE VS REMOVE ADS + THEMES
Free: trackpad, keyboard, shortcut bar, dictation, split keyboard, all five gamepad layouts and the Classic theme. The free version shows a single banner ad at the top. No pop-up or full-screen ads, ever.
Remove Ads + Themes ($3.99, one-time, no subscription): removes the banner, unlocks OLED Black, Liquid Glass and Holo Foil, saves your Customization Studio layouts and macros, and adds alternate app icons. Restore Purchases is in Settings.

Works with Mac and Windows PCs. Requires the free CouchWand desktop app on the computer you want to control.

Grab your phone, sit back, and take control. Download CouchWand free.

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Remove Ads + Themes | $3.99 | one-time |


## Is CouchWand safe?

Not enough ratings yet to assess CouchWand.

## Is CouchWand legit?

CouchWand: Remote Mouse & Keys appears legitimate, with a few gaps. The AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for CouchWand is 65 out of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.


## Version history (last 3 releases)

### 1.0.2 — 2026-11-08

Fixes the controller switch: turning it on or off now tells your computer the right state straight away.
Connects to the computer you last used on the network you're on, so it follows you between home and work. In Settings > Computers you can choose to be asked which computer, or turn automatic switching off.
New app icons: Retro, Arcade and Memphis, now shown as a grid in Settings.

### 1.0.1 — 2026-11-06

Bug fixes and stability improvements.

### 1.0 — 2026-11-05

No release notes.

## More apps by JASON RANDALL DORFMAN

- [Igneous: Markdown Notes](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/igneous-markdown-notes/id6815876328)
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- [Entromark: Scan, Plan, Build](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/entromark-scan-plan-build/id6828542179)

All apps by JASON RANDALL DORFMAN: https://appshunter.io/developer/6815876330

## Related topics

[remote mouse pro](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/remote-mouse-pro) · [laptop mouse](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/laptop-mouse) · [mouse control](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/mouse-control)

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