# iDisplay

> Use your iPhone/iPad as a touch-enabled secondary display for Mac/Windows. (iPhone/iPad app by SHAPE GmbH.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/idisplay/id363500805 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [SHAPE GmbH](https://appshunter.io/developer/285688937)
- Category: Productivity, Utilities
- Price: $14.99
- Rating: 1.90/5 from 105 App Store ratings · 233 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 8.0 · 36 MB
- Languages: American English, French (France), German (Germany), Italian, Japanese, Korean, Russian, Chinese (Simplified, China), European Spanish
- Released: 2010-04-01
- Data updated: 2026-06-10
- Monetization: paid
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/idisplay/id363500805/reviews.md

## What is iDisplay?

Turn your iPad or iPhone into an additional touch-screen display for your Mac or Windows computer or mirror your desktop.
All usual desktop apps, such as Excel, Word, PowerPoint or Photoshop, are available with desktop features on iPad and iPhone, touch-enabled.
Works with both, Lightning and 30-pin cable connection or Wifi on macOS (with almost 0 latency).

Double your personal productivity by extending your computer screen. Perfect tool for multitaskers, iDisplay lets you use your iPad and iPhone as an interactive touch-screen wireless display to give you more screen real estate. Works with up to 60fps.

Recommended by Kim Komando, tech guru of USA Today.
"iDisplay app turns your iPad or iPhone into secondary screen – too good to be true. That's... brilliant. I mean, I can think of about a billion uses for this." MobileCrunch
"Yet another reason to buy an iPad: iDisplay" MobileWhack

Why choose iDisplay over hardware display?

Your iPad, iPad Pro, iPhone and iPod touch can be your secondary display.
Works with both Mac and Windows computers.
iDisplay lets you interact with your additional display: move objects, draw, control playback.
Pan and zoom your desktop right on iOS device.
Easily switch between portrait and landscape screen orientations: simply rotate your device and it will adjust automatically.
Normal and double resolution modes for Retina displays.
Customize display settings for each device you use as your secondary display, iDisplay will remember your preferences.
Work with Excel, Word, Power Point and other apps and have all desktop features available on your iPad or iPhone.

On macOS you can choose one of the following iDisplay modes:
Use iDisplay as a regular secondary display: gives you more screen space for everything you have to keep your eye on.
Mirror image from main display on your iPad / iPhone: comes in handy when you need to share your desktop with your audience. Keep in mind that iDisplay allows to connect multiple devices to one Mac! Yes, lots of them! Many colleges use iDisplay.

On Windows, iDisplay can be used as a regular secondary display.

COMPATIBILITY:

macOS
iDisplay Desktop application needs to be installed on your Mac.
iDisplay Desktop is free and can be downloaded anytime at getidisplay.com
iDisplay is compatible with Macs with Intel CPUs running on Mac OS X 10.9 and later. macOS Sierra supported!

Windows
iDisplay Desktop application needs to be installed on your PC.
iDisplay Desktop is free and can be downloaded anytime at getidisplay.com
iDisplay is compatible with Windows XP (32­bit only), Windows Vista (32­ and 64­bit), Windows 7 (32­ and 64­bit), Windows 8 and Windows 10.

For Windows Vista and Windows 7 "Aero" theme may be disabled when connected to iDisplay and will be re­enabled upon disconnection).

NETWORK CONNECTIVITY
Your computer and iOS device must be connected by cable or to the same Wi­Fi network.

## Key features

- External touch-screen display
- Mirror or extend desktop
- Full desktop app support
- Touch interaction
- Wireless or cable connection
- Portrait/landscape rotation
- Retina display support

## What do users think of iDisplay?

Overall sentiment: negative

**Pros**

- 🚀 Works as advertised
- 👍 Useful for extending display
- 💡 Ability to control iPad with mouse

**Cons**

- 🐛 Connectivity issues
- 🐛 Causes system crashes
- 🐛 Laggy performance
- 🐛 Resolution/scaling problems
- 🔋 High resource consumption

**Commonly reported bugs**

- Incompatibility with newer OS versions
- Phantom display issues
- Crashes and freezes

**Most requested features**

- Support for more devices and OSes
- Improved responsiveness and stability
- Better resolution handling
- Wired connection option

## Recent user reviews (10 of 233)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/idisplay/id363500805/reviews.md

### 1/5 — Does not extend your desktop. Don’t waste your money on this.

*2025-08-30*

Well I have an iPad mini 2 lying around and this app was advertised as a solution to extend your desktop in your Mac. Unfortunately it doesn’t do that on my M1 MacBookPro. Only mirrors my monitor, which I do not need. I reached out to support and it’s non-existent. Do not waste your money on this.

### 5/5 — Does what it says on the tin

*2025-02-18, version 6.2*

Does exactly what it says on the tin. A very good alternate to Duet, who even for their most basic version, charge more for lifetime access than Microsoft do for Windows 11 Home.
Highly recommend this if you require a second screen. I was not expecting to be able to control the pointer on the iPad as well. A most welcome bonus. Thank you iDisplay for being sensible.

### 1/5 — No longer works reliably

*2024-11-07*

This software no longer works well and even the support options are not working to ask for help. Don’t purchase.

### 5/5 — Absolutely Great

*2024-11-04, version 6.2*

So I have been looking for some “second monitors” with my iPad and nothing worked (because it’s old) and then I found this and thought it was going to be the same, buy it, tried it and works fine! Lags a bit but that’s just because it’s old. I will using my other old iPad aswell on  here.  The only thing is it disconnects on my iPad every 3-5min after being inactive on it. Something I display could improve :)

### 1/5 — App not working

*2023-11-03*

No available connections when using the same wifi or with the usb cable when trying to connect between Ipad Pro 3rd Generation running iOS 17 and Macbook Pro 14” M2 Max running MacOS Sonoma. Going to request a refund.

### 1/5 — Horrible app don’t waste your money

*2023-08-08*

App worked for one day and it was glitchy even for that day. Then the app failed to connect to my laptop and it does not connect anymore. Poor quality testing.

### 1/5 — WASTE OF MONEY

*2023-03-07, version 6.2*

Cut out every 5 seconds on the off chances when it actually would connect. Tried contacting support and it took me to an error page.

### 1/5 — بدرد نخوره garbage

*2023-02-10, version 6.2*

I bought this for £12 but it doesn't work at all, don't download and pay, they charged me £12 for a rubbish app, this is a new من این رو 12 پوند خریدم اما اصلا درست کار نمیکنه، دانلود نکنید و پول پرداخت نکنید، برای یه برنامه آشغال 12 پوند ازم گرفتن، این بک دزدی جدیده.

return my money

### 1/5 — I paid $20+ for this app and it doesn’t work.

*2022-06-12, version 6.2*

I can see my iPad in the MacBook settings but the iPad won’t connect to the MacBook, either by hard connection, or by wifi. There either needs to be a free trial, or a hard guarantee that the app will work for such a steep price. I would like a refund.

### 1/5 — Don’t waste your money, not supported anymore

*2022-05-23, version 6.2*

The first thing it says in the description is that it is updated regularly…what a joke. Last updated over three years ago.

## Frequently asked questions about iDisplay

### What does iDisplay do?

iDisplay transforms your iPad or iPhone into an additional touch-enabled display for your Mac or Windows computer. It allows you to extend your desktop or mirror your screen, providing more screen real estate for multitasking and using your favorite desktop applications directly on your iOS device.

### How does iDisplay work?

You install the iDisplay Desktop application on your Mac or Windows computer and the iDisplay app on your iOS device. The two devices can then connect via a Lightning or 30-pin cable, or wirelessly over Wi-Fi. Once connected, your iOS device functions as a secondary display.

### Is iDisplay free to use?

The iDisplay app itself is a paid application. However, the companion iDisplay Desktop application that needs to be installed on your computer is free to download from getidisplay.com.

### What devices are compatible with iDisplay?

iDisplay is compatible with Macs running Mac OS X 10.9 and later, and Windows computers running Windows XP (32-bit only), Vista, 7, 8, and 10. Your iOS device can be an iPad, iPad Pro, iPhone, or iPod touch.

### What are the main use cases for iDisplay?

iDisplay is ideal for multitaskers who need more screen space, professionals working with applications like Excel, Word, or Photoshop, and educators or presenters who want to mirror their desktop to an audience. It effectively doubles personal productivity by extending your computer's display.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 6.2 — 2017-06-19

This app has been updated by Apple to display the Apple Watch app icon.

MacOS High Sierra supported! Download the latest iDisplay Desktop for macOS or Windows from getidisplay.com
Thank you for using iDisplay. We regularly update iDisplay to ensure you have a great experience using our app.
Enjoying iDisplay? We would really appreciate a review. We read every comment and will consider your suggestions for future updates.

### 6.1 — 2017-05-09

Thank you for using iDisplay. We regularly update iDisplay to ensure you have a great experience using our app.
To make it better for you, we have included some bug fixes and performance improvements in this update.

Download the latest iDisplay Desktop for macOS or Windows from getidisplay.com.

Enjoying iDisplay? We would really appreciate a review. We read every comment and will consider your suggestions for future updates.

### 6.0 — 2017-03-27

Thank you for using iDisplay!
To make it better for you we have included many bug fixes and improvements in this update.

Strongly recommended to download the latest iDisplay Desktop for macOS or Windows from getidisplay.com.
+ Completely revamped UI
+ User Onboarding
+ Intelligent autoconnection
+ QR-Code connectivity
+ Simplified rotation process
+ Troubleshooting
+ Comprehensive bug fixes and stability improvements

If you’re enjoying iDisplay, we would really appreciate a review. We read every comment, and will consider your suggestions for future updates!

### 5.0.0 — 2016-11-09

Brand new UI!
Many improvements and bug fixes

### 4.1.1 — 2016-10-08

- Almost 0 latency with hardware support of the cursor, when connected through USB!
- 60fps supported! (was 30fps)
- Macs 2011 and up will have a significant performance boost
- Heating strongly reduced!
- Significantly improved performance on iPad Air and iPad 2, 3, 4

Also:
-Optimized performance in Shared Main Display mode, so now the amount of connected devices is limited to the network’s strength, rather than Mac’s computing resources.
Works very well for EDUCATION / colleges! 

-Many bug fixes

Notes:
-Kept the option to work with the previous Mac desktop versions, but we HIGHLY RECOMMEND updating it at www.getidisplay.com
-Support for multiple connected iOS devices in Additional Display Mode and macOS Sierra optimizations will come in the next version

If iDisplay makes you more productive, we would appreciate an App Store review. 
Thank you!

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