Jump Desktop (RDP, VNC, Fluid) User Reviews

Customer Experience

Positive experience73.1% of reviews
Neutral7.3% of reviews
Negative experience19.6% of reviews

~ Based on 1,065 written reviews from the US App Store.

What users say

Is Jump Desktop (RDP, VNC, Fluid) Safe?

Jump Desktop (RDP, VNC, Fluid) appears safe based on user ratings. AppsHunter Safety Score for Jump Desktop (RDP, VNC, Fluid) is 90/100.

This assessment is based on 1,657 user ratings, with an App Store average of 4.5/5.

Safety Analysis

87.1% of ratings point to a safe experience
3.3% of ratings suggest some concerns
9.5% of ratings point to a risky experience

~ Based on 1,657 App Store ratings for Jump Desktop (RDP, VNC, Fluid).

Is Jump Desktop (RDP, VNC, Fluid) Legit?

Jump Desktop (RDP, VNC, Fluid) appears to be a legitimate app. AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for Jump Desktop (RDP, VNC, Fluid) is 83/100.

Based on 83 of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.

Top reviews

Doesn’t work with Tahoe 26.6.1

After updating to the latest macOS, it ‘jumps’ to the list of servers screen with no a single alert explaining why it cannot connect… And no updates for years… Get refund ASAP!

Setup was flawless

Just started using this app for connecting to my Mac remotely. Setup was totally automated and flawless. It steps through all the permissions including required restarts without missing a beat. Setup my Mac on my account then opened the app on the iPad and launched it immediately.

Works great! Touch control is perfect. I will be using this when I travel.
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Input doesn’t work

I connect and can see the screen, but keyboard input doesn’t work — pressing keys triggers random actions, opens/closes various applications, and executes hotkey combinations.

Unreliable

I thought I could trust a paid application for reliability and I was wrong.

mouse+iphone+jump+pc

I found a workaround.

The cursor only behaves correctly if the entire remote desktop is visible on the iPhone screen. If the remote desktop is zoomed in or cropped, the mouse cursor rapidly drifts across the screen. As soon as I zoom out so that the full remote desktop fits on the iPhone display (in landscape mode), the mouse works normally. It looks like the pointer mapping becomes incorrect whenever the remote desktop is scaled or cropped.
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Works on AVP but bluetooth mouse is glitchy, needs AVP overhaul

AVP version (well, the iPad version) now works pretty well. The mouse cursor still tends to jump all over to match the gaze during interruptions (instead of just staying where the cursor was last used) when using a bluetooth mouse with AVP. I think what honestly needs to happen is a version specific to AVP (there are dozens of us!) for the power users who are trying to connect to many remote hosts in an AR space. Please feel free to charge $200 USD for this version, I just need the best for my work. Thanks.
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I love it

Nice software for remote control (IPad -> Mac mini)

No Linux support apparently

ChatGPT recommended this to connect to my Linux desktop. Well, after paying $15 for it, it doesn’t work at all and the forums indicate the developer has no plan to fix it.

Just amazing

One time purchase has led to me thousands of hours of use. So amazing wish more apps were unlimited like this

Connection quality so bad

I connect my iPad with my Mac via same wifi, but the graphic quality is so bad, not clearly, especially when I scroll the page. Disappointed.

Outstanding RDP App

As a long-term user of Parallels Access (a ‘free’ RDP app that came bundled with Parallels Desktop licenses), I was left high-and-dry when Parallels elected to deprecate their RDP app.

Jump Desktop immediately stood out as a good alternative and since purchasing it I haven’t looked back: functionally superior to Parallels Access, upon which I had previously depended, and great value for money.
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Needs update

Icon needs an update asap, i have to keep it hidden with faceid because it looks really bad on iOS18+, especially on iOS26+. Please fix it.

Did not work at all

I spent all night with ChatGPT trying different configuration combinations and none worked for remote access.

I wish I knew this before I paid for this useless software.

Lag

The app is not performing well, the latency is huge even with enterprise grade network at home

Great app - Onshape dedicated gestures would be awesome -

Happy to work with you on Onshape dedicated gestures as a power user - just trying out Mac at home iPad on the go remote in for the heavy lifting as Onshape not supported in desktop browser stupidly - also if I could just get full display rather than the gap at the bottom however you wanna do it that would be lovely thanks
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It just works!

Ive tried many different remote desktop solutions but im blown away how fluid and easy Jump is, no fuss connects and works with all iPad accessories seamlessly (like the magic keyboard / trackpad) Perfect app!

Only SSH DSA and RSA keys supported

This app only supports SSH DSA and RSA keys. Both of these are no longer supported by OpenSSH. Needs an update to use modern algorithms!

Great smooth UI

One caveat on mobile: keyboard keeps overlapping inputs on the screen when it pops up

Need update!

App is good but no update since 2-years is disappointing

Needs update

Icon doesn’t match on iOS or macOS dev needs to update them