# XeOS: External Display Desktop — user reviews > 30 indexed App Store user reviews of XeOS by Marian-Daniel Filipovici, rated 4.20/5 from 23 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/xeos-external-display-desktop/id6758286241/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/xeos-external-display-desktop/id6758286241.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 16 · 4★ 3 · 3★ 0 · 2★ 0 · 1★ 4 ## Is XeOS safe? Not enough ratings yet to assess XeOS. ## Is XeOS legit? XeOS: External Display Desktop appears legitimate, with a few gaps. The AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for XeOS is 65 out of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data. ## Newest reviews (10 of 30) ### 4/5 — VERY COOL *2026-10-13* Amazingly cool app. Feels very sleek and polished. I was able to use uxplay to connect my Windows laptop to Airplay. There was some lag but this would probably disappear with a wired connection. The only thing not great about it is the price. For using it casually, the price is a bit offputting; but for anybody using this as a replacement for a laptop, this is a very good deal. Thanks for making this app! **Developer response:** Thank you for the kind words! I'm glad you're enjoying XeOS, and I indeed strive to keep it the best desktop experience there is. You're right that a wired connection will make everything much smoother. XeOS supports the maximum frame rate the iPhone supports, 60Hz for an external screen. The app is constantly improving at a fast pace, with regular updates bringing new features and improvements. It takes a monumental effort, but the overall value will continue to improve, making it worthwhile even for casual use. Kind regards! ### 3/5 — Overpriced *2026-08-26* It can be a 4 but it’s too overpriced,developers pls lower the price **Developer response:** Hi there, thank you for the review, and I'm glad you'd rate the app a 4! I understand the price feels high. Have a look at the lifetime option: you pay once and get every future update at no extra cost, which works out much cheaper than the subscription over time. Since your review I've released many updates with new features and fixes, all included at no extra cost. If anything is keeping it from a 5, tell me at contact@qod.ee or through the in-app support and I'll do my best to improve it. Kind regards! ### 5/5 — とりあえず年間契約 *2026-08-15* iphone17でカーモニターへHDMIケーブル接続で接続して使用しています。モニター全画面表示にはこのアプリよさそうです。買い切りでも良かったかな？ **Developer response:** こんにちは。 この度はアプリをご利用いただき、誠にありがとうございます。素晴らしい活用事例ですね！おっしゃる通り、ライフタイム・ディール（買い切りプラン）は将来のアップデートも追加費用なしで利用できるため、非常にお得なプランとなっております。改善のためのご提案やアイデアなどがございましたら、ぜひ support@qod.ee までお寄せください。 今後ともよろしくお願いいたします。 ### 4/5 — Web Server *2026-07-15* Is there any way you could make web servers over Wi-Fi another way to connect a 2nd display? Otherwise the app is great. **Developer response:** Hi there, If I understood your use case correctly, this is actually possible, if you slide down the control center and start screen mirroring to any AirPlay compatible device the app will actually detect it as an external screen. You can also do it directly from iPad too. If you wanna share more details at contact@qod.ee I’ll be happy to assist you more, and see if there’s something we can add to the app too, in order to make it better. Kind regards! ### 5/5 — Um modo "Dex" para iPhone/iPad *2026-07-10* Um app que simula um ambiente desktop em telas externas. Uso desde a versão 1.5 e posso dizer que a partir da versão 2.0 é praticamente um novo app. Estou usando diariamente no meu workflow e estou extremamente satisfeito. Principalmente eu que uso um iPad A16 com uma cap teclado, projetando em um monitor de 27 polegadas. Sem o app, o espelhamento de tela aproveita pouquíssimo do monitor, o comportamento dos aplicativos nativos é inconsistente e fica uma experiência ruim, mas o XeOS mudou isso completamente. Apesar de ser apenas um ambiente simulado, eu acho super fluido, funcional com mouse e trackpad, além de ter suporte ao meu idioma de teclado. Acho interessante o fato de que a tela do iPad fica escura enquanto projeta somente em tela externa. Além do melhor fato para mim é poder assistir os vídeos do YouTube, Netflix, crunchyroll, Disney plus, hbo em tela cheia. Inclusive funciona muito bem para usar a suite do Google e ver reuniões no zoom. Sobre a parte de gerenciamento de arquivo eu ainda consegui sincronizar uma pasta do iCloud com a pasta do app, o que facilitou marcar os meus pdfs. Enfim, acho fenomenal o potencial do app, sobretudo considerando que é um ambiente "simulado" dentro de um navegador. E o que eu acho mais fenomenal ainda é a atenção do desenvolvedor em resolver cada pequeno bug que eu mandei para ele pelo e-mail de suporte. **Developer response:** Muito obrigado pelo seu apoio e pela sua gentil avaliação. Agradeço muito o seu feedback e o aplicativo continuará a melhorar graças a você! :) Atenciosamente! ### 5/5 — The only app that make your iPhone a full screen experience! *2026-06-21* It was always a pain to connect my iPhone to an external display as it never used the whole screen, so I did some research and this came to the top of the search results. ExternalDisplayBrowser Support is the only app I've found that does this: a proper full-screen experience, Samsung DeX-style, rather than a stretched copy of your phone. Plug into a USB-C hub at a desk and you get a real browser on the big screen, not a postage stamp! I can see this as actually a usable setup when I have to hot-desk at work or in a hotel, rather than taking a laptop. I thought about buying an iPad mini, but I didn't want to carry two devices...and that's the exact reason buying this app is cheaper to me than a whole device, plus it means I can work seamlessly with one device. Apple doesn't allow a full-screen mirroring experience on the iPhone, so this is the very best thing within the constraints we have. These days, most things can be done in a browser, and that's exactly what this ingenious app does - it gives you the full-screen browser experience. Minor quirks: it's new, BUT that's the best time to buy this at a really good lifetime price. Connecting a physical mouse or keyboard requires toggling settings off the accessibility app which are more menus, but I just think it’s a system limitation. And I think that’s the key. If you can understand the system limitations then you can see why so difficult to make an app like this. Also, I’d love a way to import or edit bookmarks on the app. The dev has been super responsive and clearly committed to improving it. **Developer response:** Thank you so much for the kind review! A quick update on your wish: since version 2.2.0 you can import your bookmarks (and passwords) from popular browsers, and the bookmarks manager lets you edit them and organise the bookmarks bar by drag and drop. The app keeps getting updated at a fast pace, so if you have other ideas I'm always here at contact@qod.ee or through the in-app support. Kind regards! ### 4/5 — Just one more thing. *2026-06-03* Original Review: “I want screen broadcasting as another way to share my screen, because I use Apowermirror which lets me see my iPad’s screen through my phone (with black borders.)” Edit: What I mean by this is that app (apowermirror) does not let me use airplay, and instead apple’s native screen broadcasting feature. If you could add the screen broadcasting feature on its own, as a separate option, that would be nice. Apowermirror is an app that lets me share my iPad screen to my iPhone screen or vice versa. Edit 2: Screen broadcasting is a separate feature from AirPlay or Apple’s native screen mirroring. **Developer response:** Hi there, If I understood your use case correctly, this is actually possible, if you slide down the control center and start screen mirroring to any AirPlay compatible device the app will actually detect it as an external screen. You can also do it directly from iPad too. If you wanna share more details at contact@qod.ee I’ll be happy to assist you more, and see if there’s something we can add to the app too, in order to make it better. Kind regards! ### 4/5 — Just one more thing. *2026-05-18* Original Review: “I want screen broadcasting as another way to share my screen, because I use Apowermirror which lets me see my iPad’s screen through my phone (with black borders.)” Edit: What I mean by this is that app (apowermirror) does not let me use airplay, and instead apple’s native screen broadcasting feature. If you could add the screen broadcasting feature on its own, as a separate option, that would be nice. Apowermirror is an app that lets me share my iPad screen to my iPhone screen or vice versa. **Developer response:** Hi there, If I understood your use case correctly, this is actually possible, if you slide down the control center and start screen mirroring to any AirPlay compatible device the app will actually detect it as an external screen. You can also do it directly from iPad too. If you wanna share more details at contact@qod.ee I’ll be happy to assist you more, and see if there’s something we can add to the app too, in order to make it better. Kind regards! ### 5/5 — Essential tool for Lectures & Study Sessions *2026-04-10* This app is incredibly useful for education! I use it to display full-screen PDFs, articles, and videos from my iPhone onto a projector or external monitor. No more black bars or clumsy mirroring—just a clean, desktop-like browser for presentations. The ability to open files in tabs, use a mouse/keyboard, and block ads makes it a perfect, portable teaching or study tool. A must-have for any educator or student on the go. **Developer response:** Thank you for your awesome review. Don’t forget you can always contact support at contact@qod.ee in case you have feedback or need assistance with something. Kind regards! ### 3/5 — Doesnt work properly on ipad *2026-04-09* Doesnt open full screen **Developer response:** Hi there, At the time of your review the app didn't support iPad and was marked as iPhone only. In the meantime, the update 1.5.0 included iPad support officially. If you have any other feedback or need further support, please don't hesitate to write at contact@qod.ee. [Update] The app now has incredible iPad support with many iPad dedicated features, like the ability to use the iPad as a second display too. I would appreciate if you could give the app another try and maybe revisit your review. Kind regards! ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Have to pay to do anything *2026-10-30* Have to pay to do anything other than change settings **Developer response:** Hi there, and thank you for your feedback. Yes, XeOS is a paid app. It's almost an entirely new operating system, and that takes a monumental amount of work and constant updates. It can't be completely free: it has to support its own development, so it can always stay the best of its kind. To offer a free trial, the app can't be sold as a paid download upfront. If XeOS were a paid app on the App Store, you couldn't try it before deciding to buy it. This way, you can always start a free trial with unrestricted access to every feature, and decide later whether it's right for you. Besides the recommended lifetime plan, which pays for itself the fastest, there's also a yearly plan, which some users prefer. XeOS keeps improving at a fast pace, with regular updates bringing new features and improvements, as you can see in its App Store version history. It takes a monumental effort, but its value will keep growing, making your support worthwhile. Kind regards! ### 1/5 — Not worth the price *2026-10-05* Will be making an open source version of it **Developer response:** This app is a full time job for a few people, took a lot of effort to get right and is also constantly maintained requiring continuous resources. Just to give respect to the hard work that went into this, it is worth the price. But it is also a great value for what it offers because it’s much more complex and complete than anything out there and can replace buying another light work laptop. You’re free to try to make an alternative but you will soon discover you will need to invest much more time and money than you think, which makes it impossible to keep it open source. ### 1/5 — Costly *2026-09-22* Costly **Developer response:** Hi there, thank you for your feedback. I understand the price can feel high. Besides the subscription, XeOS has a lifetime option: you pay once and every future update is included at no extra cost, so it pays for itself quickly compared with a subscription or a second device. XeOS is built by an indie developer and is almost a whole desktop system made from scratch, with updates every week or two. The price is what keeps that work going. If you'd like to share what you need from the app, I'm here at contact@qod.ee or through the in-app support. Kind regards! ### 1/5 — クソ使えん *2026-09-20* iPhoneをキーボードがわりに使うと何故かiPhone上にもマウスのポインター出てきてクリックなんもできんくなる その注意書きでなんか書いてあるんだけど、どうしてもその設定できないし、iPhoneのキーボードをクリックの時だけ消すとか言ってるけど、なんかiPhone側がバグり散らかして切るなんてどうしろっていんだよっていう結果になるので使わない方がいい、しかもやばいことに金かかる **Developer response:** ご連絡ありがとうございます。共有いただいた内容からすると、物理マウスは使用するものの、物理キーボードは使わずにアプリを操作されたいということですね。この構成でもアプリは動作しますが、推奨される利用方法ではないため、警告が表示されたものと思われます。「画面上のトラックパッドとキーボード」の組み合わせ、あるいは「物理マウスとキーボード」の組み合わせで利用されることをお勧めします。iOSの仕様上、iPhone側のカーソルを非表示にすることはできませんが、アプリがマウスの動きを認識するためにはそのカーソルが必要となります。そのため、iPhone側のカーソルは気にせず、外部画面上のカーソルに注目して操作していただければ問題ありません。アプリ内の説明がお客様の言語で十分に伝わっていなかったかもしれませんが、いただいたフィードバックはすべて反映し、常にアプリの改善に努めております。今後ともよろしくお願いいたします。 ### 1/5 — Overpriced and glitchy *2026-07-09* Not worth the price. **Developer response:** Hi there, the app is almost an entirely new operating system built from scratch, with all system functions reconstructed from 0, under many system limitations imposed by iOS, it’s not a simple app so we think it’s worth the price considering it can replace a Chromebook. Currently the app is the best there is for this purpose, and works very well given the limitations of the system, and it’s also improving day by day. Since your review many features have been added at no extra cost and many issues fixed. All reported bugs are usually fixed in a few days and the app improves at a very fast pace. Regards! ### 1/5 — Horrível *2026-07-04* Não costumo fazer comentários, mas este app me fez pagar para testar e desinstalar em menos de 10 minutos. Não cumpre o que fala. **Developer response:** Olá, o aplicativo é muito complexo e também o melhor disponível para este caso de uso. Requer muito trabalho e é um projeto em tempo integral. Não há anúncios, portanto não pode ser oferecido gratuitamente, e existe uma opção vitalícia a um preço muito bom considerando o que oferece, que é quase um sistema operacional com todas as funções construídas do zero. Espero que entenda que ter que pagar por um aplicativo desenvolvido com tanto esforço não significa que ele não faça o que promete. Atenciosamente. ### 1/5 — くそ *2026-06-23* なんか良さそうじゃねって思ってダウンローたらつき600円　意味わからん無料で使えたらめっちゃ良かったけど課金は話違う　課金したくない人はダウンロードしない方がいいですよ **Developer response:** こんにちは。このアプリは非常に複雑で、多くの労力を要します。ほぼフルタイムの仕事と言っても過言ではないほどなので、無料で提供することはできません。あなたも無料で働けないのと同じように。もしサブスクリプションがお好みでない場合は、非常にお得な価格で永久ライセンスもご用意しています。このアプリは最高品質で、他に同等のクオリティのアプリは存在しないことを考えると、非常にお買い得な価格設定です。レビューを再考していただければ幸いです。このようなアプリは、本当に無料で提供できるものではありません。ありがとうございます。 ### 1/5 — Keyboard does not work. *2026-05-16* I tried both the wired and Bluetooth keyboard. The app displays nice but can’t type. Keyboards work in other apps on the phone. **Developer response:** Hi there, The keyboard does work, please make sure you have followed onboarding for setting it up, and most importantly have this setting turned off: On your iPhone → Settings → Accessibility → Guided Access → OFF I’m happy to assist further at contact@qod.ee and would appreciate if you could give the app another try and revisit your review. All users report the keyboards really do work, so it's most likely a setting on your device that's causing the issue, but we're happy to assist you. There is now also a special onboarding step, that you can access in the setup page too, which will guide you in the easiest way through troubleshooting the keyboard issues. Following those steps will fix any issues you might have had, but 99% of cases it's the setting I mentioned above. Kind regards! ### 2/5 — 課金って何？ *2026-10-13* サムスンdexみたいなアプリないかな？って思ってここにたどり着いたけど課金　600円⁉️探したら無料でできるやつあったけど　これが無料だったらな、無料だったら星5だった **Developer response:** こんにちは。本アプリには、よりお求めやすい価格でご利用いただける「買い切り型（無期限ライセンス）」のオプションもご用意しております。サブスクリプションは短期的な利用を想定したものですが、買い切り型であれば、比較的すぐに元が取れるはずです。本作は、膨大な労力を費やして開発された、非常に高度で最高品質のアプリケーションです。そのため、残念ながら無料で提供することはできません。実際、これほど複雑なアプリを開発するには非常に大きな労力を要するため、無料で利用できる同等のアプリは他に存在しません。一見似ているように見えるアプリであっても、日常的に安心して使えるほどの品質や洗練さを備えたものは他にないのです。アプリに関する詳細やご提案などがございましたら、contact@qod.ee までお気軽にご連絡ください。 よろしくお願いいたします。 ### 2/5 — No free trial / preview *2026-05-30* The in app payments are not amazing. Can’t try it without getting a trial week at 0.99 and then it shifts to 4.99 a week which is crazy considering the yearly is ~9. Would like a true free version maybe with a time limit per session to be able to test different workflows before committing. Otherwise very cool idea! **Developer response:** Hi there, Version 2.0 launched and massively expanded the app’s capabilities, and there is now a free trial enabled, so everyone can try the app before buying. Thanks for your feedback and thanks for appreciating the idea of the app. It’s a very complex and hard to crack concept but I’m happy when people appreciate it. The difference in the weekly-to-yearly ratio is due to currently applied discounts. The app just received a major update, but the lifetime and yearly prices are still discounted for awhile. If you’re using the app and have more suggestions you can always contact me at contact@qod.ee and I would love if you could give the app another try and maybe revisit your review :) Kind regards! ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Great app *2026-10-31* This app does a great job turning your iphone into a desktop experience. **Developer response:** Hi there, thank you so much for your kind review! Turning your iPhone into a real desktop is exactly what XeOS is built for, and it keeps getting regular updates with new features. If you have any suggestions, you can always reach me through the in-app support or at contact@qod.ee. Kind regards! ### 5/5 — Très bonne application *2026-10-28* Application fluide et bien pensée. Le meilleur compromis que j'ai trouvé face aux autres applications de bureau virtuel. L'accès à l'app Fichiers est très pratique pour accéder aux fichiers à la fois depuis l'iPhone et l'environnement de bureau. Idem pour le calendrier et les photos. Le seul petit manque à mon sens, est l'absence d'éditeur de fichier Word, Excel, etc. Sinon c'est vraiment une excellente app ### 5/5 — Great app gets the job done as advertised *2026-10-24* Gets the job done and works as advertised, also sad to see people hating on it because of the price. I’m not just sure about the data collection by their browser. **Developer response:** Thank you so much for your very kind review. Regarding your concern, there is zero data collection in the browser. The built in ad blocker also protects you from many sites own tracking scripts. From this point of view it is one of the safest browsers out there, even compared with major browsers. Thanks again for your kindness and if you ever have suggestions or questions you can use the in app support 🙏 ### 5/5 — La meilleur application du genre *2026-10-17* J'ai testé les autres applications permettant de simuler un environnement de bureau sur un ordinateur et XeOS est de loin l'application la plus stable et concrètement utilisable pour la productivité. Il y a cependant encore place à amélioration et les développeurs sont particulièrement actifs à en juger par les nombreuses mises à jour de fonctionnalités! **Developer response:** Bonjour et merci beaucoup pour votre avis! Ça me fait vraiment plaisir que XeOS se démarque pour la stabilité et la productivité après avoir essayé les autres, c'est exactement ce que je vise. Vous avez raison, il reste encore des choses à améliorer et les mises à jour vont continuer au même rythme. Si vous avez des suggestions, écrivez-moi à contact@qod.ee ou via le support dans l'app. Cordialement! ### 5/5 — App Developer *2026-10-10* Excellent response time, customer support and product knowledge. Thanks from Canada. **Developer response:** Thanks so much, and greetings back to Canada! Helping each of you get your setup working is a big part of building XeOS, and it's great to hear the support made a difference. I'm here anytime at contact@qod.ee if something else comes up 🙏 ### 5/5 — 隠れた神アプリ *2026-10-09* Galaxyの特権であるDeXに似た機能がiPhoneでも可能になる神アプリです。 **Developer response:** レビューをいただき、誠にありがとうございます。まさにそれこそが、このアプリの目指す目標であり、私たちの願いです。さらに良くするためのご意見やご提案がございましたら、いつでもアプリ内のサポート機能からお気軽にご連絡ください。😊 ### 5/5 — 最值得期待的是开发者的态度！ *2026-10-09* 虽然目前还有一些问题 无法正常地使用中文办公 但我依然愿意为这个软件打五颗星！Marian很好的回复了我的需求并尝试改善那些问题！这个开发者本身就值得付费！ 2026/10/9 xeos已经非常好的在中文环境下工作！感谢Marian每一次对中国用户提出的意见的及时处理！ **Developer response:** 您好！ 非常感谢您的五星好评和一路以来的耐心反馈！看到您在更新中写道 XeOS 现在已经能在中文环境下很好地工作，我真的非常开心。正是像您这样的用户提出的意见，让 XeOS 对中文用户越来越好用。如果您还有任何建议，欢迎随时通过应用内支持或 contact@qod.ee 联系我。 祝好！ ### 5/5 — 值得期待的是开发者的态度！ *2026-10-01* 虽然目前还有一些问题 无法正常地使用中文办公 但我依然愿意为这个软件打五颗星！Marian很好的回复了我的需求并尝试改善那些问题！这个开发者本身就值得付费！ ### 5/5 — Remarkable *2026-08-23* It’s pretty amazing to see your iPhone functioning as a desktop computer. It blows my mind. **Developer response:** Thank you so much for your support! And if you have any suggestions you can always get in touch at contact@qod.ee ### 5/5 — Bilibili 网页版视频不支持 4K ，请尽快优化 *2026-08-17* Bilibili 网页版视频不支持 4K ，请尽快优化 **Developer response:** 您好！ 感谢您对本应用的支持！Bilibili 4K 播放问题已在 v2.6.1 版本中修复，其他用户反馈运行状况良好。感谢您向我们反馈这一情况；如果您遇到任何其他问题或有任何建议，欢迎随时通过 contact@qod.ee 联系我们。 祝好！ --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-11-05.*