Moonlight Game Streaming vs Nexus⁺
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Moonlight Game Streaming
Stream your PC games and applications to your iOS device over your local network. Control them with your touchscreen or a compatible gamepad. Supports high resolutions and frame rates for a smooth gaming experience.
- Stream PC games and apps
- Use touchscreen or gamepad
- Up to 4K 120 FPS with HDR
- Supports MFi, PS4/5, Xbox controllers
- Bluetooth keyboard and mouse support
- Wake-on-LAN support
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Stream games and other apps from your gaming PC on your local network with Moonlight. Use your touchscreen or an iOS-compatible gamepad to play your PC games on your iOS device. If you have an NVIDIA GPU in your gaming PC, you can install NVIDIA GeForce Experience (GFE) on your compatible PC, enable GameStream in GFE's SHIELD settings page, and you're ready to stream. If you would like to host using LizardByte Sunshine, which works on all GPUs, simply install Sunshine on your PC, perform first-time setup, and you're ready to stream. Features: • Open-source and completely free • Up to 4K 120 FPS with HDR • Stream games purchased from any game store • Bluetooth keyboard and mouse support • Support for MFi, PS4/5, and Xbox Bluetooth controllers • Wake-on-LAN to wake your PC for streaming • Local co-op with up to 4 connected controllers Other Requirements: • 5 GHz WiFi is highly recommended • A physical gamepad is recommended for faster paced games If you have any trouble, click our support link for help or look for the help links within Moonlight. This app is open-source. The code can be found here: https://github.com/moonlight-stream/moonlight-ios All trademarks cited here are the property of their respective owners.
Nexus⁺
This app offers a distraction-free browsing experience for progressive web apps. It allows users to focus on website content by removing browser frames and automatically dims the surrounding environment for enhanced concentration. Access cloud gaming services and bookmark favorite sites for quick navigation.
- Frameless progressive web app browsing
- Standalone PWA experience
- Cloud gaming service access
- Bookmark favorite websites
- Automatic environment dimming
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Nexus⁺ is a frameless browser for your progressive web apps. Its simplistic design allows you to focus on the content from the websites you care about without distractions. ** Features ** - Browse your favorite websites in standalone progressive web app mode for the optimized experience. - Access popular cloud gaming services. - Bookmark your favorite websites for quick navigation. - Automatically dims the surrounding environment to help you focus on the content.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Nexus⁺ at 4.8 against Moonlight Game Streaming's 4.2. Moonlight Game Streaming's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.0). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and update cadence there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Nexus⁺ holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 607 and 368 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 74% of Moonlight Game Streaming's written reviews are positive against 79% of Nexus⁺'s.
Moonlight Game Streaming ships an update every 2 weeks, Nexus⁺ every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Moonlight Game Streaming | Nexus⁺ |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (607 ratings) | 4.8 (368 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 74.3% of reviews | 79.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 607 — better | 368 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better | iPhone, iPad, Vision Pro |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 11 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Diego Waxemberg | Chen Zhang |
Customer experience
Moonlight Game Streaming
Nexus⁺
User reviews
Moonlight Game Streaming
From 607 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Excellent streaming quality
- 🎮 Great for gaming on the go
- 👍 Seamless setup and connection
- 💡 Versatile for remote desktop access
- 🎨 Impressive visual fidelity
Room to improve
- 🐛 Occasional connection issues
- 🖥️ Limited external display support
- 🎮 Restrictive on-screen controls
- 🔋 Potential battery drain
- 🕹️ Lack of controller customization
Nexus⁺
From 368 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Excellent for Xbox cloud play
- 🚀 Great for GeForce Now streaming
- 💡 Higher quality streaming than Safari
- 💡 Enables 120fps streaming
- 👍 Best app for Xbox remote play
Room to improve
- 🐛 Mouse support not working as intended
- 🐛 Aspect ratio bug on iPad
- 🐛 GeForce Now not recognizing browser as desktop
- 🐛 No dark mode
- 🐛 Hide menu button inconvenient/broken
Bugs and requests
Moonlight Game Streaming
Reported bugs
4 issues- Handshake errors when connecting remotely
- Audio quality issues with Bluetooth devices
- Compatibility problems with newer iOS versions
- Inability to save game progress or settings
Requested features
5 requests- Customizable on-screen controls
- Support for external displays and resolutions
- Bluetooth mouse and keyboard support
- Gyroscope and vibration integration
- Multitouch gesture support
Nexus⁺
Reported bugs
15 issues- Aspect ratio keeps changing when playing STW
- GeForce Now is no longer recognizing this “browser” as a desktop with mouse/keyboard support
- The “hide menu” button doesn’t work anymore and instead you have to shake the device
- Home bar does not disappear on iOS 18
- Bluetooth controllers no longer work properly
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- Joysticks scroll the entire window, and pressing buttons does nothing
- Mouse click not working in mouse mode
- Small window and jittering around it on iPhone and iPad
- Display shrinks on iPhone and iPad
- White screen and no content loading
- Gameplay freeze bug: app freezes when selecting another window while playing a game
- Statistics button used to work and now it doesn’t
- Cannot get Xbox controller to work
- Bluetooth controller doesn’t work right after update
- Mouse click not working in mouse mode for GeForce Now
Requested features
12 requests- Mouse support for gaming
- Set Xbox play as start page
- Apple TV app
- Support for Backbone Pro controller
- Support for Backbone controller
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- Customizable escape key
- 4K 120fps support
- Settings menu
- Rumble support for controllers
- SSH with local port forwarding
- Curved screen support
- Dark mode option
In-app purchases
Moonlight Game Streaming
No in-app purchases
Nexus⁺
No in-app purchases
Questions
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