Comparison

Yam Display vs Touch Portal

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Yam Display

Transform your iPad or iPhone into a second display for your Mac using a USB connection. Enjoy lag-free browsing and video playback, and control your Mac with touch gestures. Enhance multitasking with Split View and streamline your workflow with features like Drag and Drop and Teleprompter Mode.

Highlights
  • Second display for Mac
  • USB wired connection
  • Minimal lag
  • Touch gesture control
  • Split View support
  • Drag and Drop (In-App Purchase)
  • Teleprompter Mode (In-App Purchase)
Features
Currently charting
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# iPad/iPhone as a second display for Mac via USB # Yam Display turns your iPad/iPhone into a second display for your Mac. Wired by USB, browse documents or watch videos without delay. Control your Mac with touch gestures and keyboard on your iPad. For multitasking enabled iPads, you can utilize every single pixel of your screen in Split View. Plus features such as Drag and Drop and Teleprompter Mode will make your workflow more efficient. Yam Display is fast, secure, simple and will help you to improve your productivity. Key Features: - Minimal lag for browsing or video playback - Energy efficient for static screens - Retina display - 60 FPS / 30 FPS - Split View (iOS 9 or later) - Touch gestures: Click / Zoom / Scroll / Drag / Rotate - Virtual Touch Bar (for Mac with macOS Sierra 10.12.2 or later) - Bluetooth keyboard and mouse Plus Features (In-App Purchase): - Drag and Drop between iPad and Mac (iOS 11 or later) - Teleprompter Mode System Requirements: - iOS devices with iOS 7.1 or later - Macs with macOS 10.9 or later Download app for Mac from: yamdisplay.com (free) For any questions or suggestions: help@yamdisplay.com

About

Touch Portal

Transform your phone or tablet into a customizable macro deck for your PC or Mac. Streamline workflows for content creation, editing, and professional tasks with dedicated buttons and integrations.

Highlights
  • OBS Studio integration
  • Streamlabs OBS integration
  • Adobe Photoshop integration
  • Remote control PC/Mac
  • Macro buttons
  • Customizable look and feel
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Touch Portal is the #1 All-in-One Remote Control Macro and Stream app for Phones and Tablets with a deck of buttons as a board on your desk and workspace. You will get the following features: - OBS STUDIO INTEGRATION (OBS web-socket required) - STREAMLABS OBS INTEGRATION - STREAMELEMENTS OBS.LIVE INTEGRATION (OBS web-socket required) - ADOBE PHOTOSHOP INTEGRATION - ADOBE LIGHTROOM CLASSIC INTEGRATION - REMOTE CONTROL PC AND/OR MAC - XSPLIT INTEGRATION - TWITCH INTEGRATION - HOME AUTOMATION - PHILIPS HUE INTEGRATION - MACRO BUTTONS - SMART TOUCH BUTTONS - CUSTOMIZABLE LOOK AND FEEL - COMMUNITY-DRIVEN DEVELOPMENT Touch Portal is a companion app to control a PC or a Mac by using a deck of buttons to improve the workflow & productivity of game streamers, content creators and professionals. Touch Portal gives you all the essential controls you’d need, we keep adding more features every update! With Touch Portal you are allowed up to 110 unique buttons per page for the Pro version, not to mention you could use the pages to even increase this! Use it as a Macro Deckboard or Shortcut Board for your video and photo editing software and edit faster and more efficient. Use cases: - Game streamers: Stream your games while having total control of your broadcast overlays with a deck of buttons. - Video editors: Edit your videos faster, easier and smarter with a fully customizable page with the buttons you use most often on your Touch Portal deck. Create macros and shortcut buttons to optimize your workflow. - Photo editors: Edit your photos faster, you don't have to learn all the shortcuts the photo editing software gives you, just add the action you want to the "Touch Portal Desktop" app and start editing. - Professionals: Create your own customizable page to improve your productivity and workflow. The app is an extension of your keyboard, with much more features. IMPORTANT!: * You need to download the "Touch Desktop" app on your PC or your Mac to use this app. Please go to our website to download it from our website. https://www.touch-portal.com/ Please join us at our Discord server for the fastest help. We are daily available on discord, our community is also willing to help you further with your Touch Portal experience. Discord server: https://discord.gg/MgxQb8r

Screenshots

Yam Display4 screens
Touch Portal4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Touch Portal at Free against Yam Display's $7.99. Touch Portal also leads on ratings volume (812 vs 82). Yam Display's advantage is review sentiment (70% vs 55%) and chart position (#80 vs unranked). On rating, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Touch Portal is free to download; Yam Display costs $7.99 up front. Yam Display sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and Touch Portal sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Touch Portal holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Touch Portal has 812 ratings behind it against 82, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 70% of Yam Display's written reviews are positive against 55% of Touch Portal's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Yam Display versus Touch Portal: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterYam DisplayTouch Portal
Price$7.99Free — better
Rating4.3 (82 ratings)4.5 (812 ratings) — better
Positive reviews70.1% of reviews — better54.9% of reviews
Number of ratings82812 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#80 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS7.1 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB10 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperYamstu Inc.Rils

Customer experience

Yam Display

All ratings80 ratings
Positive82.5%
Neutral1.3%
Negative16.3%
Written reviews154 reviews
Positive70.1%
Neutral7.1%
Negative22.7%

Touch Portal

All ratings811 ratings
Positive88.5%
Neutral3.1%
Negative8.4%
Written reviews293 reviews
Positive54.9%
Neutral6.5%
Negative38.6%

Bugs and requests

Yam Display

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Touch Portal

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • App crashes after updates
  • Buttons not working as expected
  • Connectivity issues between devices
  • Incorrect button sizing when rotating device
  • Paid version not unlocking all features

Requested features

5 requests
  • Multi-device support
  • More pre-built templates and integrations
  • Improved button customization options
  • Ability to close applications from the app
  • Support for more fonts and visual styles

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Yam Display

One-time2
  • Drag and DropFree
  • Teleprompter ModeFree
6 purchases

Touch Portal

One-time6
  • Edge Graphics Upgrade$0.99
  • RGB Graphics Upgrade$0.99
  • Retro SciFi Graphics Upgrade$0.99
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  • Icon Editor Graphics Upgrade$3.99
  • Multiple Devices Upgrade$6.99
  • Touch Portal Pro version$13.99

Questions

Is Yam Display free?
Yam Display costs $7.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Touch Portal free?
Touch Portal is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Yam Display or Touch Portal?
Touch Portal is rated higher. Yam Display averages 4.3 out of 5 from 82 ratings, while Touch Portal averages 4.5 from 812 ratings.
Do Yam Display or Touch Portal have ads?
Neither Yam Display nor Touch Portal shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Yam Display or Touch Portal?
Yam Display ships an update every 3 months, and Touch Portal every 3 months. Most recently, Yam Display was updated on October 26, 2026 and Touch Portal on October 24, 2026.

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