Yam Display vs Elgato Stream Deck Connect
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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)
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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
Elgato Stream Deck Connect
This application allows you to control compatible iPad apps using your Elgato Stream Deck device. It integrates your Stream Deck's tactile keys and dials with iPadOS, offering a new way to interact with your tablet's applications.
- Control iPad apps from Stream Deck
- Integrates Stream Deck with iPadOS
- Supports Elgato Capture app
- Developer kit available for integration
- Uses tactile keys and dials
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Control iPad from your Stream Deck Elgato Stream Deck Connect bridges your Stream Deck device with compatible iPad apps. Featuring a driver that integrates your Stream Deck device with iPadOS, it enables you to control supported apps like Elgato Capture using the tactile keys and dials you love. Developers can integrate Stream Deck support into their iPadOS apps with the Stream Deck Kit for iPad. For more information, see our documentation at https://docs.elgato.com/ipad For more details on Stream Deck, visit https://elgato.com/stream-deck Compatibility: Requires iPadOS 17.0 or later.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Yam Display at 70% against Elgato Stream Deck Connect's 14%. Yam Display also leads on rating (4.3 vs 1.7) and update cadence (every 3 months vs every 8 months). Elgato Stream Deck Connect's advantage is price (Free vs $7.99) and in-app purchases (none vs 2). On ads 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
Elgato Stream Deck Connect is free to download; Yam Display costs $7.99 up front. Yam Display sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Elgato Stream Deck Connect asks for nothing beyond the download.
Yam Display holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 1.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Yam Display has 82 ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 70% of Yam Display's written reviews are positive against 14% of Elgato Stream Deck Connect's.
Yam Display ships an update every 3 months, Elgato Stream Deck Connect every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Yam Display | Elgato Stream Deck Connect |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $7.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.3 (82 ratings) — better | 1.7 (9 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 70.1% of reviews — better | 14.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 82 — better | 9 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 8 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #107 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPad |
| Requires iOS | 7.1 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 27 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Yamstu Inc. | Corsair Memory, Inc. |
Customer experience
Yam Display
Elgato Stream Deck Connect
In-app purchases
Yam Display
- Drag and DropFree
- Teleprompter ModeFree
Elgato Stream Deck Connect
No in-app purchases
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