Touch Pad vs Headroom
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Touch Pad
Transform your iPhone into a wireless computer mouse. Control your PC's cursor and perform clicks remotely. Enjoy seamless navigation for your computer from your mobile device.
- Control PC mouse pointer
- Perform left and right clicks
- Enable mouse wheel scrolling
- Wireless computer control
- Remote navigation
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이제 아이폰으로 컴퓨터 마우스를 사용하실 수 있습니다. * 주요기능 * 1. 아이폰으로 Window PC의 마우스 포인터 이동 및 좌우클릭 2. 마우스 휠 스크롤 * 사용방법 1. 윈도우 PC에 블로그(http://shkam777.tistory.com)에서 다운로드 받은 서버프로그램을 설치합니다. 2. 아이폰에서 터치패드앱을 실행시키고, 서버프로그램에 나와있는 아이피를 등록합니다. 3. 등록된 컴퓨터정보를 탭하면, 컴퓨터의 마우스 제어가 시작됩니다. * demo http://shkam777.tistory.com/13
Headroom
Control your Mac from your iPad or iPhone without installing any software on the Mac. It leverages macOS's built-in Screen Sharing for a seamless remote desktop experience.
- Zero install on host Mac
- Automatic Mac discovery
- Fast, smooth screen rendering
- Intuitive touch controls
- Full keyboard and voice input
- Private by design
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Headroom is a remote desktop for controlling a Mac from your iPad, iPhone, or another Mac. The big idea: nothing to install on the Mac. Turn on macOS's built-in Screen Sharing — that's the whole setup. WHEN YOU WANT IT • Drive the Mac in the next room from the couch • Manage a headless Mac mini — no monitor, no keyboard • Peek at your dev machine or build server from wherever you are • Reach your home Mac from anywhere over a VPN such as Tailscale WHY HEADROOM • Zero install on the Mac Connects straight to macOS's built-in Screen Sharing (VNC). No server app, no agent, no menu-bar daemon. • Finds your Macs automatically Macs on the same Wi-Fi appear instantly via Bonjour. Manual IP connections work too. • Fast, smooth screen Metal rendering plus ZRLE compression — feels real-time on a LAN and stays usable on thin connections. • Touch that makes sense on iPad and iPhone Tap to click, one-finger scroll, long-press to drag and select text, two-finger wheel scrolling, pinch to zoom. • Real mouse behavior on the Mac On a Mac (same app), clicks, drags, and right-clicks pass through 1:1. Option-scroll pans; Command-scroll zooms. • Full keyboard, and your voice Software and hardware keyboards both work. Modifier keys (⌘⌥⌃⇧) tap once for the next keystroke or double-tap to lock — every shortcut is reachable. Tap the mic on the keyboard and what you say is typed straight into the Mac. • Private by design Credentials live only in your device's Keychain, and passwords are encrypted in transit using Apple's standard Screen Sharing authentication. • Made for iPhone Duo Half open like a laptop, your Mac sits on the upper screen and the keyboard on the lower one. Fully open or held like a book, the Mac spans the inner screen; closed, the outer screen works on its own. Nothing is drawn across the fold. CONNECTED IN THREE STEPS 1. On the Mac: System Settings > General > Sharing > turn on Screen Sharing 2. Open Headroom — your Macs appear automatically 3. Sign in with the Mac's username and password. Done. HEADROOM PRO • Unlimited connection time • Every future Pro feature included REQUIREMENTS • Client: iPad / iPhone (iOS 17+, verified on iOS 27 and iPadOS 27), Apple Silicon Mac • Host: any Mac with Screen Sharing enabled (no extra software) • Same network; for internet access we recommend a VPN such as Tailscale — Headroom is built by MusicFlow ("music × engineering") — the tool we made to run our own headless Mac minis, polished into something we use every day.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Headroom at 67% against Touch Pad's 0%. Headroom also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 26 months) and rating (4.3 vs 4.0). Touch Pad's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads and device support 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. Headroom sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Touch Pad asks for nothing beyond the download.
Headroom holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 3 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Touch Pad's written reviews are positive against 67% of Headroom's.
Touch Pad ships an update every 26 months, Headroom daily. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Touch Pad | Headroom |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (1 ratings) | 4.3 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 3 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 26 months | Daily — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 14 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | SeungHoon Kam | Haruhiko Kishi |
Customer experience
Touch Pad
Headroom
In-app purchases
Touch Pad
No in-app purchases
Headroom
- Headroom Pro$14.99









