Comparison

Remote KeyPad and NumPad Pro vs CellPointerPro

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

Head to head
About

Remote KeyPad and NumPad Pro

Transform your iPhone or iPad into a wireless keyboard and numpad for your computer. Customize keypads for specific applications to enhance productivity and control your device from a distance using WiFi. Setup is simple with a downloadable helper app.

Highlights
  • Virtual keyboard and numpad
  • Customizable keypads
  • Remote computer control
  • WiFi connectivity
  • Numbers and navigation blocks
  • Wake On LAN
Features
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Turn your iPhone or iPad into a powerful and elegant keyboard extension with numbers and navigation pads. Create custom keypads for your professional tools to boost productivity. Move freely and control your computer from across the room. No line of sight is required - the app uses WiFi to connect to your computer. Setup is both quick and easy, just download the helper app from my website and install it on your computer and that's it. The app exists since 2016 and has been downloaded more than 300,000 times and received very positive reviews both from users and from the press. It's actively maintained and receives frequent updates with new and exciting features. MAIN FEATURES - Numbers block - Navigation block ADVANCED FEATURES - Create custom keypads to control apps and websites - High customization of the app interface - History of connected devices for quicker re-connection - Wake On LAN REQUIREMENTS - Mac with macOS 10.10 or newer - PC with Windows 7 SP1 or newer - Free helper app, available at https://cherpake.com/get - Shared network connection, WiFi or Personal Hotspot, see https://cherpake.com/connect

About

CellPointerPro

Features
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Record the key information of the current state casually through CellPointer, because with the information anchor point, you can safely empty the current brain, enter a new state, and build a new process. The key is the information anchor point, which can be traced back at any time and reduce the burden on the brain. → One-click demo: Auto-play voices of connected nodes sequentially with dynamic subtitles, no manual review needed. Support iCloud and can automatically synchronize between different Apple devices. Every day, there are a lot of new ideas and scenes come to mind and inadvertently become fragments of information, sprinkled in an unknown corner of the deep sea of memory, and quickly forgotten as if they had never appeared. Letting these small fragments leave traces in the real world so that they can be quickly recovered is one of the daily tasks of the little pointer. In the fantasy stage, remember it casually. When a new idea appears, it should be converted into a text record through voice, keyboard, scanning, etc. and placed on a branch line of the small pointer. This conversion process should run like a sketch of painting. Fast-generated transcript can retrieve the meaning which you’ve known. → The little pointer can switch between different branches. In order to speed up this progress, a large number of backup branches can be generated on a node. It is time to enter the carefully selected stage after a large number of ideas, scenes leaving a fast-generated transcript in the small pointer. → The synthetic speech of branch text can be set through the voice setting menu. The text label in the cellpointer supports attribute text. → In the setting text menu, click the corresponding switch to switch between plain text and attribute text. → The menu in the upper left corner can insert a picture for the node, and you can search for the corresponding node by specifying content. → In the settings menu, you can set whether the background is follow mode or fixed mode. → In setting mode, you can change the size of the background. The corresponding sliding bar can be pulled to the end, which can double its sliding range. The background can be two gradient colors or three gradient colors. → The sliding page can also be set to browsing mode, normal mode and compound mode. There are other setup functions, and I look forward to your attempt. In the dynamic presentation stage, the small pointer automatically shuttles through the traces left in the small pointer of memory fragments, helping you quickly retrieve ideas or situations that fall in an unknown corner of the deep memory. → In the small pointer browsing state, click the full-screen button in the upper right corner to enter the dynamic rendering stage. → The dynamic graphics in the center can be set as text or emoji in the dynamic rendering settings menu, and the emoji is recommended. → Select the node or slide the node to the center of the screen, and click the startup button in the upper left corner to automatically shuttle through the traces left by the small fragments in the cellpointer. Regarding the selection status of the node, one is to click the corresponding node, and the other is to slide the node to the center of the screen. Click the button to automatically select the node. Click on the blank area to deselect the status. → In the edit curve state, double-click the screen to enter the state selected by the previous node. For gestures, long press can restore the default size of the page and the angle of rotation. → One-finger or two-finger sliding, two-finger zoom, two-finger rotation. → Move the node, touch the screen with two fingers, the other finger can move the node on the horizontal axis, three fingers touch the screen, and the other finger can move the node on the vertical axis. Regarding the sliding bar of the menu, click the area where the sliding bar is located, and the numeric input menu can pop up and set the relevant properties.

Screenshots

Remote KeyPad and NumPad Pro4 screens
CellPointerPro4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: CellPointerPro at $2.99 against Remote KeyPad and NumPad Pro's $9.99. CellPointerPro also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). On update cadence, ads, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Remote KeyPad and NumPad Pro costs $9.99 and CellPointerPro $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Remote KeyPad and NumPad Pro ships an update monthly, CellPointerPro every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Remote KeyPad and NumPad Pro versus CellPointerPro: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRemote KeyPad and NumPad ProCellPointerPro
Price$9.99$2.99 — better
Rating4.6 (652 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews88.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings652 — better—
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size108 MB16 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRemote Sunrise LTD冠宇 龚

Bugs and requests

Remote KeyPad and NumPad Pro

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Keyboard not recognized after rebooting computer
  • Constant crashes or freezes
  • Numeric input not registering correctly

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add Bluetooth connectivity
  • Allow customizing button colors
  • Include a full keyboard layout, not just numpad
  • Add haptic/audio feedback for key presses
  • Improve stability and reliability

CellPointerPro

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Remote KeyPad and NumPad Pro

No in-app purchases

None

CellPointerPro

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Remote KeyPad and NumPad Pro free?
Remote KeyPad and NumPad Pro costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is CellPointerPro free?
CellPointerPro costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Remote KeyPad and NumPad Pro or CellPointerPro have ads?
Neither Remote KeyPad and NumPad Pro nor CellPointerPro shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Remote KeyPad and NumPad Pro or CellPointerPro?
Remote KeyPad and NumPad Pro ships an update monthly, and CellPointerPro every 3 weeks. Most recently, Remote KeyPad and NumPad Pro was updated on October 26, 2026 and CellPointerPro on October 20, 2026.

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