Yam Pad Mini vs BeMyDisplay
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Yam Pad Mini
Transform your iPhone into a compact drawing tablet for your Mac. Utilize stylus input, touch gestures, and even simulate a Touch Bar for enhanced creative control. Connect via USB for a fast and reliable drawing experience with compatible Mac applications.
- iPhone as a drawing tablet
- Wacom stylus and 3D Touch support
- Touch gestures for zoom and pan
- Fast USB connection
- Full screen mirroring
- Touch Bar simulation
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# Mini version of Yam Pad for iPhone # # Requires a Mac for Drawing # iPhone as a mini Drawing Tablet for Mac via USB! Support Wacom stylus and 3D Touch for various Mac apps for drawing. Zoom or pan canvas by finger gestures on your iPhone while mirroring the whole screen. Fast and simple USB connection will let you focus on your creative expression. Key Features: - Wacom stylus & 3D Touch - Touch Gestures: Zoom/Scroll/Undo/Redo - Fast and secure USB connection - Mirror full screen with Retina resolution - Bluetooth keyboard input from iOS device - Touch Bar Simulation (for any Mac with macOS 10.12.2+) Mac Apps compatible: - Photoshop - Affinity Photo - Illustrator - SketchBook - Corel Painter - Lightroom - Toon Boom Harmony - MediBang Paint - Clip Studio Paint - ZBrush - MarginNote 3 - and more... (let us know your favorite) Stylus supported: - Wacom (pressure sensitivity, buttons) System Requirements: - iPhones/iPods with iOS 8.0 or later - Macs with OS X 10.9 or later (with USB port) Download app for Mac from: yamdisplay.com/yampad (free) For any questions or suggestions: help@yamdisplay.com
BeMyDisplay
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BeMyDisplay turns iPad/iPhone into a second display for Windows PC. The advanced design let BeMyDisplay provide unparalleled display effect: pixel perfect + ultra-low latency (free of trial). To get started, plug your iPad/iPhone into your Windows PC with USB cable, and run BeMyDisplay on both windows and iOS side, then BeMyDisplay will turn your iPad/iPhone into a high-performance second display for your PC automatically. BeMyDisplay Works With: All iPad/iPhone with iOS 12.0 and later All PC with Intel/Nvidia graphics card and Windows 10 (Version 2004 or newer) or Windows 11 Learn more at: https://starry-sky-workshop.github.io/BeMyDisplay/ or at: https://gitee.com/starry-sky-workshop/BeMyDisplay [Annual Subscription Information] Subscription Benefits: Enjoy all app features for one year Subscription Period: 1 year Subscription Price: Please refer to the iAP application information, for example, a continuous annual subscription is $1 per year. Payment: Upon confirming purchase and payment, the amount will be charged to the iTunes account. Cancellation of Renewal: To cancel renewal, please manually turn off the automatic renewal feature in your iTunes/Apple ID settings at least 24 hours before the current subscription period expires. Renewal: The Apple iTunes account will attempt to charge the fee within 24 hours prior to the expiration date, and upon successful payment, the subscription period will be extended for one year. Terms: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://github.com/starry-sky-workshop/BeMyDisplay/blob/main/PrivacyPolicy/PrivacyPolicy-en.md
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Yam Pad Mini at 4.3 against BeMyDisplay's 3.0. Yam Pad Mini also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence 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. BeMyDisplay sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $0.99 per year. Yam Pad Mini asks for nothing beyond the download.
Yam Pad Mini holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Yam Pad Mini has 108 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Yam Pad Mini ships an update every 2 months, BeMyDisplay every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Yam Pad Mini | BeMyDisplay |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (108 ratings) — better | 3.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 82.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 108 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 29 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Yamstu Inc. | 一康 樊 |
Bugs and requests
Yam Pad Mini
Reported bugs
9 issues- Awful input lag
- Keeps asking to be rated
- Stop telling me to buy the iPad version
- Laggy and has a pop up
- Can't get inside the app
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- App won't leave me alone
- Doesn't want you to use iPad, you will have to rate every min !!
- Keeps interrupting me
- Works well but keeps giving me a pop up every 2 seconds to get the iPad version really annoying
Requested features
4 requests- Support full resolution for iPad 11 inch 2020
- Move cursor by hovering Apple Pencil
- Customizable bar with additional keys (Alt, Cmd, Shift, Right click)
- Option to remove the big arrow when filming videos
BeMyDisplay
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Yam Pad Mini
No in-app purchases
BeMyDisplay
- Auto-renewable Annual Plan$0.991 Year
