Comparison

ActionPad vs Mo

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

Head to head
About

ActionPad

Create custom control panels to remotely operate your computer applications. Simulate keyboard and mouse input, launch programs, open files, and control media. Share and download user-created panels for enhanced productivity and gaming.

Highlights
  • Customizable control panels
  • Simulate keyboard and mouse input
  • Launch applications and files
  • Open websites
  • Media and volume control
  • Create macros
  • Community Panels Hub
Features
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ActionPad allows you to create your own custom control panels to remote control applications on your computer. This app requires the ActionPad Server desktop software to be installed on your computer for full functionality. For more information on this, visit https://actionpad.co/go. Compatible with macOS and Windows. Panels can contain buttons and other objects, which can be used to simulate keyboard and mouse input, as well as open files and URLs. With grid and dynamic panel types, buttons can be arranged into a grid with customizable rows and columns, or positioned and sized anywhere you would like on your panel for infinite customization possibilities. Customize the appearance of buttons and other panel objects to give them a distinct look. Get ready to make your keyboard and mouse jealous. With ActionPad, you may implement buttons on your panel that: -Execute keystrokes, such as Command C or Ctrl V. -Move your mouse pointer or hold keys as you hold down the button. -Launch applications and open files on your computer. -Open websites in your default browser and interact with them. -Control media and volume on your computer. -Do all of these things with one press! You can have buttons send continuous keyboard and mouse input as you hold them down, or you can combine multiple actions to create simple or complex macros that will run with just one tap of the button! All of this, along with visual elements such as images, text, and containers can all be combined to create unique control panels, each of which with it's own purpose. Don't feel like creating your own panel, or want to use some pre-created panels for some of your favorite desktop apps? ActionPad features the Community Panels Hub, which allows users to upload and share panels they create. It's very easy to share panels and build upon everyone's creations. Along with sharing through the Community Panels Hub, you can also export your panel and send it via E-mail, AirDrop, or a variety of other mediums. No account needed to download user-made panels, only required if you wish to upload to share with other users. Whether it be a panel used to quickly access the most commonly used tools in Photoshop, extra shortcuts for DAW power users, controls for your cockpit in a space simulation game, or a remote control for your streaming setup, there is no limit to what you can create and control with ActionPad.

About

Mo

Capture your movements using your smartphone's camera to animate 3D models. Edit recorded animations by trimming, rotating joints, and interpolating. Export your creations in the standard BVH format.

Highlights
  • Smartphone motion capture
  • Human movement tracking
  • Animation editing tools
  • Timeline trimming
  • Joint rotation
  • BVH export
Features
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Mo-Capp is a compact motion capture studio right in the palm of your hand! There is no need to animate your 3D model manually from scratch, now you can use your smartphone to record your own movement! Use the cam from your smartphone to detect a human and track their movement. After recording an animation you can edit it as you want. Trim the timeline, rotate joints, interpolate and more. When your animation is ready just export it to BVH (Biovision Hierarchy) standard format. Also, if you have an Apple Watch you can use it as a remote control, pretty convenient!

Screenshots

ActionPad4 screens
Mo4 screens

Verdict

The call

ActionPad and Mo both sit at 3.9 stars, but that hides the real split: 63% of ActionPad's written reviews are positive against 0% of Mo's. ActionPad also leads on ratings volume (28 vs 2). Mo's advantage is price ($1.99 vs $3.99). 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

ActionPad costs $3.99 and Mo $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 3.9 for ActionPad against 4.0 for Mo. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ActionPad has 28 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 63% of ActionPad's written reviews are positive against 0% of Mo's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on July 5, 2026 and September 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
ActionPad versus Mo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterActionPadMo
Price$3.99$1.99 — better
Rating3.9 (28 ratings)4.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews63.4% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings28 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS15.014.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size29 MB32 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAndrew ArpasiTlakali Game Studio

Customer experience

ActionPad

All ratings28 ratings
Positive71.4%
Neutral10.7%
Negative17.9%
Written reviews41 reviews
Positive63.4%
Neutral7.3%
Negative29.3%

Mo

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

None

ActionPad

No in-app purchases

None

Mo

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ActionPad free?
ActionPad costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Mo free?
Mo costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, ActionPad or Mo?
Mo is rated higher. ActionPad averages 3.9 out of 5 from 28 ratings, while Mo averages 4.0 from 2 ratings.
Do ActionPad or Mo have ads?
Neither ActionPad nor Mo shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ActionPad or Mo?
ActionPad ships an update every 3 months, and Mo every 3 months. Most recently, ActionPad was updated on July 5, 2026 and Mo on September 10, 2026.

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