Comparison

Smart Mouse & Keyboard for Mac vs Pi Block

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

Head to head
About

Smart Mouse & Keyboard for Mac

Transform your iPhone into a wireless mouse and keyboard for your Mac. Control presentations, media, and applications with intuitive gestures and shortcuts. Offers remote typing with voice and system control functions.

Highlights
  • Simulated mouse and trackpad
  • Fullscreen keyboard
  • Multi-touch gestures
  • Media remote control
  • Application launcher
  • Remote system shutdown/restart
  • Voice typing
Features
Currently charting
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See your Mac. Control it from your iPhone or iPad. Turn your device into a remote control, wireless mouse and keyboard for your Mac. View the Mac's live screen, open apps, type and control playback from the sofa, your desk or across the room. Both devices connect over the same Wi-Fi network. SEE AND CONTROL YOUR MAC • View your Mac's screen directly on your device. • Tap to click, drag items, scroll with two fingers and pinch to zoom into details. • Use the trackpad for pointer control, right-clicks, scrolling and gestures. A KEYBOARD THAT FEELS YOURS • Type text and emoji with a full Mac-style keyboard, modifier keys, arrows and F1–F12. • Choose six styles: Dark, Light, Backlit, Platinum, Ocean and Aluminium. • Set the backlight colour and brightness. Add optional key sounds, 3D keys, key pop-ups and ripple lighting. EVERYDAY CONTROLS, ONE TAP AWAY • Open Mac apps from their icons and use shortcuts for copy, paste, undo, Spotlight and more. • Control playback, volume, mute and display brightness. • Lock or sleep your Mac. Restart, shut down and log out when enabled in the Mac companion. MADE FOR YOUR SCREEN Layouts for iPhone, iPad and iPhone Duo. On iPad, the live Mac screen and keyboard share an aligned workspace, with controls within easy reach. PAIR ONCE, CONNECT SECURELY Confirm the matching code on both devices. The connection between your device and Mac is encrypted. No account and no ads. GET STARTED Download the free Mouse companion for Mac from sebaexhibits.com/apps/mouse and open it. Connect both devices to the same Wi-Fi, choose your Mac and complete pairing. Allow Accessibility for input control and Screen Recording to view the Mac screen. Requires the Mac companion on macOS 13 or later. Supports Apple silicon and Intel Macs.

About

Pi Block

Features
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Pi Block An open-source application to manage Pi-Hole server Features * Disable Pi-Hole DNS blocking indefinitely and for specific time periods * Overview of Pi-Hole query summary, session, system, versions, dns server, dhcp server information * Bar graphs for Total Queries, Client Activity * Pie charts for Query Types, Upstreams, DNS cache * Statistics on Domains and clients * Browse and search Query Log * Manage domains, lists, groups, clients * Pi-Hole diagnostic messages * Pi-Hole configuration as JSON * Pi-Hole logs like Dnsmasq, FTL and http web server * Actions like Update Gravity * Network devices and interfaces * Teleporter * Responsive design * Automatically refresh key features data Known Issues * Flickering when scrolling from bottom to top in stats page * Stats - In top clients section, if client has no name it is dispaying as empty * Dashboard - In versions section new versions links might not work * Logs out when app goes to background for some time * Dashboard - Stats, in light mode icon right corner is not rounded off More information on https://piblock.opensquares.in Having Issues? Please file bug reports or requests for help over on Github: https://github.com/aaryanvangari/pi-block/issues/ Legal License: https://github.com/aaryanvangari/pi-block/blob/master/LICENSE.txt Privacy Policy: https://github.com/aaryanvangari/pi-block/blob/master/PRIVACY_POLICY.md

Screenshots

Smart Mouse & Keyboard for Mac4 screens
Pi Block3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Pi Block at Free against Smart Mouse & Keyboard for Mac's $2.99. Pi Block also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). Smart Mouse & Keyboard for Mac's advantage is chart position (#168 vs unranked). On ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Pi Block is free to download; Smart Mouse & Keyboard for Mac costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard3 real differences Ā· 6 level
Smart Mouse & Keyboard for Mac versus Pi Block: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSmart Mouse & Keyboard for MacPi Block
Price$2.99Free — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Update frequencyEvery 19 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
Best chart rank#168 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB26 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSensonetSampath Vangari

In-app purchases

None

Smart Mouse & Keyboard for Mac

No in-app purchases

None

Pi Block

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Smart Mouse & Keyboard for Mac free?
Smart Mouse & Keyboard for Mac costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Pi Block free?
Pi Block is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Smart Mouse & Keyboard for Mac or Pi Block have ads?
Neither Smart Mouse & Keyboard for Mac nor Pi Block shows ads.

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