Smart Mouse & Keyboard for Mac vs Pi Block
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side ā with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Simulated mouse and trackpad
- Fullscreen keyboard
- Multi-touch gestures
- Media remote control
- Application launcher
- Remote system shutdown/restart
- Voice typing
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Turn your iPhone into a wireless trackpad, keyboard and remote for your Mac. Smart Mouse & Keyboard 2.0 is rebuilt from the ground up. Point, click, scroll, type and open apps from the couch, across the room or at the front of a classroom. TRACKPAD ⢠Move the pointer with one finger, tap to click, tap twice to double-click ⢠Tap with two fingers to right-click, scroll with two fingers and natural momentum ⢠Touch and hold, then move, to drag files and windows ⢠Swipe with three fingers to switch desktops or open Mission Control ⢠Tablet mode: touch a spot and the pointer jumps exactly there KEYBOARD ⢠Type in any language, with accents and emoji ⢠Esc, Tab, arrow keys and sticky ā ā„ ā ā§ modifiers ⢠Function keys F1āF12, Home, End, Page Up and Page Down ⢠Works with a hardware keyboard connected to your iPhone or iPad SHORTCUTS AND APPS ⢠One-tap shortcuts: copy, paste, undo, Spotlight, switch app, screenshot and more ⢠Open any app on your Mac from its real icon MEDIA AND POWER ⢠Play, pause, skip, volume, mute and brightness, with any music or video player ⢠Lock, sleep, restart or shut down your Mac, protected by Face ID or Touch ID PRIVATE BY DESIGN ⢠Pair once by checking that both screens show the same code ⢠Everything between your iPhone and Mac is encrypted ⢠No account, no ads MADE FOR EVERY SCREEN ⢠iPhone, iPad and iPhone Duo, with trackpad and controls side by side on big screens SET UP IN A MINUTE 1. On your Mac, download the free Mouse app from sebaexhibits.com/apps/mouse 2. Open it. It lives in the menu bar. 3. Keep your iPhone and Mac on the same Wi-Fi network and choose your Mac in the app. Requires the free Mouse app for Mac (macOS 13 or later, Apple silicon and Intel).
Pi Block
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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
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Pi Block at Free against Smart Mouse & Keyboard for Mac's $0.99. Pi Block also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). 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
Pi Block is free to download; Smart Mouse & Keyboard for Mac costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | Smart Mouse & Keyboard for Mac | Pi Block |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free ā better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | ā |
| Update frequency | Every 38 months | ā |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | ā |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod ā better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 13.0 ā better |
| Further details ā not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 26 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Sensonet | Sampath Vangari |
In-app purchases
Smart Mouse & Keyboard for Mac
No in-app purchases
Pi Block
No in-app purchases
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