Smart Mouse & Keyboard for Mac vs Message Receipts
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).
Message Receipts
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Message Receipts lets you create realistic looking prop iMessage screenshots. All features of iMessage are supported including: ⢠Reactions ⢠SMS and iMessage ⢠Replies ⢠Images ⢠Encryption status ⢠Do not disturb mode ⢠Group chats ⢠Chat names and images ⢠Avatar images The iMessage thread that the app creates exactly follows the same display logic as the real iMessage app, including: ⢠Correct timestamp frequency ⢠Colors ⢠Spacing, margins, padding ⢠Sizing ⢠Fonts In short, it looks exactly like a real iMessage thread would. Why would someone want to do this? Here's a few reasons: ⢠Motion picture and photography prop ⢠Advertisements ⢠Memes ⢠Jokes on friends ⢠Social media content Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Message Receipts at Free against Smart Mouse & Keyboard for Mac's $0.99. Message Receipts also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 38 months). Smart Mouse & Keyboard for Mac's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On ads and device support there is nothing between them.
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Message Receipts is free to download; Smart Mouse & Keyboard for Mac costs $0.99 up front. Message Receipts sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Smart Mouse & Keyboard for Mac asks for nothing beyond the download.
Smart Mouse & Keyboard for Mac ships an update every 38 months, Message Receipts daily. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Smart Mouse & Keyboard for Mac | Message Receipts |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free ā better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | ā |
| Update frequency | Every 38 months | Daily ā better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No ā better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | ā |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad ā better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 ā better | 26.0 |
| Further details ā not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Sensonet | WNM Live |
In-app purchases
Smart Mouse & Keyboard for Mac
No in-app purchases
Message Receipts
- Unlock Screenshots$9.99
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