Comparison

Smart Mouse & Keyboard for Mac vs Message Receipts

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
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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 ⌘ ⌄ ⌃ ⇧ modifiers • Function keys F1–F12, 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).

About

Message Receipts

Features
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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/

Screenshots

Smart Mouse & Keyboard for Mac4 screens
Message Receipts4 screens

Verdict

The call

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.

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

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

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.

Scorecard4 real differences Ā· 4 level
Smart Mouse & Keyboard for Mac versus Message Receipts: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSmart Mouse & Keyboard for MacMessage Receipts
Price$0.99Free — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Update frequencyEvery 38 monthsDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSensonetWNM Live

In-app purchases

None

Smart Mouse & Keyboard for Mac

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Message Receipts

One-time1
  • Unlock Screenshots$9.99

Questions

Is Smart Mouse & Keyboard for Mac free?
Smart Mouse & Keyboard for Mac costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Message Receipts free?
Message Receipts is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Smart Mouse & Keyboard for Mac or Message Receipts have ads?
Neither Smart Mouse & Keyboard for Mac nor Message Receipts shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Smart Mouse & Keyboard for Mac or Message Receipts?
Smart Mouse & Keyboard for Mac ships an update every 38 months, and Message Receipts daily. Most recently, Smart Mouse & Keyboard for Mac was updated on October 24, 2026 and Message Receipts on October 10, 2026.

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