CastAssist vs Fast Cast
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
CastAssist
This utility helps users find AirReceiver or AppleTV devices on complex networks, such as those found in schools and businesses. It simplifies device discovery in environments where standard network scanning might fail.
- Discover AirReceiver devices
- Discover AppleTV devices
- Network scanning across subnets
- Ideal for schools and businesses
- Simplifies device discovery
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CastAssist help you discovery AirReceiver or AppleTV across subnets or a busy network. This is usually happens at schools and businesses with more complex network environments.
Fast Cast
Easily project your phone's screen to other devices like iPhones, iPads, and iMacs. Control your PC from your phone and record your screen on Mac. Ideal for education and entertainment.
- Project phone screen to other devices
- Control PC from phone
- Network-less projection support
- Mac screen recording
- Mac screenshotting
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Fast Cast is an easy-to-use screen casting application - You can project your phone's screen onto other devices (iPhone, iPad and iMac). - You can control your PC from your phone (Windows requires TightVNC to be downloaded, Mac requires the system's screen sharing to be enabled). 'Fast Cast' can be used in education, entertainment, etc. Key Features 1. scan the device and project the screen 2. support for network-less environment for projection 3) Mac support for video recording and screenshotting. How to download on a Mac: Search the App Store for "Fast Cast"
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: CastAssist at 100% against Fast Cast's 46%. CastAssist also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.0) and ads (none vs shown). Fast Cast's advantage is ratings volume (98 vs 1). On price, in-app purchases and device support 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
CastAssist holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Fast Cast has 98 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of CastAssist's written reviews are positive against 46% of Fast Cast's.
| Parameter | CastAssist | Fast Cast |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 3.0 (98 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 45.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 98 — better |
| Update frequency | — | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 方儿 龙 | 意 田 |
Customer experience
CastAssist
Fast Cast
In-app purchases
CastAssist
No in-app purchases
Fast Cast
No in-app purchases
