Comparison

Mirror For Chromecast App vs Shanghai Camera

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

Head to head
About

Mirror For Chromecast App

Stream your iPhone or iPad screen and audio to a Chromecast device. Ideal for presentations, photos, and videos, though not recommended for gaming due to slight latency. Connect to the same network and easily start or stop mirroring.

Highlights
  • Mirror iPhone/iPad screen to Chromecast
  • Stream audio to Chromecast
  • Supports Chromecast 1, 2, 3, Ultra, Google TV
  • Suitable for movies and presentations
  • Easy start and stop mirroring controls
  • Pro version removes watermark and enables sound
Features
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Application to mirror the screen and audio of your iPhone or iPad to a Chromecast 1, 2, 3, Ultra, or Google TV. You can mirror any app on your iPhone or iPad to your Chromecast. In using the app, there will be a couple of seconds of latency (usually between 2 and 4). So this mirroring is not suitable for gaming. However, it is very suitable for watching movies, giving presentations, watching photos, and much more! How the app works: 1. Make sure that your iPhone or iPad is connected to the same local network as your Chromecast. Don't use multiple VLANs or subnets. 2. Launch the Mirror for Chromecast app. It will start looking for your Chromecast devices on your local network. When a Chromecast is found, please select it. 3. Turn on notifications for this app. We will not spam you, but we will use this to let you know if your Chromecast is working correctly or not. So please, please allow it, otherwise when things don't work as they should, you are left in the dark. 4. Click on Start Mirroring to start mirroring on the Chromecast that is currently selected. After that, you can just go to any other app on your iPhone or iPad and the mirroring just continues to run. 5. To stop mirroring, there are two options. (1) click on the red top bar that you will see on your iPhone or iPad. (2) Go to the Mirror for Chromecast app and click on Stop Mirroring. You can purchase the Mirror for Chromecast Pro Version through an in app purchase. The Pro Version has the following features: 1. Removes the watermark from the player on TV 2. Provides for free lifetime updates of the app 3. Enables sound even when the watermark is displayed on TV * Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. * Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. * Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal. * Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user’s Account Settings after purchase. * Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable. Feel free to check: Our Terms of Use: http://bit.ly/ToU-MfC Our Privacy Policy: https://www.airbeam.tv/privacy-policy/ Limitations and known issues: DRM Some apps block Screen Mirroring. This means that application developers can choose themselves if they want to block Screen Mirroring. For instance, Netflix, Disney and AppleTV+ have decided to block this. There is a simple test that you can do to see if the app that you want to mirror has blocked Screen Mirroring: Open that particular app and slide up Control Center on your iPhone/iPad. Then, click on Screen Recording and start recording the screen to your Camera Roll. Watch the app that you want to mirror and at some point stop the screen recording. Then go to your Photos app and watch the video that was recorded. If the recorded video shows the app you want to mirror, it works fine. If the video is empty, then the app you want to mirror does not allow Screen Mirroring. About Screen Recording and Privacy Even though there are notifications about Screen Recording, we don't record your screen into files and we don't send any content to a server. We only temporarily store data in memory, before it is streamed to TV. Upon streaming, the content is removed from memory. Support: If you have questions or would like to provide feedback, please send us an e-mail or chat with us on our Facebook page. When you like the app, please don't forget to give it a positive rating! Thanks in advance from the AirBeamTV development team! Please give us feedback by mailing to support@airbeam.tv Chromecast is a trademark of Google LLC.

About

Shanghai Camera

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Shanghai Camera is a minimal creative AR camera for making stylized color or black-and-white photos. Use your iPhone camera to place a 3D Shanghai logo into the real world, adjust the object, choose a color/monochrome look, and capture a finished image. The interface is designed to stay simple, fast, and focused so you can experiment without a complicated editing workflow. Features: - Place a 3D Shanghai logo in your real-world environment - Use plane and mesh placement controls - Preview monochrome/color film-inspired styles - Swipe to change the selected style - Adjust scale, rotation, position - Capture with the shutter button or the iPhone volume-down button - View saved photos in the in-app gallery Shanghai Camera is built for quick creativity: place, style, adjust, and shoot.

Screenshots

Mirror For Chromecast App4 screens
Shanghai Camera3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Shanghai Camera at none against Mirror For Chromecast App's 8. On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Mirror For Chromecast App sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per 7 days. Shanghai Camera asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Mirror For Chromecast App versus Shanghai Camera: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMirror For Chromecast AppShanghai Camera
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.9 (788 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews28.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings788 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.617.6
Further details — not scored
Size197 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAirBeamTV BVRyan Walker

Bugs and requests

Mirror For Chromecast App

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Frequent disconnections
  • Incompatibility with certain TVs and apps
  • Watermark issue even after paid upgrade

Requested features

3 requests
  • Dark mode option
  • Improve stability and reduce latency
  • Allow mirroring of protected content

Shanghai Camera

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

8 purchases

Mirror For Chromecast App

Subscriptions5
  • Weekly: All Features$5.997 Days
  • Special Promo Annual Plan$7.991 Year
  • Monthly Plan: All Features$9.991 Month
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  • Yearly Subscription7 Days trial$11.991 Year
  • Annual Plan: All Features$29.991 Year
One-time3
  • Pay Only Once: Special Offer!$14.99
  • Pay Only Once: Special Offer!$23.99
  • Pay Only Once & All Features$59.99
None

Shanghai Camera

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Mirror For Chromecast App free?
Mirror For Chromecast App is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Shanghai Camera free?
Shanghai Camera is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Mirror For Chromecast App or Shanghai Camera have ads?
Neither Mirror For Chromecast App nor Shanghai Camera shows ads.

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