ScreenBrush Remote vs Deckboard
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ScreenBrush Remote
Control your Mac presentations from your iPhone. Use it as a laser pointer, slide changer, or drawing tool to highlight key points. It also features a flashlight and remote typing.
- Remote drawing
- Slide changing
- Laser pointer
- Flashlight tool
- Remote typing
- Undo/redo functionality
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ScreenBrush Remote as a laser pointer for presentations to concentrate attention on significant points. Use your iPhone to connect to ScreenBrush on your Mac. Use ScreenBrush Remote as a "clicker" for Keynote or Microsoft PowerPoint presentations to change slides. Features: • Remote Drawing • Change slides of presentations • As a laser pointer • Clear Screen with drawing by swiping left • Flashlight Tool by swiping right • Color hue change • Tool change • Repeat last drawing • Remote typing for Text Tool • Undo and redo Requirements: • iPhone with iOS 12 or later • Wi-Fi connection to ScreenBrush on your Mac
Deckboard
Transform your mobile device into a custom macro keyboard for your computer. Streamline tasks, launch applications, and control streaming software with personalized shortcuts. Requires a companion desktop app.
- Custom macro shortcuts
- Launch applications and websites
- OBS Studio/Streamlabs OBS integration
- Multimedia controls
- Personalize buttons with images/GIFs
- WiFi connection to PC
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Create custom computer macro shortcuts and launch them through your device, with NO ADS and more buttons on PRO version! No more windows switching to open the folder or website, get Deckboard to simplify them and power up your productivity! If you are an avid streamer, enjoy OBS Studio / Streamlabs OBS integration! Switching scenes and toggling sources easily will make Deckboard your new favourite streaming companion tool! Connect your computer to your device over local WiFi connection by entering IP address or scanning QR code. And don't forget to make your macro buttons truly yours by adding image, text, or animated GIF! IMPORTANT This app required Deckboard desktop server app installed on your computer - Download Deckboard desktop app https://deckboard.app Available macros • OBS Studio and Streamlabs OBS control for streaming (OBS Websocket plugin required) • Keyboard key press combination • Opening website • Opening folder • Multimedia controls (play, next track, previous track , etc) • Run program or executable • Post Tweet Purchase the PRO version for more buttons per board.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: ScreenBrush Remote at none against Deckboard's shown. ScreenBrush Remote also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and review sentiment (54% vs 33%). Deckboard's advantage is rating (2.8 vs 2.4). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and in-app purchases 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.
Deckboard holds the better App Store score, 2.8 against 2.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 11 and 16 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 54% of ScreenBrush Remote's written reviews are positive against 33% of Deckboard's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
ScreenBrush Remote ships an update every 5 months, Deckboard every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and September 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ScreenBrush Remote | Deckboard |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.4 (11 ratings) | 2.8 (16 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 53.8% of reviews — better | 33.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 11 | 16 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 36 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Elena Drozhzhina | Riva Farabi |
Customer experience
ScreenBrush Remote
Deckboard
In-app purchases
ScreenBrush Remote
No in-app purchases
Deckboard
No in-app purchases
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