Comparison

ScreenBrush Remote vs ExcalidrawZ

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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

About

ExcalidrawZ

This app enhances a popular web-based drawing tool by adding essential file management features. It offers automatic saving, file grouping, and cloud synchronization to ensure your creations are always accessible and secure across devices.

Highlights
  • Automatic file saving
  • File grouping
  • iCloud backup
  • Cross-device synchronization
  • Enhanced security for drawings
Features
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ExcalidrawZ is a native Excalidraw client for Mac, iPad, and iPhone, designed for hand-drawn whiteboards, diagrams, sketches, visual notes, and technical explanations. It keeps the familiar Excalidraw canvas experience, then adds native file management, iCloud sync, history, import and export tools, and Apple-platform interactions around it. Hand-drawn whiteboards and diagrams - Create flowcharts, architecture diagrams, wireframes, study notes, and visual sketches - Work with the familiar hand-drawn Excalidraw style - Use Apple Pencil, keyboard shortcuts, mouse, and trackpad controls - Continue editing across Mac, iPad, and iPhone Manage Excalidraw files - Autosave drawings managed inside the app - Organize work with groups, sorting, and local folders - Sync app-managed files across devices with iCloud - Review file history and restore important versions - Open and edit .excalidraw, .excalidraw.png, and .excalidraw.svg files Import, export, and share - Import PDFs and organize them on the canvas - Convert Mermaid diagrams into editable Excalidraw content - Insert LaTeX formulas and function graphs - Export images, PDFs, Excalidraw files, and editable PNG/SVG files - Share through the clipboard, system share sheet, and backup archives More advanced tools - Use Excalidraw collaboration when drawing with others - Ask AI to understand, create, and revise canvas content - Preview AI-generated proposals before applying them to your real canvas - Lock sensitive files and control which content is visible to AI - Expose MCP services for compatible AI clients ExcalidrawZ is useful for product design, engineering notes, study diagrams, teaching, documentation, brainstorming, and everyday whiteboard work. Privacy Policy https://excalidrawz.chocoford.com/privacy/ Terms of Use https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

ScreenBrush Remote4 screens
ExcalidrawZ4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: ExcalidrawZ at 4.2 against ScreenBrush Remote's 2.4. ExcalidrawZ also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 5 months) and review sentiment (74% vs 54%). ScreenBrush Remote's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 16) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.0). On price, ratings volume, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. ExcalidrawZ sells 16 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. ScreenBrush Remote asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

ExcalidrawZ holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 2.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 11 and 12 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 54% of ScreenBrush Remote's written reviews are positive against 74% of ExcalidrawZ's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ScreenBrush Remote ships an update every 5 months, ExcalidrawZ weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
ScreenBrush Remote versus ExcalidrawZ: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterScreenBrush RemoteExcalidrawZ
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.4 (11 ratings)4.2 (12 ratings) — better
Positive reviews53.8% of reviews73.5% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1112 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS12.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB107 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperElena DrozhzhinaChocoford Tech

Customer experience

ScreenBrush Remote

All ratings11 ratings
Positive36.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative63.6%
Written reviews13 reviews
Positive53.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative46.2%

ExcalidrawZ

All ratings12 ratings
Positive83.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative16.7%
Written reviews34 reviews
Positive73.5%
Neutral2.9%
Negative23.5%

In-app purchases

None

ScreenBrush Remote

No in-app purchases

16 purchases

ExcalidrawZ

Subscriptions10
  • Starter$2.991 Month
  • One coffee a month$2.991 Month
  • One coffee a week$6.991 Month
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  • Pro$9.991 Month
  • Max 3×$29.991 Month
  • Starter$29.991 Year
  • Max 10×$99.991 Month
  • Pro$99.991 Year
  • Max 3× (Yearly)$299.991 Year
  • Max 10× (Yearly)$999.991 Year
One-time6
  • Buy me a coffee$2.99
  • Buy me two coffee$4.99
  • Buy me five coffee$19.99
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  • Buy me ten coffee$29.99
  • Give me a great support$49.99
  • Ultimate support$99.99

Questions

Is ScreenBrush Remote free?
ScreenBrush Remote is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ExcalidrawZ free?
ExcalidrawZ is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, ScreenBrush Remote or ExcalidrawZ?
ExcalidrawZ is rated higher. ScreenBrush Remote averages 2.4 out of 5 from 11 ratings, while ExcalidrawZ averages 4.2 from 12 ratings.
Do ScreenBrush Remote or ExcalidrawZ have ads?
Neither ScreenBrush Remote nor ExcalidrawZ shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ScreenBrush Remote or ExcalidrawZ?
ScreenBrush Remote ships an update every 5 months, and ExcalidrawZ weekly. Most recently, ScreenBrush Remote was updated on October 15, 2026 and ExcalidrawZ on October 19, 2026.

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