Plug and Play Smart vs Mirroring
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Plug and Play Smart
This free universal smart home app lets you control and manage various smart devices from different brands in one place. Monitor device status, set schedules, share control, and create custom scenes for automated actions.
- Remote control of smart devices
- Manage devices from multiple brands
- Real-time device status monitoring
- Set timing tasks and schedules
- Share device control with others
- Create custom scenes for automation
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Plug and Play is a free universal smart home APP. It allows you to remote control and manage your favorite smart devices of different brands in a single App. It supports to monitor real-time device status, set different timing tasks, share control and set scene to trigger on/off.
Mirroring
Easily project your phone screen to a larger display like a TV or projector. This app manages your mirroring device, allowing you to control screen mode, picture quality, and output resolution for a seamless viewing experience.
- Project phone screen to TV
- Manage mirroring device
- Set screen mode
- Adjust picture quality
- Configure output resolution
- Online equipment upgrades
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This app provides the device management function of our Mirror series products. Using the Mirror series products, you can easily project your phone screen to a big TV, monitor or projector. The equipment is plug and play, convenient and fast. This app supports the following features: 1. Set the same screen mode. 2. Set the picture quality. 3. Set the output resolution to the monitor. 4. Set the portrait mode. 5. Support online upgrade of equipment.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Plug and Play Smart at 3.8 against Mirroring's 1.6. Plug and Play Smart also leads on review sentiment (16% vs 5%) and update cadence (monthly vs every 2 months). Mirroring's advantage is ratings volume (306 vs 5). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
Plug and Play Smart holds the better App Store score, 3.8 against 1.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Mirroring has 306 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 16% of Plug and Play Smart's written reviews are positive against 5% of Mirroring's.
Plug and Play Smart ships an update monthly, Mirroring every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Plug and Play Smart | Mirroring |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.8 (5 ratings) — better | 1.6 (306 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 15.8% of reviews — better | 5.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 306 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 11.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 52 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Shenzhen CoolKit Technology Co., Ltd. | Shenzhen Xianzhi Wulian Technology Co., Ltd. |
Customer experience
Plug and Play Smart
Mirroring
Bugs and requests
Plug and Play Smart
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Mirroring
Reported bugs
3 issues- Freezes on home screen
- Doesn't recognize connected device
- Stopped working after update
Requested features
3 requests- Support for streaming apps
- Better instructions
- Improved device compatibility
In-app purchases
Plug and Play Smart
No in-app purchases
Mirroring
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Plug and Play Smart free?
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