Touch Portal vs Controlax
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Touch Portal
Transform your phone or tablet into a customizable macro deck for your PC or Mac. Streamline workflows for content creation, editing, and professional tasks with dedicated buttons and integrations.
- OBS Studio integration
- Streamlabs OBS integration
- Adobe Photoshop integration
- Remote control PC/Mac
- Macro buttons
- Customizable look and feel
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Touch Portal is the #1 All-in-One Remote Control Macro and Stream app for Phones and Tablets with a deck of buttons as a board on your desk and workspace. You will get the following features: - OBS STUDIO INTEGRATION (OBS web-socket required) - STREAMLABS OBS INTEGRATION - STREAMELEMENTS OBS.LIVE INTEGRATION (OBS web-socket required) - ADOBE PHOTOSHOP INTEGRATION - ADOBE LIGHTROOM CLASSIC INTEGRATION - REMOTE CONTROL PC AND/OR MAC - XSPLIT INTEGRATION - TWITCH INTEGRATION - HOME AUTOMATION - PHILIPS HUE INTEGRATION - MACRO BUTTONS - SMART TOUCH BUTTONS - CUSTOMIZABLE LOOK AND FEEL - COMMUNITY-DRIVEN DEVELOPMENT Touch Portal is a companion app to control a PC or a Mac by using a deck of buttons to improve the workflow & productivity of game streamers, content creators and professionals. Touch Portal gives you all the essential controls you’d need, we keep adding more features every update! With Touch Portal you are allowed up to 110 unique buttons per page for the Pro version, not to mention you could use the pages to even increase this! Use it as a Macro Deckboard or Shortcut Board for your video and photo editing software and edit faster and more efficient. Use cases: - Game streamers: Stream your games while having total control of your broadcast overlays with a deck of buttons. - Video editors: Edit your videos faster, easier and smarter with a fully customizable page with the buttons you use most often on your Touch Portal deck. Create macros and shortcut buttons to optimize your workflow. - Photo editors: Edit your photos faster, you don't have to learn all the shortcuts the photo editing software gives you, just add the action you want to the "Touch Portal Desktop" app and start editing. - Professionals: Create your own customizable page to improve your productivity and workflow. The app is an extension of your keyboard, with much more features. IMPORTANT!: * You need to download the "Touch Desktop" app on your PC or your Mac to use this app. Please go to our website to download it from our website. https://www.touch-portal.com/ Please join us at our Discord server for the fastest help. We are daily available on discord, our community is also willing to help you further with your Touch Portal experience. Discord server: https://discord.gg/MgxQb8r
Controlax
Transform your iOS device into a powerful computer remote. Control your PC or Mac with custom shortcuts, a virtual trackpad, and keyboard functionality. Manage apps, files, and system functions from a distance.
- Customizable app, file, and website shortcuts
- Remote mouse and keyboard control
- Virtual trackpad with familiar gestures
- Remote shutdown and system control
- Dual-channel connection for stability
- Internet-based remote control from anywhere
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Have you ever thought about controlling the PC & Mac through the iPhone? Apps custom control, keyboard shortcuts mouse & keyboard, remote shutdown, or customize what you use most. With Controlax, your iOS device will turn into a computer's powerful Touch Bar in 1 step in 1 second. Controlax takes all: •1sec Connect & Auto-Detect: We tried our best to simplify the connection between your iPhone and computer. And the best way to do it is to let your iPhone find your computer automatically. •Revolution update: You can customize what you use most now. You can create shortcuts about apps, files, folders, websites, keyboard shortcuts, and more with your imagination. •Touch Bar also Remote Control A productive controller when near to computer, and a remote controller when far away Mac. Remote shutdown, apps switching, windows switching, windows maximization, lock the screen, screenshot with one button. •Remote mouse & keyboard Tap it. Slide it. Drag it. The iPhone becomes your best trackpad of the computer now. Familiar gestures make movement natural and intuitive •Number Pad Your efficiency can be improved by 300% when you using Excel, Numbers, and calculator •Extremely Stable with Dual-Channel Technology: Exclusive Dual-Channel(internet and LAN) technology makes the connection extremely stable. •Distance-limitless Controlling: The Internet-Connection-Mode enables Controlax to remote control smoothly from every signal corner of the world, without any space and distance's restriction. System Requirements: -iOS 8 or later -MacOS 10.10 or later -Windows 7 or later
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Controlax at none against Touch Portal's 6. Controlax also leads on iOS requirement (8.0 vs 12.0). Touch Portal's advantage is review sentiment (55% vs 20%) and ratings volume (800 vs 5). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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. Touch Portal sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Controlax asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for Touch Portal against 4.6 for Controlax. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Touch Portal has 800 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 55% of Touch Portal's written reviews are positive against 20% of Controlax's.
Touch Portal ships an update every 3 months, Controlax every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Touch Portal | Controlax |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (800 ratings) | 4.6 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 54.9% of reviews — better | 20.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 800 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 8.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 20 MB | 52 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Rils | Guangzhou Wayhold Information Technology Co. ,Ltd |
Customer experience
Touch Portal
Controlax
Bugs and requests
Touch Portal
Reported bugs
5 issues- App crashes after updates
- Buttons not working as expected
- Connectivity issues between devices
- Incorrect button sizing when rotating device
- Paid version not unlocking all features
Requested features
5 requests- Multi-device support
- More pre-built templates and integrations
- Improved button customization options
- Ability to close applications from the app
- Support for more fonts and visual styles
Controlax
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Touch Portal
- Edge Graphics Upgrade$0.99
- RGB Graphics Upgrade$0.99
- Retro SciFi Graphics Upgrade$0.99
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- Icon Editor Graphics Upgrade$3.99
- Multiple Devices Upgrade$6.99
- Touch Portal Pro version$13.99
Controlax
No in-app purchases









