Comparison

Touch Portal vs KDE Connect

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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

About

KDE Connect

Seamlessly integrate your devices with features like a shared clipboard, file sharing, and remote control. Use your phone as a virtual touchpad or keyboard, and even control presentations remotely. All communication is secured with end-to-end encryption.

Highlights
  • Shared clipboard
  • File and URL sharing
  • Virtual touchpad and keyboard
  • Remote presentation control
  • Remote command execution
  • End-to-end encryption
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KDE Connect provides a set of features to integrate your workflow across devices: - Shared clipboard: copy and paste between your devices. - Share files and URLs to your computer from any app. - Virtual touchpad and keyboard: Use your phone screen as your computer's touchpad or keyboard - Remote presentation remote: control a laser pointer on the screen of your computer by moving your phone around. - Remote commands: run commands on your computer from your phone. - End-to-end TLS encryption: your information is safe. Please note you will need to install KDE Connect on your other computers/phones/tablets and keep the version up-to-date for the latest features to work. This app is part of an open source project and it exists thanks to all the people who contributed to it. Please visit the KDE Connect website to grab the source code.

Screenshots

Touch Portal4 screens
KDE Connect4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: KDE Connect at none against Touch Portal's 6. Touch Portal's advantage is rating (4.5 vs 4.2) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 14.0). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and update cadence 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. Touch Portal sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. KDE Connect asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Touch Portal holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 800 and 271 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 55% of Touch Portal's written reviews are positive against 61% of KDE Connect's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Touch Portal versus KDE Connect: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTouch PortalKDE Connect
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (800 ratings) — better4.2 (271 ratings)
Positive reviews55.1% of reviews60.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings800 — better271
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS12.0 — better14.0
Further details — not scored
Size20 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRilsKDE e.V.

Customer experience

Touch Portal

All ratings800 ratings
Positive88.4%
Neutral3.1%
Negative8.5%
Written reviews292 reviews
Positive55.1%
Neutral6.5%
Negative38.4%

KDE Connect

All ratings271 ratings
Positive79.7%
Neutral4.1%
Negative16.2%
Written reviews338 reviews
Positive60.9%
Neutral10.4%
Negative28.7%

User reviews

Touch Portal

From 800 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Efficient and time-saving
  • 👍 Highly customizable
  • 💡 Versatile for various use cases
  • 🔒 Reliable and stable
  • 👍 Great value for money

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Connectivity issues
  • 🔍 Complicated setup
  • 💰 Paywall for some features
  • 🔧 Compatibility problems with updates
  • 🤔 Confusing user interface

KDE Connect

From 271 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Works seamlessly across devices
  • 👍 Easy to set up and use
  • 🔒 Secure file transfer
  • 💡 Innovative remote control features
  • 🤖 Great for Linux/KDE integration

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Occasional crashes and connectivity issues
  • 🔋 Drains battery when running in the background
  • 🤖 Limited functionality on iOS compared to Android
  • 🤔 Pairing can be unreliable at times

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

KDE Connect

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Clipboard push feature not working
  • App crashes on launch for some users
  • Incompatibility with certain device/OS combinations
  • Inability to discover/connect to devices in some cases

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add support for background operation
  • Improve multi-file transfer capabilities
  • Integrate with system share sheet
  • Implement two-finger scrolling and other gestures
  • Add SMS/notification sync features

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Touch Portal

One-time6
  • 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
None

KDE Connect

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Touch Portal free?
Touch Portal is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is KDE Connect free?
KDE Connect is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Touch Portal or KDE Connect?
Touch Portal is rated higher. Touch Portal averages 4.5 out of 5 from 800 ratings, while KDE Connect averages 4.2 from 271 ratings.
Do Touch Portal or KDE Connect have ads?
Neither Touch Portal nor KDE Connect shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Touch Portal or KDE Connect?
Touch Portal ships an update every 3 months, and KDE Connect every 3 months. Most recently, Touch Portal was updated on September 21, 2026 and KDE Connect on September 11, 2026.

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