Touch Portal vs MATRIC
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
MATRIC
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MATRIC is an innovative app utilizing the smartphone or tablet to remotely control applications on Windows PC. In a nutshell, it allows you to create a custom user interface to perform actions in PC application or game. Thanks to our vibrant community you can find 100s of ready made decks for free in our community gallery at https://community.matricapp.com. Remotely control apps, execute game macros, make your own stream deck, control smart home devices or even use smartphone/tablet as virtual cockpit in flight simulator, use drag & drop editor to create your unique deck and share it with the community. Integration API allows integration of 3rd party apps enabling 2-way integration - e.g. media player can display song name, game could display health/ammo etc. MATRIC has built in OBS Studio integration so you can use it as stream deck controller. IMPORTANT: This app requires Windows companion app which can be downloaded at https://matricapp.com. Free version supports max 8 controls and single page To get fastest support, join our Discord server: https://discord.gg/HjEZnfe Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula Privacy policy: https://matricapp.com/privacy.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Touch Portal at every 3 months against MATRIC's every 9 months. Touch Portal also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Touch Portal sells 6 one-off in-app purchases and MATRIC sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Touch Portal ships an update every 3 months, MATRIC every 9 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Touch Portal | MATRIC |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (812 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 54.9% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 812 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 9 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 132 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Rils | TOMISLAV GUDELJ |
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
MATRIC
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
MATRIC
- Premium unlock for one month$0.991 Month
- Premium unlock for one year$6.991 Year
- Premium features unlock$9.99
- Premium features unlock$12.99
- Premium features unlock$24.99







