Comparison

PS Remote Play vs Postparty

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

Head to head
About

PS Remote Play

Stream your PS5 or PS4 console to your mobile device and play games remotely. Control your console using an on-screen controller or connect your wireless controllers. Enjoy voice chat and text input from your mobile device.

Highlights
  • Stream PS5/PS4 screen to mobile
  • On-screen controller support
  • Connect DUALSHOCK 4 controller
  • Connect DualSense controller
  • Voice chat via mobile mic
  • Text input using mobile keyboard
Features
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Use PS Remote Play to access your PS5™ or PS4™ wherever you go. With PS Remote Play, you can: • Display the PlayStation®5 or PlayStation®4 screen on your mobile device. • Use the on-screen controller on your mobile device to control your PS5 or PS4. • Connect your DUALSHOCK®4 wireless controller. • Connect your DualSense™ wireless controller. • Connect your DualSense Edge™ wireless controller to mobile devices with iOS 16.4/iPadOS 16.4 or later installed. • Connect your Backbone One PlayStation® Edition to your iPhone. • Join voice chats using the mic on your mobile device. • Enter text on your PS5 or PS4 using the keyboard on your mobile device. To use this app, you need the following: • A mobile device with iOS 16/iPadOS 16 or later installed • A PS5 or PS4 console with the latest system software version • An account for PlayStation • A fast and stable internet connection When using mobile data: • Depending on your carrier and network conditions, you may not be able to use Remote Play. • Remote Play uses a lot more data than most video streaming services. Data charges may apply. Note: • This app may not be compatible with some games. • You need to grant this app access to connect to devices on your local network. If you haven't already, you can do this from the Settings menu on your iOS or iPadOS device. • Your controller may vibrate differently than when playing on your PS5 or PS4 console.

About

Postparty

Effortlessly capture, store, and share your best gaming moments. This app reminds you to save clips of your epic plays and allows easy editing and sharing across social media or directly with friends. Relive your highlights or get the recognition you deserve.

Highlights
  • Automatic clip saving
  • Highlight reel storage
  • In-game clip reminders
  • Clip trimming and editing
  • Easy social media sharing
  • Console and PC support
Features
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Postparty is the simplest way to capture, store and share gaming moments with friends and followers. How? Well, you know greatness when you see it, but you may not always think to save it. Postparty will fix that. And save your personal highlight reel in an easily accessible place. Whether you're a pro streamer looking to quickly share a victory with your followers on social media, or a casual gamer just trying to save a memorable moment with your squad - sharing gameplay clips, regardless of whether you're playing on console or PC has never been easier. Now when you make an awe-inspiring move during a game, Postparty won't just be there to save it for you, it will even remind you to clip your awesomeness to share with others. After clipping it, you can use Postparty to edit the clip and then easily share it through social media (or messages or email or however you want). You can finally get the recognition you deserve. Or you can save it to share later. With Postparty, you can store clips so they are easily accessible when you are ready to share them or just rewatch them over and over again for your own personal enjoyment. How does Postparty work? 1. Login to Postparty with your Epic Games account in order to directly upload content to the Postparty app. 2. Capture moments from Epic Games Fortnite or Psyonix Rocket League with the press and hold of a button on your controller. Postparty will save, store and even organize your content in the app. 3. When you're ready, you can easily trim your clips and share them however you like.

Screenshots

PS Remote Play2 screens
Postparty3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Postparty at 4.7 against PS Remote Play's 3.4. Postparty also leads on review sentiment (63% vs 33%) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 5 months). PS Remote Play's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). On price, ratings volume, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Postparty holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 19K and 17K respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 33% of PS Remote Play's written reviews are positive against 63% of Postparty's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PS Remote Play ships an update every 5 months, Postparty every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
PS Remote Play versus Postparty: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPS Remote PlayPostparty
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.4 (19K ratings)4.7 (17K ratings) — better
Positive reviews33.1% of reviews63.5% of reviews — better
Number of ratings19K — better17K
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#90 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size19 MB55 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPlayStation Mobile Inc.Life On Air, Inc

Customer experience

PS Remote Play

All ratings19,162 ratings
Positive56.2%
Neutral8.8%
Negative35.0%
Written reviews2,779 reviews
Positive33.1%
Neutral13.3%
Negative53.6%

Postparty

All ratings16,829 ratings
Positive93.4%
Neutral2.2%
Negative4.4%
Written reviews1,692 reviews
Positive63.5%
Neutral9.3%
Negative27.2%

User reviews

PS Remote Play

From 19K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Reasonable remote access
  • 🚀 Works seamlessly with proper connection
  • 👍 Amazing app, but
  • 👍 Exeptional app
  • 👍 Surprised

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Too much lag
  • 🐛 Connection without iOS 13
  • 🐛 Doesn't work
  • 🐛 Terrible update
  • 🐛 Doesn't work correctly on mobile data

Postparty

From 17K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Easy to clip and share gameplay
  • 👍 Great for Nintendo Switch players
  • 🚀 Instant clip saving
  • 👍 Convenient for content creators
  • 🚀 High quality clips

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Clips don't always upload successfully
  • 🐛 Frequent bugs and glitches
  • 🐛 Causes lag and performance issues
  • 🐛 Clips sometimes have audio/visual desync
  • 🐛 Unreliable clip capturing

Bugs and requests

PS Remote Play

Reported bugs

22 issues
  • UPDATE BOTH DEVICES TO YOUR LATEST SYSTEM SOFTWARE
  • Black bar on bottom on screen
  • App shuts down
  • Doesn't work after update
  • Crashing
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  • App will not register away from home with my iPhone XR or my iPad Pro 2020 anymore
  • Doesn't allow me to play away from my home
  • Controller won't Connect to my PS4 and look it up how to reconnect and it won't work
  • Doesn't work with my phone apple iphone xr won't connect to ps4
  • Connection without iOS 13
  • Cannot connect to PS5
  • Captcha system needs to be addressed
  • Crashing
  • Motion is broken
  • Works with some carriers, not with others
  • (8801330d)
  • Fix login server issue
  • Impossible on Sony TV Bravia 2023!
  • Wont turn on the PS5
  • Remote Play Has Killed Audio on TV
  • Very picky with what devices you can use, completely unusable in any place where it would be useful
  • Doesn't work

Requested features

14 requests
  • Controller
  • Needs controller support and it would be perfect
  • DualShock should NOT turn off during connection!
  • Please change remote conection
  • Please update app
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  • Allow to use LTE
  • Needs button mapping
  • Mouse is broken
  • Make it available for Apple TV and Vision Pro
  • Fix amplitude problem from the console to the app!
  • Needs DualSense support
  • Needs to support inverted X or Y axis play
  • Need to add cellular data support
  • Need to add controller support

Postparty

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Clips not appearing in the app
  • Inability to unlink account from app
  • Accidental/unwanted clip recording
  • Slow clip upload speeds

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add ability to record full matches
  • Improve clip editing and sharing options
  • Integrate with more games beyond Fortnite and Rocket League
  • Allow customization of clip duration
  • Add social features to view and interact with other users' clips

In-app purchases

None

PS Remote Play

No in-app purchases

None

Postparty

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PS Remote Play free?
PS Remote Play is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Postparty free?
Postparty is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, PS Remote Play or Postparty?
Postparty is rated higher. PS Remote Play averages 3.4 out of 5 from 19K ratings, while Postparty averages 4.7 from 17K ratings.
Do PS Remote Play or Postparty have ads?
Postparty shows ads; PS Remote Play does not.
Which is updated more often, PS Remote Play or Postparty?
PS Remote Play ships an update every 5 months, and Postparty every 2 months. Most recently, PS Remote Play was updated on September 24, 2026 and Postparty on September 25, 2026.

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