Shadow PC vs Halo OS
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Shadow PC
Access your powerful Windows 10 PC from any device, anywhere. Stream your high-end computer with all its software and connect your peripherals. Enjoy a full PC experience on your mobile, tablet, or TV.
- Access full Windows 10 PC
- Use on any device
- Low bandwidth support
- Connect peripherals
- Automatic resolution scaling
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Access your Shadow PC with all your PC software from any device at any time. The power of a high-end PC at your fingertips. Transform any iOS / iPadOS / tvOS device into a fully-featured Windows 10 PC with Shadow and use it at any time, whether you’re at home or on the go. Here’s what you’ll love about Shadow: • Get access to a full high-end Windows 10 PC from any device • Access it anywhere with our low bandwidth support • Connect all your peripherals (Mouse, keyboard, controller, display...) • Shadow supports native resolutions and scales to your device automatically. For more information about Shadow visit shadow.tech
Halo OS
Transform your iPhone or iPad into a functional desktop computer. Connect external displays, keyboards, and mice to navigate a web browser and file explorer with ease.
- External monitor support
- Bluetooth keyboard and mouse compatibility
- Web browser
- File explorer
- TXT file reader
- Window management
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Initial Project to turn your iPhone/iPad into a computer. How to use this app: - Connect your iPhone/iPad to an external monitor (use Lightning Digital AV Adapter, HDMI (for iPad) or use Apple AirPlay) - Connect Bluetooth Mouse and Bluetooth Keyboard (if you are using iPhone you gonna need to activate Assistive Touch and screen orientation change to Off so you can rotate the iPhone screen) Feature: Web browser File Explorer with a txt file reader. -- How to use the app --- Double click to open files and folders Click the window top bar so that windows became top window Double click top bar will expand the screen
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Halo OS at 4.3 against Shadow PC's 3.7. Halo OS also leads on review sentiment (75% vs 45%). Shadow PC's advantage is update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 26 months) and ratings volume (1.9K vs 8). 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.
Halo OS holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Shadow PC has 1.9K ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 45% of Shadow PC's written reviews are positive against 75% of Halo OS's.
Shadow PC ships an update every 6 weeks, Halo OS every 26 months. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and August 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Shadow PC | Halo OS |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (1.9K ratings) | 4.3 (8 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 45.1% of reviews | 75.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1.9K — better | 8 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks — better | Every 26 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 48 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Blade SAS | Tiago Mendes |
Customer experience
Shadow PC
Halo OS
Bugs and requests
Shadow PC
Reported bugs
4 issues- Login issues and session expiration problems
- Compatibility problems with certain devices
- Frequent disconnections and unstable connections
- Resolution and scaling issues on mobile devices
Requested features
5 requests- Add custom layout options for virtual controller
- Improve mouse and keyboard support
- Implement better microphone and camera integration
- Add scrolling gestures for touch controls
- Provide more storage options
Halo OS
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Shadow PC
No in-app purchases
Halo OS
No in-app purchases
Questions
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