Screen Mirroring for Roku vs FanX Security
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Screen Mirroring for Roku
Easily share your iPhone or iPad screen to your Roku device with zero delay and high quality. Stream photos, videos, games, and presentations directly to your TV. Supports a wide range of Roku players and TVs.
- Zero delay screen mirroring
- High screen quality
- Mirror photos and videos
- Mirror games and apps
- Supports various Roku players
- Supports major Roku TV brands
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Screen Mirroring for Roku is the easy mirror app to share your iPhone or iPad screen on your Roku Streaming Player, Roku Stick or Roku TV. It's the most advanced screen mirroring solution with zero delay and the highest screen quality. Mirror photos, videos, games, websites, apps, presentations, documents and spreadsheets on Roku. * SUPPORTED Roku Players: Roku TV, Roku Streaming Stick, Roku Express, Roku Premiere, Roku Ultra, Roku 2, Roku 3, Roku 4, Roku HD (2500), Roku LT (2400+2450) Player. Please make sure that firmware 5.1 or later is installed. * SUPPORTED Roku TVs: Hisense, Sharp, TCL, Insignia, Hitachi, Philips, Element, JVC, Metz, Coocaa, Westinghouse, Onn * NOT SUPPORTED Roku Players: Roku classic models (N1000, N1050, N1100, N1101), Roku 2000, 2050, 2100, Telstra TV, NOW TV Stick & Box, Sky Ticket (WOW TV). * Your iPhone/iPad and your Roku must be connected to the same Wi-Fi to enable screen mirroring. Please do not use VPN, Proxy, VLANS and Subnets. * Latency is supreme (below 1 second) when you have good Wi-Fi network conditions * No hidden subscriptions or costs * Black screen issues: Some third party apps prevent screen mirroring. When you try to mirror them, you will just see a black screen on your TV, for example with Netflix and Disney+. This is a restriction chosen by Netflix and others, so we cannot fix it at the moment. If you like the app and our constant work on it, please give the app a positive rating on the App Store. Many thanks in advance from the development & support team. Disclaimer: This app is not affiliated with Roku or one of its products or any other trademark mentioned here. ROKU, the ROKU Logo, ROKU READY, the ROKU READY Logo, "STOP DREAMING. START STREAMING.", "HAPPY STREAMING", "THERE'S A TON OF ENTERTAINMENT IN THIS LITTLE BOX.", "STREAMING STICK", and "NOW THIS IS TV" are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of Roku, Inc. in the United States and other countries.
FanX Security
Monitor live video feeds and review recorded footage from your home or business. Receive instant motion detection alerts to ensure timely safety measures. Stay connected to your family and enterprise from anywhere.
- Live video streaming
- Playback image review
- Motion detection alerts
- Push notifications
- Video image sharing
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"FanX Security" is established to provide a comprehensive set of video service platforms for family and enterprise us. You can easily check live video feeds and playback images of your apartment, villa, shop, factory, and office, etc., via the FanX Security video service platform. Meanwhile, you will receive instant push notifications via the FanX Security alarm system as soon as motion is detected, allowing you to take appropriate safety measures promptly. Your family and enterprise are connected to you, no matter where you are. The main features include: ● Live video playback ● Playback image review ● Timely reminders and message notifications ● Video image sharing
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: FanX Security at 5.0 against Screen Mirroring for Roku's 3.8. FanX Security also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 59%) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). Screen Mirroring for Roku's advantage is ratings volume (69K vs 3) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 5 months). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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. Screen Mirroring for Roku sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. FanX Security asks for nothing beyond the download.
FanX Security holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Screen Mirroring for Roku has 69K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 59% of Screen Mirroring for Roku's written reviews are positive against 100% of FanX Security's.
Screen Mirroring for Roku ships an update every 2 months, FanX Security every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Screen Mirroring for Roku | FanX Security |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.8 (69K ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 58.9% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 69K — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 24 MB | 278 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Kraus und Karnath GbR 2Kit Consulting | 深圳市梵想信息技术有限公司 |
Customer experience
Screen Mirroring for Roku
FanX Security
Bugs and requests
Screen Mirroring for Roku
Reported bugs
3 issues- Mirroring stops working after a few minutes
- Unable to connect to Roku devices
- App crashes on launch
Requested features
3 requests- Add audio support
- Improve video quality and stability
- Provide a truly free version without ads
FanX Security
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Screen Mirroring for Roku
- Roku$9.99
FanX Security
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Screen Mirroring for Roku free?
Is FanX Security free?
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