Comparison

iPencil vs Smart Mirror | TV & Device

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

Head to head
About

iPencil

Create sophisticated vector graphics on your iPad with unlimited layers, powerful editing tools, and extensive import/export options. Customize your workspace with light, dark, or tinted themes.

Highlights
  • Unlimited layers
  • Path and text manipulation
  • Gradient fills
  • Boolean operations
  • Color wheel and swatch library
  • SVG, PDF, PNG, JPEG import/export
Features
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iPencil is a vector illustration app designed from scratch for the iPad . It supports paths, compound paths, text, text on a path, images, groups, masks, gradient fills, and an unlimited number of layers. * Take control with unlimited layers. Feel free to add as many or as few elements in each layer to organise your drawings. Rename, rearrange, delete, hide and lock layers as you draw. Isolate the active layer for easy editing. Adjust each layers transparency independently to get your ideal composition. * Powerful editing at your fingertips. Easily manipulate single or multiple elements with powerful scale and rotate tools. Associate individual elements into groups. Interactively edit gradient fills on the canvas. Perform a range of Boolean operations on paths, including Unite, Intersect, Exclude and Subtract Front. * Colors to match your imagination. Picking the perfect color is easy with the freedom of the expressive color wheel. Or modify colors using RGB and HSB sliders. Enter the hexadecimal value to precisely match existing artwork colors. Sample colors using the dropper. Store and recall colors from the swatch library. * Import, export and sharing. Import drawings from desktop vector applications as SVG and include photos directly from your camera roll, or import PNG and JPEG images from cloud services. Export your drawings for sharing or importing into other apps as SVG, PDF, PNG and JPEG to all cloud storage services. Send drawings as photos directly to your camera roll. * Light, dark or tinted themes. Choose between the light and dark monochrome themes or the classic Inkpad with user interface tints. The light and dark themes make minimal use of color so that tints in the user interface do not distract from or influence your artwork color choices. Geti Pencil Premium. Unlimited access to the tools during the subscription period. The subscriptions are $0.99 week with 3 day trial period, $2.99 for 1 Months or equal to the same price tier as Apple App Store Matrix, determined as the equivalent of subscription price in USD. You may cancel a subscription or free-trial anytime via the subscription setting through your iTunes account. This must be done 24 hours before the end of the free trial or subscription period to avoid being charged. The subscription will automatically renew unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. No cancellation of the current subscription is allowed during active subscription period. Any unused portion of a free trial period will be forfeited when the user purchases a Sketch Pad Unlimited subscription. Terms & Conditions : http://ipencilpro.com/terms-of-use.html Privacy Policy : http://ipencilpro.com/privacy-policy.html

About

Smart Mirror | TV & Device

Mirror your iPhone or iPad screen to multiple devices simultaneously, including TVs, computers, and smartphones. Enjoy zero-second delay and high-quality streaming for presentations, education, or sharing media. No extra hardware is needed.

Highlights
  • Mirror to multiple devices simultaneously
  • Zero-second latency
  • High picture quality
  • Supports Smart TVs, PCs, Macs, and more
  • Mirror screen, video, and photos
  • Automatic orientation switching
Features
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** SCREEN MIRROR TO MULTIPLE DEVICES SIMULTANEOUSLY ** Screen Mirror your iPhone or iPad screen to Multiple TVs, Computers, or Devices Simultaneously! The app is simple and easy to use. Just open a web browser on your device, enter the supplied URL, and you're good to go. You get a zero-second delay and high picture quality! You can share your screen on any Smart TV, Smart Phone, Tablet, Mac, PC, Laptop, Game Console, etc. EXCLUSIVE FEATURE: * Mirror your iPhone or iPad screen to Multiple TVs, Computers, or Devices Simultaneously! Only this app can do that! This is great if you're making a presentation or for educational purposes, sharing photos and videos, etc. * Cast your Videos and Photos to Multiple TVs, Computers, or Devices Simultaneously. * Mirror up to Three Media at the same time - namely, the iPhone/iPad Screen, plus Video and Photo. Key Features: * Supports Smart TVs, Smartphones, Tablets, Mac, PC, Laptops, Game Consoles, etc. Basically, any device that uses a web browser. * Zero-second latency. * Automatically switch between portrait and landscape orientation. * Share the URL via AirDrop. * No additional hardware/software required. Premium Version: * Removes all limitations. Note: Make sure your iPhone/iPad and your Smart TV, Smart Phone, Tablet, Mac, PC, or other device are connected to the same network. Sound is not supported yet. If you mirror your screen to many devices simultaneously, mirroring performance may be degraded. The latest iPhone/iPad models are recommended in this case. Auto-Renewable Subscription: * Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. * Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. * Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period. The cost depends on the selected plan. * Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase. * Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription. Terms: http://www.appofmac.com/terms/ Privacy Policy: http://www.appofmac.com/privacy/

Screenshots

Smart Mirror | TV & Device3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Smart Mirror | TV & Device at 4.2 against iPencil's 3.5. Smart Mirror | TV & Device also leads on ratings volume (25K vs 4) and review sentiment (11% vs 0%). iPencil's advantage is monetization model (free with in-app purchases vs subscription) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 12.0). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. iPencil sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days and Smart Mirror | TV & Device sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Smart Mirror | TV & Device holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Smart Mirror | TV & Device has 25K ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of iPencil's written reviews are positive against 11% of Smart Mirror | TV & Device's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

iPencil ships an update every 3 weeks, Smart Mirror | TV & Device every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
iPencil versus Smart Mirror | TV & Device: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteriPencilSmart Mirror | TV & Device
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.5 (4 ratings)4.2 (25K ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews10.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings425K — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 5 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterSubscription
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS10.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size26 MB27 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBon Tran长江 吴

Customer experience

iPencil

All ratings4 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%

Smart Mirror | TV & Device

All ratings24,848 ratings
Positive79.1%
Neutral3.9%
Negative17.0%
Written reviews432 reviews
Positive10.9%
Neutral2.3%
Negative86.8%

Bugs and requests

iPencil

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Smart Mirror | TV & Device

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • URL doesn't work
  • Crashes/freezes
  • Inconsistent performance
  • Restore purchases not working

Requested features

2 requests
  • Add sound support
  • Improve compatibility with more devices

In-app purchases

4 purchases

iPencil

Subscriptions4
  • Activity tools in a week$0.997 Days
  • Activity tools in month$3.491 Month
  • Activity tools in 3 month$6.493 Months
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  • Activity tools in year1 Year trial$49.991 Year
3 purchases

Smart Mirror | TV & Device

Subscriptions2
  • 1 Month Premium$5.991 Month
  • 1 Year Premium3 Days trial$14.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Premium$19.99

Questions

Is iPencil free?
iPencil is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Smart Mirror | TV & Device free?
Smart Mirror | TV & Device is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, iPencil or Smart Mirror | TV & Device?
Smart Mirror | TV & Device is rated higher. iPencil averages 3.5 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while Smart Mirror | TV & Device averages 4.2 from 25K ratings.
Do iPencil or Smart Mirror | TV & Device have ads?
Neither iPencil nor Smart Mirror | TV & Device shows ads.
Which is updated more often, iPencil or Smart Mirror | TV & Device?
iPencil ships an update every 3 weeks, and Smart Mirror | TV & Device every 5 weeks. Most recently, iPencil was updated on November 2, 2026 and Smart Mirror | TV & Device on November 9, 2026.

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