Letter Setter vs Slides Remote
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Letter Setter
This utility helps crossword and anagram enthusiasts by providing a space to arrange letters and word structures. Users can lock known letters, create placeholders, and shuffle tiles to aid in solving puzzles.
- Arrange and move letter tiles
- Lock known letters in place
- Create and update placeholder tiles
- Shuffle letter tiles for inspiration
- Create multiple working pages
- Add or remove word breaks
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Letter Setter is for the crossword and anagram connoisseur. Input the letters and word structures you know and then move letter tiles around until you find the solution. * Swipe down through the solution space at the bottom of the screen to create or remove word breaks. * Lock the letters you know by dragging them into the solution. * Create placeholder letter tiles and update them when you know them with a single tap. * Shuffle the letter tiles to get inspiration. * Create as many working pages as you like and remove them when you're done. Note that this Letter Setter doesn't solve the anagrams for you. It is for puzzlers who want to work it out for themselves!
Slides Remote
Control your slide presentations remotely from your iPhone or Apple Watch. Features include slide-specific notes, timers for each slide, and a main presentation timer to keep you on track.
- Remote slide show control
- iPhone and Apple Watch compatibility
- Slide-specific notes
- Presentation timer
- Per-slide timer
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With 'Slides Remote' on both your iPhone and Mac, you can seamlessly connect your iPhone to you Mac as a remote for any Slide Show app, allowing you to remotely control your slide show from your iPhone. The iPhone app also has a timer built into the app so you can keep track of time whilst presenting. On the iPhone app you can also create slide specific notes plus have a timer for each slide to help you better keep in time during your presentation. You can also control your slide show from your wrist. Simply connect your phone to your Mac as normal, leave your phone turned on and control everything from your wrist.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Letter Setter at 100% against Slides Remote's 0%. Letter Setter also leads on price (Free vs $1.99) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). Slides Remote's advantage is update cadence (every 3 months vs every 34 months). On 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
Letter Setter is free to download; Slides Remote costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Letter Setter ships an update every 34 months, Slides Remote every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on June 1, 2026 and August 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Letter Setter | Slides Remote |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $1.99 |
| Rating | — | 1.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 34 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 68 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Mark Mainwood | GEORGE MARK TURNER |
Customer experience
Letter Setter
Slides Remote
In-app purchases
Letter Setter
No in-app purchases
Slides Remote
No in-app purchases
