Comparison

Screen Mirroring vs Projector Stream

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

Head to head
About

Screen Mirroring

Share your live video screen stream to multiple devices simultaneously. This app allows broadcasting and viewing content from your desktop or mobile camera, with secure end-to-end encryption and automatic discovery. Forget complex setups and logins for seamless streaming.

Highlights
  • Multi-device screen sharing
  • Desktop and mobile streaming
  • End-to-end encryption
  • Automatic device discovery
  • Serverless peer-to-peer streaming
  • SD quality video streaming
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Share and split your live video screen stream to many devices simultaneously. App allows you to broadcast and to watch any content from desktop. Stay secure with alfacast while watching live streaming, the app supports end-to-end encryption technology. Automatic discovery technology will allow you to enjoy using the app. Forget about logins, installation and the long process of setup video broadcast servers, for alfacast it is simply not necessary. Stream your content from a video camera apps, photo album apps, stream video from player apps, show presentations, slides, photos or pictures anywhere and anytime! To stream video from apps, you need to open a third-party app. The alfacast will capture your screen with all the displayed content. You need to display content from a third-party app on the streamer device screen. For example, if you want to stream video from a camera, follow these steps on the streamer device: • Run alfacast app and follow the instructions to use the app as a streamer • Open the camera app and display it on the device screen. The alfacast app does not use your camera or access it After that please follow these steps on your viewer device: • Run alfacast app and follow the instructions to use the app as a viewer • Select your streamer with a camera from the list of users in the alfacast app and watch the screen cast from the camera alfacast features: • Desktop screen streamer and viewer within local area network • Serverless single channel peer-to-peer streaming technology • Serverless multichannel peer-to-many streaming technology • Full free • Video streamer & viewer up to SD quality • Automatic discovery of users on the local network • Secure connection with end-to-end AES-128 encryption technology • Multiplatform support

About

Projector Stream

Easily stream your personal home movies and videos directly to your TV. Upload content from your phone's library to relive your memories on the big screen, just like a professional streaming service.

Highlights
  • Stream home movies to TV
  • Upload videos from phone
  • Personal video streaming service
  • Access content on TV
  • Relive memories on big screen
Features
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Projector is a streaming service that allows users to watch their own home movies & videos on a TV. Imagine watching your own family videos on your TV as easily as you would watch a movie on your favourite video streaming app. You can then use this mobile app to upload additional content to your account directly phone your phone’s library. Welcome to Projector! https://projector.app/settings/terms-of-use

Screenshots

Screen Mirroring4 screens
Projector Stream3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Projector Stream at 53% against Screen Mirroring's 12%. Projector Stream also leads on rating (3.6 vs 3.1) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months). On price, ratings volume, 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. Screen Mirroring sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and Projector Stream sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $29.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Projector Stream holds the better App Store score, 3.6 against 3.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 143 and 71 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 12% of Screen Mirroring's written reviews are positive against 53% of Projector Stream's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Screen Mirroring ships an update every 2 months, Projector Stream fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Screen Mirroring versus Projector Stream: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterScreen MirroringProjector Stream
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.1 (143 ratings)3.6 (71 ratings) — better
Positive reviews11.8% of reviews53.2% of reviews — better
Number of ratings143 — better71
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size56 MB101 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRoman ShpuntovProjector LLC

Customer experience

Screen Mirroring

All ratings143 ratings
Positive51.0%
Neutral5.6%
Negative43.4%
Written reviews17 reviews
Positive11.8%
Neutral11.8%
Negative76.5%

Projector Stream

All ratings71 ratings
Positive59.2%
Neutral8.5%
Negative32.4%
Written reviews47 reviews
Positive53.2%
Neutral6.4%
Negative40.4%

Bugs and requests

Screen Mirroring

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Projector Stream

Reported bugs

11 issues
  • Movies keep stopping and buffering
  • App gets stuck when asking to download for streaming device
  • App is super laggy
  • App exits unexpectedly after publishing a video
  • App gets stuck in the same place after closing and reopening
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  • Cannot log in
  • Password is never strong enough
  • App says "oops something went wrong" when entering phone number
  • App spins and does nothing when trying to view/project
  • App is trash doesn't work
  • Exceeded login attempts, try again later

Requested features

10 requests
  • Clarify app functionality (not a projector)
  • Improve streaming stability
  • Simplify sign-up process
  • Address password strength issues
  • Fix app crashing/exiting
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  • Offer alternative to premium storage
  • Investigate account harvesting concerns
  • Resolve login attempt limits
  • Ensure app works as advertised
  • Allow projection onto walls

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Screen Mirroring

One-time4
  • Live broadcast (4 channels)$0.99
  • Live broadcast (8 channels)$0.99
  • Live broadcast (2 channels)$0.99
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  • Live broadcast (6 channels)$0.99
1 purchases

Projector Stream

Subscriptions1
  • Premium Plan$29.991 Year

Questions

Is Screen Mirroring free?
Screen Mirroring is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Projector Stream free?
Projector Stream is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Screen Mirroring or Projector Stream?
Projector Stream is rated higher. Screen Mirroring averages 3.1 out of 5 from 143 ratings, while Projector Stream averages 3.6 from 71 ratings.
Do Screen Mirroring or Projector Stream have ads?
Neither Screen Mirroring nor Projector Stream shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Screen Mirroring or Projector Stream?
Screen Mirroring ships an update every 2 months, and Projector Stream fortnightly. Most recently, Screen Mirroring was updated on November 11, 2026 and Projector Stream on November 3, 2026.

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