Controlax vs Halo OS
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Controlax
Transform your iOS device into a powerful computer remote. Control your PC or Mac with custom shortcuts, a virtual trackpad, and keyboard functionality. Manage apps, files, and system functions from a distance.
- Customizable app, file, and website shortcuts
- Remote mouse and keyboard control
- Virtual trackpad with familiar gestures
- Remote shutdown and system control
- Dual-channel connection for stability
- Internet-based remote control from anywhere
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Have you ever thought about controlling the PC & Mac through the iPhone? Apps custom control, keyboard shortcuts mouse & keyboard, remote shutdown, or customize what you use most. With Controlax, your iOS device will turn into a computer's powerful Touch Bar in 1 step in 1 second. Controlax takes all: •1sec Connect & Auto-Detect: We tried our best to simplify the connection between your iPhone and computer. And the best way to do it is to let your iPhone find your computer automatically. •Revolution update: You can customize what you use most now. You can create shortcuts about apps, files, folders, websites, keyboard shortcuts, and more with your imagination. •Touch Bar also Remote Control A productive controller when near to computer, and a remote controller when far away Mac. Remote shutdown, apps switching, windows switching, windows maximization, lock the screen, screenshot with one button. •Remote mouse & keyboard Tap it. Slide it. Drag it. The iPhone becomes your best trackpad of the computer now. Familiar gestures make movement natural and intuitive •Number Pad Your efficiency can be improved by 300% when you using Excel, Numbers, and calculator •Extremely Stable with Dual-Channel Technology: Exclusive Dual-Channel(internet and LAN) technology makes the connection extremely stable. •Distance-limitless Controlling: The Internet-Connection-Mode enables Controlax to remote control smoothly from every signal corner of the world, without any space and distance's restriction. System Requirements: -iOS 8 or later -MacOS 10.10 or later -Windows 7 or later
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 review sentiment: Halo OS at 83% against Controlax's 20%. Controlax's advantage is update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 26 months) and rating (4.6 vs 4.3). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Controlax holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 8 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 20% of Controlax's written reviews are positive against 83% of Halo OS's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Controlax ships an update every 6 weeks, Halo OS every 26 months. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Controlax | Halo OS |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (5 ratings) — better | 4.3 (8 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 20.0% of reviews | 83.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 8 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks — better | Every 26 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 15.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 52 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Guangzhou Wayhold Information Technology Co. ,Ltd | Tiago Mendes |
Customer experience
Controlax
Halo OS
In-app purchases
Controlax
No in-app purchases
Halo OS
No in-app purchases
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