Gateway vs Menu Box
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Gateway
Control your Mac remotely from your iPhone or iPad. Create custom actions to launch applications, files, or perform tasks with a single tap. Manage active applications and even quit them directly from your mobile device.
- Remote Mac control without WiFi limitations
- One-tap access to Mac functions
- Customizable actions for macOS and apps
- Launch multiple items with a single tap
- Stream Deck functionality
- Organize actions with Spaces
- Home screen widgets for actions
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Ever controlled your Mac remotely from your iPhone or iPad? I wish. Or quickly stopped a video without your Mac playing music instead? I wish. Do you have a simple and fast workflow with a set of customized Actions? I wish! GATEWAY grants your wishes. Remotely access your Mac's functions and applications with or without WiFi - AND - gain an essential sidekick for your professional needs with customizable Actions that make your life easier. All you need is to download GATEWAY from the App Store and GATEWAY DESKTOP from our website (www.momentous.studio/gateway) to get started. ** MacOS Sonoma and later required. ** ** Visit www.momentous.studio/gateway to download Gateway Desktop for Mac. ** ---- FEATURES ---- - Remotely control your Mac without being limited to WiFi. - One-Tap Access to your Mac's functions. - Create your own Actions for macOS or any other application. - Launch one or multiple items, applications, files, videos or anything else on your Mac with a single tap. - Stream deck functionality. - Organize Actions with Spaces. - Customize Actions and Spaces to fit your workflow. - Dark-mode and landscape support. - Turn any action into Widgets and access them directly on your home screen. - Quit Mac apps directly from your iPhone or iPad. - Get a list of all active apps and force quit whenever you need it. - Battery Indicator for MacBooks. - Your local Mac IP address available at a glance. - Take advantage of already created Action groups from the Gateway Gallery, - Apple Music - Spotify - Podcasts - VLC - Screenshots - Force Quit ...and more features in future updates! Standard Apple Terms of Use (EULA) apply: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Menu Box
Create visually appealing menus for your device's shortcuts. Customize menu items with emojis, app icons, or custom images to build personalized automations. Dynamically generate menus on the fly for advanced shortcut customization.
- Create beautiful menus for Shortcuts
- Customize with emojis, SF Symbols, or custom images
- Attach custom data to menu items
- Fully controllable via Shortcuts
- Dynamically create menus on the fly
- Enhance Action Button functionality
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Menu Box allows you to create beautiful menus in Shortcuts, further customising your advanced Automations. Menus can be created using emojis, SF Symbols App Icons or your own custom images to create truly individual menus with near limitless options. Custom data attached to each menu items allows you to create even more advanced Shortcuts. Menu Box is fully controllable via Shortcuts, including creating Menus dynamically on the fly. Menu Box is perfect for creating advanced Shortcuts to allow you to further customise how your menus look, and becomes especially useful when combined with the Action Button. --- Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
Gateway and Menu Box both sit at 4.8 stars, but that hides the real split: 86% of Menu Box's written reviews are positive against 60% of Gateway's. Gateway's advantage is update cadence (every 6 days vs fortnightly). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. Gateway sells 14 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and Menu Box sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Gateway against 4.7 for Menu Box. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 20 and 14 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 60% of Gateway's written reviews are positive against 86% of Menu Box's.
Gateway ships an update every 6 days, Menu Box fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Gateway | Menu Box |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (20 ratings) — better | 4.7 (14 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 60.0% of reviews | 85.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 20 — better | 14 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 days — better | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.5 | 17.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 108 MB | 31 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Momentous Studio Ltd | Snailed It Development Ltd |
Customer experience
Gateway
Menu Box
In-app purchases
Gateway
- Gateway Premium$0.991 Month
- Gateway Premium7 Days trial$9.991 Year
- VLC Playback ControlFree
- AppleMusic Playback ControlFree
- Podcasts ShortcutFree
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- Single-Tap Screenshots$0.99
- Force Quit Shortcuts$0.99
- Spotify$2.99
- Final Cut Pro X Shortcuts$3.99
- Affinity Designer Shortcuts$3.99
- Easter Bundle$6.99
- Files + QuickLaunch$9.99
- Life Time$99.99
- Lifetime Access$149.99
Menu Box
- Premium$4.991 Year
- Tip Jar - Small$0.99
- Tip Jar - Medium$2.99
- Tip Jar - Large$4.99









