Comparison

bVNC Pro vs Karakeep App

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

Head to head
About

bVNC Pro

This app provides secure remote access to computers running VNC servers. It offers advanced features like SSH tunneling and multi-touch controls for seamless interaction with desktops across various operating systems.

Highlights
  • Controls Windows, Mac, Linux, BSD with VNC server
  • SSH tunneling and VeNCrypt for secure connections
  • Multi-touch control for remote mouse
  • Dynamic resolution changes
  • External keyboard and mouse support
  • PiKVM compatible
Features
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Thank you for supporting my work and GPL open-source software by buying bVNC Pro! If you are unhappy, please don't give us a bad review, instead, request a refund and get in touch by email support _at_ morpheusly _dot_ com: https://support.apple.com/en-ca/118223 Need an RDP app to control Windows, Ubuntu 22.04+ or XRDP remotely? https://apps.apple.com/app/ardp-pro/id1620745523 Need a SPICE or Proxmox or oVirt client for controlling virtual machines remotely? https://apps.apple.com/app/aspice-pro/id1560593107 If bVNC doesn't work for you or you're unhappy, please do not ask for help in a review but do post your question in the forum: https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/bvnc-ardp-aspice-opaque-remote-desktop-clients If you have a feature request, or you found a bug, please open an issue at: https://github.com/iiordanov/remote-desktop-clients/issues - Instructions for Mac OS X: Plain VNC (Remote Desktop for Mac OS X): http://iiordanov.blogspot.ca/2012/04/how-to-connect-to-mac-os-x-using-bvnc.html Secure VNC over SSH: http://iiordanov.blogspot.ca/2012/04/tunneling-vnc-over-ssh-to-mac-os-x.html - Instructions for Windows: Plain VNC: http://iiordanov.blogspot.ca/2012/04/how-to-install-and-connect-to-tightvnc.html Secure VNC over VeNCrypt: https://groups.google.com/d/msg/bvnc-ardp-aspice-opaque-remote-desktop-clients/lINJkYJbN-U/3Q3oHWjjDQAJ Secure VNC over SSH: http://iiordanov.blogspot.ca/2012/04/tunneling-vnc-over-ssh-to-windows.html - Instructions for Ubuntu 20.04 and earlier Linux Plain VNC not tunneled over SSH: https://help.ubuntu.com/stable/ubuntu-help/sharing-desktop.html.en http://www.howtoforge.com/configure-remote-access-to-your-ubuntu-desktop If your business is looking for fixes and features, please get in touch by email at support _at_ morpheusly.com bVNC is a secure, open source VNC client. Its features include: - Controls Windows, Mac, Linux, BSD with VNC server installed - PiKVM compatible - External keyboard support - External mouse support - Magic Trackpad support - Multi-language support - Supports Mac OS X built-in remote desktop server (ARD) and Mac OS X authentication! - Windows, Mac, Linux, BSD, or any other OS with a VNC server installed - Multi-touch control over the remote mouse. One finger tap left-clicks, two-finger tap right-clicks, and three-finger tap middle-clicks - Right and middle-drag and drop if you don't lift the first finger that tapped - Scrolling with a two-finger gesture - Pinch-zoom - Dynamic resolution changes, allowing you to reconfigure your desktop while connected, and control over virtual machines from BIOS to OS - All device orientations - Full desktop visibility even with soft keyboard extended - SSH tunneling, AnonTLS and VeNCrypt for secure connections (does not support RealVNC encryption). - High-grade encryption superior to RDP using SSH and VeNCrypt (x509 certificates and SSL), preventing man-in-the-middle attacks - Tight and CopyRect encodings for quick updates - SSH public/private (pubkey)- Supports most VNC servers including TightVNC, UltraVNC, TigerVNC, (and RealVNC Enterprise only, when configured appropriately) - Clipboard integration for copy/pasting from your device Some of the planned features to look forward to: - AutoX session discovery/creation similar to NX client - Ability to reduce the color depth over slow links - Importing encrypted/unencrypted RSA keys in PEM format - View-only mode - On-device help on available input modes in the Menu when connected GPL source code here: https://gitlab.com/iiordanov/remote-desktop-clients-ios

About

Karakeep App

Effortlessly save links, notes, and images with automatic AI-powered tagging for quick retrieval. Search through all your saved content, including link contents, at blazing fast speeds. Organize your saved items into custom lists and share content from any app.

Highlights
  • Automatic AI tagging
  • Full-text search
  • Custom lists
  • Sharing extension
  • Save links, notes, and images
Features
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Quickly save links, notes, and images and karakeep will automatically tag them for you using AI for faster retrieval. Content (including link contents) are indexed for blazing fast full text search. Organize you items into custom lists. Sharing extension to hoard items from any other apps.

Screenshots

bVNC Pro4 screens
Karakeep App4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Karakeep App at Free against bVNC Pro's $9.99. Karakeep App also leads on rating (4.6 vs 4.0) and review sentiment (71% vs 35%). bVNC Pro's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 6 weeks) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 16.4). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Karakeep App is free to download; bVNC Pro costs $9.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Karakeep App holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Karakeep App has 43 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 35% of bVNC Pro's written reviews are positive against 71% of Karakeep App's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

bVNC Pro ships an update every 3 weeks, Karakeep App every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
bVNC Pro versus Karakeep App: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterbVNC ProKarakeep App
Price$9.99Free — better
Rating4.0 (4 ratings)4.6 (43 ratings) — better
Positive reviews35.3% of reviews70.6% of reviews — better
Number of ratings443 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS14.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB64 MB
Age rating4+17+
Developeriordan iordanovMohamed Bassem

Customer experience

bVNC Pro

All ratings4 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews17 reviews
Positive35.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative64.7%

Karakeep App

All ratings43 ratings
Positive88.4%
Neutral4.7%
Negative7.0%
Written reviews17 reviews
Positive70.6%
Neutral11.8%
Negative17.6%

In-app purchases

None

bVNC Pro

No in-app purchases

None

Karakeep App

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is bVNC Pro free?
bVNC Pro costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Karakeep App free?
Karakeep App is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, bVNC Pro or Karakeep App?
Karakeep App is rated higher. bVNC Pro averages 4.0 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while Karakeep App averages 4.6 from 43 ratings.
Do bVNC Pro or Karakeep App have ads?
Neither bVNC Pro nor Karakeep App shows ads.
Which is updated more often, bVNC Pro or Karakeep App?
bVNC Pro ships an update every 3 weeks, and Karakeep App every 6 weeks. Most recently, bVNC Pro was updated on October 7, 2026 and Karakeep App on October 20, 2026.

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