Remote Buddy Mobile 2 vs Sling
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Remote Buddy Mobile 2
Control your Mac from your iPhone or iPad. Use it as a trackpad, keyboard, or for app-specific controls and media playback. Mirror your Mac's screen and manage power functions remotely.
- Remote control for 100+ Mac apps
- Multi-touch trackpad with Mousespot
- Web video playback control
- Screen mirroring up to 60fps
- Keyboard and numpad input
- Power actions and Wake-On-LAN
- Secure TLS connection
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Control your Mac, with your iPhone or iPad acting as trackpad, keyboard, mirrored display and powerful remote control for 100+ Mac apps. Watch web videos and streaming services in Safari or Google Chrome and control playback, speed and volume from the comfort of your couch. Use the built-in, high performance screen sharing to mirror your screen on your device's display and control your Mac from another room. Deliver your presentations with confidence using the multitouch trackpad and its elegant Mousespot highlight. Launch, switch and quit apps - or pick from Remote Buddy's huge library of 1.200+ actions for 100+ popular Mac apps, right from your device. Remote Buddy Mobile is the mobile companion app for Remote Buddy, the remote control app for your Mac. KEY FEATURES • Remote Control Control 100+ popular Mac apps with 1.200+ tailor-made actions. • Multi-touch Trackpad with Mousespot Click, drag, scroll, switch spaces or invoke Mission Control. Want to highlight parts of your presentations? Or looking for the mouse pointer? Remote Buddy's Mousespot spotlight effect is just a tap away! • Shortcut Bar The configurable shortcut bar provides quick access to essential actions for the controlled app in the Remote and Trackpad modes. • Smart Remote Fusing the best parts of remote, trackpad and shortcut bar into a single, app-specific view, Smart Remote puts everything needed to control an app within reach. • Web Video Control Control playback, speed and volume of almost all web videos - without having to fiddle with controls in the browser. Works with YouTube, Netflix, Amazon Prime, tv.apple.com, Vimeo and many more in Safari and Google Chrome. • Screen Sharing Instantly see your Mac's screen, with up to 60 frames per second. Supports zooming, dragging, clicking, scrolling, multiple displays and more. • Actions and App Control Pick from Remote Buddy's huge library of 1.200+ app-specific actions; launch, switch and quit apps right from your device. Favorite frequently used apps and actions for quick access. • Keyboard and Numpad Type text and numbers into browsers, search fields, editors, spreadsheets and more. Supports modifiers, cursor keys, the iOS keyboard's dictation feature, password manager integration and more. • Power Actions and Wake-On-LAN Save power by putting your Mac to sleep - and wake it up later through Wake-On-LAN. Or initiate a reboot or shut down right from the app. • Audio Settings Change your system's default audio output to a different device or AirPlay target. Control its volume and mute status where supported. • Connection secured with TLS Support for the new Secure Connection feature of Remote Buddy 2.0, keeping your connection private through strong, certificate-based TLS 1.2 encryption. SUPPORTED APPS Some of the Mac apps that Remote Buddy for Mac and – thereby – Remote Buddy Mobile can control out of the box: Acrobat Pro, Adobe Bridge, Adobe Reader, AirFoil, Aperture, Audio Hijack 3, Audirvana, Books, Broadcasts, Calendar, Deckset, DVD Player, Elmedia Video Player, EyeTV, FlexTime, Firefox, GarageBand, Google Chrome, Impress (OpenOffice.org & LibreOffice), iPhoto, iTunes, Keynote, Kodi, Lightroom 1/2/3/4/5/Classic/CC, Mac Blu-Ray Player, Movist, Music, OpenPHT, Photo Booth, Photos, Plex for Mac, Plex Media Player, Podcasts, PowerPoint, Preview, QuickTime Player, Roon, Safari, Skim, Spotify, TV.app, VoodooPad, VLC, XBMC, Yojimbo A complete list of supported apps is available at the Remote Buddy website. If you want us to add support for an app that's not listed there, please let us know through the contact form of our website. HOST REQUIREMENTS Requires a Mac running Remote Buddy 2.0 or later. Remote Buddy 2.0 requires macOS 10.12 or later. Licenses for Remote Buddy for the Mac are sold separately and not part of this app.
Sling
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Send a whole trip, project or client handoff as one bundle — notes, files, photos and places — in a single share. Sling is for anyone tired of firing off six separate messages to get one thing across. THE PROBLEM One PDF here, a photo there, an address in a third message, a note in a fourth. The other person has to piece it together, and something always gets lost. WHAT SLING DOES Sling gathers everything about one thing into a single named bundle, then hands the whole bundle to your phone's share sheet — so it goes out through WhatsApp, Messages, email, Telegram or Drive in one action. HOW IT WORKS Make a bundle and name it. Drop in notes, photos, files and places. Hit share — the whole bundle goes at once. PERFECT FOR • Trip itineraries — flights, hotel and what to pack, in one send • Client handoffs — deliverables, links and notes together • Project briefs — the spec plus reference photos and files • Event details — schedule, venue pin and a photo • Apartment move — inventory photos, lease PDF, new address • Team updates — status note, screenshots and the relevant docs EXAMPLE BUNDLES • Trip bundle: flight PDF + hotel address pin + packing note + 4 photos • Handoff bundle: final export ZIP + design link + a note on what's left • Move bundle: lease PDF + 10 room photos + the new place dropped on the map WHAT GOES IN • Notes — plans, links, anything you'd paste into a chat • Photos — straight from your library, several at once • Files — PDFs, docs, tickets, spreadsheets, ZIPs • Places — drop a pin, name it, send it as a real map link HOW IT ARRIVES Two ways to send. One-file mode packs your note and every attachment into a single ZIP — best for chat apps that otherwise drop half a share. Or send text and files side by side — best for email and Telegram. Either way the recipient gets everything together, nothing to chase. START IN SECONDS • No sign-up wall — open the app and start building • Add a Google or Apple account later to back things up and keep the same bundles across phones FREE & PRO • Free covers everyday bundles with generous storage • Pro raises the storage ceiling and removes ads PRIVACY Your bundles sync to your own account. Sling only asks for what a share needs — photos you pick, files you choose, and location only when you add a place. Pack it once. Send it anywhere.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Remote Buddy Mobile 2 at none against Sling's 2. Remote Buddy Mobile 2 also leads on iOS requirement (12.4 vs 15.0). Sling's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 12 months). On price, ads 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
Both are free to download. Sling sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Remote Buddy Mobile 2 asks for nothing beyond the download.
Remote Buddy Mobile 2 ships an update every 12 months, Sling weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Remote Buddy Mobile 2 | Sling |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (34 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 75.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 34 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 12 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.4 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 100 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | IOSPIRIT GmbH | Wissam Bou Ghannam |
In-app purchases
Remote Buddy Mobile 2
No in-app purchases
Sling
- Monthly Subscription$1.991 Month
- Annual Subscription$14.991 Year









