Comparison

Mouse · Keyboard vs Margo

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

Head to head
About

Mouse · Keyboard

Transform your iPhone or iPad into a precise trackpad and full-featured keyboard for your Mac or PC. Control your computer remotely for presentations, browsing, or messaging with a natural, intuitive interface. Enjoy seamless connectivity and privacy on your local network.

Highlights
  • Precise multi-touch trackpad gestures
  • Full-screen keyboard with shortcuts
  • Works with Mac and PC
  • Local network privacy
  • Landscape and portrait modes
  • Quick setup
Features
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Turn your iPhone or iPad into a powerful trackpad and keyboard for your Mac or PC. Present with confidence, browse from the couch, or answer messages without reaching for your computer. Why You’ll Love Input - Feels instantly natural. Smooth, precise multi-touch tracking with scrolling, swipes, and gestures that behave just like a real trackpad. - Type comfortably anywhere. Enjoy a full-screen keyboard with text shortcuts, emoji, and function keys—perfect for long messages or quick replies. - Works with all your computers. Install the free helper on any Mac or PC and switch between devices with a single tap. - Built for privacy. Everything stays on your local network. Connections use HTTPS and require on-device approval before pairing. - Made for every moment. Landscape or portrait, light or dark mode—Input adapts beautifully to any iPhone or iPad screen. Quick Setup 1. Download the free helper for Mac or PC at rs.ltd/get 2. Make sure your devices share the same Wi-Fi or Personal Hotspot 3. Open Input, select your computer, and you’re ready to go Requirements - Mac with macOS 10.10+ or PC running Windows 7 SP1+ - Latest helper app from rs.ltd/get - Shared network connection (Wi-Fi or Personal Hotspot); details at rs.ltd/connect Input turns any spot—sofa, stage, or bedside—into the perfect place to control your computer with ease and precision.

About

Margo

Features
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A native Markdown editor for Mac, iPad, and iPhone. Built entirely in SwiftUI — not a web app in disguise. YOUR FILES, NOT OUR VAULT Margo opens .md files from your filesystem. No proprietary database, no locked-in library, no special folder structure required. Your files stay yours, readable by any app, synced by any service. Edit a file in Margo, open it in another editor — it just works. ONE APP, EVERY APPLE DEVICE The same full-featured editor on Mac, iPad, and iPhone. Not a desktop app with a stripped-down mobile companion — real feature parity across every screen. One purchase covers all your Apple devices. LIVE PREVIEW WITH BIDIRECTIONAL SCROLL SYNC See your Markdown rendered in real time. Scroll the editor and the preview follows. Scroll the preview and the editor follows. Both directions, always in sync. MATH, DIAGRAMS, AND 30+ LANGUAGES — OFFLINE LaTeX equations via MathJax. Flowcharts and sequence diagrams via Mermaid. Syntax highlighting for 30+ programming languages via Prism. Everything is bundled inside the app. No internet connection needed, no external CDN, no tracking. EXPORT TO WORD, PDF, EPUB AND MORE Turn any document into a Word file (.docx), an EPUB ebook, RTF, a styled HTML page, or a print-ready PDF — right from the toolbar. Word export keeps real heading styles, so your outline and table of contents carry over to Word, Pages, and Google Docs. MAKE IT YOURS 11 preview themes and 15 editor themes. Adjust font size, tab width, tabs or spaces — every preference is live-applied, no restart needed. AND EVERYTHING ELSE YOU'D EXPECT - Table of contents with click-to-navigate - Auto-pairing of brackets, quotes, and backticks - Smart list continuation for bullets, numbers, and task lists - Drag and drop images into your document - Find and replace - Word, character, and line counts - Open Markdown — and any text file like YAML, JSON, or source — from the Files app or share sheet - Localized in 22 languages

Screenshots

Mouse · Keyboard3 screens
Margo2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Mouse · Keyboard at Free against Margo's $19.99. On update cadence, 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

Mouse · Keyboard is free to download; Margo costs $19.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Mouse · Keyboard ships an update every 3 weeks, Margo every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and September 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Mouse · Keyboard versus Margo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMouse · KeyboardMargo
PriceFree — better$19.99
Rating4.7 (2.5K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews94.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2.5K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size90 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRemote Sunrise LTDMarco Tini

Bugs and requests

Mouse · Keyboard

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Cursor disappears or becomes unresponsive
  • Keyboard input not registering correctly

Requested features

3 requests
  • Add volume and brightness controls
  • Improve scrolling and zooming gestures
  • Provide more keyboard customization options

Margo

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Mouse · Keyboard

No in-app purchases

None

Margo

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Mouse · Keyboard free?
Mouse · Keyboard is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Margo free?
Margo costs $19.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Mouse · Keyboard or Margo have ads?
Neither Mouse · Keyboard nor Margo shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Mouse · Keyboard or Margo?
Mouse · Keyboard ships an update every 3 weeks, and Margo every 2 weeks. Most recently, Mouse · Keyboard was updated on September 29, 2026 and Margo on September 11, 2026.

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