Mouse · Keyboard vs Sage Fox
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Precise multi-touch trackpad gestures
- Full-screen keyboard with shortcuts
- Works with Mac and PC
- Local network privacy
- Landscape and portrait modes
- Quick setup
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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.
Sage Fox
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Sage Fox doesn't lecture you, and it doesn't just slam the door. It puts a fox in the doorway. When you reach the limit you set that morning, your chosen apps lock, and the fox challenges you to a game of four-in-a-row. Beat her, and you've earned fifteen minutes. Lose or walk away, and the apps rest for fifteen. Then she asks again. That pause – the moment between the reach and the scroll – is the entire app. HOW THE PACT WORKS 1. Choose the apps that tend to swallow your evening. Sage watches those, and only those. 2. Each morning, you set the day's allowance yourself. Not a number you picked once and forgot – an honest choice, made fresh, with today in front of you. 3. Scroll as usual. Sage keeps the count in the background. 4. Reach the limit and a shield steps in. Open Sage, and the duel begins. 5. Win: fifteen minutes, earned. Lose or concede: fifteen minutes of rest. The board comes back until midnight. 6. Tomorrow, you choose again. Your apps wait, locked, until you do. WHAT'S INSIDE • A real opponent. Connect Four against a fox who actually plays to win – no rigged losses, no free passes. • Today, at a glance. Real Screen Time totals for the apps you guard, your progress against today's limit, and where the rest of the hours went. • The honest math. Before you commit, Sage shows you what those apps have already taken today – and what they add up to over a lifetime. • A day off, when you mean it. Step out of the pact for a day without tearing it down. • Friction that points one way. Adding an app to the watch is instant. Taking one away asks you to press and hold – and ending the pact waits an hour before it takes effect, so the decision outlives the craving. Backing out is always a single tap. • Twelve languages. English, German, French, Spanish, Dutch, Polish, Ukrainian, Simplified and Traditional Chinese, Japanese, Vietnamese and Thai – switchable inside the app, independent of your phone's language. PRIVACY, PLAINLY Sage reads your usage totals through Apple's Screen Time framework. It never sees what you read, watch, type, or send – and by Apple's design, it can't. Your Screen Time data stays on your iPhone. It is never uploaded, never sold, and never shared. Anonymous product analytics (which steps people use – no names, no app identities) are EU-hosted and can be turned off in Settings. GOOD TO KNOW Sage Fox requires Screen Time (Family Controls) permission to work. It guards individual apps you pick – not whole categories or websites. Because Apple's re-lock isn't instantaneous, access can end a little after the window closes. SUBSCRIPTION Sage Fox is a subscription, billed monthly or yearly. The yearly plan begins with a 14-day free trial; the monthly plan has no trial. Current prices for your region are shown in the app before you subscribe. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage your subscription and turn off auto-renew in your Apple Account settings after purchase. Any unused portion of the free trial is forfeited when you buy a subscription. Privacy Policy: https://sagefox.app/privacy Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Support: https://sagefox.app/support Your hours are worth more than the scroll. Sage will hold the line with you.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Mouse · Keyboard at none against Sage Fox's 2. Mouse · Keyboard also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.5). Sage Fox's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs fortnightly). On price 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. Sage Fox sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. Mouse · Keyboard asks for nothing beyond the download.
Mouse · Keyboard ships an update fortnightly, Sage Fox weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Mouse · Keyboard | Sage Fox |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (2.5K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 94.1% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2.5K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 26.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 102 MB | 47 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Remote Sunrise LTD | Anastasiia Bosakevych |
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
Sage Fox
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Mouse · Keyboard
No in-app purchases
Sage Fox
- Sage Monthly$6.991 Month
- Sage Yearly14 Days trial$44.991 Year
Questions
Is Mouse · Keyboard free?
Is Sage Fox free?
Do Mouse · Keyboard or Sage Fox have ads?
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