Comparison

Fast Cast vs Screen Mirroring

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

Head to head
About

Fast Cast

Easily project your phone's screen to other devices like iPhones, iPads, and iMacs. Control your PC from your phone and record your screen on Mac. Ideal for education and entertainment.

Highlights
  • Project phone screen to other devices
  • Control PC from phone
  • Network-less projection support
  • Mac screen recording
  • Mac screenshotting
Features
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Fast Cast is an easy-to-use screen casting application - You can project your phone's screen onto other devices (iPhone, iPad and iMac). - You can control your PC from your phone (Windows requires TightVNC to be downloaded, Mac requires the system's screen sharing to be enabled). 'Fast Cast' can be used in education, entertainment, etc. Key Features 1. scan the device and project the screen 2. support for network-less environment for projection 3) Mac support for video recording and screenshotting. How to download on a Mac: Search the App Store for "Fast Cast"

About

Screen Mirroring

Cast local and online videos, music, and images from your phone to your TV. Mirror your screen, play games, or share presentations on the big screen. Works with major smart TVs and streaming devices without extra hardware.

Highlights
  • Screen mirroring to TV
  • Cast photos and videos
  • Stream movies and TV shows
  • Play games on TV
  • Share presentations
  • Video calls on big screen
  • Control TV with phone
Features
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Screen Mirroring - Smart TV+ enables you to cast online videos and all local videos, music and images to TV, Chromecast Devices. Cast to TV and stream videos & movies on TV now! App works with all major Smart TVs and streaming devices available today. No any additional hard- or software is needed. This app will help you to: • Mirror your phone screen to TV • Cast photos and videos • Stream favorite movies, TV shows and series • Play games • Share presentations and documents • Have video calls on the big screen How it works: • Connect you phone and TV or streaming device to the same WiFi network • Open the app and select TV from the list • Choose the feature and follow simple instructions - Features: • Easy to control TV with phone: pause, volume, forward/rewind, previous/next etc. • Cast videos to tv. • Local playback for videos. • Auto search for available cast devices & streaming device. • Identify video, audio, photo files on your device and SD Card automatically. • Inbuilt browser for web video cast. • Add local video, local audio to Play Queue. • Play media in shuffle, loop, repeat mode. • Design for video cast, music cast & photo slideshow cast.

Screenshots

Fast Cast2 screens
Screen Mirroring4 screens

Verdict

The call

Fast Cast and Screen Mirroring both sit at 3.0 stars, but that hides the real split: 46% of Fast Cast's written reviews are positive against 20% of Screen Mirroring's. Fast Cast also leads on ratings volume (98 vs 4). On price, rating, update cadence 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 3.0 for Fast Cast against 3.0 for Screen Mirroring. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Fast Cast has 98 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 46% of Fast Cast's written reviews are positive against 20% of Screen Mirroring's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Fast Cast ships an update every 2 months, Screen Mirroring every 5 weeks. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Fast Cast versus Screen Mirroring: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFast CastScreen Mirroring
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (98 ratings)3.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews45.9% of reviews — better20.0% of reviews
Number of ratings98 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 5 weeks — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supportedAd-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.013.0
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB33 MB
Age rating4+17+
Developer意 田Amit Lakhani

Customer experience

Fast Cast

All ratings97 ratings
Positive45.4%
Neutral9.3%
Negative45.4%
Written reviews37 reviews
Positive45.9%
Neutral5.4%
Negative48.6%

Screen Mirroring

All ratings4 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive20.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative80.0%

In-app purchases

None

Fast Cast

No in-app purchases

None

Screen Mirroring

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Fast Cast free?
Fast Cast is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Screen Mirroring free?
Screen Mirroring is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Fast Cast or Screen Mirroring?
Screen Mirroring is rated higher. Fast Cast averages 3.0 out of 5 from 98 ratings, while Screen Mirroring averages 3.0 from 4 ratings.
Do Fast Cast or Screen Mirroring have ads?
Both Fast Cast and Screen Mirroring show ads.
Which is updated more often, Fast Cast or Screen Mirroring?
Fast Cast ships an update every 2 months, and Screen Mirroring every 5 weeks. Most recently, Fast Cast was updated on November 3, 2026 and Screen Mirroring on November 3, 2026.

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