Comparison

Fast Cast vs Display Sharing

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

Display Sharing

Features
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This companion application is designed to be used with MCT MagicSwitch Wireless Dongle. The MCT MagicSwitch Wireless Dongle is a USB Dongle with host-to-host wireless connectivity feature. The USB dongle with Bluetooth inside provides pairing identification to help Windows PC and iPad/iPhone connect wirelessly via local Wi-Fi or hotspot connection. After the connection is successful, you can use this APP to mirror the Windows PC main screen and view and operate it directly on iPad/iPhone. Gesture events or stylus trajectories and pen pressure on iPad/iPhone can also be reflected in Windows, just like having an extra touch screen in Windows. In addition to this mirror mode, this APP also provides the function of generating a virtual second screen in Windows, and this second screen can be projected to iPad/iPhone for viewing and operation. Conversely, we can also project the content of iPad/iPhone to Windows PC through this wireless connection. This function is just like AirPlay. You can see iPad/iPhone screen content and operations directly on the Windows PC screen. In addition, through the Bluetooth dongle, users can switch the keyboard and mouse from Windows to iPad/iPhone, allowing users to use the mouse connected to Windows to control iPad/iPhone while watching the projected content, or Use the keyboard connected to Windows to input text directly on iPad/iPhone. In addition to video screen projection and duplication, the app also supports an AirDrop-like feature that allows you to easily share media content such as videos, photos, or files to the "Downloads" location on your Windows PC. You can also share files to your iPad/iPhone by right-clicking the file in Windows Explorer and selecting the Share menu function, just like using AirDrop on a Mac. In addition, we also provide a file selector located in the main panel to directly select the file to be transferred.

Screenshots

Fast Cast2 screens
Display Sharing4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Display Sharing at none against Fast Cast's shown. Display Sharing also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.0). On price, 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

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

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Fast Cast ships an update every 2 months, Display Sharing every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on September 19, 2026 and September 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Fast Cast versus Display Sharing: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFast CastDisplay Sharing
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.9 (97 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews45.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings97 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 5 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supported—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB48 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer意 田j5create

In-app purchases

None

Fast Cast

No in-app purchases

None

Display Sharing

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Fast Cast free?
Fast Cast is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Display Sharing free?
Display Sharing is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Fast Cast or Display Sharing have ads?
Fast Cast shows ads; Display Sharing does not.
Which is updated more often, Fast Cast or Display Sharing?
Fast Cast ships an update every 2 months, and Display Sharing every 5 days. Most recently, Fast Cast was updated on September 19, 2026 and Display Sharing on September 5, 2026.

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