Fast Cast vs HCLink
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Project phone screen to other devices
- Control PC from phone
- Network-less projection support
- Mac screen recording
- Mac screenshotting
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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"
HCLink
This iOS utility app mirrors your iPhone or iPad screen to a monitor in real-time, transmitting audio and video simultaneously. It offers multiple device search methods and QR code scanning for quick connections, ideal for presentations, gaming, and teaching.
- Real-time screen mirroring
- Audio and video sync
- Multiple device search options
- QR code connection
- Supports iPhone and iPad
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HCLink is an iOS wireless screen mirroring tool that projects your iPhone/iPad screen onto a display in real time, with synchronized audio and video transmission. It supports multiple methods for device discovery, and also allows one-tap connection by scanning a QR code. It is ideal for scenarios such as conference screen sharing, game live streaming, and classroom presentations.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Fast Cast at 46% against HCLink's 0%. Fast Cast also leads on rating (3.0 vs 1.0) and ratings volume (98 vs 16). HCLink's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Fast Cast holds the better App Store score, 3.0 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Fast Cast has 98 ratings behind it against 16, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 46% of Fast Cast's written reviews are positive against 0% of HCLink's.
Fast Cast ships an update every 2 months, HCLink weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Fast Cast | HCLink |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (98 ratings) — better | 1.0 (16 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 45.9% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 98 — better | 16 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 意 田 | Zhuhai HiChip Semiconductor Co., Ltd |
Customer experience
Fast Cast
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In-app purchases
Fast Cast
No in-app purchases
HCLink
No in-app purchases
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