Desktop Computer by Shells vs Halo OS
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Desktop Computer by Shells
Access your cloud-based virtual desktop for daily computing tasks. Edit documents, run desktop applications, create media content, and browse the web from anywhere. Requires an existing account.
- Cloud virtual desktop access
- Daily computing tasks
- Document editing and creation
- Access desktop applications
- Audio and video content creation
- Internet browsing
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The Shells™ App connects you to your Shells cloud computer. Shells™ provides a virtual desktop computer in the cloud. Shells cloud computers can be used for your daily computing needs from editing and creating documents, accessing desktop applications, creating audio and video content, and surfing the internet. You need an existing Shells account in order to use this app.
Halo OS
Transform your iPhone or iPad into a functional desktop computer. Connect external displays, keyboards, and mice to navigate a web browser and file explorer with ease.
- External monitor support
- Bluetooth keyboard and mouse compatibility
- Web browser
- File explorer
- TXT file reader
- Window management
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Initial Project to turn your iPhone/iPad into a computer. How to use this app: - Connect your iPhone/iPad to an external monitor (use Lightning Digital AV Adapter, HDMI (for iPad) or use Apple AirPlay) - Connect Bluetooth Mouse and Bluetooth Keyboard (if you are using iPhone you gonna need to activate Assistive Touch and screen orientation change to Off so you can rotate the iPhone screen) Feature: Web browser File Explorer with a txt file reader. -- How to use the app --- Double click to open files and folders Click the window top bar so that windows became top window Double click top bar will expand the screen
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Halo OS at 83% against Desktop Computer by Shells's 25%. Halo OS also leads on rating (4.3 vs 3.4). Desktop Computer by Shells's advantage is iOS requirement (13.4 vs 15.2). On price, ratings volume, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
Halo OS holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 12 and 8 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 25% of Desktop Computer by Shells's written reviews are positive against 83% of Halo OS's.
| Parameter | Desktop Computer by Shells | Halo OS |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.4 (12 ratings) | 4.3 (8 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 25.0% of reviews | 83.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 12 — better | 8 |
| Update frequency | — | Every 26 months |
| Ads | — | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.4 — better | 15.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 25 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | E Shells Inc. | Tiago Mendes |
Customer experience
Desktop Computer by Shells
Halo OS
In-app purchases
Desktop Computer by Shells
No in-app purchases
Halo OS
No in-app purchases
Questions
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