Comparison

CSB Connect vs Headroom

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

Head to head
About

CSB Connect

Features
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CSB Connect est l'application mobile dédiée aux commerçants de Nouvelle-Calédonie. • Alertes en temps réel Les alertes vous sont communiquées en temps réel ! • Gagnez en autonomie Retrouvez toutes les réponses interactives à vos questions les plus fréquentes. • Découvrez tous les services liés au paiement • Toutes les informations de la CSB accessibles 24/24h L'application CSB Connect est en développement continu, soumettez-nous vos suggestions dans l'onglet "donnez mon avis" pour que les prochaines fonctionnalités soient en phase avec vos attentes !

About

Headroom

Control your Mac from your iPad or iPhone without installing any software on the Mac. It leverages macOS's built-in Screen Sharing for a seamless remote desktop experience.

Highlights
  • Zero install on host Mac
  • Automatic Mac discovery
  • Fast, smooth screen rendering
  • Intuitive touch controls
  • Full keyboard and voice input
  • Private by design
Features
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Headroom is a remote desktop for controlling a Mac from your iPad, iPhone, or another Mac. The big idea: nothing to install on the Mac. Turn on macOS's built-in Screen Sharing — that's the whole setup. WHEN YOU WANT IT • Drive the Mac in the next room from the couch • Manage a headless Mac mini — no monitor, no keyboard • Peek at your dev machine or build server from wherever you are • Reach your home Mac from anywhere over a VPN such as Tailscale WHY HEADROOM • Zero install on the Mac Connects straight to macOS's built-in Screen Sharing (VNC). No server app, no agent, no menu-bar daemon. • Finds your Macs automatically Macs on the same Wi-Fi appear instantly via Bonjour. Manual IP connections work too. • Fast, smooth screen Metal rendering plus ZRLE compression — feels real-time on a LAN and stays usable on thin connections. • Touch that makes sense on iPad and iPhone Tap to click, one-finger scroll, long-press to drag and select text, two-finger wheel scrolling, pinch to zoom. • Real mouse behavior on the Mac On a Mac (same app), clicks, drags, and right-clicks pass through 1:1. Option-scroll pans; Command-scroll zooms. • Full keyboard, and your voice Software and hardware keyboards both work. Modifier keys (⌘⌥⌃⇧) tap once for the next keystroke or double-tap to lock — every shortcut is reachable. Tap the mic on the keyboard and what you say is typed straight into the Mac. • Private by design Credentials live only in your device's Keychain, and passwords are encrypted in transit using Apple's standard Screen Sharing authentication. • Made for iPhone Duo Half open like a laptop, your Mac sits on the upper screen and the keyboard on the lower one. Fully open or held like a book, the Mac spans the inner screen; closed, the outer screen works on its own. Nothing is drawn across the fold. WHAT THE CONTROL BAR DOES • Trackpad: put one under the bar — slide to move, tap to click, tap then touch again and slide to drag. Two fingers scroll, a pinch zooms, a two-finger tap right-clicks • Displays: with several on the Mac, show them one at a time, full screen • Circle to zoom: draw around what you want to see • Open an app: type the first letters and the app opens on the Mac • Screenshots: the whole screen, an area or the panel, taken on the Mac • Picture in Picture: keep an eye on the Mac in a small window while you use other apps • Key button: types your saved password into the Mac's login screen AND ALSO • Apple Pencil works as a mouse: hover to move, touch to click and drag • A widget and a Control Center control reach your last Mac in one tap • Lock the app with Face ID, and hide your Mac's screen in the app switcher • Siri and Shortcuts connect, zoom and type for you CONNECTED IN THREE STEPS 1. On the Mac: System Settings > General > Sharing > turn on Screen Sharing 2. Open Headroom — your Macs appear automatically 3. Sign in with the Mac's username and password. Done. HEADROOM PRO • Unlimited connection time • Every future Pro feature included REQUIREMENTS • Client: iPad / iPhone (iOS 17+, verified on iOS 27 and iPadOS 27), Apple Silicon Mac • Host: any Mac with Screen Sharing enabled (no extra software) • Same network; for internet access we recommend a VPN such as Tailscale — Headroom is built by MusicFlow ("music × engineering") — the tool we made to run our own headless Mac minis, polished into something we use every day.

Screenshots

CSB Connect4 screens
Headroom3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: CSB Connect at none against Headroom's 1. Headroom's advantage is update cadence (daily vs every 2 months). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Headroom sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. CSB Connect asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

CSB Connect ships an update every 2 months, Headroom daily. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
CSB Connect versus Headroom: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCSB ConnectHeadroom
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—60.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—4 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size60 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCALEDONIENNE DE SOLUTIONS BUSINESSHaruhiko Kishi

In-app purchases

None

CSB Connect

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Headroom

One-time1
  • Headroom Pro$14.99

Questions

Is CSB Connect free?
CSB Connect is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Headroom free?
Headroom is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do CSB Connect or Headroom have ads?
Neither CSB Connect nor Headroom shows ads.
Which is updated more often, CSB Connect or Headroom?
CSB Connect ships an update every 2 months, and Headroom daily. Most recently, CSB Connect was updated on November 3, 2026 and Headroom on November 6, 2026.

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