Creative Cast vs UniFi Design
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Creative Cast
Easily connect your iOS device to Optoma displays for screen mirroring, file sharing, and live camera broadcasting. Share documents, images, and videos wirelessly in real-time.
- Screen mirroring
- File sharing (PDF, JPEG, PNG)
- Live camera broadcasting
- Support for multiple devices
- Wireless connection to Optoma displays
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Creative Cast makes it possible to connect IOS devices to Optoma displays (projectors, interactive flat panels and LED displays). Once connected you will be able to mirror your screen, share images, documents and videos, along with live broadcasting via your camera. Functionality Multiple devices - Supports multiple devices for easy content sharing Screen-mirroring - Share your screen on an Optoma display (with supported apps) File sharing - Easily share documents (PDF) and images (JPEG and PNG) to connected displays Wireless camera - Share images in real-time via the camera on your base device Getting started Use the steps below to establish a connection between your device and Optoma displays 1. Launch the Creative Cast App on your iOS device and Optoma display 2. Creative Cast will display all connectable devices on the same network 3. Select the display you want to connect to 4. Navigate the home screen to select the required features and functions Visit the Optoma website for information on supported models www.optoma.com
UniFi Design
Plan and visualize your network setups with this comprehensive tool. Design your ideal configuration, generate checkout lists, and explore deployments with floorplan visualization. Access essential network planning utilities and community resources in one convenient application.
- Design network setups with Wizard
- Customize racks and generate checkout lists
- Visualize deployments with Floorplan
- Access UniFi Community
- Network Ports AR
- WiFi Calculator
- Capacity Calculator
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UniFi Design brings the full UniFi Design Center experience to your device, purpose-built for planning, building, and visualizing your setup from anywhere. Design your setup with the Wizard, now with far more control. Add and configure devices, customize your rack down to the detail, and sync your projects directly from UniFi Design Center so your work moves with you. - Build and edit complete rack setups with detailed configuration options. - Sync projects and floor plans from UniFi Design Center. - Visualize your network in a redesigned topology view to see your entire project at a glance. - Plan every connection with a dedicated ports view to edit devices and ports directly. - Place a full 1:1 rack in your room or office using AR to see exactly how it will look. - Access Certified Installers, Network Ports AR, Tech Specs, WiFi Calculator, and Capacity Calculator in one place. From idea to deployment, UniFi Design gives you everything you need to plan your project, wherever you are.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Creative Cast at 71% against UniFi Design's 23%. Creative Cast also leads on iOS requirement (14.0 vs 18.0). UniFi Design's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 2.5) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 6 weeks). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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.
UniFi Design holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 5 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 71% of Creative Cast's written reviews are positive against 23% of UniFi Design's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Creative Cast ships an update every 6 weeks, UniFi Design fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Creative Cast | UniFi Design |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.5 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 71.4% of reviews — better | 23.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 5 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 35 MB | 405 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Optoma Corporation | Ubiquiti Inc. |
Customer experience
Creative Cast
UniFi Design
In-app purchases
Creative Cast
No in-app purchases
UniFi Design
No in-app purchases
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