heypster vs PocketVNC
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
heypster
Discover and share high-quality GIFs for your conversations. This platform prioritizes user privacy by not storing search history or collecting data. Enjoy a free, ad-free experience across multiple Apple devices.
- High-quality GIFs
- Free to use
- Ad-free experience
- No search history storage
- No data collection
- Multi-device support
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heypster is a platform for high-quality GIFs, free of charge, ad-free, and respectful of user privacy: We do not keep any search history, and we do not collect any data. Our platform contains thousands of GIFs for your conversations. You can use our application on iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, iMessage App and Apple Vision Pro.
PocketVNC
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PocketVNC turns your iPhone or iPad into a remote control for any computer running a VNC server — your Mac, a Windows PC, a Linux box, or a Raspberry Pi. Connect over your home network or the internet and see your desktop live, with smooth pinch-to-zoom, precise touch, and a proper keyboard with modifier and function keys. Secure by default. PocketVNC supports encrypted connections (VeNCrypt/TLS), including certificate-based servers with trust-on-first-use verification — so you can see exactly which machine you're connecting to. Saved server passwords are stored in the iOS Keychain, never on our servers. Built for real use: • Live remote desktop with pinch-to-zoom and pan • Tap to click, long-press to right-click, two-finger scroll • Full on-screen keyboard — Ctrl, Alt, Shift, Cmd, Esc, Tab, arrows, F1–F12 • Auto-reconnect if the network drops (Pro) • ZRLE compression and quality presets for responsive control over slower links • Light, dark, and system appearance • Works with standard VNC servers: macOS Screen Sharing, TigerVNC, RealVNC, TightVNC, x11vnc, and more • VNC password and Apple Remote Desktop (ARD) authentication Free includes one saved server and up to 30 minutes of connection time every 6 hours — plenty for a quick check-in. The free tier is ad-supported: a small banner appears in the app, and an occasional full-screen ad is shown while a connection is starting — never during an active session. PocketVNC Pro (subscription) unlocks the full toolkit: • Unlimited connection time and unlimited saved servers • No ads • Saved passwords for one-tap connect • Server groups to organize your machines • Reusable saved credentials — apply one login to a server or a whole group • Wake-on-LAN — power on a sleeping computer before you connect • Auto-reconnect after a dropped connection • App Lock with Face ID, Touch ID, or your passcode • Colour accents and per-server quality presets • Trackpad mode — relative, laptop-style pointer control • Clipboard sync between devices Free to download. Subscribe any time (7-day free trial) for unlimited access and every Pro feature. App Subscriptions and In-App Purchases bound by Apple's Standard End User License Agreement (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: heypster at none against PocketVNC's 2. heypster also leads on ads (none vs shown) and device support (5 vs 2). PocketVNC's advantage is update cadence (every 6 days vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (18.2 vs 26.0). On price 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. PocketVNC sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. heypster asks for nothing beyond the download.
heypster ships an update every 2 months, PocketVNC every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | heypster | PocketVNC |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.5 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 83.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 6 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, Vision Pro — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 18.2 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 20 MB | 18 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Heypster | Brett Chaborek |
In-app purchases
heypster
No in-app purchases
PocketVNC
- PocketVNC Pro (Monthly)7 Days trial$2.991 Month
- PocketVNC Pro (Annual)7 Days trial$19.991 Year









