Vysor vs KDE Connect
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Vysor
View and control your iPhone directly from your computer. Seamlessly use apps, play games, and navigate your device using your mouse and keyboard for enhanced productivity.
- Mirror iPhone to computer
- Control iPhone with mouse
- Control iPhone with keyboard
- Use apps on computer
- Play games on computer
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Vysor lets you view and control your iOS on your computer. Use apps, play games, control your iOS with your mouse and keyboard.
KDE Connect
Seamlessly integrate your devices with features like a shared clipboard, file sharing, and remote control. Use your phone as a virtual touchpad or keyboard, and even control presentations remotely. All communication is secured with end-to-end encryption.
- Shared clipboard
- File and URL sharing
- Virtual touchpad and keyboard
- Remote presentation control
- Remote command execution
- End-to-end encryption
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KDE Connect provides a set of features to integrate your workflow across devices: - Shared clipboard: copy and paste between your devices. - Share files and URLs to your computer from any app. - Virtual touchpad and keyboard: Use your phone screen as your computer's touchpad or keyboard - Remote presentation remote: control a laser pointer on the screen of your computer by moving your phone around. - Remote commands: run commands on your computer from your phone. - End-to-end TLS encryption: your information is safe. Please note you will need to install KDE Connect on your other computers/phones/tablets and keep the version up-to-date for the latest features to work. This app is part of an open source project and it exists thanks to all the people who contributed to it. Please visit the KDE Connect website to grab the source code.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: KDE Connect at 4.2 against Vysor's 2.7. KDE Connect also leads on review sentiment (61% vs 36%) and ratings volume (276 vs 29). On price, ads, 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.
KDE Connect holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 2.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: KDE Connect has 276 ratings behind it against 29, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 36% of Vysor's written reviews are positive against 61% of KDE Connect's.
| Parameter | Vysor | KDE Connect |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.7 (29 ratings) | 4.2 (276 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 35.9% of reviews | 60.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 29 | 276 — better |
| Update frequency | — | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Vysor, Inc. | KDE e.V. |
Customer experience
Vysor
KDE Connect
Bugs and requests
Vysor
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
KDE Connect
Reported bugs
4 issues- Clipboard push feature not working
- App crashes on launch for some users
- Incompatibility with certain device/OS combinations
- Inability to discover/connect to devices in some cases
Requested features
5 requests- Add support for background operation
- Improve multi-file transfer capabilities
- Integrate with system share sheet
- Implement two-finger scrolling and other gestures
- Add SMS/notification sync features
In-app purchases
Vysor
No in-app purchases
KDE Connect
No in-app purchases
