KDE Connect vs Z
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
Z
Seamlessly sync your browser spaces, tabs, and essentials from Zen Browser to your iPhone. Easily access pinned tabs, swipe between spaces, and share URLs directly into your Zen environment. This independent app enhances your mobile browsing workflow.
- Sync browser spaces
- Access pinned tabs
- Open essentials
- Share URLs to spaces
- Swipe between spaces
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Z-Sync is an unofficial app and not affiliated with Zen. Z-Sync syncs your spaces, tabs and essentials from Zen Browser to iPhone. - Swipe between your spaces - Open pinned tabs and essentials - Share a URL into a space from any other app - Sign in with the Mozilla account you already use Z-Sync is an independent app. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or published by Zen Browser or Mozilla.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Z at 5.0 against KDE Connect's 4.2. Z also leads on update cadence (every 9 days vs every 3 months). KDE Connect's advantage is ratings volume (281 vs 5) and device support (4 vs 2). 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.
Z holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: KDE Connect has 281 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two.
KDE Connect ships an update every 3 months, Z every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on November 14, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | KDE Connect | Z |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (281 ratings) | 5.0 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 60.8% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 281 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 9 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 16 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | KDE e.V. | Kjell Behrends |
Customer experience
KDE Connect
Z
Bugs and 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
Z
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
KDE Connect
No in-app purchases
Z
No in-app purchases
