RustDesk Remote Desktop vs OSS CardWallet
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
RustDesk Remote Desktop
This open-source application provides remote desktop access and control capabilities. It allows users to remotely manage their computers. Please note it only supports controlling other devices, not being controlled or screen sharing.
- Open-source remote desktop
- Remote access and control
- TeamViewer alternative
- Control other devices
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An open-source remote desktop application. The open source TeamViewer alternative. Source code: https://github.com/rustdesk/rustdesk Doc: https://rustdesk.com/docs Please be reminded that this app only has the ability to control, and it does not have the functionality of being controlled or screen sharing. WARNING: YOU MAY BE BEING SCAMMED! If you are on the phone with someone you DON'T know AND TRUST who has asked you to install RustDesk, do not install and hang up immediately. They are likely a scammer trying to steal your money or other private information.
OSS CardWallet
Transform your phone into a powerful card scanner and wallet. Effortlessly scan IDs, business cards, and loyalty cards with automatic edge detection. Organize, enhance, and export your cards as PDFs or images, with optional password protection for added security.
- Fast camera scanning with automatic edge detection
- Bulk scanning and import from images/PDFs
- Barcode and QR code detection
- Passbook support with import/export
- PDF enhancement filters and editing tools
- Folder creation for organization
- Offline OCR for searchable PDFs
- Password protection for exported PDFs
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OSS Card Wallet is a free and Open Source app to transform your mobile device into a powerful card scanner and wallet SCAN * Scan your IDs, business cards, loyalty cards with a fast camera scan. * Enjoy the automatic edge detection feature allowing you to quickly scan many documents * Bulk scan to quickly add recto/verso * Import cards from images or even existing PDFBARCODE* automatic detection of barcodes, qrcodes...* manually create a card with a barcode* add as many barcodes as you want to a simple cardPASSBOOK* Full Passbook support* import from .pkpass* view your Passbooks as you would in the official Apple Passbook App* Export and share your passbooks as .pkpass or PDF ENHANCE * Improve PDFs quality by applying enhancing filters for color or black & white cards. * Edit crop * Reorder pages, merge cards * Rotate pages * Change brightness and contrast to create beautiful cards ORGANIZE * Create folders with colors for easy access * Sort cards * Name cards EXPORT * create PDF directly from your mobile device by converting photos, images, other documents, into beautiful and configurable PDFs. * export and share your cards to PDF or JPEG or PNG with your friends, family, colleagues SEARCH * OCR your cards using offline (to be downloaded first) and open source models in many languages. * Generate searchable PDFs by converting images to text using the powerful OCR models from the Tesseract project. SECURITY * Improve the security of your generated PDF by adding a password. SYNC * Synchronize your cards, PDFs, Images with your computers, other devices using WebDav or local folder sync. PRIVACY * Use a free and Open Source card wallet to protect your privacy COMMUNITY * Provide feedback or even help translate the app. You are part of this project and you make help it grow so that everyone can enjoy the best free and open source card wallet
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: RustDesk Remote Desktop at none against OSS CardWallet's 5. RustDesk Remote Desktop also leads on ratings volume (77 vs 2) and rating (4.2 vs 4.0). OSS CardWallet's advantage is update cadence (every 11 days vs every 2 months). On price, ads, monetization model and device support 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. OSS CardWallet sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. RustDesk Remote Desktop asks for nothing beyond the download.
RustDesk Remote Desktop holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: RustDesk Remote Desktop has 77 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
RustDesk Remote Desktop ships an update every 2 months, OSS CardWallet every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | RustDesk Remote Desktop | OSS CardWallet |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (77 ratings) — better | 4.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 59.4% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 77 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 11 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 69 MB | 80 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Purslane Limited | Akylas |
Customer experience
RustDesk Remote Desktop
OSS CardWallet
Bugs and requests
RustDesk Remote Desktop
Reported bugs
38 issues- Recent update broke iPad mouse alignment
- No image displayed from PC (black screen)
- Remember Password function doesn't work
- Black screen when remoting into Raspberry Pi Linux server (Wayland)
- Keyboard issues when remoting from iPhone to PC
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- Cannot control Mac
- iPad app fails to connect or shows key mismatch error
- App crashes or becomes unresponsive
- Connection issues over mobile data network
- Session closes after a short period
- Key presses duplicated or not registered with external keyboard
- Settings/Preferences not preserved
- iOS language icon covers toolbar collapse icon
- Previous direct IP sessions not saved
- Enter key does not work in address bar
- Copy/Paste broken
- Latest update deleted saved connections
- App not responding after update
- Connection Error, Operation not permitted (error 1) on iOS
- Mouse overflows monitor content, preventing clicks on edges
- Double-clicking behavior in touch mouse/pad options
- App launches but window vanishes on old iPads
- Crash on app startup (v1.2.7, iOS 12.2)
- Cannot paste remote ID by holding text input
- iOS client attempting to control Android results in frozen interface
- Cannot control Windows PC typing from iPhone
- Version 1.2.7 has issues on iPad (cannot launch)
- Address book empty on Pro version
- Arrow keys do not function like a desktop keyboard
- Phone heats up during use
- Mouse pointer on desktop and iPad not lined up
- Flakey behavior with keyboard and trackpad on iPad
- Scaling displays issues on iPad
- Key mismatch error with iPad app
- Virtual machine control issues (keyboard repeats or fails to register)
- Mobile network connection issues
- Cannot connect over mobile data network
- UI icon not centered
Requested features
13 requests- Add option to view and modify USB drives in file transfer mode
- Improve mouse and keyboard control configurability
- Allow Apple Pencil to function as a mouse
- Support iPhone remote control of each other
- Add option to automatically switch display/monitor to follow remote window focus
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- Sync remote ID list by iCloud
- Improve Wayland support
- Add option to change two-finger gesture behavior (scroll vs. move canvas)
- Center remote screen when zooming
- Remap controls for mouse actions
- Integrate arrow keys with device keyboard
- Support iPhone to Android control
- Support Windows remote typing from iPhone
OSS CardWallet
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
RustDesk Remote Desktop
No in-app purchases
OSS CardWallet
- a coffee$0.99
- a big coffee$1.99
- a beer$3.99
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- a pint$8.99
- a very nice donation$17.99
Questions
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