Comparison

Interact Screen Sharing vs OpenAVC Panel

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Interact Screen Sharing

Features
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Connect smarter, Interact wireless screen sharing makes collaboration on the big screen faster and easier for your team and guests. The Intereact app for iOS provides a versatile, secure and easy way to collaborate and share content from corporate meeting rooms, huddle rooms, lecture halls or classrooms. To use you will need the Interact receiver installed on your display. With Interact you can… • Show your desktop and applications on the meeting room display • On a touch screen displays control applications via touch on the central display or your mobile device • Stream audio or video content • Use your mobile device as a remote control

About

OpenAVC Panel

Features
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OpenAVC Panel turns an iPad or iPhone into the touch panel for a space controlled by OpenAVC, the open control platform for AV systems. It finds the OpenAVC systems on your network and lists them. Pick one, scan the QR code the Programmer shows, or type an address. The panel the integrator built for that space opens full screen and stays connected. This app needs an OpenAVC server running on your network. Install the server on Windows, macOS, Linux, a Raspberry Pi or Docker from openavc.com, then connect this app to it. What it does - Finds systems on the network automatically - Pairs by QR code or by address - Runs the space's panel full screen, in landscape or portrait - Reconnects on its own after a network drop - Connects over HTTPS and remembers the system it trusts - Keeps the screen awake while the panel is showing Locking the iPad to the panel A dedicated panel keeps the iPad on the panel: no Home Screen, no other apps. On iPadOS that is Guided Access (Apple's kiosk mode), started by pressing the power button three times, and the app's Panel settings walk through it. An iPad managed by an MDM can let the app lock itself every time the panel opens, restarts included. The setup guide is at docs.openavc.com/panel-app-dedicated-ios. About OpenAVC OpenAVC is free, open source software (MIT) that runs on hardware you already own: a small PC, a Raspberry Pi, a Docker host, a Mac or a Windows machine. It controls projectors, displays, switchers, DSPs, cameras and lighting through a driver library the community maintains, and its Programmer builds the touch panel this app shows. The cloud platform for managing many systems has a free tier and paid plans; the panel app does not need it. More at openavc.com.

Screenshots

Interact Screen Sharing4 screens
OpenAVC Panel4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Interact Screen Sharing at 9.0 against OpenAVC Panel's 16.0. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard1 real difference · 5 level
Interact Screen Sharing versus OpenAVC Panel: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterInteract Screen SharingOpenAVC Panel
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 38 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS9.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size15 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTP Vision Europe B.V.OpenAVC

In-app purchases

None

Interact Screen Sharing

No in-app purchases

None

OpenAVC Panel

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Interact Screen Sharing free?
Interact Screen Sharing is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is OpenAVC Panel free?
OpenAVC Panel is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Interact Screen Sharing or OpenAVC Panel have ads?
Neither Interact Screen Sharing nor OpenAVC Panel shows ads.

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