USB Fusion vs Dongled
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
USB Fusion
This application allows users to manage and enhance Magewell USB Fusion capture devices. It supports adding various media types, web pages, and annotations to presentations, with options to switch, crop, and flip sources. Users can also record or screenshot their presentations.
- Network device discovery
- Add images, videos, PDFs, and web pages
- Switch, crop, and flip sources
- Touch/stylus annotation
- Apply watermarks
- Record and screenshot presentations
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The USB Fusion App is a free tablet application for managing and extending the functionality of Magewell USB Fusion capture devices. It can automatically discover USB Fusion devices on the network and enables users to add captured images, media files such as pictures, video clips, music and PDFs, as well as web pages into their presentations. The App also enables USB Fusion users to switch, crop or flip the sources, annotate with a finger touch or stylus, apply watermarks, view the PDF, browse the web page, and record or take screenshots of the presentation.
Dongled
This utility app transforms your USB-C enabled iPad into a wired video monitor using a UVC capture card. It offers low-latency, real-time streaming for cameras and game consoles, adapting dynamically to various resolutions and frame rates.
- Real-time UVC video and audio streaming
- Low latency wired connection
- Dynamic resolution and frame rate adaptation
- Fullscreen display for cameras and consoles
- Open-source and free to use
- No ads or data collection
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Dongled: Seamless UVC Video Streaming This app requires a USB-C enabled iPad and UVC capture card or dongle to function. Dongled brings straightforward USB-C video and audio streaming to your device, with a UVC capture card Dongled turns your display into a full screen wired video monitor. Key Features: ◎ No Ads: Dongled is a free app, does not use or collect your data, and all the audio and HD visual monitoring functions are free. ◎ Open Source: The app source code is free and open to anyone under the permissive MIT license. ◎ Super Lightweight: A responsive user experience focused on one task, Dongled is designed as a plug and play app, no interface needed. ◎ Low Latency: Dongled was built around a core goal of achieving minimal latency, experience quicker response times and higher refresh rates vs wireless connections. ◎ Real-time Monitoring: Connect to USB-C camera sources for both video and, on supported devices, 1 or 2 channel audio playback via speakers or Bluetooth. ◎ Dynamic Adaptation: Dongled auto-adjusts to various resolutions and frame rates. The app uses the aspect ratios and resolutions set by your hardware. Dongled lets you connect game consoles or cameras directly to your USB-C device for fullscreen gaming, enhanced resolution, and seamless camera monitoring—no wireless setup or extra configuration needed.
Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: USB Fusion at 5.0 against Dongled's 4.6. USB Fusion also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 91%) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.0). Dongled's advantage is ratings volume (23 vs 1). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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.
USB Fusion holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Dongled has 23 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of USB Fusion's written reviews are positive against 91% of Dongled's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | USB Fusion | Dongled |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.6 (23 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 90.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 23 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPad | iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 19 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Nanjing Magewell Electronics Co., Ltd. | Oddforms Design LLC |
Customer experience
USB Fusion
Dongled
In-app purchases
USB Fusion
No in-app purchases
Dongled
No in-app purchases
