Fruitstand vs Screens 5
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Fruitstand
Catalog your entire Apple device collection, including specifications, condition, and serial numbers. Organize, search, and analyze your collection with powerful tools. Syncs across devices and offers robust security options.
- Store Apple product details
- Track specifications and condition
- Powerful search and sorting
- Customizable attributes
- iCloud sync across devices
- Collection statistics and charts
- Import/export CSV data
- Biometric security options
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Fruitstand is the one place to store your entire Apple collection on all the Apple products you love. Store info about Mac, iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, AirPods, Apple TV, iPod, HomePod, Apple Vision, and accessories. YOUR COLLECTION: Add info about each of your Apple products to Fruitstand. When you add a product to Fruitstand, you can add info about that product's specifications, color, condition, warranty status, activation lock status (if applicable), and serial number. You can also add additional comments and custom attributes. Fruitstand will automatically organize your collection by product type and model, with additional sorting options. Edit your collection at any time, and hide products from the main view. POWERFUL SEARCH: Search your entire collection with ease. Search with keywords and/or filters to find just the products you want. Sort search results by product value or year acquired. CUSTOM ATTRIBUTES: Add custom attributes to any of your products. These attributes can have a name, value, and optionally a color, font type, and one of over 6,000 SF Symbols associated with them. Once a custom attribute is added to one product, it will be available for use on all your products. Custom attributes are also searchable across the app. SYNC ACROSS ALL YOUR DEVICES: Fruitstand will automatically sync your collection across all your devices with iCloud. Any additions, edits, or deletions to your collection will be reflected on the other devices connected to your Apple Account. COLLECTION STATISTICS: Fruitstand provides helpful statistics about your entire collection, with charts illustrating total and average collection value data. IMPORT AND EXPORT YOUR COLLECTION: You can easily import your collection from formatted CSV files into Fruitstand. You can also export your collection to CSV at any time. SECURITY BUILT IN: Secure your collection with Face ID, Touch ID, or Optic ID. Fruitstand provides you the option to specify your level of security; you may choose to enable biometrics when launching or resuming the app, deleting products, adding/loading products, and/or editing products. WIDGETS: See your collection at a glance with widgets. The small widgets show your total collection size or total collection value. Medium widgets break down your collection size and collection value by product type. The large widget will show even more statistics about your collection value.
Screens 5
Access your Mac, Windows, Linux, or Raspberry Pi computers remotely from your Apple devices. Offers fast, secure, and reliable desktop access for work, travel, or helping others. Integrates with modern workflows and system features for seamless control.
- Remote access to Mac, Windows, Linux, Raspberry Pi
- Fast and secure VNC connections
- Curtain Mode for private sessions
- SSH connections and key support
- Clipboard and file transfer
- Multi-display support
- Siri and Shortcuts integration
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Access your computers from anywhere. Screens lets you remotely access your Mac, Windows PC, Linux PC, or Raspberry Pi from your iPhone, iPad, Mac, or Vision Pro. Whether you’re connecting to a remote workstation, a headless Mac mini, or helping friends and family, Screens delivers fast, secure, and reliable remote desktop access wherever you are. REMOTE ACCESS FROM ANYWHERE Remote access is built right into Screens on Mac. For older Macs and Windows PCs, install Screens Connect to easily set up remote access over the internet. Need to connect to Linux or Raspberry Pi? Screens also integrates with Tailscale for secure, hassle-free connections. FAST, SECURE REMOTE DESKTOP ACCESS Screens is optimized for responsive remote control with support for: • Curtain Mode for private remote sessions on Mac • SSH connections and SSH keys • Secure password storage and quick logins • Observe or control remote computers • Adaptive and Full display quality BUILT FOR MODERN REMOTE WORKFLOWS Use Screens to: • Access remote Macs, PCs, Linux systems, and Raspberry Pi devices • Connect to headless Mac mini setups and remote workstations • Monitor long-running tasks from anywhere • Help friends, family, or coworkers remotely • Access your computers while traveling or away from home DO MORE WITH SCREENS Take advantage of powerful system features across iPhone and iPad: • Connect using Siri, Shortcuts, and Spotlight • Quickly connect to saved computers from widgets • Use external keyboards, mice, and trackpads • Use Apple Pencil on iPad • Display your remote computer on an external display with AirPlay POWERFUL FEATURES • Multi-display support • Clipboard sharing • File transfer between iPhone, iPad, or Vision Pro and Mac • Customizable connection settings for individual computers • Dictation support for remote text input • Session selection on Mac • iCloud synchronization • Full URL Schemes support • Touch ID, Face ID, Apple Watch, and password protection COMPATIBILITY • Connect from iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Vision Pro • Connect to Mac, Windows PC, Linux PC, and Raspberry Pi • Screens Connect is built into Screens for Mac on macOS 14.6 or later • Standalone Screens Connect is available for Macs running macOS 10.13 or later and PCs running Windows 10 or later • Clipboard sharing on Windows and Linux supports text only • Sound transmission is not supported due to VNC protocol limitations • Screens does not support connections to iPhone, iPad, or Vision Pro devices Screens gives you secure, reliable access to your computers anytime, anywhere. Privacy Policy: https://screens.app/privacy Terms of Use: https://screens.app/terms
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Screens 5 at Free against Fruitstand's $4.99. Screens 5 also leads on ratings volume (597 vs 5) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 5 weeks). Fruitstand's advantage is review sentiment (75% vs 49%). On rating, 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
Screens 5 is free to download; Fruitstand costs $4.99 up front. Fruitstand sells 5 one-off in-app purchases and Screens 5 sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.4 for Fruitstand against 4.5 for Screens 5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Screens 5 has 597 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 75% of Fruitstand's written reviews are positive against 49% of Screens 5's.
Fruitstand ships an update every 5 weeks, Screens 5 fortnightly. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | Fruitstand | Screens 5 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.4 (5 ratings) | 4.5 (597 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 75.0% of reviews — better | 49.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 597 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Vision Pro | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Vision Pro |
| Requires iOS | 18 | 17.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 14 MB | 69 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Armand Sarkani | Edovia Inc. |
Customer experience
Fruitstand
Screens 5
Bugs and requests
Fruitstand
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Screens 5
Reported bugs
3 issues- Inability to delete auto-saved nearby devices
- Inconsistent behavior when editing device configurations
- Screens Connect failing to work reliably
Requested features
3 requests- Ability to block remote input while keeping remote desktop visible
- File transfer between Mac and iOS/iPadOS
- Upgrade pricing for existing users
In-app purchases
Fruitstand
- Small Tip$1.99
- Medium Tip$4.99
- Large Tip$9.99
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- Extra Large Tip$19.99
- Max Tip$49.99
Screens 5
- Monthly Subscription$4.991 Month
- Yearly Subscription7 Days trial$29.491 Year
- Yearly Subscription7 Days trial$29.991 Year
- Lifetime Family UpgradeFree
- Lifetime2 variants$199.99
Questions
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