RIC vs Magic Switch Display Sharing
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
RIC
Access and view your IP cameras remotely via mobile network or WiFi. Supports various stream types and offers features like mute, volume, and screenshots for home security.
- Remote IP camera access
- Supports RTSP, MJPEG, HLS, ONVIF
- Cross-platform (iOS, Mac OS)
- Mute, volume, and screenshot functions
- Customizable home security solution
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Remotely access and view your ip camera over mobile network or WiFi, digital video recorder, network recorder and webcam FEATURES 1) Connect RTSP, MJPEG, HLS and ONVIF streams 2) Cross-Platform app: iOS, Mac OS. You can download ip camera viewer for iPad, iPhone, Macbook, and Mac. 3) Mute, volume, screenshot features 4) Private, customizable solution for home security Get this app today and monitor your cams in one click!
Magic Switch Display Sharing
Duplicate your Windows PC screen onto your iPad or iPhone, allowing touch and stylus control. It also enables projecting your iPad/iPhone screen to your Windows PC and sharing files between devices.
- Duplicate Windows PC screen to iOS devices
- Touch and stylus control on iOS
- Project iOS screen to Windows PC
- File sharing between Windows and iOS
- Virtual second screen generation
- AirDrop-like file transfer
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This companion application can be used with Magic Switch Display Sharing Hub Cable. Magic Switch Display Sharing Hub Cable is a USB hub with host to host connection cable function, besides the hub function, this link cable can also be used to connect Windows PC and iPad/iPhone, once the connection is completed, users can easily duplicate the screen to iPad/iPhone , whereas in an iPad/iPhone you can see the contents of the Windows screen there, you can control or draw something in Windows with your finger or a stylus, and touch events or stylus traces and pen pressure are reflected to Windows, just like directly in operate the touch screen with a finger or a pen on a Windows PC. In addition to mapping the main screen of the Windows PC and directly viewing and operating on the iPad/iPhone, the APP also provides the function of generating a virtual second screen, and at the same time project this virtual second screen to the iPad/iPhone, and directly operate on the iPad/iPhone. Conversely, we can also project the content of the iPad/iPhone to the Windows PC through this cable connection, this function is like AirPlay, you can directly see the screen content and operation of the iPad/iPhone on the screen of the Windows PC. In addition to video screen projection and copying, the app also supports AirDrop-like functionality, allowing you to easily share media content such as videos, photos or files to a "Download" location on your Windows PC. You can also share files to your iPad/iPhone just like you can with AirDrop on a Mac by right-clicking on the file in Windows File Explorer and selecting the share menu function.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Magic Switch Display Sharing at Free against RIC's $1.99. Magic Switch Display Sharing also leads on rating (4.0 vs 2.0) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.0). On ratings volume, 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
Magic Switch Display Sharing is free to download; RIC costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Magic Switch Display Sharing holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 2.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively.
RIC ships an update every 3 weeks, Magic Switch Display Sharing every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 10, 2026 and June 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | RIC | Magic Switch Display Sharing |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 2.0 (2 ratings) | 4.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 20.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 41 MB | 40 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Andreii Simaranov | Magic Control Technology Corporation |
Customer experience
RIC
Magic Switch Display Sharing
In-app purchases
RIC
No in-app purchases
Magic Switch Display Sharing
No in-app purchases
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