Comparison

Remote Desktop vs Shoppex Merchant

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

Head to head
About

Remote Desktop

Access your Windows PC from your iPhone or iPad. View files, programs, and resources remotely as if you were at your desk. Supports various Windows versions and offers features like color modes, zoom, and mouse control.

Highlights
  • Connect to Windows PC
  • View files and programs remotely
  • Standard RDP protocol
  • 8/16 bit color modes
  • Zoom and scroll functionality
  • Mouse control and support
  • Wake on LAN (WOL)
Features
Currently charting
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Using your iPhone or iPad, you can connect to your Windows Workstation Computer and see the files, programs, and resources exactly as you would if you were sitting at your desk, just on a smaller screen. Mocha Remote Desktop (RDP) provides access to a PC running Windows XP Professional or Windows 7/8/10. HOME edition or Windows 200x Servers cannot be supported. Before buying, please try our free Lite version. FEATURES - Standard RDP protocol. - 8/16 bit color mode for faster screen updates. - Zoom and scroll as the Safari Browser. - Landscape mode. - View only mode. - Mouse left/right click, drag , hover and wheel. - Support for Swiftpoint GT hardware mouse. - Support for a Bluetooth mouse, when using an iPad. - Support for Mouse Easy. Use an iPhone as a bluetooth trackpad. - WOL (Wake on LAN). - Printing. - Barcode scanner. - NETBIOS name support for easy configuration - Banners with extra keys (ctrl, alt,shift, arrows f1 f2...). - Stylus pen - Unicode keyboard support (any keyboard type) - Have patent license for the RDP protocol from Microsoft. LIMITATIONS - Windows HOME edition cannot be used, as it does not include the RDP protocol. - Support for Windows XP Professional or Windows 7/8/10. We cannot offer Windows 200x Server access, as it will require another patent license from Microsoft.

About

Shoppex Merchant

Features
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Shoppex Merchant is your Shoppex store on iPhone and iPad. See each sale as it lands, answer tickets and fix an order without opening a laptop. HOME Today's revenue and orders in your shop's time zone, next to yesterday. Your first sale and each new best day get a mark on Home and a push. LIVE SALES FOR DROPS Tap Go Live before a drop. Revenue and orders sit on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island for up to 8 hours. In the app you also see how many people are on your store and at checkout. WIDGETS Today shows today's sales and the latest one. Needs You counts payments to review and tickets waiting on you. Both fit the Home Screen and the Lock Screen. SALE PUSHES Each sale push shows the product picture. Turn on Sale Sound for a cash register sound per sale, or keep amounts off the Lock Screen. TICKETS FROM THE PUSH Reply to a ticket, open its order or close it from the notification. ORDERS, PRODUCTS, CUSTOMERS Search orders and refund them. Add keys to a product, edit price and stock, create coupons and look up a customer with their order history. ALL YOUR SHOPS Switch shops from the shop menu. A push opens in the shop it came from. Face ID unlock. Dark, Light or Automatic. Text follows your iPhone's text size. You need a Shoppex account to sign in. No shop yet? Open one free at shoppex.io.

Screenshots

Remote Desktop4 screens
Shoppex Merchant4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Shoppex Merchant at Free against Remote Desktop's $5.99. Shoppex Merchant also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 4 months). Remote Desktop's advantage is chart position (#122 vs unranked). On ads, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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

Shoppex Merchant is free to download; Remote Desktop costs $5.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Remote Desktop ships an update every 4 months, Shoppex Merchant every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 8 level
Remote Desktop versus Shoppex Merchant: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRemote DesktopShoppex Merchant
Price$5.99Free — better
Rating3.4 (23 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews48.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings23 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
Best chart rank#122 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB44 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMochaSoftPaylix UG (haftungsbeschraenkt)

In-app purchases

None

Remote Desktop

No in-app purchases

None

Shoppex Merchant

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Remote Desktop free?
Remote Desktop costs $5.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Shoppex Merchant free?
Shoppex Merchant is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Remote Desktop or Shoppex Merchant have ads?
Neither Remote Desktop nor Shoppex Merchant shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Remote Desktop or Shoppex Merchant?
Remote Desktop ships an update every 4 months, and Shoppex Merchant every 2 days. Most recently, Remote Desktop was updated on November 6, 2026 and Shoppex Merchant on October 31, 2026.

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