Remote Desktop vs Open Any URL
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Remote Desktop
Access your Windows PC from your iPhone or iPad. View files, run programs, and use resources remotely. Supports various Windows versions and includes features like printing and barcode scanning.
- Connect to Windows PCs
- View files and programs
- Supports Windows XP/7/8/10
- Printing support
- Barcode scanner
- Wake on LAN (WOL)
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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. LITE VERSION Has a 5 minutes session limitation. FEATURES - Standard RDP protocol. - 8/16 bit color mode for faster screen updates. - Zoom and scroll as the Safari Browser. - WOL (Wake on LAN). - Printing. - Barcode scanner. - 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. - Stylus pen. - NETBIOS name support for easy configuration. - Landscape mode. - Have patent license for the RDP protocol from Microsoft. LIMITATIONS - Windows HOME edition cannot be used, as it does not include the RDP protocol. - We cannot offer Windows 200x Server access, as it will require another patent license from Microsoft.
Open Any URL
This app allows you to automatically open website links directly from .url files or cloud storage like Google Drive. It streamlines the process of accessing web content, saving you the effort of copying and pasting URLs into your browser.
- Open .url files directly
- Navigate to web links automatically
- Integrates with cloud storage
- Works with Salesforce mobile app
- Streamlines web access
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A brilliant time saver - Automatically go to the website you want instead of having to select, copy, and paste to the browser. Open URL starts from any .url file and navigates directly to the file or URL in your default browser. Do you have your favorites or bookmarks in Google Drive? Choose "Open URL" and open them in a breeze! Do you work with the Salesforce mobile app and use Document Extractor Built for Salesforce platform™ because you prefer storing and managing documents in SharePoint? Choose "Open URL" and effortlessly open the files starting right from within the Salesforce mobile app!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Open Any URL at 100% against Remote Desktop's 52%. Open Any URL also leads on rating (5.0 vs 2.9). Remote Desktop's advantage is update cadence (every 4 months vs every 26 months) and ratings volume (151 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
Open Any URL holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Remote Desktop has 151 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 52% of Remote Desktop's written reviews are positive against 100% of Open Any URL's.
Remote Desktop ships an update every 4 months, Open Any URL every 26 months. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Remote Desktop | Open Any URL |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.9 (151 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 51.9% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 151 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months — better | Every 26 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | MochaSoft | Connecting Software s.r.o. & Co. KG |
Customer experience
Remote Desktop
Open Any URL
Bugs and requests
Remote Desktop
Reported bugs
3 issues- Keyboard issues, unable to type full usernames
- Corrupts desktop settings on remote machine
- Compatibility problems with certain network configurations
Requested features
4 requests- Add support for Windows 7, 8, 10 and Server 2008/2012
- Implement right-click and scroll functionality
- Allow custom screen resolutions and full-screen mode
- Integrate VPN capabilities
Open Any URL
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Remote Desktop
No in-app purchases
Open Any URL
No in-app purchases
