Comparison

Mobile Mouse vs Mobile Mouse Remote

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

Head to head
About

Mobile Mouse

Transform your iPhone, iPad, or Apple Watch into a wireless trackpad, remote, and keyboard for your Mac or PC. Control media, presentations, and even use your device as a graphics tablet. Seamlessly sync content and manage your computer from afar.

Highlights
  • Wireless trackpad and mouse control
  • In-air mouse functionality
  • Apple Watch remote control
  • Live text/image scanner
  • Photo and text sync
  • Presentation remote
  • Graphics tablet for design apps
Features
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Mobile Mouse instantly transforms your iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch into a wireless trackpad remote mouse, remote control, keyboard, and MUCH more for your Mac or Windows PC. Sit back and surf the web, browse your photo library or control your music player from the comfort of your couch. Mobile Mouse works as a fully functional muti-touch trackpad mouse, as well as an in-air mouse, allowing you to control your computer with the motion of your hand. The accompanying Apple Watch app includes a trackpad, application switcher, as well as media and presentation remotes, giving you complete control over your computer and advanced presentation controls all on your wrist. Mobile Mouse was the first and is still the most advanced and feature rich remote & mouse app for iOS with no subscription fees. Features: - Wireless control over your entire computer - Trackpad remote mouse (full screen vertical and landscape modes) - Air mouse (works with the motion of your hand) - OS X style Dock (works just like the dock in OS X) - Album artwork and track info for current playing song for Apple Music and Spotify - Apple Watch App (Trackpad/Media/Presentation control) - Live text/image scanner. Insert live text, photos, QR/UPC codes, and documents in any application using your iPhone camera. - Photo and text Sync. Send content from your computer directly to your iOS device. Call a phone number on your computer, push an address from your computer to your Maps app or even call an Uber. - Supports encryption - Supports Bluetooth & USB with In-app purchase (Mac OS X ONLY, please see requirements) - Today View Widget - Remote file Browser - Media Remote & Web Remote - Presentation Remote with Pro option (Keynote/Powerpoint) - Media pauses or mutes on incoming calls - Numeric keyboard - Volume controls - Programmable hotkeys - Multi-touch mouse gestures - Sleep/Wake your computer - Password protection - Foreign language keyboards - Pressure sensitive graphic Tablet for Photoshop, Illustrator, Sketchbook, Pixelmator, and more. - Control media websites such as YouTube, Pandora, Hulu, Netflix - And much, much, much, much more. Apple Watch App - Trackpad with full mouse control and scrolling - Basic Presentation mode supports next/back with any presentation software - Pro Presentation mode supports navigation, slide preview, slide numbers, presentation timer - Basic media remote supports play and volume controls - Apple Music & Spotify remote supports album art and track info - Application switcher lets you switch to any running app. Apps can be filtered to show all running apps, or just the ones that have remotes View our demo video and website to see all that Mobile Mouse can do for you. Requirements: - iOS 12.0+ - Mac OS X 10.14+ - Windows 10+ - WIFI router - Mobile Mouse Server Software ** BEFORE YOU RUN THE SOFTWARE ** you will need to download the server application from : http://www.mobilemouse.com ** IMPORTANT ** IF YOU HAVE ANY PROBLEMS OR QUESTION, PLEASE CHECK THE TROUBLESHOOTING SECTION ON OUR SITE, THEN USE THE CONTACT FORM ON OUR WEBSITE TO ASK FOR HELP. Visit our site for demos and setup instructions. Provides remote control capabilities for programs like Apple Music, Pandora, Spotify, YouTube, Hulu, Netflix, VLC, Quicktime, Keynote, Powerpoint, Safari, Chrome, and many more

About

Mobile Mouse Remote

Transform your phone into a wireless remote and mouse for your computer. Control your media, browse the web, or present with ease from your couch. Essential for home theater PCs and presenters.

Highlights
  • Trackpad mouse
  • Remote keyboard
  • Modifier keys
  • On-screen typing
  • Password protection
  • Multitouch gestures
Features
Read full description

Mobile Mouse instantly transforms your iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch into a wireless trackpad mouse, remote control, keyboard, and MUCH more for your Mac or Windows PC. Sit back and surf the web, browse your photo library or control your media player from the comfort of your couch. Mobile Mouse works as a fully functional mutitouch trackpad mouse, as well as an AirMouse, allowing you to control your computer with the motion of your hand. The accompanying Apple Watch app includes a trackpad, application switcher, as well as media and presentation remotes, giving you complete control over your computer and advanced presentation controls all on your wrist. Mobile Mouse was the original wireless trackpad app for iOS, launched in 2009, and has been downloaded by over a million users worldwide. Features: • Wireless control over your entire computer • Multi-touch trackpad (full screen vertical and landscape modes) • Air Mouse (works with the motion of your hand) • OS X style application switcher (works just like the dock in OS X) • Automatic local network and peer-to-peer connectivity • Cloud Connect for access over the internet and cellular networks • QR Code Web Remote. Scan a QR code to control your Mac from any mobile web browser without installing an app • Album artwork and track info for current playing song for Apple Music and Spotify • Apple Watch App (Trackpad/Media/Presentation control) • Live text/image scanner. Insert live text, photos, QR/UPC codes, and documents in any application using your iPhone camera. • Photo and text Sync. Send content from your computer directly to your iOS device. Call a phone number on your computer, push an address from your computer to your Maps app. • Remote file Browser • Media Remote & Web Remote • Presentation Remote • Numeric keyboard • Programmable hotkeys • Password protection • Pressure sensitive graphic Tablet for Photoshop, Illustrator, Sketchbook, Pixelmator, and more. (iPad only, requires Apple Pencil) • Control media websites such as YouTube, Pandora, Hulu, Netflix • And much, much, much, much more. Apple Watch App • Trackpad with full mouse control and scrolling • Basic Presentation mode supports next/back with any presentation software • Media remote supports play and volume controls • Apple Music & Spotify remote supports album art and track info • Application switcher lets you switch to any running app. Apps can be filtered to show all running apps, or just the ones that have remotes ** BEFORE YOU RUN THE SOFTWARE ** You will need to download the server application from: mobilemouse.com IMPORTANT: IF YOU HAVE ANY PROBLEMS OR QUESTION, PLEASE CHECK THE TROUBLESHOOTING SECTION ON OUR SITE, OR USE THE CONTACT FORM TO ASK FOR HELP. Privacy Policy: https://mobilemouse.com/privacy.html Terms Of Use: https://mobilemouse.com/terms.html

Screenshots

Mobile Mouse4 screens
Mobile Mouse Remote4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Mobile Mouse Remote at Free against Mobile Mouse's $9.99. Mobile Mouse's advantage is rating (4.5 vs 3.8) and ratings volume (2.5K vs 78). On review sentiment, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Mobile Mouse Remote is free to download; Mobile Mouse costs $9.99 up front. Mobile Mouse sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and Mobile Mouse Remote sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Mobile Mouse holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Mobile Mouse has 2.5K ratings behind it against 78, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 72% of Mobile Mouse's written reviews are positive against 66% of Mobile Mouse Remote's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Mobile Mouse versus Mobile Mouse Remote: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMobile MouseMobile Mouse Remote
Price$9.99Free — better
Rating4.5 (2.5K ratings) — better3.8 (78 ratings)
Positive reviews72.2% of reviews — better65.9% of reviews
Number of ratings2.5K — better78
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size44 MB62 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperR.P.A. TechR.P.A. Tech

Customer experience

Mobile Mouse

All ratings2,509 ratings
Positive88.4%
Neutral3.9%
Negative7.6%
Written reviews1,586 reviews
Positive72.2%
Neutral8.0%
Negative19.8%

Mobile Mouse Remote

All ratings78 ratings
Positive70.5%
Neutral5.1%
Negative24.4%
Written reviews451 reviews
Positive65.9%
Neutral10.2%
Negative23.9%

User reviews

Mobile Mouse

From 2.5K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 🚀 Smooth and responsive
  • 💡 Versatile functionality
  • 👍 Great for media control
  • 👍 Customizable shortcuts

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Connectivity issues
  • 🐛 Crashes and freezes
  • 🔋 Drains battery quickly
  • 🔒 Security concerns
  • 🔍 Confusing setup process

Mobile Mouse Remote

From 78 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Smooth and responsive
  • 👍 Easy to set up and use
  • 💡 Useful for controlling PC from a distance
  • 🚀 Fully functional free version
  • 👍 Works on both Mac and PC

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Connection issues and frequent disconnects
  • 🔋 Drains battery quickly
  • 👎 Constant nagging to upgrade to pro version
  • 🐛 Buggy keyboard with issues like auto-capitalization
  • 👎 Unreliable performance, especially on Windows 10

Bugs and requests

Mobile Mouse

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Unreliable connection between app and server
  • Keyboard input issues on Windows
  • Incompatibility with certain OS versions
  • Unexpected crashes when switching between apps

Requested features

5 requests
  • Support for Bluetooth/USB connectivity
  • Improved compatibility with newer devices
  • Customizable UI and layout options
  • Enhanced scrolling and gesture controls
  • Better integration with media apps

Mobile Mouse Remote

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Crashes computer when connected
  • Incompatible with certain firewall and antivirus settings
  • Fails to detect or connect to computer in many cases

Requested features

4 requests
  • Bluetooth connectivity option
  • Customizable keyboard and mouse settings
  • Improved compatibility with various devices and OSes
  • Better troubleshooting and support documentation

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Mobile Mouse

One-time2
  • Advanced Communications$0.99
  • Pro Presentation Mode$1.99
2 purchases

Mobile Mouse Remote

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly3 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Yearly3 Days trial$39.991 Year

Questions

Is Mobile Mouse free?
Mobile Mouse costs $9.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Mobile Mouse Remote free?
Mobile Mouse Remote is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Mobile Mouse or Mobile Mouse Remote?
Mobile Mouse is rated higher. Mobile Mouse averages 4.5 out of 5 from 2.5K ratings, while Mobile Mouse Remote averages 3.8 from 78 ratings.
Do Mobile Mouse or Mobile Mouse Remote have ads?
Neither Mobile Mouse nor Mobile Mouse Remote shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Mobile Mouse or Mobile Mouse Remote?
Mobile Mouse ships an update every 3 months, and Mobile Mouse Remote every 3 months. Most recently, Mobile Mouse was updated on September 23, 2026 and Mobile Mouse Remote on September 21, 2026.

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