Comparison

Rowmote vs Craft Toolkit

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

Head to head
About

Rowmote

Control audio, video, and presentation applications on your Mac from your iOS device wirelessly. Seamlessly switch between apps, manage playback, and even wake your Mac remotely. It offers a convenient and cost-effective alternative to physical remotes.

Highlights
  • Wireless Mac control
  • App switching and launching
  • Media playback control
  • Wake sleeping Macs
  • Secure authentication
  • Proximity sensor support
Features
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Rowmote lets you seamlessly control audio, video, and presentation applications on your Mac from your iOS device. You love the remote control which came with your Mac - so simple yet elegant, with easy control of Front Row, iTunes, Quicktime, DVD Player, Keynote, and more. Or, your Mac didn’t come with a remote control or doesn’t even have an infrared port. Buying a remote control, from Apple or a third party, would carry a significant cost! You carry your iPhone or iPod Touch wherever you go... so why should you carry a second device just to control your computer? Furthermore, why should you need line-of-sight to do so? Enter Rowmote! Rowmote is like your Mac’s remote control, but over the wireless network and even better! By tapping the Apps button, you get bonus abilities, switching between controlled programs, toggling the iTunes Visualizer, and more. Rowmote will even wake sleeping Macs. FEATURES - Control your Mac over a wireless network. No line of sight necessary. - Functions just like the hardware Apple Remote Control in: • Adobe Lightroom • Airfoil Video • Amarra • Aperture • BBC iPlayer • Beamer • Boxee • Decibel • DVD Player • Ecoute • eyeTV 3.x • Firefox • Front Row • Hulu Desktop • iPhoto • iTunes • Keynote ‘08 & later • kJams Pro • Kodi • Last.fm • Logic • Microsoft Powerpoint ‘04 & later • mPlayer • Movist • OpenOffice Impress • Preview • PandoraBoy • PandoraJam • PandoraOne Desktop • Photos • Plex, Plex Home Theater, & Plex Media Player • Quicktime • Rdio • Safari • Skim • Songbird • Spotify • Squire • The Tube • VLC • xbmc (Xbox Media Center) - SWITCH: Access your Mac’s Dock, launching & switch between all controllable applications on the Mac, toggle the iTunes visualizer, and more. Order & display customizable. - Click-and-hold works just like on the physical remote in applications; for example, holding the right button fast-forwards, while a single click is ‘next’. This is a feature no other iPhone remote control I know of does properly! - Sleep on demand; wake the Mac automatically - Pause the music or video automatically when you answer a call on your iPhone - Proximity sensor support to automatically turn the screen off if the device is face-down - Secure authentication - Optional dark interface - Connect via WiFi or Bluetooth (Bluetooth requires Personal Hotspot Bluetooth tethering) REQUIREMENTS • Mac OS X 10.4.0 or later. • Mac: The free Rowmote Helper program must be running on the Mac to be controlled. Download at www.rowmote.com. Some features require later versions of Mac OS X. Rowmote is a steal! Couple it with Apple’s free Remote app to turn your iPhone or iPod Touch into the ultimate controller for home stereo, mobile presentation, or casual video viewing. The artwork of Rowmote was designed by Rik Schennink.

About

Craft Toolkit

This app provides offline tools and calculators for block building games, including Nether coordinate conversion, shape generation, material estimation, XP calculations, and redstone timing. It also features a catalog of compatible addon packs for download.

Highlights
  • Offline calculators
  • Nether coordinate conversion
  • Shape generation (circles, ellipses, spheres)
  • Material and build estimation
  • XP and enchanting calculations
  • Redstone timing tools
  • Addon pack catalog and download
Features
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Craft Toolkit is a set of offline calculators and helpers for players who enjoy Bedrock-style block building—Nether linking, shapes, logistics, XP, and redstone timing—plus a Mods section where you can browse compatible .mcpack / .mcaddon packs from an iCloud-backed catalog and download them to your device (for example to share or save to Files). The app does not run inside the game and is not affiliated with Mojang or Microsoft. What you can do • Nether portal — Convert Overworld ↔ Nether coordinates (X/Z ÷ 8, Y unchanged), with optional named waypoints so you can keep both positions handy. • Block blueprint — Circles, ellipses, and spheres on a grid; export a layer preview and send sphere totals to the Build tab. • Build materials — Solid boxes, walls, or floor layers; quick presets; stacks, chests, and rough crafting hints for common blocks. • XP & enchanting — Set current and target levels, see XP to gain, and simple estimates from common XP sources. • Redstone delay — Stack repeater, torch, comparator, and observer steps; totals in redstone ticks, seconds, and game ticks (Bedrock-style rules; piston timing can vary by platform). • Addons — Browse packs in the catalog, then download a pack file for use outside this app (you are responsible for complying with the game’s terms and any content rules). Trademark Minecraft is a trademark of Mojang Synergies AB. This app is not endorsed by or connected to Mojang or Microsoft.

Screenshots

Rowmote4 screens
Craft Toolkit4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Craft Toolkit at Free against Rowmote's $0.99. Craft Toolkit also leads on rating (5.0 vs 2.9) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). Rowmote's advantage is ratings volume (86 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.2 vs 17.0). On ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Craft Toolkit is free to download; Rowmote costs $0.99 up front. Rowmote sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Craft Toolkit asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Craft Toolkit holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Rowmote has 86 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Rowmote ships an update every 6 weeks, Craft Toolkit every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Rowmote versus Craft Toolkit: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRowmoteCraft Toolkit
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating2.9 (86 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews66.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings86 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.2 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size37 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEvan SchoenbergHa Quyen Ho Thi

Bugs and requests

Rowmote

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Frequent disconnections
  • Crashes on startup
  • Unresponsive controls
  • Incompatibility with newer OS versions

Requested features

4 requests
  • Keyboard support
  • Improved mouse/trackpad functionality
  • Sleep/power controls
  • Support for more apps and devices

Craft Toolkit

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Rowmote

One-time1
  • Rowmote Pro Upgrade$3.99
None

Craft Toolkit

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Rowmote free?
Rowmote costs $0.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Craft Toolkit free?
Craft Toolkit is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Rowmote or Craft Toolkit?
Craft Toolkit is rated higher. Rowmote averages 2.9 out of 5 from 86 ratings, while Craft Toolkit averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Rowmote or Craft Toolkit have ads?
Neither Rowmote nor Craft Toolkit shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Rowmote or Craft Toolkit?
Rowmote ships an update every 6 weeks, and Craft Toolkit every 3 days. Most recently, Rowmote was updated on October 27, 2026 and Craft Toolkit on October 28, 2026.

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