Comparison

RealVNC Viewer vs Planometer

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

Head to head
About

RealVNC Viewer

Access and control your Mac, Windows, or Linux computers remotely from any device. View your desktop, use your keyboard and mouse, and manage files securely with end-to-end encryption. Sync connections across all your devices for seamless access.

Highlights
  • Instant remote access to computers
  • Control mouse and keyboard remotely
  • End-to-end session encryption
  • Cloud service for easy connection
  • Backup and sync connections
  • Virtual keyboard with advanced keys
  • Bluetooth keyboard support
Features
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RealVNC® Viewer from RealVNC® gives you instant remote access to your Mac, Windows and Linux computers from anywhere in the world. You can view your computer's desktop, and control its mouse and keyboard as though you were sitting down in front of it. Download RealVNC Connect to each computer you want to control. Then sign in to RealVNC Viewer on your device using your RealVNC account credentials. You'll see your computers automatically appear; simply tap to connect. RealVNC Connect password-protects each computer out-of-the-box. You may need to enter the same user name and password you use to log in to your computer. All sessions are then encrypted end-to-end. During a session, your device's touch screen serves as a trackpad to give you precise control. Drag your finger to move the remote mouse cursor and tap anywhere to left-click (other gestures such as right-click and scroll are explained in-app). As the original inventors of VNC remote access technology, we're confident you'll love what RealVNC Viewer has to offer. If you're still not convinced, check out our reviews! ===Key features=== - Connect with ease via our cloud service to computers running RealVNC Connect. - Backup and sync your connections between all your devices by signing in to RealVNC Viewer on each one. - A scrolling bar above the virtual keyboard includes advanced keys such as Command/Windows. - Support for Bluetooth keyboards. ===Contact=== We’d love to hear from you: iphone-support@realvnc.com twitter.com/RealVNC facebook.com/realvnc Better still, leave us a review!   ===Terms of Use=== https://static.realvnc.com/media/documents/RealVNCServicesTCs.pdf ===Trademarks=== RealVNC and VNC are trademarks of RealVNC Limited and are protected by trademark registrations and/or pending trademark applications in the European Union, United States of America and other jurisdictions. Protected by UK patents 2481870, 2479756; US patent 8760366; EU patent 2652951.

About

Planometer

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Planometer is a planner that measures itself. Plan your day here — events, tasks, mail — and at the end of it see how much of the day you decided in advance, and how much simply happened to you. WHAT IT MEASURES · The day's score — one number for the quality of your planning, not for your productivity. · Reschedules — how often things move, and what they move off. · Hours by marker — where the time actually went, under your own codes. · How much of the day was in the plan before the day started. MAIL LIKE A MESSENGER One subject, one conversation. New mail at the bottom, your reply in the same place, quotes collapsed, attachments where you left them. Swipe a message to archive it, delete it or mark it read. Search runs across every connected mailbox, and letters carry the same markers your events and tasks use. AN ASSISTANT YOU CAN TYPE TO OR TALK TO Ask what the week looks like. Have a meeting moved, a task created, a letter turned into either. Get a reply drafted straight into the message box. It always proposes and you confirm — nothing is created, changed or sent behind your back. There is a live voice mode as well, switched on in settings when you want to plan the day out loud instead of typing. WHAT ELSE IS IN IT · Your calendar in full: create, move, finish. Changes go back to your own Google or Apple calendar. · Tasks, including repeating ones, with Apple Reminders kept in step. · Markers — your own short codes on events, tasks and letters, so hours are counted by what they were spent on. · A morning and an evening briefing, and a weekly review, written from your own week. WHAT IT WILL NOT DO · It will not tell you to work more. The score is about planning, not effort — a quiet day planned in advance scores better than a full one improvised. · It will not keep a second copy of your life. Everything is read from the calendar you already use. · It will not decide anything behind your back: an event, a task or a letter goes out only after you confirm it. CREDITS The planner, the score, the calendar, the trends and the streaks are free. The AI parts — the briefings, the assistant, the voice mode, the mail drafts — cost credits. Every green day earns credits, and packs can be bought if you want more. There is no subscription.

Screenshots

RealVNC Viewer4 screens
Planometer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: RealVNC Viewer at none against Planometer's 4. Planometer's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 2 months). On price, ads, 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

Both are free to download. Planometer sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. RealVNC Viewer asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

RealVNC Viewer ships an update every 2 months, Planometer every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
RealVNC Viewer versus Planometer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRealVNC ViewerPlanometer
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (15K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews72.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings15K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB22 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRealVNCAnton Grigorevskii

Bugs and requests

RealVNC Viewer

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Cursor and screen synchronization issues
  • Incompatibility with certain macOS and iOS versions
  • Frequent disconnections and login problems
  • Keyboard input not working as expected

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add support for audio streaming
  • Improve clipboard and file transfer functionality
  • Provide better multi-monitor support
  • Allow customization of keyboard and mouse controls
  • Implement a true touch-based interface

Planometer

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

RealVNC Viewer

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

Planometer

One-time4
  • 100 credits$0.99
  • 500 credits$4.99
  • 1200 credits$9.99
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  • 2600 credits$19.99

Questions

Is RealVNC Viewer free?
RealVNC Viewer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Planometer free?
Planometer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do RealVNC Viewer or Planometer have ads?
Neither RealVNC Viewer nor Planometer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, RealVNC Viewer or Planometer?
RealVNC Viewer ships an update every 2 months, and Planometer every 5 days. Most recently, RealVNC Viewer was updated on November 8, 2026 and Planometer on October 24, 2026.

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