iDisplay vs Yam Display
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
iDisplay
Transform your iPhone or iPad into a touch-enabled secondary display for your Mac or Windows computer. Extend your desktop space, interact with apps like Excel and Photoshop, and enjoy a seamless extension of your computer's capabilities wirelessly or via cable.
- External touch-screen display
- Mirror or extend desktop
- Full desktop app support
- Touch interaction
- Wireless or cable connection
- Portrait/landscape rotation
- Retina display support
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Turn your iPad or iPhone into an additional touch-screen display for your Mac or Windows computer or mirror your desktop. All usual desktop apps, such as Excel, Word, PowerPoint or Photoshop, are available with desktop features on iPad and iPhone, touch-enabled. Works with both, Lightning and 30-pin cable connection or Wifi on macOS (with almost 0 latency). Double your personal productivity by extending your computer screen. Perfect tool for multitaskers, iDisplay lets you use your iPad and iPhone as an interactive touch-screen wireless display to give you more screen real estate. Works with up to 60fps. Recommended by Kim Komando, tech guru of USA Today. "iDisplay app turns your iPad or iPhone into secondary screen – too good to be true. That's... brilliant. I mean, I can think of about a billion uses for this." MobileCrunch "Yet another reason to buy an iPad: iDisplay" MobileWhack Why choose iDisplay over hardware display? Your iPad, iPad Pro, iPhone and iPod touch can be your secondary display. Works with both Mac and Windows computers. iDisplay lets you interact with your additional display: move objects, draw, control playback. Pan and zoom your desktop right on iOS device. Easily switch between portrait and landscape screen orientations: simply rotate your device and it will adjust automatically. Normal and double resolution modes for Retina displays. Customize display settings for each device you use as your secondary display, iDisplay will remember your preferences. Work with Excel, Word, Power Point and other apps and have all desktop features available on your iPad or iPhone. On macOS you can choose one of the following iDisplay modes: Use iDisplay as a regular secondary display: gives you more screen space for everything you have to keep your eye on. Mirror image from main display on your iPad / iPhone: comes in handy when you need to share your desktop with your audience. Keep in mind that iDisplay allows to connect multiple devices to one Mac! Yes, lots of them! Many colleges use iDisplay. On Windows, iDisplay can be used as a regular secondary display. COMPATIBILITY: macOS iDisplay Desktop application needs to be installed on your Mac. iDisplay Desktop is free and can be downloaded anytime at getidisplay.com iDisplay is compatible with Macs with Intel CPUs running on Mac OS X 10.9 and later. macOS Sierra supported! Windows iDisplay Desktop application needs to be installed on your PC. iDisplay Desktop is free and can be downloaded anytime at getidisplay.com iDisplay is compatible with Windows XP (32bit only), Windows Vista (32 and 64bit), Windows 7 (32 and 64bit), Windows 8 and Windows 10. For Windows Vista and Windows 7 "Aero" theme may be disabled when connected to iDisplay and will be reenabled upon disconnection). NETWORK CONNECTIVITY Your computer and iOS device must be connected by cable or to the same WiFi network.
Yam Display
Transform your iPad or iPhone into a second display for your Mac using a USB connection. Enjoy lag-free browsing and video playback, and control your Mac with touch gestures. Enhance multitasking with Split View and streamline your workflow with features like Drag and Drop and Teleprompter Mode.
- Second display for Mac
- USB wired connection
- Minimal lag
- Touch gesture control
- Split View support
- Drag and Drop (In-App Purchase)
- Teleprompter Mode (In-App Purchase)
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# iPad/iPhone as a second display for Mac via USB # Yam Display turns your iPad/iPhone into a second display for your Mac. Wired by USB, browse documents or watch videos without delay. Control your Mac with touch gestures and keyboard on your iPad. For multitasking enabled iPads, you can utilize every single pixel of your screen in Split View. Plus features such as Drag and Drop and Teleprompter Mode will make your workflow more efficient. Yam Display is fast, secure, simple and will help you to improve your productivity. Key Features: - Minimal lag for browsing or video playback - Energy efficient for static screens - Retina display - 60 FPS / 30 FPS - Split View (iOS 9 or later) - Touch gestures: Click / Zoom / Scroll / Drag / Rotate - Virtual Touch Bar (for Mac with macOS Sierra 10.12.2 or later) - Bluetooth keyboard and mouse Plus Features (In-App Purchase): - Drag and Drop between iPad and Mac (iOS 11 or later) - Teleprompter Mode System Requirements: - iOS devices with iOS 7.1 or later - Macs with macOS 10.9 or later Download app for Mac from: yamdisplay.com (free) For any questions or suggestions: help@yamdisplay.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Yam Display at 70% against iDisplay's 20%. Yam Display also leads on rating (4.3 vs 1.9). iDisplay's advantage is price (Free vs $7.99) and in-app purchases (none vs 2). On ratings volume, update cadence, 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
iDisplay is free to download; Yam Display costs $7.99 up front. Yam Display sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. iDisplay asks for nothing beyond the download.
Yam Display holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 1.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 105 and 82 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 20% of iDisplay's written reviews are positive against 70% of Yam Display's.
iDisplay ships an update every 6 weeks, Yam Display every 3 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | iDisplay | Yam Display |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $7.99 |
| Rating | 1.9 (105 ratings) | 4.3 (82 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 19.7% of reviews | 70.1% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 105 — better | 82 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 | 7.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 36 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | SHAPE GmbH | Yamstu Inc. |
Customer experience
iDisplay
Yam Display
Bugs and requests
iDisplay
Reported bugs
3 issues- Incompatibility with newer OS versions
- Phantom display issues
- Crashes and freezes
Requested features
4 requests- Support for more devices and OSes
- Improved responsiveness and stability
- Better resolution handling
- Wired connection option
Yam Display
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
iDisplay
No in-app purchases
Yam Display
- Drag and DropFree
- Teleprompter ModeFree







