Comparison

iDisplay vs LidarCad

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • External touch-screen display
  • Mirror or extend desktop
  • Full desktop app support
  • Touch interaction
  • Wireless or cable connection
  • Portrait/landscape rotation
  • Retina display support
Features
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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.

About

LidarCad

This app combines a CAD editor with a LiDAR scanner to help estimate volumes, capture point clouds, and take measurements. It supports DWG/DXF files and exports to other popular formats. A functional CAD editor is available even on devices without LiDAR sensors.

Highlights
  • Estimate cut/fill volumes
  • Capture point clouds
  • Measure length and area
  • DWG/DXF file support
  • Export to popular formats
  • Bluetooth rangefinder integration
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LidarCad combines CAD Editor and LiDAR Scanner into one Application. With LidarCad it is easy to estimate volumes of sand or gravel, capture point clouds, measure length, area and so on. LidarCad works with DWG/DXF files. Results can be exported to other popular formats. Scan functionality available on LiDAR-enabled devices. It includes: * Estimate cut/fill volumes using base plane * Estimate cut/fill using limited boundary * Capture point clouds * Add points with XYZ(WGS) coordinates * Define CS Origin for scan * Measure length/area Full description and manuals available on page: http://cadspace.xyz/Features/ CAD editor contains tools to create Drawings. It supports connection to your bluetooth rangefinder. Measurements transmitted directly to drawing, it is possible to set exact length for selected line, or add text with transmitted value. This is a list of supported devices: * Bosch GLM50C, GLM100C, GLM120C * Bosch PLR30C, PLR40C, PLR50C * Leica DISTO D110, D1, D2 * Leica DISTO D510, D810, S910 * Leica DISTO X3, D8 * Condtrol Vector Rangefinders For devices without LiDAR sensor full functional CAD editor available.

Screenshots

iDisplay4 screens
LidarCad4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: iDisplay at Free against LidarCad's $17.99. iDisplay also leads on ratings volume (105 vs 7) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 14.0). LidarCad's advantage is rating (2.7 vs 1.9) and review sentiment (54% vs 20%). On update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

iDisplay is free to download; LidarCad costs $17.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

LidarCad holds the better App Store score, 2.7 against 1.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: iDisplay has 105 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 20% of iDisplay's written reviews are positive against 54% of LidarCad's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

iDisplay ships an update every 6 weeks, LidarCad every 5 weeks. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
iDisplay versus LidarCad: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteriDisplayLidarCad
PriceFree — better$17.99
Rating1.9 (105 ratings)2.7 (7 ratings) — better
Positive reviews19.7% of reviews53.8% of reviews — better
Number of ratings105 — better7
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 5 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better14.0
Further details — not scored
Size36 MB62 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSHAPE GmbHSvetlana Sandalova

Customer experience

iDisplay

All ratings105 ratings
Positive21.0%
Neutral1.9%
Negative77.1%
Written reviews233 reviews
Positive19.7%
Neutral3.9%
Negative76.4%

LidarCad

All ratings7 ratings
Positive42.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative57.1%
Written reviews13 reviews
Positive53.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative46.2%

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

LidarCad

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

iDisplay

No in-app purchases

None

LidarCad

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is iDisplay free?
iDisplay is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is LidarCad free?
LidarCad costs $17.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, iDisplay or LidarCad?
LidarCad is rated higher. iDisplay averages 1.9 out of 5 from 105 ratings, while LidarCad averages 2.7 from 7 ratings.
Do iDisplay or LidarCad have ads?
Neither iDisplay nor LidarCad shows ads.
Which is updated more often, iDisplay or LidarCad?
iDisplay ships an update every 6 weeks, and LidarCad every 5 weeks. Most recently, iDisplay was updated on October 24, 2026 and LidarCad on October 24, 2026.

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