Jump Desktop (RDP, VNC, Fluid) vs Almanac
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Jump Desktop (RDP, VNC, Fluid)
Access and control any computer remotely with a secure, reliable, and easy-to-use application. Supports RDP, VNC, and a high-performance proprietary protocol for seamless connectivity from anywhere.
- Secure RDP, VNC, and Fluid connections
- Easy setup for any computer
- Full mouse and keyboard support
- Simultaneous connection support
- External monitor and AirPlay support
- Touch ID protection
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Leave your laptop behind. Enjoy the freedom to work from anywhere. Jump Desktop is a remote desktop application that lets you securely connect to any computer in the world. Compatible with both RDP and VNC, Jump Desktop is secure, reliable and very easy to set up. Jump Desktop also supports our own, high performance, next generation remote desktop protocol called Fluid Remote Desktop. Easy setup and reliable: Jump Desktop is very easy to setup; anyone can do it! Just visit: https://jumpdesktop.com on your PC or Mac, click the ‘Automatic Setup’ link and follow step-by-step instructions. You’ll be up and running in no time. Also - not subscriptions! Secure: Jump encrypts the connection between computers to ensure privacy and security. Automatic connections are always encrypted by default. Supports NLA, TLS/SSL encryption for RDP. SSH Tunnelling and SSL/TLS encryption for VNC. Fluid Remote Desktop uses DTLS for secure connections. Powerful features: * Works with almost any computer and operating system. * Supports physical mice! On iOS 13 and iPadOS, Jump Desktop supports the accessibility mouse with some limitations. Jump Desktop also supports special physical mice with no limitations. For more information visit https://jumpdesktop.com/mice. * Fluid Remote Desktop protocol supports high performance remote desktop and audio. * Easy and secure setup: Automatically configure your PC or Mac for remote access using Wi-Fi/3G/LTE without worrying about your router settings. Setup as many computers as you like – there are no limits! * Built for iPad Pro, iPad, iPhone and iPod * iPad Pro features: Full support for split-screen multitasking and Apple Pencil. * Open multiple simultaneous connections * Live connection previews * Protect your server settings using Touch ID * Connection syncing via iCloud connection syncing * Advanced Bluetooth keyboard: The best bluetooth keyboard support on the App Store. Shortcuts, function keys and arrow keys - everything works. Also includes macros for keys no available on bluetooth keyboards (i.e function keys) * SSH tunneling with password and public key authentication supported * Supports large custom screen resolutions and VGA/HDMI out * Full mouse support via touch gestures: left, right and middle button clicks, dragging, scrolling, precision pointer movement * Multiple gesture support - includes the ability to draw or write using your finger * Copy/paste: Transfer text to or from your computer using the pasteboard * HDMI/VGA external monitor support: View your desktop on an external monitor using a cable or AirPlay. Jump Desktop will let you utilize you external display as a true monitor (not as a mirror like other apps on the store). * Multi-core rendering engine makes Jump Desktop one of the fastest RDP and VNC engines on the planet * Full support for Linea and Infinea barcode and MSR scanners. Includes support for E2E encryption. RDP features: * Supports RD Gateway * Supports custom resolutions. Set any resolution you want including Retina resolutions. * Dynamic RDP resolution updates on Windows 8.1+ * Remote printing: Send print outs from your computer to your iPad/iPhone device (exclusive RDP print redirection feature on the App Store!) * Folder sharing * Audio streaming * Console sessions * International keyboard layouts * Multiple monitor support on Windows 7+ * Multi-touch redirection support on Windows 8+ Fluid Features: * Super high performance, adaptive remote desktop * Audio streaming * Strong encryption built into the protocol * Connect from anywhere, even restricted networks without requiring networking knowledge * Clipboard sharing VNC features: * Tested with Mac OS X, TightVNC, RealVNC, UltraVNC, Linux (Ubuntu Remote Desktop) * Secure: Supports SSH tunneling as well as SSL encryption * Black & white, gray scale, 8, 16 and 24-bit color to help optimize bandwidth * Multiple monitor support * Macs: Support locking the Mac's screen and syncing the pasteboard
Almanac
This app provides a persistent record of your App Store Connect analytics, overcoming Apple's rolling data window. It aggregates data across all your apps, allowing for detailed comparisons and insights into performance trends, user engagement, and search rankings.
- Persistent analytics history
- Portfolio view with aggregated data
- App family organization
- Daily change digest
- Release performance tracking
- App Store search ranking insights
- Home screen widgets
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Almanac reads your App Store Connect analytics and keeps them. Apple serves a rolling window of daily reports, and a one-time snapshot reaches back only 365 days from the date you ask. Days older than that stop being available. Almanac saves every day it has ever seen, so instead of a window that slides forward and drops your early months, you get a record that only grows. EVERY APP YOU SHIP, ON ONE SCREEN The portfolio view pools all of your apps and aggregates once, so ratios are weighted properly rather than averaged from per-app averages. Downloads, proceeds, impressions, product page views, conversion, active devices, crashes and ratings, over the last 7, 30 or 90 days, six months or everything you have, or by calendar month, quarter and year, each compared with the one before. FAMILIES, SO A CROWDED CHART STAYS READABLE Sort your apps into families of your own. Each family gets one color and its apps get shades of it. The chart and the leaderboard group by family; tap one to see its apps. Families follow you between your devices. WHAT CHANGED SINCE YESTERDAY A digest of what actually moved: apps up or down against their own recent normal, new reviews, crash spikes, apps that went quiet, and download and proceeds milestones. Movers rank on median and absolute change rather than percentage, because across small apps one download to three is a 200 percent increase and would top every list forever. Almanac also marks your firsts, best days, streaks, comebacks and anniversaries. WHICH RELEASES PEOPLE KEPT Each app's page shows how many people took each update, from the day it shipped until the next one. WHERE YOU RANK IN SEARCH Each app's page shows where it ranks in App Store search for the words in its name, subtitle and keywords, checked once a day, with a chart that marks the days your listing changed. Thinking about a new keyword? Look it up first to see who ranks for it and how crowded the search is. ON YOUR HOME SCREEN AND IN THE MORNING Widgets in three sizes, plus an optional note each morning with the latest totals. Both always state the day the numbers are complete through, because App Store Connect reports run one to three days behind and "yesterday" is never what they mean. NUMBERS THAT ARE HONEST ABOUT THEMSELVES Proceeds is labeled proceeds, never revenue, because it is Apple's post-commission figure. Active devices averages across days rather than summing, since the same device appears on every day. Conversion is downloads per product page view, with Tap-through (page views per impression) beside it, so you can see which half of the page needs work; both are recomputed from summed parts, never averaged from daily rates. A day Apple never reported shows as no data, not as a zero, so the charts have no invented valleys. YOUR WEBSITE, TOO Optional: connect your own WordPress site and see its Jetpack Stats traffic next to your apps. It is outside the purchase. NOTHING REACHES THE DEVELOPER Almanac has no account, no server and no sign-in. Your App Store Connect API key is stored in the keychain and used only to talk to Apple, and a website's password, if you connect one, is kept there too. Your history stays on your device, with a backup in your own iCloud Drive so a new device can get it back. No analytics, no tracking, nothing collected. On iPhone and iPad, with one purchase covering both. Requires an App Store Connect API key with the Admin role. Apple restricts the Analytics Reports API to Admin keys, and App Store Connect will not warn you if yours is scoped lower. Almanac tells you before you create the key, and says so plainly if the key you paste cannot read reports. Not affiliated with Apple Inc.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Almanac at Free against Jump Desktop (RDP, VNC, Fluid)'s $14.99. Almanac also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.5) and update cadence (every 3 days vs fortnightly). Jump Desktop (RDP, VNC, Fluid)'s advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ratings volume (1.7K vs 1). 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
Almanac is free to download; Jump Desktop (RDP, VNC, Fluid) costs $14.99 up front. Almanac sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Jump Desktop (RDP, VNC, Fluid) asks for nothing beyond the download.
Almanac holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Jump Desktop (RDP, VNC, Fluid) has 1.7K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Jump Desktop (RDP, VNC, Fluid) ships an update fortnightly, Almanac every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Jump Desktop (RDP, VNC, Fluid) | Almanac |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $14.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.5 (1.7K ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 72.2% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1.7K — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Best chart rank | #2 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 55 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Phase Five Systems | Daniel Hinkson |
Customer experience
Jump Desktop (RDP, VNC, Fluid)
Almanac
Bugs and requests
Jump Desktop (RDP, VNC, Fluid)
Reported bugs
3 issues- Inability to connect to computers without passwords
- Inconsistent behavior when switching between multiple displays
- Cursor and mouse pointer issues in certain applications
Requested features
4 requests- Wake-on-LAN support
- Customizable keyboard shortcuts
- Improved audio streaming capabilities
- Support for more input devices (e.g., graphics tablets)
Almanac
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Jump Desktop (RDP, VNC, Fluid)
No in-app purchases
Almanac
- Portfolio Unlock$14.99





