Comparison

Remoter VNC vs iWindowsProg

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

Head to head
About

Remoter VNC

Access and control your computers remotely from your mobile device. This app offers a virtual trackpad for precise control, supports multiple connections, and includes international keyboard mappings. It's designed for easy setup and efficient management of your machines.

Highlights
  • Virtual trackpad for precise control
  • Multiple simultaneous connections
  • International keyboard support
  • Universal Binary for all devices
  • Supports landscape and portrait orientations
  • Pinch to zoom and drag to scroll
Features
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Remoter VNC turns your iPhone or iPad into a precise remote desktop client for VNC and macOS Screen Sharing. Connect to your Mac, PC, or Linux desktop over your local network or through your own remote-access setup. Remoter VNC is not a lite edition: VNC is fully included, with optional in-app purchases for RDP, SSH, Telnet, and RemoterFusion when you need more ways to connect. Designed for real remote work, Remoter combines fast screen control with a flexible input system: touch, virtual trackpad, hardware mouse/trackpad, Apple Pencil, special keys, pinch-to-zoom, and fullscreen viewing. VNC and Screen Sharing • VNC protocol 3.8 support • Compatible with macOS Screen Sharing, UltraVNC for Windows, and common Linux VNC servers • Multiple simultaneous connections • Network computer discovery and Wake-on-LAN • Server-side scaling and multiple monitor support • Send Clipboard: copy text from your device to the remote computer, then paste it there • Portrait and landscape orientations, fullscreen mode, fit width, fit height, and 1:1 zoom Input and Workflow • Precise virtual trackpad with right-click, dragging, and scrolling • Hardware mouse and trackpad support • Apple Pencil-aware pointer input • Special keys including Esc, F1-F12, Control-Alt-Delete, Command, and Windows key • Saved server cards with custom ordering • International keyboard mappings for German, Swiss-German, Russian, French, Danish, and Spanish Optional Add-ons • RemoterFusion: easier setup without port forwarding or dynamic DNS, plus Mac audio streaming • RDP: Windows Remote Desktop with RD Gateway, NLA, clipboard paste, and RDP over SSH • SSH and Telnet: terminal sessions, public-key authentication, SSH key management, macros, VNC over SSH, RDP over SSH, and custom SSH tunnels Remoter runs on iPhone and iPad. Support: support@remoterlabs.com

About

iWindowsProg

This app provides a comprehensive client for managing Windows desktops, servers, databases, Team Foundation Server, and Visual Studio instances directly from iOS devices. It allows for exploration, administration, querying, and development tasks remotely.

Highlights
  • Remote Windows desktop and server exploration
  • TFS client for work items, builds, and source control
  • Database client for MySQL, SQL Server, Oracle, and more
  • Visual Studio client for project management and compilation
  • SQL keyword shortcuts and query saving
  • Requires a free Windows Bridge Server
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iWindowsProg is the most powerful Windows, Database, Visual Studio & TFS client application for iOS devices. For detailed information please visit http://makeprog.com FEATURES WINDOWS CLIENT (INAPP) • You can easily explore Windows Desktops and Servers from iOS devices. • Available features are Windows Services, Event Logs, IIS, Active Directory, HyperVisor and ESX etc., TEAM FOUNDATION SERVER CLIENT (INAPP) • Connect to TFS Servers from iOS Devices. • Available features are Workitems, Builds, Changesets, Source Control, Workspaces, Pending Changes, Shelvesets, Labels, Branches, Users and Groups etc., • Support for TFS2010, TFS2012 and DevOps DATABASE CLIENTS (INAPP) • Visualize, search & script MySql, Sql Server, Oracle, PostgreSql, DB2 & Microsoft Access database objects. • Database objects can be viewed in Tiles & Table view. • Administer database by scripting. • Sql Server agent support. • Multi tab query runner with asynchronous & parallel query execution. • Send any kind of ad-hoc query and browse the results in table. • Fast access to SQL keywords using special SQL keyboard. • Save queries to iOS device and reuse. • Download queries using iTunes. • Simple GUI Table designer for MySql , Sql Server and Oracle. VISUAL STUDIO CLIENT (INAPP) • Connect to Visual Studio instance in Windows and explore Visual Studio projects. • Available features are Add/Edit/Delete Solution, Project & Project Items, Source Editor, Remote compile, Build & Error Window etc., • Run MS Unit test and visualize the results. • Explore/Reflect/Decompile assemblies using Object Browser. • Needs WindowsProg Bridge Extension to be installed in Visual Studio. • At present supports VB & C# Projects. • Support for Visual Studio 2010, 2012 Pro and above only. WINDOWSPROG BRIDGE SERVER (FREE) • This iOS application requires a Bridge Server to be installed in a Windows Machine to process the requests made by iOS Devices. • The Bridge Server is the one stop communication point for iWindowsProg and Windows, ESX, TFS, MySql, Sql Server, Oracle, PostgreSql, DB2, Microsoft Access & Visual Studio and it can be downloaded for free from http://makeprog.com • Refer to http://makeprog.com/Products/iWindowsProg/WindowsProgBridgeServer.aspx for more info and why it makes your servers stay secure. • Works Over 3G/4G. Privacy Policy : http://makeprog.com/documents/Privacy Policy.pdf Terms & Conditions : http://makeprog.com/documents/Terms and Conditions.pdf If you need any assistance/more information/feedback please contact us at support@makeprog.com

Screenshots

Remoter VNC3 screens
iWindowsProg4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Remoter VNC at $0.99 against iWindowsProg's $24.99. Remoter VNC also leads on rating (4.2 vs 1.0) and review sentiment (63% vs 33%). iWindowsProg's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 7) and iOS requirement (9.0 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

Remoter VNC costs $0.99 and iWindowsProg $24.99 up front. Remoter VNC sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. iWindowsProg asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Remoter VNC holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Remoter VNC has 884 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 63% of Remoter VNC's written reviews are positive against 33% of iWindowsProg's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Remoter VNC ships an update monthly, iWindowsProg every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and June 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Remoter VNC versus iWindowsProg: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRemoter VNCiWindowsProg
Price$0.99 — better$24.99
Rating4.2 (884 ratings) — better1.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews62.5% of reviews — better33.3% of reviews
Number of ratings884 — better1
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.09.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size35 MB16 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRemoter Labs LLCBalasubramanian Ramanathan

Customer experience

Remoter VNC

All ratings884 ratings
Positive80.7%
Neutral5.4%
Negative13.9%
Written reviews630 reviews
Positive62.5%
Neutral7.5%
Negative30.0%

iWindowsProg

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%

Bugs and requests

Remoter VNC

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Keyboard not functioning properly
  • Crashes on startup
  • Fails to connect to remote computers
  • Unusable after updates
  • Incompatible with newer OS versions

Requested features

5 requests
  • Sync via iCloud
  • Copy and paste functionality
  • Wake on LAN support
  • Better keyboard support
  • Improved SSH key management

iWindowsProg

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

7 purchases

Remoter VNC

One-time7
  • Enhanced Grid Server SelectorFree
  • RemoterFusion Add On$0.99
  • Password Manager$0.99
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  • Remoter Complete$5.99
  • SSH Secure Shell Add On$7.99
  • Telnet Shell Add On$8.99
  • RDP Add On$8.99
None

iWindowsProg

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Remoter VNC free?
Remoter VNC costs $0.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is iWindowsProg free?
iWindowsProg costs $24.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Remoter VNC or iWindowsProg?
Remoter VNC is rated higher. Remoter VNC averages 4.2 out of 5 from 884 ratings, while iWindowsProg averages 1.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Remoter VNC or iWindowsProg have ads?
Neither Remoter VNC nor iWindowsProg shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Remoter VNC or iWindowsProg?
Remoter VNC ships an update monthly, and iWindowsProg every 3 months. Most recently, Remoter VNC was updated on September 26, 2026 and iWindowsProg on June 5, 2026.

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