Comparison

DropCopy vs Remote Buddy Mobile 2

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

Head to head
About

DropCopy

Easily share files between your Apple devices on the same Wi-Fi network. Simply launch the app on multiple devices and select files to transfer. It's designed for intuitive, quick file sharing without complex setup.

Highlights
  • Automatic device discovery on Wi-Fi
  • Simple file selection and transfer
  • Drag-and-drop to Mac menubar dropzone
  • Cross-device file sharing
  • Intuitive user interface
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Easily and quickly send files and folders to multiple destinations across your network by simply dragging files onto recipients in a popup window. DropCopy is simply easiest way to get things from one place to another quickly without dialogs, passwords or confirmations. Bonus: you may pass the contents of your clipboard between machines in a similarly simple fashion. "Copy on one machine; Paste on another." Need more help? Check out our FAQ at https://10base-t.com/support/#dropcopy-faq Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Remote Buddy Mobile 2

Control your Mac from your iPhone or iPad. Use it as a trackpad, keyboard, or for app-specific controls and media playback. Mirror your Mac's screen and manage power functions remotely.

Highlights
  • Remote control for 100+ Mac apps
  • Multi-touch trackpad with Mousespot
  • Web video playback control
  • Screen mirroring up to 60fps
  • Keyboard and numpad input
  • Power actions and Wake-On-LAN
  • Secure TLS connection
Features
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Control your Mac, with your iPhone or iPad acting as trackpad, keyboard, mirrored display and powerful remote control for 100+ Mac apps. Watch web videos and streaming services in Safari or Google Chrome and control playback, speed and volume from the comfort of your couch. Use the built-in, high performance screen sharing to mirror your screen on your device's display and control your Mac from another room. Deliver your presentations with confidence using the multitouch trackpad and its elegant Mousespot highlight. Launch, switch and quit apps - or pick from Remote Buddy's huge library of 1.200+ actions for 100+ popular Mac apps, right from your device. Remote Buddy Mobile is the mobile companion app for Remote Buddy, the remote control app for your Mac. KEY FEATURES • Remote Control Control 100+ popular Mac apps with 1.200+ tailor-made actions. • Multi-touch Trackpad with Mousespot Click, drag, scroll, switch spaces or invoke Mission Control. Want to highlight parts of your presentations? Or looking for the mouse pointer? Remote Buddy's Mousespot spotlight effect is just a tap away! • Shortcut Bar The configurable shortcut bar provides quick access to essential actions for the controlled app in the Remote and Trackpad modes. • Smart Remote Fusing the best parts of remote, trackpad and shortcut bar into a single, app-specific view, Smart Remote puts everything needed to control an app within reach. • Web Video Control Control playback, speed and volume of almost all web videos - without having to fiddle with controls in the browser. Works with YouTube, Netflix, Amazon Prime, tv.apple.com, Vimeo and many more in Safari and Google Chrome. • Screen Sharing Instantly see your Mac's screen, with up to 60 frames per second. Supports zooming, dragging, clicking, scrolling, multiple displays and more. • Actions and App Control Pick from Remote Buddy's huge library of 1.200+ app-specific actions; launch, switch and quit apps right from your device. Favorite frequently used apps and actions for quick access. • Keyboard and Numpad Type text and numbers into browsers, search fields, editors, spreadsheets and more. Supports modifiers, cursor keys, the iOS keyboard's dictation feature, password manager integration and more. • Power Actions and Wake-On-LAN Save power by putting your Mac to sleep - and wake it up later through Wake-On-LAN. Or initiate a reboot or shut down right from the app. • Audio Settings Change your system's default audio output to a different device or AirPlay target. Control its volume and mute status where supported. • Connection secured with TLS Support for the new Secure Connection feature of Remote Buddy 2.0, keeping your connection private through strong, certificate-based TLS 1.2 encryption. SUPPORTED APPS Some of the Mac apps that Remote Buddy for Mac and – thereby – Remote Buddy Mobile can control out of the box: Acrobat Pro, Adobe Bridge, Adobe Reader, AirFoil, Aperture, Audio Hijack 3, Audirvana, Books, Broadcasts, Calendar, Deckset, DVD Player, Elmedia Video Player, EyeTV, FlexTime, Firefox, GarageBand, Google Chrome, Impress (OpenOffice.org & LibreOffice), iPhoto, iTunes, Keynote, Kodi, Lightroom 1/2/3/4/5/Classic/CC, Mac Blu-Ray Player, Movist, Music, OpenPHT, Photo Booth, Photos, Plex for Mac, Plex Media Player, Podcasts, PowerPoint, Preview, QuickTime Player, Roon, Safari, Skim, Spotify, TV.app, VoodooPad, VLC, XBMC, Yojimbo A complete list of supported apps is available at the Remote Buddy website. If you want us to add support for an app that's not listed there, please let us know through the contact form of our website. HOST REQUIREMENTS Requires a Mac running Remote Buddy 2.0 or later. Remote Buddy 2.0 requires macOS 10.12 or later. Licenses for Remote Buddy for the Mac are sold separately and not part of this app.

Screenshots

DropCopy4 screens
Remote Buddy Mobile 24 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Remote Buddy Mobile 2 at none against DropCopy's 1. Remote Buddy Mobile 2 also leads on ratings volume (34 vs 9) and iOS requirement (12.4 vs 17.6). DropCopy's advantage is update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 12 months) and review sentiment (91% vs 75%). On price, rating, ads 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

Both are free to download. DropCopy sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $0.99 per month. Remote Buddy Mobile 2 asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for DropCopy against 4.6 for Remote Buddy Mobile 2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 9 and 34 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 91% of DropCopy's written reviews are positive against 75% of Remote Buddy Mobile 2's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

DropCopy ships an update every 5 weeks, Remote Buddy Mobile 2 every 12 months. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
DropCopy versus Remote Buddy Mobile 2: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDropCopyRemote Buddy Mobile 2
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (9 ratings)4.6 (34 ratings)
Positive reviews91.0% of reviews — better75.0% of reviews
Number of ratings934 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks — betterEvery 12 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Vision Pro — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS17.612.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size221 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMatia labs, inc.IOSPIRIT GmbH

Customer experience

DropCopy

All ratings9 ratings
Positive88.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative11.1%
Written reviews223 reviews
Positive91.0%
Neutral3.6%
Negative5.4%

Remote Buddy Mobile 2

All ratings34 ratings
Positive94.1%
Neutral0.0%
Negative5.9%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%

Bugs and requests

DropCopy

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • No local destinations shown
  • Transfer fails when target Mac is asleep
  • Inconsistent behavior with concurrent transfers

Requested features

4 requests
  • Increase file size limit
  • Add desktop file transfer option
  • Improve messaging/notification system
  • Allow customization of hotkeys

Remote Buddy Mobile 2

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

DropCopy

Subscriptions1
  • Secure Remote Send$0.991 Month
None

Remote Buddy Mobile 2

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is DropCopy free?
DropCopy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Remote Buddy Mobile 2 free?
Remote Buddy Mobile 2 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, DropCopy or Remote Buddy Mobile 2?
DropCopy and Remote Buddy Mobile 2 are both rated 4.6 out of 5 on the App Store, from 9 and 34 ratings respectively.
Do DropCopy or Remote Buddy Mobile 2 have ads?
Neither DropCopy nor Remote Buddy Mobile 2 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, DropCopy or Remote Buddy Mobile 2?
DropCopy ships an update every 5 weeks, and Remote Buddy Mobile 2 every 12 months. Most recently, DropCopy was updated on September 24, 2026 and Remote Buddy Mobile 2 on September 20, 2026.

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