RemotePC Remote Desktop vs Schedule Highlighter
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
RemotePC Remote Desktop
Access your office or home computers from your iOS device with high-speed, 4K quality remote desktop access. Transfer files, control applications, and collaborate with others remotely.
- Instant remote computer access
- Connect to multiple computers
- Teamwork and collaboration
- Access PCs and Macs
- File transfer
- Remote printing
- Record remote sessions
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Access remote computers anytime by installing the RemotePC application on your iOS devices. Connect to your office or home computers from anywhere with a speed of 60 FPS and 4K quality. Access files, folders, emails, and software applications on remote machines, whether it's after-hours or while on the go. Features: • Instant remote computer access, provided there is an active internet connection and RemotePC application installed on it •. Connect to multiple remote computers at the same time and manage each session independently. • Provides efficient team work with friends or colleagues by accessing their remote computers to work on presentations, documents, view/edit media files, etc. • Access PCs and MACs using your iOS devices. • Enhanced performance and low latency • Cross-platform compatibility • 60 FPS speed allowing 4K quality • Faster remote streaming for gamers •. Supports Apple Pencil for precise navigation and control on compatible iPad devices. Functionalities: • Transfer files via your iOS devices and computers with/without remote session. • Enable inactivity timeout to retain remote session running in the background for the specified time. • Lock the remote system via your iOS device. • Configure the display quality and speed of the remote session. • Modify the screen resolution of the remote display • Record remote sessions while accessing via iOS devices. • Control clipboard actions (copy and paste) from your iOS devices. • Access and manage logged off and locked devices remotely. • Remote printing of documents and images using a local printer. • Chat with the recipients for effective communication. • Enable ‘Trusted Devices’ for enhanced security of your RemotePC account. • Enable ‘Blank Host Screen’ to work privately on your remote device by turning the screen blank. • View multiple monitors at the same time for Enterprise accounts. • Restart your remote system via the iOS device in a safe mode. • Collaborate effectively by using Whiteboard to draw on the remote screen. • Multiple users can simultaneously access and work on a single remote machine. • Multitask during remote sessions by opening multiple iPad apps simultaneously
Schedule Highlighter
This free planner allows extensive customization of your calendar events with over 2,600 colors and 23 unique finishes. It supports importing schedules from PDFs, managing multiple life areas in one place, and sharing your calendar via a simple PIN without requiring accounts.
- 2,600+ colors and 23 premium finishes
- Customizable event colors and appearance
- Import schedules from text-based PDFs
- Consolidate work, school, and personal events
- Share schedules via PIN without accounts
- Offline functionality and private by design
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Your calendar. Your colors. Zero accounts. Schedule Highlighter is the free planner that makes your week feel good. Pick from 2,600+ colors in 23 premium finishes (metal, chrome, holo, neon, carbon, pearl and more), then watch the light follow your finger. Day, week or month, light or dark. Make it yours in seconds. MAKE IT YOURS • 23 finishes, 2,600+ colors: swipe through them all. • Color your header, your cards and every event your way. • Light or dark, compact or roomy. Quiet by design. • Add your own photos to your events. • Put your week on your Lock Screen as a wallpaper in your own colors. YOUR WHOLE LIFE, ONE CALENDAR • Work, workouts, school, family, friends, hobbies: all in one place. • Beautiful Day, Week and Month views, plus an optional weekend view. • Export to Apple Calendar, Google Calendar or any calendar app. SHARE WITH ONE PIN • Share your schedule with family, friends or your team using a simple code. No accounts, no invites, no sign-ups. • Anyone following your PIN can still add their own private events, and those stay on their device. BUILT FOR REAL ROUTINES • Import a schedule from a PDF and the app builds it for you: names, times and colors. Review and edit everything before it's saved. • Rotating days (A/B, Day 1 to Day 14) are handled automatically. • Mark days off and half days, or import holidays from a .ics calendar. • Your PDF is read on your device and never uploaded. Works with text-based PDFs, not photos or scans. PRIVATE BY DESIGN • No accounts or sign-ins. • Works fully offline. • Your data stays on your device unless you choose to share a PIN. Stop sharing or following a PIN in the app settings anytime and it ends all updates; all data is removed at the end of the school year. To have the data you shared while sharing or following a PIN removed sooner, or to report misuse, please email hello@lightwidenet.com. • 100% free. Made by lightwidenet.com.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Schedule Highlighter at none against RemotePC Remote Desktop's 9. Schedule Highlighter also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.6). RemotePC Remote Desktop's advantage is ratings volume (3.6K vs 1). On price, 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
Both are free to download. RemotePC Remote Desktop sells 9 one-off in-app purchases. Schedule Highlighter asks for nothing beyond the download.
Schedule Highlighter holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: RemotePC Remote Desktop has 3.6K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
RemotePC Remote Desktop ships an update every 2 weeks, Schedule Highlighter weekly. Both last shipped on October 26, 2026.
| Parameter | RemotePC Remote Desktop | Schedule Highlighter |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (3.6K ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 55.4% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3.6K — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 48 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | IDrive Incorporated | Alisa Rayzman |
Customer experience
RemotePC Remote Desktop
Schedule Highlighter
Bugs and requests
RemotePC Remote Desktop
Reported bugs
4 issues- App crashes on startup
- Inability to login or access remote computers
- Freezing and lagging during remote sessions
- Disconnections and loss of remote control
Requested features
5 requests- Improved multi-monitor support
- Keyboard and mouse functionality on mobile
- Remote restart and FileVault options
- Customizable security settings
- Better remote session management
Schedule Highlighter
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
RemotePC Remote Desktop
- RemotePC Basic Plan$6.99
- Consumer Plan$6.99
- Solo 1 User 1 Computer at $29.99$29.99
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- Consumer 1 Computer at $29.99$29.99
- Solo 1 User 2 Computers at $59.99$59.99
- Consumer 2 Computer at $59.99$59.99
- RemotePC ConsumerPlan$69.99
- Pro 1 User 10 Computers at $99.99$99.99
- SOHO 10 Computers at $99.99$99.99
Schedule Highlighter
No in-app purchases
Questions
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