iCarMode vs Mirror Control
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
iCarMode
This app transforms your phone into a car dashboard, offering large, easy-to-use controls for music, navigation, podcasts, and contacts. It includes features like parking reminders, nearby place searches, and customizable shortcuts to enhance your driving experience safely.
- Large button music player
- Turn-by-turn navigation
- Integrated podcast player
- Customizable themes and layout
- Radio player
- Quick dial contacts
- Parking finder and meter reminders
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iCarMode - A dashboard app for all your in-car needs: - Big buttoned music player with Apple Music and Spotify built-in integration. - Turn-by-Turn navigation built-in - now works with both Google Maps and Mapbox! *** - Integrated Podcasts player for both online & offline listening. *** - Customize how the app looks: 5 different themes. customize buttons layout, sizes, background, colors etc. *** - Radio player with endless list of radio stations and podcasts to choose from. - Quick dial-up to your contacts. - Dashboard widget shows Weather, time, location, speedometer & next calendar scheduled appointment. -'Where did I park?' - will help you find your parked car! - 'Parking meter' - set a reminder when your car is parked in a parking meter zone. - 'Places nearby' - your car is parked, what did you have in mind? coffee? the nearest ATM? this feature, powered by 'Google Places', will help you out. - 'Custom App shortcut' - you can launch your favorite apps from big buttoned shortcuts ** iCarMode is a subscription-based app, offering all features through a flexible monthly or discounted yearly plan. iCarMode theme changes automatically to night mode on local sunset and Dark-Mode settings. iCarMode supports both portrait & landscape orientations! To learn more about iCarMode, please visit our site: https://www.iCarMode.com or contact us at: support@iCarMode.com **iCarMode supports customized shortcuts to allow you to easily call your favorite GPS or music app. This requires the app provider to allow other apps to launch theirs. To see the current supported list visit: http://www.icarmode.com/#linkedapps-section If you have additional request, contact us and we'll do our best to add it to the list - if the app supports the required protocol. *** Turn-by-turn navigation, podcasts player, and advanced customization features are available only to subscribers. You can choose between a discounted yearly plan or a minimum commitment of one month REVIEWS: "iCarMode is a great dashboard app for the iPhone - that presents a number of large, easy-to-tap shortcuts to music controls, contacts, audio controls, and your favorite GPS navigation and audio streaming apps" - reviews.cnet.com "Download iCarMode and safely use your phone while keeping your eyes on the road." - appolicious.com "iCarMode is one of those ingenious and simple app that makes the iPhone easy to use in every situation." - applemobile.it "iCarMode presents a simple solution to a daily problem and promises that next time we'll "have to" use the iPhone while driving, We'll do it more safely and keep our eyes on the road." - www.ipsf.co.il "iCarMode is a new application for iPhone which tries to facilitate the use of the main functions that are commonly used while in car: music, contacts,GPS and phone but wrapped in an enlarged , simple and intuitive interface more suited to this situation and in fact makes the use of the iPhone while driving - safer." - iphoneil.net Terms of use (Apple Standard TOS): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.icarmode.com/privacy/
Mirror Control
Remotely view and control compatible marine and farm navigation displays from your iOS device. Access charts, radar, fish finder, and autopilot functions, or manage field maps and section control. Offers full-featured touch synchronization for seamless operation.
- Mirror MFD display on iOS device
- Full remote touch control
- View charts, radar, fish finder
- Manage autopilot and navigation
- Monitor alarms and safety data
- Capture MFD screenshots
- Control farm section control
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Get away from the navigation screen and move around… But stay in control! Mirror and Control your compatible* Multi-Function Display (MFD) from your iOS device: * Connect to your MFD with Mirror Control via WiFi; * View your MFD screen from anywhere onboard; * User your device as a full-featured remote control of your MFD. Mirror Control connects to compatible* MFDs and streams the display directly to your tablet or smartphone. A second display… at NO COST! Use the fully integrated touch synchronization for remote control of your MFD from the screen of your device. No reduced functions or limited menus… 100% CONTROL! MARINE MFDs: - View and Manage all your MFD pages from Mirror Control: * Charts; * Radar; * Fish Finder; * Engines; * Instruments. - Supervise route navigation with autopilot and make adjustments or change destination on the fly. - Receive alarms and monitor status for AIS, DSC, anti-grounding and other safety/navigation data. - Quickly activate Man-OverBoard functionality and monitor status even without being in front of your MFD. - Quickly capture MFD screenshots using your iOS device commands and save them to your photo library. FARM MFD: - User Mirror Control to view and manage Field Maps, the Jobs Database and implement profiles for Section Control. - Monitor operations in real-time from field-side. - Oversee Auto-Steering for automated Section Control. Simply enable WiFi connectivity on your MFD and pair it to your iOS device with a simple PIN confirmation. Synchronization is fully automatic, with immediate access and control of all menus and settings. Mirror Control app is Compatible with the following navigation systems: * Alphatron (FF-901) * AvMap (G7 Farmnavigator) * Furuno (GP1871F GP1971F) * JMC (NP-90MAX, NP-120MAX, V-90PMAX, V-120PMAX, SPMAXIIIWiFi) * Lorenz (Atom9/Plus, Atom12/Plus, MagProHDWiFi) * Navstation (N9/Fish, N12/Fish, ControllerC1) * Polar (PPC-202WiFi) * Radio Ocean (7T) * Seiwa (SWX900W/CW, SWX1200W/CW, EXP23WiFi, FT70) * Si-Tex (NavPro900C/F, NavPro1200C/F, EXPNavProWiFi) * Suzuki (SMD7, SMD9)
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: iCarMode at 4.0 against Mirror Control's 1.3. iCarMode also leads on update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 16 months) and ratings volume (249 vs 3). Mirror Control's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 16.6). On price, 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. iCarMode sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Mirror Control asks for nothing beyond the download.
iCarMode holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 1.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: iCarMode has 249 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 47% of iCarMode's written reviews are positive against 29% of Mirror Control's.
iCarMode ships an update every 6 weeks, Mirror Control every 16 months. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | iCarMode | Mirror Control |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (249 ratings) — better | 1.3 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 46.5% of reviews — better | 28.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 249 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks — better | Every 16 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Subscription | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 279 MB | 11 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Diego Resnik | AvMap |
Customer experience
iCarMode
Mirror Control
Bugs and requests
iCarMode
Reported bugs
3 issues- Buttons sometimes display incorrectly on launch
- Music controls don't work when connected via USB
- Contacts setup frequently crashes the app
Requested features
4 requests- More app integration options (e.g. Spotify, Waze)
- Ability to rearrange and resize shortcut buttons
- Compass widget in the banner
- Automatic launch when connected to car Bluetooth
Mirror Control
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
iCarMode
- All Access (monthly)$2.991 Month
- All except navigation (yearly)$14.991 Year
- All Access (yearly)$24.991 Year
Mirror Control
No in-app purchases









