Wireless Image Utility vs Epson Setting Assistant
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Wireless Image Utility
Project photos, documents, and web pages wirelessly to compatible NEC projectors from your mobile device. Features real-time camera projection, annotation tools, and projector control. Supports multiple simultaneous connections and split-screen display.
- Wireless image and document projection
- Real-time camera projection
- Web page projection
- Annotation and pointer tools
- Projector control features
- Multiple device connections
- Split-screen display
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************************************************* New application "MultiPresenter" is the successor to "Wireless Image Utility". Please search "MultiPresenter". ************************************************* Wireless Image Utility is a software for projecting photos and documents to the NEC projector via wireless LAN from iPad / iPhone / iPod touch. Main Features Images and documents stored in Wireless Image Utility can be projected to the projector. Photos in the album can also be projected to the projector. Camera Feature Images captured by the built-in camera can be projected to the projector in real time. Web Feature Web pages can be projected to the projector. Marker Feature You can draw lines or characters into projected photos / documents. Pointer Feature You can display the pointer where you want the attention of photos and documents. Projector Control Feature You can control the connected projector. Switching input signal, Picture-Mute, Sound-Mute, etc. are available. Multiple Connection Feature With projectors compatible with the multiple connection feature, connections can be accepted simultaneously with the multiple devices. In addition, images transferred from multiple devices can be displayed in split screen mode with multiple views and a single image can be displayed in full screen mode. Supported Projectors for Multiple Connection Feature: - NP-UM352W - NP-UM351W/NP-UM301W/NP-UM361X/NP-UM301X (FIRMWARE 1.02 or later) - NP-P502HL/NP-P502WL - NP-P502H/NP-P452H/NP-P502W/NP-P452W - NP-M403W/NP-M363W/NP-M323W - NP-M403X/NP-M363X/NP-M323X/NP-M283X - NP-M353WS/NP-M303WS/NP-M333XS - NP-M403H/NP-M323H Supported Projectors: - NP-M402H/NP-M322H - NP-M402W/NP-M362W/NP-M322W/NP-M402X/NP-M362X/NP-M322X/NP-M282X - NP-M332XS/NP-M352WS/NP-M302WS - NP-M361X/NP-M311X/NP-M271X/NP-M311W/NP-M271W - NP-M350X/NP-M300X/NP-M260X/NP-M230X/NP-M300W/NP-M260W/NP-M350XS/NP-M300XS/NP-M260XS/NP-M300WS/NP-M260WS/NP-M420X/NP-M420XV - NP-UM330X/NP-UM280X/NP-UM330W/NP-UM280W - NP-P501X / NP-P451X / NP-P451W / NP-P401W - NP-P420X/NP-P350X/NP-P350W - NP-PA621U/NP-PA521U/NP-PA671W/NP-PA571W/NP-PA721X/NP-PA621X - NP-PA600X/NP-PA500X/NP-PA550W/NP-PA500W - NP-PX800X/NP-PX700W/NP-PX750U (FIRMWARE3 1.05.137 or later) - NP-PH1000U (FIRMWARE3 1.05.137 or later) Supported Languages: English / Japanese / Simplified Chinese / German / French / Italian / Spanish / Swedish / Russian / Korean / Portuguese Available File Formats: - Adobe® PDF (.pdf, PDF1.7, Acrobat® 8 compatible) - Microsoft® Word (.doc / .docx, Office 2003 or later) - Microsoft® Excel® (.xls / .xlsx, Office 2003 or later) - Microsoft® PowerPoint® (.ppt / .pptx, Office 2003 or later) - Keynote (.key) - Numbers (.numbers) - JPEG (.jpg / .jpeg) - PNG (.png) - GIF (.gif) - TIFF (.tiff) - Bitmap (.bmp)
Epson Setting Assistant
This app uses your device's camera to automatically correct the shape and unevenness of a projected image. It adjusts the projection to fit a screen or frame and compensates for surface irregularities for a clearer picture.
- Automatic shape correction
- Unevenness correction
- Rectangular image adjustment
- Frame alignment
- Surface irregularity detection
- QR code scanning for connection
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Epson Setting Assistant is an app that automatically corrects the shape of a projected image by using your camera. By taking a shot of the projected pattern, the app automatically corrects distortion in the projected image and adjusts its shape to match the screen. [Main Features] 1) Shape correction The app adjusts the image to a rectangular shape or aligns it with a frame, such as a projector screen. 2) Unevenness correction The app detects small surface irregularities, such as on a wall, and corrects distortion in the projected image. [For Home Projector (EH Series) Users: Using the App] Make sure your iPhone®, iPad®, or iPod® touch and the projector are connected to the same network. 1. Select [Installation] ([Installation] > [Geometry Correction Wizard]) from the projector's menu. 2. Open this app on your iPhone®, iPad®, or iPod® touch and select [Home] as the projector type to automatically connect to the projector. 3. Follow the on-screen instructions to take a shot of the projected pattern using the camera in the app, and the corrections will be completed automatically. [For Business Projector (EB Series) Users: Using the App] Make sure the [Wireless LAN Power] setting is set to [On] in the projector‘s [Management] menu. 1. Select [Installation] > [Connect to Setting Assistant] from the projector's menu to project a QR code. 2. Open this app on your iPhone®, iPad®, or iPod® touch, select [Business] as the projector's type, and then scan the QR code to automatically connect to the projector. 3. Follow the on-screen instructions to take a shot of the projected pattern using the camera in the app, and the corrections will be completed automatically. [Supported Projectors] Visit https://support.epson.net/projector_appinfo/setting_assistant/en/ for details. Depending on your projector model, some features may not be available. [Notes for use] Depending on your environment, such as a curved projection surface or wallpaper with rough textures or patterns, automatic correction using the app may not be available. In these situations, please correct the image shape from the projector's menu. Depending on your smartphone/tablet, the Wi-Fi settings may prevent you from temporarily connecting to the projector. Turn your Wi-Fi off and then on again and try again. For detailed important points, visit https://download2.ebz.epson.net/sec_pubs_visual/apps/setting_assistant/230/EN/index.html. You can also check these from the [Online support guide] in the menu at the top right of the app. Images used here are for illustrative purposes only. The actual images may differ. [App Permissions] To use the app, the following permissions are required. [Required] Local Network For searching and connecting to the projector. [Required] Camera For capturing correction patterns or QR codes for connection. * Optional permissions can be declined, but some features may not work.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Epson Setting Assistant at 4.4 against Wireless Image Utility's 2.4. Epson Setting Assistant also leads on ratings volume (470 vs 5) and review sentiment (23% vs 0%). Wireless Image Utility's advantage is iOS requirement (7.0 vs 17.0). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Epson Setting Assistant holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 2.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Epson Setting Assistant has 470 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Wireless Image Utility's written reviews are positive against 23% of Epson Setting Assistant's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Wireless Image Utility | Epson Setting Assistant |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.4 (5 ratings) | 4.4 (470 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 23.1% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 470 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 7.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 14 MB | 100 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Sharp NEC Display Solutions, Ltd. | Seiko Epson Corporation |
Customer experience
Wireless Image Utility
Epson Setting Assistant
In-app purchases
Wireless Image Utility
No in-app purchases
Epson Setting Assistant
No in-app purchases
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