Wireless Image Utility vs Epson iProjection
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 iProjection
Wirelessly project your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch screen, documents, and photos to a compatible Epson projector. Easily connect by scanning a QR code, and even annotate projected images. Supports up to 50 devices and simultaneous screen displays.
- Mirror device screen and audio
- Project photos and documents
- Real-time camera projection
- QR code projector connection
- Multi-device connectivity
- Image annotation tool
- Projector remote control
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Epson iProjection is a wireless projection app for iPhone®, iPad®, or iPod® touch. This app makes it easy to mirror your device's screen, and project documents and photos wirelessly to a supported Epson projector. [Key Features] 1. Mirror your device’s screen and output your device’s audio from the projector. 2. Project your photos in the "Photos" app, project documents loaded in this app, and project in real-time video from your device's camera. 3. Easily connect your device by scanning a projected QR code. 4. Connect up to 50 devices to the projector, display up to four screens simultaneously, and share your projected image with the other connected devices. 5. Annotate projected images with a pen tool and save the edited images on your device. 6. Control the projector like a remote control. [Notes] • For supported projectors, visit https://support.epson.net/projector_appinfo/iprojection/en/. You can also check "Supported Projectors" in the app's support menu. • While mirroring your device’s screen, video and audio may be delayed depending on the device and network specifications. Only unprotected content can be projected. • Use the mirroring feature to project videos in the "Photos" app. [About Projecting Documents] • The following file types are supported when projecting using "Documents". - Microsoft® Word - Microsoft® Excel - Microsoft® PowerPoint - Keynote - PDF - JPG - PNG - The file types mentioned above are also supported when stored in cloud file services • Depending on the document, the projected image may differ from the image on the computer or at the time of creation, for example, some characters may not be projected correctly. If this occurs, use the mirroring feature ("Mirror device screen") instead. • Animations and screen transition effects, videos, and audio are not played. Use the mirroring feature to play them. • We recommend testing the projection in advance when using this app for presentations. [Using the App] Make sure that the network settings for the projector have been completed. 1. Switch the input source on the projector to "LAN". Network information is displayed. 2. Connect to the same network as the projector from "Settings" > "Wi-Fi" on your iPhone/iPad/iPod touch. 3. Start Epson iProjection and connect to the projector. 4. Select and project from "Mirror device screen", "Photos", "Documents", "Web Page", or "Camera". [App permissions] The app requires the following permissions for specific features. 【Required】 Local Network - Search for and connect to the projector. 【Optional】] Photo - Project selected photos from the device to the projector. * You can use the app without granting the optional permissions, but some features may not work. All images are examples and may differ from the actual screens.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Epson iProjection at 4.3 against Wireless Image Utility's 2.8. Epson iProjection also leads on ratings volume (3.4K vs 6) and review sentiment (20% vs 0%). Wireless Image Utility's advantage is iOS requirement (7.0 vs 15.0). 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 iProjection holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 2.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Epson iProjection has 3.4K ratings behind it against 6, 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 20% of Epson iProjection's.
Wireless Image Utility ships an update every 4 months, Epson iProjection every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on July 4, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Wireless Image Utility | Epson iProjection |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.8 (6 ratings) | 4.3 (3.4K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 19.8% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 6 | 3.4K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months — better | Every 6 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 7.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 14 MB | 27 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Sharp NEC Display Solutions, Ltd. | Seiko Epson Corporation |
Customer experience
Wireless Image Utility
Epson iProjection
Bugs and requests
Wireless Image Utility
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Epson iProjection
Reported bugs
4 issues- App crashes frequently
- Fails to detect projector
- Issues with PowerPoint/Keynote presentations
- Formatting problems with shared content
Requested features
5 requests- Add screen mirroring capability
- Support for more file formats
- Improve video streaming
- Integrate with cloud storage services
- Enhance presentation features
In-app purchases
Wireless Image Utility
No in-app purchases
Epson iProjection
No in-app purchases
Questions
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