DameWare Mobile vs Jamf Setup
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
DameWare Mobile
Access and troubleshoot Windows computers remotely from your iPhone or iPad. Provides powerful desktop remote control features for on-call tech support. Requires a licensed copy of DameWare Remote Support.
- Remote Windows computer access
- Tech support from anywhere
- Full keyboard and hot keys
- 256bit AES security via SSL
- Intelligent auto-scrolling
- Favorites and recently accessed computers
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DameWare Mobile lets you remotely access and troubleshoot all of the Windows computers on your network from anywhere from your iPhone or iPad. DameWare Mobile brings the powerful desktop remote control features of the award-winning systems administration software, DameWare Remote Support (DRS), to your iPhone or iPad. With DameWare Mobile, you can: -Remotely access Windows computers from your iPhone or iPad -Provide tech support to end-users from anywhere while on-call DameWare Mobile includes the following features: -Full keyboard & hot keys (Ctrl-Alt-Del, CMD Prompt, etc.) -256bit AES security via SSL -Intelligent auto-scrolling -Favorites and recently accessed computers -Intuitive mouse actions on a mobile platform Important: DameWare Mobile will only work with a trial or fully licensed copy of DameWare Remote Support installed on your network. Before using DameWare Mobile, you must first download, install and configure DRS including the DameWare Mobile Gateway service. You must also deploy the DameWare agent to all computers you wish to connect to. Please visit the DRS website for more information regarding the configuration of DRS and the DameWare Mobile Gateway service. SolarWinds welcomes your detailed feedback on this app through the store, via support ticket as well as through our online community forum (Thwack) as below: Add a feature request and open it up voting by going to our Feature Request Page Engage in discussion with users and employees by going to our Product Forums For issues, please submit a detailed support ticket at our Customer Portal Please leverage Thwack for a discussion since we are unable to respond to comments in the store.
Jamf Setup
This app allows organizations to enable end-users to customize their devices based on role or use-case without requiring credentials. It streamlines shared device workflows for patients, guests, or employees, ensuring consistent and repeatable deployments without IT intervention. The app can be branded with custom logos, colors, and text.
- End-user device customization
- Role-based configuration selection
- Credential-free user experience
- Branded app appearance
- Seamless integration with Jamf Pro
- Repeatable deployment process
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Jamf Setup provides a seamless way for end users to customize a device based upon their role or use-case, creating a new kind of shared device workflow for any organization. No credentials are required, which allows any patient, guest or employee to select their own configuration. IT intervention is not required, making the deployments consistent and repeatable. Customize the look and feel of the app with your own logo, colors and text for a truly branded experience. This app works in conjunction with device management from Jamf Pro and, optionally, Jamf Reset.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Jamf Setup at 4.4 against DameWare Mobile's 3.0. Jamf Setup also leads on update cadence (every 6 months vs every 12 months) and ratings volume (5 vs 1). DameWare Mobile's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Jamf Setup holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Jamf Setup has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
DameWare Mobile ships an update every 12 months, Jamf Setup every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | DameWare Mobile | Jamf Setup |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (1 ratings) | 4.4 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 16.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 5 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 12 months | Every 6 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 16 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | SolarWinds Worldwide, LLC | JAMF Software |
Customer experience
DameWare Mobile
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In-app purchases
DameWare Mobile
No in-app purchases
Jamf Setup
No in-app purchases
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