Comparison

UTM Remote Virtual Machines vs Star Editor

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

UTM Remote Virtual Machines

Access and control your virtual machines from your iOS device. Stream Windows, Ubuntu, and other operating systems running on your Mac remotely. This app requires UTM for Mac to function.

Highlights
  • Stream virtual machines remotely
  • Supports Windows, Ubuntu, and more
  • Control VMs from iOS device
  • Requires UTM for Mac
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Run Windows®, Ubuntu®, and other operating systems remotely from your Mac running UTM UTM Remote allows you to stream your virtual machines from your Mac to your iOS device. Requires UTM for Mac to use.

About

Star Editor

Features
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Star Editor builds real websites without code. You write directly on the page, arrange it by dragging, and publish with one button to a web address you own. Pick a starting point — research project, portfolio, blog, club or group, event, travel journal, recipe collection, sports team, link page, or blank — and your site opens already designed, with clear guidance in every empty field. Choose a look, a colour palette and typography, and start writing. BUILDING • Write on the page itself. Tap any text and type; what you see is what visitors see. • Add designed sections: title banner, photo and text, cards, timeline, event, key numbers, FAQ, pull quote, call to action, contact and file downloads. Or plain blocks: text, headings, photos, galleries, video, buttons and quotes. • Arrange mode: press and hold anything on the page and drag it into place, or onto another page. • Drag photos and PDFs straight in from Files, Finder or Photos. • Six looks — Paper, Poster, Notebook, Portfolio, Ledger and Studio — each with curated palettes and typography. There is no way to make a page that looks broken. • Everything can be undone. Photos are resized for the web, and their location and camera data are removed before publishing. PUBLISHING • One button builds the site and puts it online at its own address ending in pages.dev, viewable on any phone or computer. • Your site is hosted on your own Cloudflare account, on Cloudflare's free plan. Account holders must be 18 or over. Star Editor walks you through setup in plain language and never shows a raw error. • Publish as often as you like. YOUR WORK, YOUR FILES • No account with us, no server of ours, no analytics, no tracking. • Export a complete backup of any site — every page and photo in one file — and open it on another device. • The last ten published versions are kept, so you can go back. • Your Cloudflare access key is kept in the keychain, never in a file. DETAILS • Published sites are plain HTML and CSS: fast, readable on a phone, and friendly to search engines and screen readers. • Everything except publishing works offline. • iPhone, iPad and Mac. No subscription, no in-app purchases and no ads. • VoiceOver labels, Dynamic Type, and a full menu bar with keyboard shortcuts on the Mac. Star Editor is not affiliated with or endorsed by Cloudflare, Inc.

Screenshots

UTM Remote Virtual Machines3 screens
Star Editor4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Star Editor at daily against UTM Remote Virtual Machines's every 4 months. UTM Remote Virtual Machines's advantage is device support (4 vs 2) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

UTM Remote Virtual Machines ships an update every 4 months, Star Editor daily. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
UTM Remote Virtual Machines versus Star Editor: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterUTM Remote Virtual MachinesStar Editor
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (52 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews37.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings52 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Vision Pro — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size370 MB12 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTuring Software, LLCBenjamin Simon

Bugs and requests

UTM Remote Virtual Machines

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • App didn't work on opening
  • Connection error on startup
  • Crashes often
  • Network error
  • Unable to create VMs on iPadOS 17.5

Requested features

6 requests
  • Add a Linux port as a flatpak
  • Support for ARM-based VMs
  • Trackpad/Mouse support
  • Make UTM SE available on App Store
  • iOS support for UTM
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  • Better documentation

Star Editor

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

UTM Remote Virtual Machines

No in-app purchases

None

Star Editor

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is UTM Remote Virtual Machines free?
UTM Remote Virtual Machines is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Star Editor free?
Star Editor is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do UTM Remote Virtual Machines or Star Editor have ads?
Neither UTM Remote Virtual Machines nor Star Editor shows ads.
Which is updated more often, UTM Remote Virtual Machines or Star Editor?
UTM Remote Virtual Machines ships an update every 4 months, and Star Editor daily. Most recently, UTM Remote Virtual Machines was updated on October 25, 2026 and Star Editor on October 8, 2026.

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