Comparison

MyPhone Host vs Nelos

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

Head to head
About

MyPhone Host

Experience your phone's screen in a virtual reality environment, offering a large, immersive display for videos, articles, and more. Enjoy high-quality, low-latency mirroring without remote control capabilities.

Highlights
  • VR screen mirroring
  • Large immersive display
  • Low latency streaming
  • High quality video
  • Article reading in VR
  • Shorts viewing in VR
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Do you want to use your phone while wearing an AR/VR headset? So the screen is large enough to cover a whole wall in a room. The app lets you do this. You can watch videos, read articles, scroll shorts, and so on with low latency and high quality. Note: the app does not allow you to remotely control your phone. Hint: you can increase auto screen Auto-Lock timeout to prevent screen mirroring disconnects when your phone screen locks.

About

Nelos

Features
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Stay connected beyond cell coverage. Nelos is an offline messaging, location sharing, and tracking app for families and small teams using MeshCore-compatible LoRa radios. Message your team, see everyone on a map, find trackers, and coordinate even when cell service or internet isn’t available. No radio yet? Offline maps, location history, and personal waypoints work right away. Connect a MeshCore-compatible radio to unlock messaging, teams, trackers, and help requests. STAY TOGETHER OFF-GRID β€’ See teammates and compatible trackers on one map β€’ Send team messages and direct messages over LoRa β€’ Track family members, pets, and personal belongings with compatible trackers β€’ Find a tracker faster with Find Mode β€’ Create Safe Zones and get alerts when a tracker leaves or arrives β€’ Look back at every alert in Activity β€’ Send help requests and coordinate responses with your teams β€’ Create and join teams offline using QR codes READY FOR THE OUTDOORS β€’ Download detailed offline maps worldwide β€’ Mark campsites, meeting points, hazards, and other locations with waypoints β€’ Review the last 24 hours of location history MORE WITH NELOS PRO Unlock multiple active teams, unlimited trackers per team, unlimited offline maps, and up to 90 days of location history with a one-time lifetime purchase. PRIVACY-FOCUSED No account required. No central message server. No ads. Your location never goes to our servers: it is shared only with your team, over LoRa, when you choose. Built for families, hiking, camping, outdoor adventures, travel, volunteer teams, festivals, and other off-grid situations. COMPATIBLE HARDWARE Off-grid communication requires MeshCore-compatible LoRa hardware. Download maps before heading out. Location updates and message delivery depend on your devices, radio conditions, terrain, positioning availability, and permissions. Help requests go only to members of your teams, not to emergency services or to Nelos. Nelos should not be your only means of communication or safety in critical situations.

Screenshots

MyPhone Host4 screens
Nelos4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Nelos at Free against MyPhone Host's $14.99. Nelos also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs fortnightly) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). MyPhone Host's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1). On ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Nelos is free to download; MyPhone Host costs $14.99 up front. Nelos sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. MyPhone Host asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MyPhone Host ships an update fortnightly, Nelos every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences Β· 4 level
MyPhone Host versus Nelos: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMyPhone HostNelos
Price$14.99Free β€” better
Positive reviews66.7% of reviewsβ€”
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 5 days β€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo β€” betterYes
MonetizationPaidβ€”
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod β€” better
Requires iOS17.015.1 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size30 MB73 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperDAMIRCHE CA LLCThe Quyen Le

In-app purchases

None

MyPhone Host

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Nelos

One-time1
  • Nelos Pro Lifetime$24.99

Questions

Is MyPhone Host free?
MyPhone Host costs $14.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Nelos free?
Nelos is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do MyPhone Host or Nelos have ads?
Neither MyPhone Host nor Nelos shows ads.
Which is updated more often, MyPhone Host or Nelos?
MyPhone Host ships an update fortnightly, and Nelos every 5 days. Most recently, MyPhone Host was updated on October 30, 2026 and Nelos on October 25, 2026.

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