HDMeye vs Refro
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
HDMeye
Transform your iPad into an external HDMI display for gaming, content creation, or professional use. View HDMI sources in real-time with Picture-in-Picture mode, enjoy immersive audio, and customize your display with various controls. Includes a free trial and an option for unlimited access.
- Real-time HDMI viewing
- Picture-in-Picture mode
- Audio passthrough
- Retro gaming scanlines
- Display rotation and mirroring
- Dark mode
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Transform your iPad into a powerful, versatile HDMI display with HDMeye – the app for gamers, creators, and professionals who need a flexible external screen anywhere. Compatibility: - Connect an HDMI source through a compatible HDMI-to-USB capture card, including affordable options available on Amazon and AliExpress. - Tested with MACROSILICON-based capture hardware. - Requires a USB video capture device. Standard USB-C-to-HDMI display adapters do not provide capture input. Key Features: - Real-Time HDMI Viewing Connect your gaming console, camera, or other HDMI source and view its video directly on your iPad. Video quality and latency depend on your capture hardware and source. - Picture in Picture Keep your HDMI feed visible in a floating window while using other apps. Take notes, browse, or multitask without losing sight of your video. Pause and resume playback, then return to HDMeye when you’re ready. Rotation and mirroring carry over into Picture in Picture. - Immersive Audio Experience Enjoy audio passthrough through your iPad’s speakers or headphones. - Retro Gaming Magic Relive classic gaming moments with scanlines that recreate the nostalgic CRT display experience in the main viewing screen. - Flexible Display Controls Customize your view with rotation, mirroring, and a tap-to-fill viewing mode to suit your setup. - Eye-Friendly Dark Mode Work or play comfortably in low-light environments with a sleek, modern dark theme. Pricing: - Try Before You Buy: Enjoy a free one-hour trial. Trial time counts only during connected playback. - Unlock Unlimited: A one-time purchase of HDMeye Pro removes the time limit. Perfect For: - Retro gaming enthusiasts - Content creators - Streamers and video producers - Professionals needing portable display solutions - Anyone wanting to view an HDMI source on an iPad Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://justshare.me/hdmeye/privacy
Refro
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Refro is a simple, friendly tracker for everything you keep in your refrigerator and your freezer. Snap a photo, give it a name, drop it in a drawer — Refro remembers when it went in, so you never have to guess again how long that pack of chicken has been sitting there. WHO IT'S FOR Refro is built for families who actually use what they freeze. If you have ever pulled out a mystery pack of something brown, defrosted it, and decided it was safer to throw away — Refro is for you. It is designed to be readable at a glance, with large tap targets and high-contrast colors that respect Dynamic Type. A parent or grandparent who finds most apps "too busy" can use Refro the day they install it. KEY FEATURES Multiple Appliances Add one or many appliances — a kitchen fridge, a garage freezer, a chest freezer, whatever you own. Each appliance gets its own color, icon, and drawer layout. Custom Drawers Refrigerator shelves, freezer drawers, crisper bins, door pockets — name them whatever makes sense for your appliance. Drag, rename, recolor, and add new drawers any time. Photo Per Item Every item can have a photo. Photos come from your camera or your library and are stored on-device only. Smart Age Badges Each item shows when it was added. Refro automatically tints the badge from green (fresh) to red (very old) using different thresholds for fridge items (days) and freezer items (months) — so a 2-day-old fridge yogurt and a 2-month-old freezer steak both register as "still good" but a 2-week-old fridge yogurt does not. Fast Search Tap the search bar to find an item across all of your appliances at once. Tap a result to jump straight to its drawer. Two Languages Fully translated into English and Turkish (Türkçe). Switches automatically with your iOS system language. Works Offline Your items, photos, and appliance layout never leave your device. The only thing that contacts the network is a single banner ad at the bottom of the screen, served by Google AdMob. NO ACCOUNTS, NO TRACKING Refro does not ask you to sign in. It does not create an account. It does not collect analytics and does not sell your data. See the privacy policy for details. REMOVE ADS Refro is free and supported by a small banner ad plus an occasional full-screen ad after several edits or deletes. Prefer an ad-free experience? A one-time "Remove Ads" purchase from Settings removes every ad forever on all your Apple devices signed in with the same Apple ID. You can restore the purchase any time from Settings. ACCESSIBILITY Refro supports system Dynamic Type, so you can make every label larger from Settings → Display & Brightness → Text Size. All tap targets are at least 60 pt, and destructive actions (deleting an item, a drawer, or an appliance) always require a confirmation tap. SUPPORT Questions, ideas, or bugs? Visit the support page or email us — we read every message. Thank you for trying Refro.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: HDMeye at none against Refro's shown. On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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. HDMeye sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Refro sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
| Parameter | HDMeye | Refro |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 9 months | — |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 17 | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Erfan Reed | Nursima Unver Aydingul |
In-app purchases
HDMeye
- HDMeye Pro$0.99
Refro
- Remove Ads$0.99









