Comparison

ZF RC vs PC Controller

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

Head to head
About

ZF RC

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"Deze app voor speelgoeddrones biedt een geheel nieuwe kijk op de wereld. De ingebouwde camera streamt live beelden naar uw smartphone. Kernfuncties: 1. Live beeldstreaming, fotografie, opname en terugkijken; 2. Meerdere speelse besturingsmodi; 3. Diverse filteropties voor levendige visuele effecten."

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PC Controller

Features
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PC Controller turns your iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch into a remote control for your Windows PC or Mac. Move the mouse, type, change the volume, switch monitors, move files and put the computer to sleep, all over your own Wi-Fi, with no cloud, no account and nothing to sign up for. Install the free agent on your computer, scan the QR code it shows, and you're paired. The app also lists the computers it finds on your network, so there's nothing to type. TRACKPAD AND KEYBOARD • A full-screen trackpad: move, tap, two-finger right-click, scroll, drag and pinch to zoom • Type with the iPhone keyboard, emoji and dictation included • An extended keypad with the keys a phone doesn't have: arrows, Esc, Tab, Home, End, Delete, Ctrl, Alt and Win • Build your own shortcuts and fire any key combination with one tap • On Windows it all works on the login screen too, before anyone has signed in POWER • Lock, sleep, wake, shut down, restart or log off • Wake a sleeping PC over Wake-on-LAN, and let the app set up the PC so it wakes from a full shutdown too • Schedule it: "Sleep in 30 minutes" keeps counting down on the computer after you've left, with a live countdown on your Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island • Set your home once and the phone can wake the PC as you arrive and lock it as you leave, decided entirely on the device SOUND AND MEDIA • Master volume and mute, plus a mixer with its own slider for every app and every output device • Switch the default speaker, and mute the microphone for every app at once • See what's playing, with album art, a scrubber and transport controls that drive Spotify, browsers and any other player SCREENS • Turn each monitor on or off, choose the primary, and set brightness, resolution and refresh rate • Save a display arrangement and bring it back with one tap • Grab a screenshot of any display and save it to Photos or share it FILES AND CLIPBOARD • Browse the computer's folders and drives, download files with live progress, then preview, share or save them • Send photos, videos and files to the computer, from the app or straight from the share sheet in any other app • Push the phone's clipboard to the PC or pull the PC's to the phone, text or image • Send a link and it opens in the computer's browser AND MORE • Bluetooth: see what's paired and connected, then connect, disconnect, scan and pair • Vitals: CPU, memory, disk, battery, uptime and the processes using the most memory, with a swipe to end one • Apps: see what's open on the computer, bring one forward, minimize or close it • Siri: "Hey Siri, lock my PC", plus Home Screen, Lock Screen and Control Center buttons for Lock, Wake, Mute and Mute Mic • Apple Watch: trackpad, media, power, monitors, mixer, shortcuts and clipboard on your wrist, and it finds the PC on its own when the phone isn't around • iPad: a dashboard that puts the whole machine on one screen • Available in 15 languages PRIVATE BY DESIGN There is no server. The phone and watch talk directly to the agent on your computer over your Wi-Fi or VPN, and the pairing token lives in your Keychain. PC Controller collects nothing: no analytics, no telemetry, no account. WHAT YOU NEED The free PC Controller agent, for Windows 11 or macOS 13 and later, from https://pccontroller.rymanit.com. The phone and the computer must be on the same network, or connected through a VPN. PRICING Every feature is free for 7 days, with no card up front. After that, choose PC Controller Pro — Monthly (USD 1.99 per month), PC Controller Pro — Yearly (USD 11.99 per year) or PC Controller Pro — Lifetime, a one-time purchase (USD 29.99). Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and can be managed in your App Store account settings. Privacy policy: https://pccontroller.rymanit.com/privacy.html Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

ZF RC4 screens
PC Controller4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: ZF RC at none against PC Controller's 3. ZF RC also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.0). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

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

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

Both are free to download. PC Controller sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. ZF RC asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences Ā· 4 level
ZF RC versus PC Controller: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterZF RCPC Controller
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyFortnightly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS13.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size33 MB13 MB
Age rating+44+
Developershenzhen cooingdv technology co.,ltd.Malkane

In-app purchases

None

ZF RC

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

PC Controller

Subscriptions2
  • PC Controller Pro — Monthly$1.991 Month
  • PC Controller Pro — Yearly$11.991 Year
One-time1
  • PC Controller Pro — Lifetime$29.99

Questions

Is ZF RC free?
ZF RC is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is PC Controller free?
PC Controller is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do ZF RC or PC Controller have ads?
Neither ZF RC nor PC Controller shows ads.

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