Comparison

PXS External Screen Desktop vs FieldTechnicians

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

Head to head
About

PXS External Screen Desktop

Features
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Leave the laptop at home — your phone IS the computer. PXS Desktop turns your phone into a real desktop: windows, a dock, a launcher, a desktop-class browser — on AR glasses, a monitor, a TV, or even a web browser. Your phone becomes the trackpad and keyboard. Pair a Bluetooth mouse and keyboard for the full laptop feel. FOUR WAYS TO GET A SCREEN • Cable — AR display glasses (Viture, XREAL, RayNeo, Rokid, Lenovo Legion Glasses), any USB-C monitor or portable display, HDMI via adapter • Screen Mirroring — Apple TV, a Mac, or any AirPlay 2 TV • AnyScreen — any modern browser becomes your display: a laptop, a smart TV, even the browser in your parked car • Show on This Screen — run the desktop right on an iPad's own display WIRED? CHECK YOUR CABLE Charging cables carry power only — including the white one in your iPhone box. A wired screen needs a USB-C cable that supports video (DisplayPort Alt Mode): the cable that came with your glasses or monitor, a Thunderbolt cable, or Apple's USB-C Digital AV Multiport Adapter for HDMI. Your iPhone can drive a 4K screen; the cable in the box cannot. A REAL DESKTOP • Windows you can move, resize, snap, minimize and fullscreen • A desktop-class tabbed browser — Gmail, Google Docs, Office, video calls with camera and mic (Teams, Meet), file downloads • Install any website as an app with its own icon • Spotlight-style launcher with voice input and natural-language commands • Files, Photos, PDF and video viewers, text editor, terminal, games • Daily Overview panel: your calendar, tasks and weather at a glance • Themes and chrome styles, movable widgets, on-screen keyboard TALK INSTEAD OF TYPING Typing is the awkward step when the screen is on your glasses and the phone is your trackpad. So there is a Dictate button on the phone, right under the trackpad, and a microphone in the menu bar: either one speaks into whatever field you are in — a web form, an email, a search box. It all happens on your iPhone, so nothing is sent anywhere and it works with no signal. If you work in two languages, switch between them in one tap. Requires iOS 26. IT GREETS YOU Connect a screen and your computer says hello — "Welcome back. You have three calendar items today" — in a studio-quality neural voice that runs entirely on your iPhone. One download, then it works offline forever; nothing is sent anywhere. Write your own greeting, or turn it off. MADE FOR AR GLASSES PXS was built for the pocket-computer dream: glasses on your face, phone in your hand, a huge desktop nobody else can see. If your glasses act as a USB-C display, they work. TRY IT FREE FIRST Your free trial starts when you first connect a screen — not when you install — so no trial time is wasted waiting for your glasses to arrive. After that, one purchase makes it yours forever: $39.99 at the launch price, down from $49.99 (or $24.99/year, cancel anytime). Your setup, your signed-in apps and your files always remain yours. THE HONEST LIST We're a small shop and we'd rather tell you up front: Netflix, HBO Max and Apple TV+ won't play in the browser (a service choice, not an iOS limit — Disney+, Prime Video, Apple Music and Plex all play fine); copy/paste works best with a Bluetooth keyboard (⌘C/⌘V); other apps' iOS notifications can't appear on the desktop; a Bluetooth mouse needs a one-time AssistiveTouch setup, and typing in Mouse Mode wants a Bluetooth keyboard (iOS hides the touch keyboard while a mouse is connected). The spoken greeting is English only. And in a car, AnyScreen is for passengers and parked use only — never while driving. Feature requests are voted on publicly at bytenine.com — the board genuinely drives the roadmap. No ads. No tracking. No account required. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

FieldTechnicians

Streamline your field service operations with this mobile workspace. Manage work orders, receive job offers, track time, and communicate with dispatch in real-time. Capture photos, get signatures, and verify your on-site presence with GPS.

Highlights
  • Work order management
  • Job offer reception
  • On-site tools (photos, signatures)
  • Real-time dispatch messaging
  • Time tracking and payouts
  • GPS verification
Features
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FieldTechnicians by Atompod is the mobile workspace for field service professionals. Whether you are an independent contractor or part of a service team, FieldTechnicians keeps your day organized from the first job to final sign-off. WORK ORDERS - See the schedule for today, upcoming jobs, and completed work at a glance - Open a work order for the full scope, site address, and client notes - Check in and out on site, with GPS verification of your time JOB OFFERS - Receive new job offers with the scope, schedule, and rate - Express interest, decline, or send a counter offer ON-SITE TOOLS - Capture photos directly from the job as deliverables - Collect customer signatures on device - View and mark up work order PDFs - Message dispatch in real time and share files in chat TIME AND PAY - Track time entries and timesheets - Review your payouts: the next transfer, upcoming transfers, and completed transfer history BUILT FOR THE FIELD - Works with your existing FieldTechnicians / Atompod account - Clear, fast, and designed for use on the job FieldTechnicians is intended for authorized field service providers. An account is required; you can create one at fieldtechnicians.com. Location: FieldTechnicians uses your location only while you are checked in to a work order, to verify your on-site time. Background location runs only while you are on the clock and stops when you check out. You can turn it off anytime in Settings.

Screenshots

PXS External Screen Desktop4 screens
FieldTechnicians4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: FieldTechnicians at none against PXS External Screen Desktop's 3. FieldTechnicians also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.0). On price, ads and device support 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. PXS External Screen Desktop sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. FieldTechnicians asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 6 level
PXS External Screen Desktop versus FieldTechnicians: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPXS External Screen DesktopFieldTechnicians
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS18.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size192 MB36 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperbyteNine ASAtompod Integration LLC

In-app purchases

3 purchases

PXS External Screen Desktop

Subscriptions2
  • PXS Pro — Monthly$6.991 Month
  • PXS Pro — Yearly$24.991 Year
One-time1
  • PXS Pro — Lifetime$39.99
None

FieldTechnicians

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PXS External Screen Desktop free?
PXS External Screen Desktop is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is FieldTechnicians free?
FieldTechnicians is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do PXS External Screen Desktop or FieldTechnicians have ads?
Neither PXS External Screen Desktop nor FieldTechnicians shows ads.

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