Comparison

Tidyy vs PointerDeck

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

Head to head
About

Tidyy

Features
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Clean your gallery with a pet. Tidyy makes organizing your photos fun, fast, and satisfying. Your photo library is growing every day. Tidyy helps you tame the clutter by turning cleanup into a game. Meet your new cleaning companion—a digital pet that lives in your library and thrives when you keep things tidy! Swipe through your photos month-by-month. Delete the clutter, keep the memories, and watch your library health improve. Custom home screen widgets let you see your status at a glance, so you never let the clutter pile up again. Basic Features - Swipe to Clean: Simple Left/Right gestures to sort photos fast - Monthly Organization: Tackle your library one month at a time - Pet Companion: A reactive digital pet that reflects your library's status - Live Status Widgets: See your detected items count and pet status right from your Home Screen - Privacy First: All processing happens offline on your device Perfect for - Clearing out duplicates and blurry shots - Reclaiming storage space on your iPhone - Making photo organization a daily habit - Anyone who finds cleaning up photos boring or overwhelming Support Features - Unlock Pet Colors: Customize your pet with vibrant new colors - Support Indie Dev: Built by a solo developer passionate about quality - Ad-Free Experience: Enjoy a clean app with no interruptions Terms of Use: https://ystk.app/tidyy/terms Privacy Policy: https://ystk.app/tidyy/privacy

About

PointerDeck

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PointerDeck turns your iPhone or iPad into a focused wireless trackpad for your Mac. The free PointerDeck Receiver for Mac is required, and both devices must be on the same local network. SET UP ONCE Open Add Device on the Mac and create an 8–12 digit Connection PIN. PointerDeck rejects repeated or sequential patterns; use at least five different digits. Then select that Mac on your iPhone or iPad and enter the PIN. After pairing, PointerDeck remembers the trusted connection and reconnects when both apps are open and reachable. TRACKPAD CONTROLS • Move the pointer with one finger • Scroll with two fingers • Tap or use the dedicated Left Click button • Two-finger tap or use the dedicated Right Click button • Use Drag Lock for click-and-drag TUNE THE FEEL • Adjust pointer sensitivity and scrolling speed • Choose Natural or Reversed scrolling • Turn tap-to-click on or off • Switch to a left-handed button layout DIRECT BY DESIGN PointerDeck does not stream or display your Mac screen. The release has no account, advertisements, subscription, analytics SDK, or cloud service. Controller traffic travels directly between your devices and is encrypted on the local network. REQUIREMENTS • iPhone or iPad running iOS/iPadOS 17 or later • Apple silicon or Intel Mac running macOS 14 or later • Free PointerDeck Receiver from the Mac download page • Both devices on the same local network • Accessibility permission enabled for PointerDeck Receiver on the Mac Guest, corporate, public, or client-isolated networks may prevent devices from discovering each other.

Screenshots

Tidyy4 screens
PointerDeck4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: PointerDeck at none against Tidyy's 1. On price, ads, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Tidyy sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. PointerDeck asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference · 5 level
Tidyy versus PointerDeck: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTidyyPointerDeck
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS1717.0
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperYuhei YasutakeEliyahu Mechtcheriakov

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Tidyy

One-time1
  • Tidyy Pro (One-Time Purchase)$0.99
None

PointerDeck

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Tidyy free?
Tidyy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PointerDeck free?
PointerDeck is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Tidyy or PointerDeck have ads?
Neither Tidyy nor PointerDeck shows ads.

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