Beam vs Tiny Choices
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Beam
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See your Mac on your iPhone or iPad, and control it from there. Beam streams your Mac's screen and sound to your phone. Tap to click, type with real Mac keys, run your own shortcuts and macros, and play Mac games with a controller. Answer a prompt on the Mac from the couch. Keep a film going in bed. Watch a render finish from the kitchen, then tap in when it needs you. CONTROL YOUR MAC FROM YOUR PHONE • Click mode: tap to click, double or triple tap, touch and hold then lift to right-click, touch and hold then move to drag, slide two fingers to scroll • Live keyboard with a row of Mac keys above it: esc, tab, arrows, home, end, page up and down, F1 to F12, plus command, option, control and shift (tap for one use, hold to lock) • A bar of up to eight buttons you design in Beacon on the Mac: keys and shortcuts, media keys, recorded macros, a text box, the live keyboard and click mode • Pair a game controller with your iPhone or iPad and your Mac sees a real gamepad. No driver to install. STREAM YOUR MAC • Your whole Mac display, or one window you pick from the phone • Mac audio on your phone, or turn it off • About 25 ms typical delay on good home Wi-Fi • Up to 4K or your Mac display's native resolution • Up to 120 fps on ProMotion iPhones and iPads when your Mac's display runs that fast • Picture in Picture, pinch to zoom, and crop to one area of the screen • Flip the picture for teleprompter glass SET UP IN ABOUT 2 MINUTES 1. Install the free Beacon app on your Mac from beamscreen.app. It needs macOS 14 or later. 2. Open Beam on the same Wi-Fi and tap Pair Your Mac. 3. Type the 6-digit code Beacon shows. You only pair once. PRIVATE BY DESIGN • The stream goes straight from your Mac to your phone. It never passes through a Beam server. • The picture, the sound, your clicks and everything you type are encrypted end to end with keys from your pairing. • No account, no sign-up, no email. • Beam and Beacon are open source under AGPL-3.0. FREE, THEN BEAM UNLIMITED • Your first stream starts a 3-day trial with no limits. • After that, 30 minutes of streaming in every 24 hours on your home Wi-Fi, with every feature and every quality setting. • Beam Unlimited is a one-time purchase, not a subscription. It removes the time limit and lets you stream and control your Mac from anywhere over your own Tailscale network (free for personal use). GOOD TO KNOW • Clicking and typing from the phone need Accessibility permission for Beacon on the Mac. • Beam shows and controls your Mac's screen. It doesn't add a second display, move files or sync the clipboard. • Beacon runs on Macs only, not Windows or Linux. • Beam needs iOS 16 or later. Questions go to support@beamscreen.app. A person reads every message, usually within a day.
Tiny Choices
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Tiny Choices makes everyday decisions a little easier. What should we eat? Where should we go this weekend? Who goes first? When several options feel equally good, let Tiny Choices help. Spin a custom wheel, toss a 3D coin, generate lucky number sets, or draw random numbers within a range. It works for everyday choices, party picks, random names, and moments when you simply want a quick answer. CUSTOM WHEELS Create and save your own wheels for different situations. • Add, remove, and edit wheel options • Choose a color for each option • Assign option weights to adjust selection probability • Start quickly with built-in templates • Tap or manually spin the wheel • Review previous wheel results 3D COIN TOSS Leave a two-way decision to heads or tails. • Tap the coin to toss it • Enjoy playful 3D flight and landing motion • Choose from multiple coin skins, including zodiac themes • Track heads and tails during the current round • Review previous coin toss sessions • Start a new round whenever you want LUCKY NUMBERS Generate one or multiple lucky number sets with clear results. • Start with built-in number formats • Create and save your own number configurations • Choose how many sets to generate • Control whether repeated sets are allowed • Copy generated results with one tap • Save and review generation history RANDOM NUMBER GENERATOR Generate numbers using your own range and rules. • Set minimum and maximum values • Choose how many numbers to generate • Allow or prevent repeated numbers • Generate up to 100 results at once • Copy all generated numbers • Review and manage generation history Spend less time hesitating and more time moving forward. Open Tiny Choices and let the next answer appear.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Tiny Choices at none against Beam's 2. 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
Both are free to download. Beam sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Tiny Choices asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Beam | Tiny Choices |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 18 MB | 32 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | KEVIN ERIK IIN | 裕巽 黄 |
In-app purchases
Beam
- Beam Unlimited2 variants$7.99
Tiny Choices
No in-app purchases









