Comparison

Airothy vs Naru

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

Head to head
About

Airothy

Transform your iPhone into a wireless trackpad and keyboard for your Mac. Enjoy precise control with familiar gestures and typing, all from across the room. Your data remains private, communicating directly over your local network.

Highlights
  • Wireless trackpad control
  • Full-screen Mac keyboard
  • Gesture support
  • Private local network connection
  • One-time purchase for Pro features
  • Free core functionality
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Airothy turns your iPhone into a wireless trackpad and keyboard for your Mac. Control your Mac from across the room. Gestures, typing, and shortcuts, right in your hand. A REAL TRACKPAD, IN YOUR HAND • One finger moves the pointer, with smooth acceleration that feels like a Mac trackpad • Tap to click, two-finger tap to right-click, double-tap to double-click • Two fingers to scroll and pinch to zoom • Three-finger swipes for Mission Control and switching Spaces • Long-press to drag and drop A FULL KEYBOARD, TWO WAYS • Full-screen Mac Keyboard with hold-to-combine modifier keys, key repeat, and haptic feedback • A function row that matches your Mac: brightness, media, mute, and volume • Or type with the familiar iOS keyboard, with a Cmd / Opt / Ctrl / Shift bar and a Mac keys panel PRIVATE BY DESIGN • iPhone and Mac talk directly over your local network. What you type and tap never touches the internet • Every connection is encrypted and authenticated • Your Mac only accepts commands from devices you personally approved, one controller at a time GETTING STARTED 1. Install the free Mac companion app from airothy.com 2. Open Airothy on your iPhone and scan the QR code shown on your Mac, or enter the 6-digit code 3. That's it. Pair once and you stay paired FREE AND PRO The core experience is free forever: pointer, clicks, scrolling, and typing with the iOS keyboard. Pro features like the Mac Keyboard, Mac modifier and function keys, drag and drop, pinch to zoom, three-finger gestures, and remote system controls come with a 14-day free trial, then unlock with a single one-time purchase. No subscription.

About

Naru

Features
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Receive your work phone's notifications here on your iPhone. Even with two phones, you usually carry one. So you keep wondering whether something came in on the other one. When the alerts arrive here, you can look first and then decide whether the work phone is worth going to get. ■ Before you start · You need both phones. This app is the receiving side (iPhone). · Install the companion Naru app on your work phone, and pair once by QR. · It's one-way. There is no way to send this iPhone's notifications back the other way — iOS has no API for reading another app's notifications at all. ■ How much you receive is decided on the sending side Don't send / App name only / Include sender / Include message. One of four levels, per app. That setting lives in the sending app. Whatever isn't selected never leaves the work phone in the first place. It isn't withheld from this iPhone — it never goes anywhere at all. ■ It arrives locked · The two phones exchange keys directly by QR. No server involved · Every notification uses a new key. Past notifications can't be reopened · The relay only carries the sealed parcel. It cannot open it · The keys stay on this iPhone and never leave, not even in a backup ■ No sign-up No email, no password, no phone number. There is no account, so nothing piles up in one. ■ Readable on the lock screen Notifications mostly arrive while the phone is locked, so they are opened and shown there. The one exception is right after a restart, before the first unlock — until then it shows "Can't open this yet". One unlock fixes it. ■ This app is free

Screenshots

Airothy4 screens
Naru4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Naru at none against Airothy's 1. Naru also leads on iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.0). On price, update cadence, 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. Airothy sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Naru asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Airothy versus Naru: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAirothyNaru
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS26.018.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size32 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHunwoo KimDESAIL

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Airothy

One-time1
  • Airothy Pro$9.99
None

Naru

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Airothy free?
Airothy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Naru free?
Naru is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Airothy or Naru have ads?
Neither Airothy nor Naru shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Airothy or Naru?
Airothy ships an update every 3 weeks, and Naru every 3 weeks. Most recently, Airothy was updated on November 5, 2026 and Naru on October 31, 2026.

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