Entangle vs CursorBeam
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Entangle
Transform your iPhone into a wireless trackpad and keyboard for your Mac. Connect instantly over Wi-Fi for precise control and native macOS gestures. Launch apps directly from your Mac's Dock.
- Wireless trackpad and keyboard
- Precise, low-latency control
- Native macOS gestures support
- Quick Dock app launcher
- Open-source and private
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Entangle turns your iPhone into a wireless trackpad and keyboard for your Mac. Just connect over your local Wi-Fi network, no accounts, no cloud, no setup beyond launching the desktop app. Your phone discovers your Mac automatically with Bonjour and talks to it directly over your LAN. • Precise, low-latency trackpad with click, secondary click, two-finger scroll, and pinch. • Native macOS gestures: swipe between Spaces, open Mission Control, and trigger the Dock. • Full keyboard with modifier support (Command, Option, Shift, Control, Fn). • Quick Dock launcher - see and launch any app from your Mac's Dock. • Open-source and private by design. No analytics, no tracking, no servers - everything stays on your network. Requires the free Entangle desktop app on your Mac. Both devices must be on the same Wi-Fi network.
CursorBeam
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Control your MacBook wirelessly using intuitive touch gestures - right from your iOS device You can: 1. Right-click 2. Left-click 3. Scroll up and down 4. Swipe up with 3 fingers to open Mission Control.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is device support: CursorBeam at 3 against Entangle's —. CursorBeam also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). On price and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | Entangle | CursorBeam |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Ads | — | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | — | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 35 MB | 19 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Gabriel Donadel | TRIVINIT TECHNOLOGIES LTD |
In-app purchases
Entangle
No in-app purchases
CursorBeam
No in-app purchases
